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Tks. I'm glad you like it

Hi Ken - I can't find a way to message you directly on TH-cam but I want to give you my Dad's email address privately as he would love to talk about it for sure. Are you on Facebook or LinkedIn where I could message you separately?

I'll have my Dad contact you. In general the plans were generally from a magazine and then he customized it a lot.

That’s awesome Dan and thanks for commenting. It seems to be becoming a lost art from what I am seeing and hearing from my Dad with the clubs and get togethers / events becoming scarcer to share the great work done by machinists. Hopefully your engine will be a success but sometimes it’s about the journey.

@@hitechdiversions3160 Thanks, I'm working away on it as time progresses. Sometimes I discover missing dimensions on the drawings. I made the crankshaft out of 5 pieces of 4140, and used taper pins to insure a tight fit. I'm still learning how to "creep up" on dimensions to get it within a ½ thousandths or so. It is somehow enjoyable making this thing. Altogether I think it will be 200 parts.

@@DamLins45594 As my Dad has found over and over again the drawings for so many of these projects have mistakes and missing information. Unfortunately it seems to be an afterthought for those that created the plans to try and make it relatable for others. We are having a heck of a time getting the camshaft correct for this engine... www.hemingwaykits.com/acatalog/The_Sealion___Edgar_T_Westbury.html

@@hitechdiversions3160 I can't imagine manually making that cam. CNC grinder? Makes my little F-M engine seem simple.

@@DamLins45594 no CNC, wish it was, it is being ground with the cam grinder in the other video, not sure you have seen that grinder video. He had to make the grinder based off one design but modify it a lot. Then the problem is the cam specs were not accurate and complete so currently going through a bit of trial and error to get the cam right.. lots of trial and error and frustration. My part is just designing and iterating on the master cams in Fusion360 and then using a 3D printer to print it that are then used to grind the cam.

Anythings possible Steve. Cam grinding at the hobby level seems to be a black art with fewer and fewer people able to do it.

Tks... and cool channel you have going. Winter certainly has its challenges for you but it looks like you have all kinds of fun no matter the conditions.

Hey there.. it was our first time there so I did a lot research online and we stopped at road cuts and explored inside the BLM portion looking for areas of exposed rocks. Also the dry stream beds were good places to look. Need to go back and explore further as there is a lot of land there and variety of terrain. The gypsum hillsides on the south access were good for looking for selenite.

@@hitechdiversions3160 I went 2 weeks ago and the only place I stopped to look for rocks, was area 54. I learned that you could park outside and walk in, but the chains were down this time around, so we drove right in. No one seemed to be bothered. I don't think I tried hard enough to find anything, but there was an abundance of Jasper everywhere. I didn't think I would find anything along Panoche access road, but next time I'll be sure to take a look. Also, what are those road cuts around the reservoir you were talking about?

Hey Tony - In my research it used to be open but has been closed (gated) so does not seem it was accessible. It seems to be private land apparently. We did stop at some road cuts around the reservoir and found some good stuff.