marinesteam wrote: If it breaks you have gone too far!

Ken

Then you need to back it off a quarter turn.

The ideal shape for fire-bars in my opinion is wider at the top than the bottom, but not by much, i.e. enough to not allow any coals that do manage to fall through to stick part way. "T" shaped would also do. You could still utilise the notches, but build your grate in sections to mount in them. I f...

Gasket making is a time honoured ritual for all apprentices!

All you need is a sheet of gasket paper and a small ball-pien hammer or similar, . . .




and a lot of patience!

Undoubtedly there will be less heat below if there is no fire in the ashpan, the radient heat will to some extent be counteracted by the updraft into the fire-box not being pre-heated on it way past the ashpan.

Welcome Matt; questions is where it's at on here.

That, and plenty pics of what you're up to.

Half a pound variation on a casting of that size and complexity, I would say is VERY close, and as it's not going to go to the moon, of no consequence at all.

Excellent!

Yeah, but that doesn't take into account inertia. The piston and piston rod has to stop and start twice each revolution, likewise a small proportion of the con-rod. That takes enegy too, so a lighter piston etc. will use less.

Mike, all this would seem to be an arguement to keep all reciprocating parts as light as possible.


Any one for aluminIum?

72 MPG??? Thats more than twice as good as my car, perhaps I should start flying more.

I'd like to add my good wishes to that as well.

Make it a good 'un!


Lets hope for a little more water under the hulls next year instead of over them.