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petrol stationary amanco hit and miss engine made in america

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amanco twin flywheel hit and miss stationary petrol engine at sellinge steam show made in america used for farm use pumping water driving farm machinery no spark plug two points in combustion chamber wen they open you get a spark which is supplied by a magneto the flywheel you can see facing you in video has a centrifugal governor in it   to see more videos click link   Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

ajax a five inch gauge steam locomotive at the romney marsh model engineering society

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ajax a five inch gauge steam locomotive at the romney marsh model engineering society   ajax a five inch gauge steam locomotive designed buy dick simmonds running at the romney marsh model engineering society this engine has a wheel base of 0-4-0 has wallcharts valve gear with slide valves home built by the driver to see more videos go to link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

hit and miss twin flywheel petrol engine made by nelson brothers little jumbo

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hit and miss twin flywheel petrol engine engine made by nelson brothers little jumbo made at saginaw michigan america in 1911 these engines were regulated by a centrifugal governor so when it slowed down it would trigger a spark these engines never had a spark plug they had two points inside the combustion chamber they have an electric charge running through them they are touching when they move apart you get a spark which ignites the compressed air fuel mixture  to see more videos click link    Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

surface grinding stuart turner number one crankshaft

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stuart turner crankshaft being surface ground on a jones and shipman 540 grinder when i was an apprentice this was one of the first machines i used but at the age 14 was using old south bend lathe to make a 3.5" gauge GWR hall class locomotive to lbsc design                                                                to see more videos go to this link  Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

home made rocket stove

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cant afford electricity so i made this rocket stove to cook on made from old gate post used angle grinder with cutting disk to cut parts to lengths welding was done with a mig welder ive been thinking of making bio gas from garbage  

traction engine driven saw bench at steam fair

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saw bench cutting tree trunk driven by steam traction engine at selling steam festival clayton and shuttleworth general purpose engine 46823 called dusty built in 1914

farm machinery steam traction engine

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  farm machinery stationary steam traction engine called dusty driving a sawbench on farm near ashford kent built in 1914 by claytonshuttleworth 7nhp10 ton

7 1/4" gauge railway at grove ferry

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7 1/4" gauge railmotor running at grove ferry ground level railway near canterbury   7 1/4" gauge railmotor running at grove ferry ground level railway near canterbury unfortunately the owner of the boat yard died so its closed and the driver owner of engine has just died as well i dont feel to good either, to see more videos click link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

vincent 1000 engine in norton frame

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hrd vincent black shadow 1000cc motorcycle vtwin clutch home build hrd vincent black shadow 1000cc motorcycle vtwin clutch on a norvin project this has taken ten years its got home made flywheel assembly home balanced home made selector forks had to make skeleton gear box to get measurements for selector forks Home made rocker bearings and inspection caps, i am making a paddock starter at moment for its first run to see more videos click link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

four jaw self centering chuck

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Z011A Self-Centering Chuck Clamp 4-Jaw Lathe Chuck for Mini Metal Lathe Product Usage. 4-jaw lathe chucks are designed to hold round   and   shaped workpieces. Widely used as accessories for machine tools and general lathes and industrial machines. Product Parameters. Chuck is 180g/6.3oz; Outer Diameter: 12-65mm/0.5-2.6inch; Inner Diameter: 1.8-56mm/0.1-2.2inch; Thread Size: M12*1; Height: Approx. 34 mm/1.34 inches .  

five inch gauge springbok steam locomotive

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  5 inch gauge springbok at romney model engineering club  springbock LNER b1 4-6-0 steam locomotive The Class B1 was designed by Edward Thompson for use on medium mixed traffic work on the LNER network. A huge number were built as the class were the equivalent to the highly successful GWR Hall and LMS ‘Black Five’ classes.   

screw cutting thread on colchester bantam lathe

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Screw cutting on colchester bantam lathe Using colchester lathe to screw cut thread using indicator on front of apron this lathe is a colchester short bed lathe with screw cutting gearbox the tool is a indexable insert in a home made holder this lathe is being powered buy home made three phase converter  to see more videos click link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

signal box at hythe station on the romney hythe and dymchurch railway

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signal box and semaphore signals at hythe station romney hythe and dymchurch railway kent which is a 15 inch gauge railway   Constructed during the 1920s and opened on  16 July 1927 , the Romney, Hythe & Dymchurch Railway was the dream of millionaire racing drivers Captain J. E. P. Howey and Count Louis Zborowski Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube to see more videos click link   Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

Woodworking Router with Trimmer Base

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  Woodworking Router with Trimmer Base Woodworking Router with Trimmer Base, Tilt Base & Plunge Base - Compact Palm Router Multifunctional Kit + 15pcs 1/4" Router Bits, Electric Hand Laminate Trimmer Set Wood Routing Trimming about this item 【Multifunctional compact router kit】 -Ideal for professional and DIY use. Including three bases:trimmer base,plunge base,tilt base for a full range of precision routing applications. More accessories offered for decorative molding, engraving, and rounding or beveling edges. 【Powerful motor and Adjustable Speed】 - Wood Trimmer's variable speed control dial (10,000 to 30,000 RPM) with a full enables user to match the speed to the application.Powerful motor can provide 710 watt power for the toughest carpentry applications. 【Smooth and precise design】 - Slim designed body for increased comfort and control,allow quick-release clamping lever.Smooth rack and pinion fine depth adjustment system and easy-to read depth scales for more precise s

old twin flywheel petral engine driving water pump

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stationary engine and pump hit or miss ignition at tenterden railway station twin flywheel ignition is magneto twin flywheel ignition is magneto no battery required in the past these engines were used to drive saw benches water pumps generators machine tools ,mainly made from cast iron to see more videos click link below   Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

ORIDGET 24 Hour Digital Electric Timer Plug Socket

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https://amzn.to/42Kmk4U ORIDGET 24 Hour Digital Electric Timer Plug Socket with On-Off Repeat Cycle Timer, Daily Program and Countdown for Lights and Home Appliances, 13A / 240V (2 Products in One Packing Box) about this item Multifunctional and Versatile: features 3 daily on-off timers, a countdown and turn on/off mode, and a customizable on-off repeat cycle mode, much more versatile than other models Good Helper and Money Saver: help to streamline your daily routines, reduce energy use and save on your energy bills by automatically power your appliances on and off as needed User Friendly Design: large screen for clearer view of digits and numbers; built-in battery to memorize your programs during power outages; completely silent and ideal for home use Protect Your Electronics: countdown and turn off mode can be extremely helpful to limit the charging time for your expensive electronic devices and prolong their service lives Please Note: The two timers are packed in one single colour

pressing steel cones for drone exhaust

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home made hydraulic power pack and press made to press out steel cones for uav drone exhausts part of a bigger assembly the prototypes were machined out of solid just to get the job moving ahead on cnc lathe to see more videos go to link below Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

turning vincent flywheel on Colchester lathe

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vincent flywheel half being machined on colchester student 1800 using jig made to fit lathe and milling machine they were made from en24t, i made enough for three engines and still have the original to see more videos go to link below Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube    

old lister d petrol engine running in back yard

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The Lister D is a 1.5 - 2.5hp stationary engine on petrol or petrol/paraffin (fuel) built between 1926-1965 by R A Lister and Company of Dursley. It is popular with newcomers to the stationary engine hobby The first Lister D engine serial number 80,000 was assembled on the 26th October, 1926. to see more videos click link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

vincent rapide 1000cc just leaving my place

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vincent rapide 1000 just leaving my place  the last vincent was made in 1955 when the company closed to see more videos Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

restoring thread by screw cutting on Colchester bantam lathe

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repairing lead screw for a morticing machine by screw cutting on the lathe by pulling the tool along using the the good bit of the lead screw to see more videos click link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

oil burner made from fire extinguisher to use on furnace

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  oil burner test run made from fire extinguisher running on old engine oil i used to melt cast iron down garden using coke so i decided to try oil

machining spline on half shaft

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external spline being cut on half shaft for a fiat 500 with Subaru engine conversion using a slotting head on bridgeport milling machine using single point carbide tool  to see more videos click link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

screw cutting on colchester batam lathe

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screw cutting on colchester batam lathe   using a home made holder for indexable tip engaging half nuts and using screw cutting dial to synchronize tool to thread to see more videos click link Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

alba shaping machine in action

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here's an old   machine from the early days of engineering a shaping machine posibly invented by a scotch man there is another version of this called a planning machine that is were the table moves back and forth to see more videos click link  Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

Winston Churchill steam locomotive

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winston Churchill steam locomotive on the romney hythe and dimchurch railway Winston Churchill  was built in 1931 by the Yorkshire Engine company for the  Romney, Hythe and Dymchurch railway  but originally ordered and started by the Davey Paxman company. On the 2nd of June in 1931, he broke away from his tender leaving the train near Lade, he eventually came to rest on his side on the loop near Dungeness. He was originally named  Dr. Syn  but then renamed  Winston Churchill  (UKs wartime Prime Minister) in 1948 and was sent to Toronto in Canada for an exhibition. Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

vincent flywheel being machined on milling machine

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Vincent twin having its crank pin bore  faced on bridgeport milling machine using facing head click on link to see more videos     Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

vincent big end being honed

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  vincent big end being honed on a delapena horizontal honing machine using no oil for filming purposes you need to hone to size leave over night because they shrink and hone again in the morning, to see more videos go to this link   Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube  

vincent flywheel being machined on cnc milling machine

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morning this is one of the flywheels for my norvin being machined on a bridgeport interact cnc milling machine they were made of en24t steel the jig the flywheel is mounted on was made to fit the lathe to do the turning operations to see more videos click this link   Motorcycles and steam engines - YouTube

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