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[aostling]

You're not going to run the engine clamped to the bench? If so, I welcome this change of attitude.

[aostling]

It appears to lack the taper. Did you make it according to the drawing?

[aostling]

Will there be oil in the crankcase for cylinder splash lubrication?

[aostling]

Can you obtain a coil reduced in size to the same scale factor as your spark plug?

[aostling]

Yes, of course, thanks for the correction. I got the idea of subtracting weight instead of adding weight (probably not an original idea) during one of...

[aostling]

The nice thing about balancing via the flywheel is that, once you determine the mass of the counterweight, you can remove it and replace it with an appropriately-sized...

[aostling]

Let's talk about the crankshaft. Real crankshafts always have balancing lobes. Sizing the weights requires a modeling of the dynamic forces of the moving...

[aostling]

Sure, as usual you can clamp it down to the bench. 😎...

[aostling]

No worries -- your camera will let you know when that is necessary....