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January 24th, 2012, 8:03 pm
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Superb find! The whole thread is so interesting.

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January 24th, 2012, 8:12 pm
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It's in the wrong language for me...

But the pictures are really interesting! :lol:

Reminds me I need to get mine out after winter hibenation...

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January 24th, 2012, 8:24 pm
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Wow. Not sure I get it though. :?


January 24th, 2012, 8:27 pm
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You don't get what...? Je ne comprends pas...

Just finished (browsing through the pictures) the article... the homemade sand casting and milling is incredible... what did he do to join the exhaust together? Dare I say brazing?

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January 24th, 2012, 8:36 pm
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Use Google Translate.

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January 24th, 2012, 8:58 pm
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I dont get why, why did he spend so long making a tiny engine, when he could, with his skills have built a really really good real one, I mean great skill time and effort well done, but why?


January 24th, 2012, 9:12 pm
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I guess for the same reason people do a lot of things they don't actually *need* to do, maybe he just gets pleasure from it?

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January 24th, 2012, 9:20 pm
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Ah yeah... same as Russell - pointless but bloody good...

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Fair enough, I wounder if he'll build a gearbox then put it in a model? :P


January 24th, 2012, 9:31 pm
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