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// Yesterday was a difficult day. I was really pleased with my first valve and took a lot of time over it! Yesterday I ruined it. Ok, it was always going to be a test piece to sort out the machining stages, but I had hoped it would survive after so many chances to ruin [...]

// Well this morning I made a start on the valves for the pair of Edgar T Westbury’s Seal engines I am building. Its been a while since my last work on this pair for various reasons but at least I managed to make a start on the valves. I still have to finish the [...]

Whilst I made an error on this one flywheel for the Seal engine early on I decided to carry on and complete it to verify my methodology. A mandrel was made so the finishing cuts could be made between centres making a non ‘wobbling’ flywheel!

A silly misread of the plans leads to the scrapping (when finished) of the first flywheel for the pair of Seal engines.

Working out how to make the valve guides for Edgar T Westbury’s 15cc 4 cylinder petrol engine. Follow the building of two Seal engines on www.mikes-models.com

How an in line boring bar was used and also the home designed and made, tool setting fixture, on a Seal 15cc engine.

The difference in castings is highlighted when the second set arrives. Both sets are from previous different owners so the original supplier (s) is unknown.

Thee purchase of another set of castings will prove or disprove the view I have that you can build two engines for little more effort than it takes to build one. We shall see…..

camshaft turning for Seal 15cc model ic engine by Edgar T Westbury Steve Huck mikes models