Links

LINKS

Model Stirling Engine Sites
Model Gas and Steam Engine Sites
Model Engineering Club Sites
Machinery/Metal Working Sites
Model Engine Suppliers
Model Engineering Show Sites
Other Interesting Sites

Model Stirling Engine Sites

Stirling & Hot Air Engine Home Page
A very well laid out collection of stirling engine information.

Orrin Iseminger's "Miser Stirling Engine"
Orrin details his experience with his "Miser" LTD engine.

The "Brainman's" Mini-Fan
He shows and tells all about the making of his fan project.

Ron Ginger's "Miser" review
Ron gives a rundown on his "Miser" experience.

Dave's "Miser" Stirling Engine
Nice photos and description of Dave Plumpe's low temp engine.

Syl's Model Engines
Syl has many different hobbies.

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Model Gas and Steam Engine Sites

Jorgensen Steam

Bob Jorgensen's Steam Engines and Steam Engine Designs

PM Research, Inc.
Hot air & steam engine casting kits & ready to run.

George Luhrs
RTR limited edition 1/8 scale Stover engine, and others.

Weber Precision
A very nice bar stock V-8 engine and other goodies.

Maury Uebelhor
Corlis, Marion 25 & Aermotor 8-cycle engine castings kits.

Lamborn's Miniature Engines
Doug's site has lots of model engine related links.

Model Engineering & Model IC Engine Projects
A monthly "magazine" for model aircraft engine builders. Good info for all.

Two Buddies
Engine & shop photo gallery.

Jan Ridders Modelbouw
A collection of very nice engines.

Ron Colonna
Plans & book "Building Offenhauser Engine"

Mike Thorpe's Sea Lion
A very comprehensive set of build photos.

Greg's Gate
A very well equipped shop and radial engine construction photos.

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Model Engineering Club Sites

Colorado Model Engineering Society

Home Metal Shop Club of Houston - Houston, Texas

New England Model Engineering Society

Kansas Association Of Model Engineers

Bay Area Engine Modelers Club - San Francisco, California

Portland Model Engineers - Portland, Oregon

Southern California Rarely Accurate Putzers

Chesapeake Area Metal Working Society - Washington, D.C.

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Machinery/Metal Working Sites

Model Engineering (and related) Web Sites
The above title says it all!

Angelfire
A great home shop metal foundry web site.

Metal Shop
An expert wire bender divulges secrets of making all kinds of springs.

Anodizing Aluminum
More good information about anodizing aluminum.

Anodizing Aluminum
The best information I have seen yet on anodizing and dying aluminum parts.

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Model Engine Builders Resource List (Tools - Supplies - Metals)
Last updated November 2007

Penn Tool Co. 1776 Springfield Ave. Maplewood, New Jersey 07040 Web Site: www.penntoolco.com A large industrial tool supplier	Nolan Supply 201 E. Center Street Mebane, North Carolina 27302 Web Site: www.nolansupply.com A large industrial tool and metals supplier
KBC Tools & Machinery Six locations in the west and Midwest states. Web Site: www.kbctools.com A large industrial tool supplier	ENCO 400 Nevada Pacific Hwy. Fernley, Nevada 89408 Web Site: www.use-enco.com A large industrial tool supplier
MSC Industrial Supply Co. 75 Maxess Road Melville, New York 11747 Web Site: www.mscdirect.com A large industrial tool supplier	Speedy Metals 16655 West Victor Road New Berlin, Wisconsin 53151 Web Site: www.speedymetals.com All metals, no minimum, no cut charge
Reid Tool Supply Company 2265 Black Creek Road Muskegon, Michigan 49444 Web Site: www.reidtool.com Machine knobs, handles, leveling feet etc.	Jet Equipment & Tools P.O. Box 1349 Auburn, Washington 98071 Web Site: www.jettools.com Machinery and tools
Sherline Products, Inc. 170 Navajo Street San Marcos, California 92069 Web Site: www.sherline.com Tabletop lathes, mills and accessories	Small Parts Inc. 13980 N.W. 58th Court Miami Lakes, Florida 33014 Web Site: www.smallparts.com Materials, components & tools
New England Brass Model Works 75 Pond Street Winchester, Massachusetts 01980 Web site: www.BrassAndTool.com Tools, metals, etc.	Shooting Star Technology 52023 Yale Road Rosedale, B.C., Canada V0X 1X0 Web Site: www.star-techno.com Digital Read Outs for mills & lathes
Metal Lathe Accessories Box 88 Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania 16868 Phone: 814-234-3543 Castings for shop accessories	Logan Actuator Co. 4956 N. Elston Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60630 Web Site: www.lathe.com Parts & Accessories for Logan Lathes
Guy Lautard 2570 Rosebery Ave. West Vancouver, B.C. Canada V7V 2Z9 Web Site: www.lautard.com Machinist Bedside Reader books, tools, etc.	Precision Industrial Components 1004 Benson Road Middlebury, CT 06762 Phone 203-758-8272 Miniature gears, sprockets, etc.
Caswell Electroplating 5688 Tellier Road Newark, New York 14513 Web Site: www.caswellplating.com Electroplating & anodizing kits and supplies	Budget Casting Supply 60 East 40th Ave. - Unit C San Mateo, California 94403 Web Site: www.budgetcastingsupply.com Foundry supplies for the home hobbyist
Micro Fasteners 110 Hillcrest Road Flemington, New Jersey 08822 Web Site: www.microfasteners.com Screws, nuts, etc. for model makers	Taig Tools 12419 E. Nightingale Lane Chandler, Arizona 85249 Phone 480-895-6978 Miniature metal lathe
Boston Gear 14 Hayward Street N. Quincy, Massachusetts 02171 Web Site: www.bostgear.com Gears of all types and sizes	Sulphur Springs Steam Models P.O. Box 178 St. Peters, Missouri 63376 Web Site: www.sssmodels.com Models, books, tools & supplies
Lost & Foundry 1318 E. Nebraska Spokane, Washington 99208 Web Site: www.foundry101.com Full line of metal casting supplies	Stock Drive Products 2101 Jerico Turnpike New Hyde Park, New York 11042 Web Site: www.sdp-si.com Gears, timing belts, couplings, shafting, etc.
Precision Scale Model Engineering 33 Harding Street Milford, Massachusetts 01757 Web Site: www.psmescale.com Over 11,500 items for scale model builders	Automatic Tubing Corp. 888 Lorimer Street Brooklyn, New York 11222 E-Mail: bkatc@att.net Brass tubing in model sizes
Online Metals 1183 W. Ewing Street Seattle, Washington 98119 Web Site: www.onlinemetals.com Metals supplier-Custom cuts-No minimums	Special Shapes Co. 1356 Naoerville Drive Romeoville, Illinois 60446 Web Site: www.specialshapes.com Brass sheet, rod, tube & screws
Shapiro Supply Co. 5617 Natural Bridge Ave. St. Louis, Missouri 63120 Web Site: www.shapirosupply.com Titanium, stainless, brass, aluminum	The Tap & Die Co. 445 West Green Road London N15 3PL - UK Web Site: www.tapdie.com Model engineering size taps & dies
S&R Model Components P.O. Box 168 Beckenham, UK BR3 3WY Web Site: www.srmodcom.fsnet.co.uk "O" Rings, springs, etc.	Lewis Brass & Copper Company, Inc. P.O. Box 67 Middle Village, New York 11379 Web Site: Lewis Brass Brass shapes of all kinds and sizes
Strictly I.C. Magazine (The magazine ended with the December 2001 issue) E-Mail: robert@strictlyic.com Back issues are still available	Machine Shop Trade Secrets 12112 St. Mark St. Garden Grove, CA 92845 Web Site: www.proshoppublishing.com Book contains huge list of tips for novice & pro

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Other Interesting Sites

Internet Craftsmanship Museum
The best place I know of to get your interest in the hobby charged up.

Stirling Engine Pioneers
About the inventor and refiners of the stirling engine concept.

Not by Fire, but by Ice!
Is the 'global warming due to human activity' theory real or just nonsense?

International List of Scale Model Related Web Sites
Over 5,300 links!

The Wisdom of Thomas Jefferson
This United States president was a mental giant.

If You Care At All About Your Freedom
Insightful quotes of the Founding Fathers - they were far wiser than we are!

The Law - by Frederick Bastiat
Rare and common sense insight as regards to freedom and the evils of socialism.

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