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Offline steamer

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #90 on: April 08, 2021, 02:12:27 AM »
That is a sweet little honey Ray!    Well done on that!!!!

That looks a lot like my old Simplicity 8HP....

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #91 on: April 08, 2021, 12:10:18 PM »
Thank you all for your kind comments. I have owned and restored full size hit and miss engines, but this is my first model one so I am really pleased that it runs so well straight away.
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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #92 on: July 02, 2021, 06:47:35 PM »
I have finally got the engine mounted on a base and the electronic ignition system wired up. I made the base of American Red Oak finished with multiple coats of clear spray lacquer. The ignition system is a Minimag MCL-1 Low Power Capacitor Ignition powered by 3 AA batteries. This is all mounted in the base with the battery box held in a large spring clip made of 1" wide spring steel.
The only refinement I may make to the base is to add some small feet at the corners so that it is more stable on uneven ground.
A video is now on Youtube:
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NQAClFwqfM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NQAClFwqfM</a>
« Last Edit: July 02, 2021, 06:57:23 PM by RayW »
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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #93 on: July 03, 2021, 09:55:04 AM »
Looks and runs great Ray!  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #94 on: July 03, 2021, 02:06:46 PM »
She runs as good as she looks Ray.

Nice one.   

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #95 on: July 03, 2021, 04:36:19 PM »
She's running great, Ray!  Hitting and missing!  What a nice sound.

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #96 on: July 04, 2021, 12:32:31 AM »
Wow, Ray that looks very nice, runs nice too!
Congrats!

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #97 on: July 04, 2021, 12:28:00 PM »
Good to see your RLE running so well, it’s quite lively  :ThumbsUp:

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #98 on: July 04, 2021, 03:12:58 PM »
She's a beauty! Congratulations! :ThumbsUp:
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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #99 on: July 04, 2021, 03:21:45 PM »
Very nice  8)

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #100 on: July 05, 2021, 11:31:25 AM »
Splendid  :praise2:  :praise2:  :wine1:
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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #101 on: September 26, 2021, 11:42:46 AM »
This article appeared in the latest edition of Stationary Engine magazine. Another plug for Alyn Foundry Graham!!
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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #102 on: September 26, 2021, 12:32:58 PM »
The engine is a credit to your craftsmanship Ray. Well done.

 :cheers:  Graham.

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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #103 on: September 27, 2021, 12:45:46 PM »
Great looking and running engine!
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Re: Rays Latest Engine - AKA Alyn Foundry RLE
« Reply #104 on: September 27, 2021, 09:21:34 PM »
Awesome well done Ray….. :Love:



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