Gail In New Mexico, USA

[gbritnell]

Welcome Gail,
I have enjoyed your work and our conversations over the years. I started on another 'Tiny' using the governor parts you sent me but I like many others have too many projects going at the same time and I got into them first. I do promise to finish it though.
gbritnell

[ths]

Hi Gail, and welcome. Love your track, and I'd like to see more of those engines. Glad it was the computer, and not you, that copped it.

Cheers, Hugh.

[90LX_Notch]

Welcome Gail. 

I'm glad you're here.  I have 90% of a Lobo Pup of your design completed.  I always found your posts and projects very informative and have learned alot from you.

-Bob

[Dave Otto]

Hi Gail

Good to see you back!

Dave

[Alan Haisley]

I'm glad to se you here, Gail.
Alan

[GailinNM]

Thanks for all the warm welcomes.  Good to make contact with many old friends and some new friends.

George (gbritnell): It is always a pleasure to have an exchange with you.  I just looked it up and I first met you in 1992 when you completely shot me down at the first Sherline Machinist Challenge.  A very well deserved win for you then and you have shared a lot of fine craftsman ship since then.

Hugh:  I love the tracks in the videos too.  LUnfortunately none of them are mine.  I am more of a builder of things and for the most part operation of them only is for validation of design and workman ship. 

The 6 Woolwich video was taken on a track in Utah where a group of us get together every year and play trains and swap stories for a few days.  The once around the track video was taken by DanP at his track at his home in British Columbia.  He has a camera car that he built and pushes along on a parallel track. 

Bob (90LX_Notch):   The Lobo Pup Twin was a fun project.  It took me two tries to get it to run properly.  Actually, the first version would have run OK if I didn't misdiagnose the problem before starting the Mk2 version which were the published drawings.  Biggest problem people have are the fits between the cylindler and piston and contra-piston. But anyone who can make a Poppin run as well as you do should have no problems. And lots of ether in the fuel helps!!

Now it's time to get on with my current new project.  I have not posted anything on it yet.  I wanted to see if it looked like I would be able to build it before publishing anything.  Looks like I can and I am coming along with design complete and many parts built.  It is an opposed piston (1 cylinder - 2 pistons) engine inspired by some of Hugo Junkers drawings in the latel 1880's. Not at all a scale engine, but should be fun. 

Thanks again everyone.

Gail in NM
 

[rudydubya]

It's good to see you active here Gail.  I've always enjoyed following along with your work, and look forward to following along with your next.

Regards,
Rudy

[Admiral_dk]

Wow another of the Great builders from HMEM has arrived here    Welcome Gail.

[Bearcar1]

Greetings Gail, I too wish to extend a hearty hello and welcome. I purchased what I believe at that time was one of GAGE's first offerings, the HOSC.(mid 80's?)  i bought the 'two-for' set of pieces and made one for my boss at the time and one for my sister. They were fun to build and the quality of pieces as supplied were very good, as were the build instructions. Anyway, your videos are super and I'm looking forward to seeing more as your health and time allows. 


BC1
Jim

[AussieJimG]

Welcome Gail, I have greatly enjoyed your postings which have taught me a lot.

Your Tiny Four Strokes were an inspiration - I am still struggling (periodically) to complete one.

Jim

[stevehuckss396]

Quick story!!

I had a friend and fellow club member who built a specific little wobbler engine from some old drawings that he found somewhere. He built at least a dozen of them and had another dozen half done. The drawings read as if they were a kit so i posted on the web somewhere for more information about the engine. Turns out that they were built from a kit that Mr. Graham had produced. The kits were long off the market and unavailable. He took my address and offered to root around in the basement and send me some parts if he could find any. About a week later a big old bag of parts showed up. I took 2 sets for my self, gave 2 sets to Jimmy my pal, and passed what was left over to the metal club. Of that big bag I think at least a dozen were built. I built both of mine and 2 more from bar stock. They run all day at shows and have hundreds of hours on them.

Well that exchange turned into an invite to HMEM (yes i said it) which also lead me to here so I guess if not for Mr. Graham I wouldn't be here.

Thank you again and great to see your here!!

[lakc]

Good to see you again {virtually}

[GailinNM]

Thank you everyone.  It's nice to know that I have been able to help some one or make thier easier or more fun.

AussieJim: just keep at it with the Tiny.  They make a great demo engine to haul around to show.  Amazing what stock deals you can get at a metal merchant.

Steve:  You have too good a memory.  A lot of chips have been made since the era of your story.  Thanks for remembering.  I have followed your work ever since then.

I spent much of today learning how to work the new (to me) Photobucket interface and getting comfortable with the new operating system on my computer.  Getting the photos and drawings of the new project sorted so I can start a new thread soon.

And a photo of my transportation since they won't let me drive a car anymore. It at least lets me have some independence and that means a lot.
Gail in NM

[steamer]

I bet that won't leave any rubber at all Gail...

Dave

[Brian Rupnow]

Gail--You are one of my model engineering heros. When I first started in model engineering 6 years ago you were a great help to me. You explained things patiently, and helped set me straight on many questions I had. It is very nice to be on the same forum once again.--Brian Rupnow