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REWARD IN MODEL BUILDING

By William Hurlbut

Rome, New York 13440

#1- Associated (1978) 1¼ piston.

#2-(1960) ¾" piston, Golden Hammer Award Mechanics Illustrated.

#3-(1978) Lil Brother.

 #4-(Early 60s) Model 25 HP International, Deansboro, N.Y.

Making a model gasoline engine has a special reward for the builder and he has earned the reward as soon as the little engine runs on its own.

I have made eight running models, 3/4" piston to 1¼" piston. Two models were made from kits. Five were made from my own wooden patterns scaled from an original engine. One was made from scrap pieces of steel (1/4 scale of Stover 2 or 3 HP). A 4 cylinder 1¼" piston is now the challenge.

The 1/4" - 32 spark plug is short life (a few hours only...

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