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Offline Groomengineering

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1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« on: December 12, 2012, 08:59:09 PM »
Well Santa struck again....  :cheers:



Looks like it's simple enough for a  :ShakeHead: like me, so it's moved to the top of the list.  Well, maybe after the shaper vise rebuild and the DRO installation on the mill....  But I'll try to take pictures.  :facepalm:

Cheers

Jeff
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Re: 1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« Reply #1 on: December 12, 2012, 09:31:02 PM »
Looks like a nice set of castings Jeff. Who are they from?  Will be looking forward to seeing the build and lots of pictures too :)

Bill
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Re: 1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2012, 12:01:25 AM »
Jeff: Will be watching also, looks like a great project. Roger
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Re: 1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2012, 12:13:59 AM »
Are those castings as good as they look? I'll certainly be watching.

Hugh.
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Re: 1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2012, 01:21:26 AM »
jeff those castings will make a great little engine, they are fairly easy and straight forward.
i built one about 15 years ago and it has about 2000 hours worth of run time (shows and just running in the workshop).
it has run so much i had to rebuild it a few years ago.
here is a video of it at a locale show 


i have another one that a guy gave me cause he said it was too much work for him, he wanted something he could build in a weekend  :Jester:

good luck with your build and if you have any trouble just give me a shout.

chuck

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Re: 1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2012, 07:27:22 AM »
 Santa really knows how to be generous this year with castings  ;D

I look forward to the build... after Xmas :-\

Jo
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Re: 1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2012, 11:59:43 AM »
Indeed !!!  Maybe I should check in with the jolly old elf and see if my address is still in the rolodex :)

Bill
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Re: 1/4 Scale Perkins 7hp
« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2012, 04:34:26 PM »
Bill - The casting are carried by http://www.cmodele.com/GasEngines.html but I bought these from an outfit in Indiana that imports kits by the pallet at a significant price break.  I can get you their contact info if you're interested.

Roger - Thanks for looking in, it should be a fun little engine.

Hugh - I'm very impressed with the castings.  They have a few cosmetic blemishes, but overall they are very nice.

Chuck - Wow, 2000 hrs?  That's hard working little engine.  :cheers:  It looks great and I like the cart.  Haven't decided yet whether to put mine on a cart or a skid.  :thinking:  Thank you for the offer of help, I may just take you up on it.  ;D

Jo - Yea 'Santa' sold his old motorcycle and he's reinvesting...  :embarassed:

Cheers

Jeff
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