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Neil Butterfield, Inc.

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This web site is just a fun project for an old retired guy to show off some of his hobby projects and maybe sell a tool or two on occasion.

 

My current kick is building Hit ‘N Miss Model engines. I think I’m an accomplished machinist and engines give me a means to show off and have some fun while doing it. I enjoy building something that “runs” or something useful, like a special tool. I have a mechanical engineering degree and spent some time when in school on a co-op program running various metal working machines. Getting back to it has been fun. 


Woodworking is another of my interests. After retiring from commercial real estate I made custom furniture and turnings for a few years. Tired of that I set up a small home machine shop which I had always wanted and decided to make a few things for “Neil.”

  

This was my first engine project. A model of a 1 1/2 HP Economy Hit 'N Miss engine from the 1920's.
 
 
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My second engine is this 1/3 scale model of a 1905 Domestic Vertical 1 1/2 HP engine. Click photo for more photos.
 
 
 
This is my third hit 'n miss engine the Red Wing
1/4 scale model completed June 2011. Click photo for additional info and photos.
 
 
 
This is a replica I made of Henry Ford's first engine that he made in 1893.
 
 
 
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This is my Tailstock Tap/Die Holder. Click photo for additional info.

 

 

I have made a few Tailstock Tap/Die Holders for use on a lathe. I sold a few and I'm now offering operational photos and drawings so others may copy.

 

 

Below is my Die Filing Machine that I built from a MLA kit. Click photo for photos and info.

 

 

 

Construction CD of the Red Wing Engine

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When building the Red Wing engine I took over 1000 Construction photos. I edited that down to about 550 photos and made a CD which I am now selling. I call it a "Red Wing Construction photo CD." Also, included on the CD are photos of my modest shop and my machines along with a video of the Red Wing engine running. The Red Wing engine running CD can be seen here on this site also.