04-11-2021, 12:56 PM
That last paragraph is so true. I was actually thinking that (after rebuilding an engine replacing just the broken piston rings to see what would result) the pinion that started the thread would be the sort of thing that something like "Henry's Ruby" might take on, with a suitable clean crownwheel, should it ever need such. i.e. where there is time and interest just to play and learn and make mistakes along the away, but where final success is hard won. I'm enjoying the playing and learning but am getting too encumbered by sheer practicality as months and years pass.