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  1. galland

    One of my hobbies

    Just finished my latest model. 275 tapped holes (90+% are 0-80's. Gary
  2. galland

    BD-5 Original Info Packet

    For someone with my technical skills (I do not even own a cellphone) that might be a stretch. I took the photo of the packet with my cheap camera and then put it on my laptop. Some items in the packet are larger and I don't think my camera would do them justice. I just tried another to see how...
  3. galland

    BD-5 Original Info Packet

    Was looking through my ancient literature from when I was young and ran across this. Would anyone out there have any interest in a original packet. Has lots of info and some neat photos/ drawings etc. Is dated April 1973. Gary
  4. galland

    One of my hobbies

    Hi guys. Not sure if this belongs here but I enjoy making small aircraft engines that run on compressed air. Here are a couple of them. Not any particular design but rather something that resembles the real thing. The small one is about 3 inches in diameter and the large one 7. Gary
  5. galland

    Air powered miniature engines

    Say radfordc, You seem to be someone who knows how to do everything on here. Could you give me a little help? Someone had asked if I could post a video of some of my engines and being a computer dummy, I do not know how to figure that out. Thanks, Gary
  6. galland

    Air powered miniature engines

    Those are some nice engines radfordc. I have a somewhat version of a John Deere. I have seen Chuck Fellows design and altered it to come up with mine. Gary
  7. galland

    Air powered miniature engines

    These engines are not designed like the Gasparin's or other CO2 powered engines so they do not have the ball and pin in the piston/head. They both use a rotary valve system on the rear half of the crankshaft to deliver air to the ports that feed the cylinders. I did not invent this system but...
  8. galland

    Air powered miniature engines

    Hi Guys, Was just wondering if some of you might like to see some of one of my hobbies. I enjoy making miniature engines that run on compressed air. The larger one is approx. 7 inch in dia. The smaller one about 3. Now if I can figure out how to post photos. Gary
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