Hey guys, been lurking here for quite a while and finally decided to get an account post up. Great information and very informative posts by everyone! That said, I'm starting to wonder if perhaps it's not time to look to other platforms for my purposes. For me, my wife and I are build a new house on 10 acres and I have dreams of going off grid. Sure, I love the idea of saying bye to big energy, getting carbon neutral burning fuels made from recycled oils, and saving ubteen thousands in energy bills. And while none of the above is likely to become a 100% reality, the bottom line is I'm a life long diy'er and tinkerer who is going to spend time and money toward a hobby, and home generation sounds like good fun. Thus I found my way to the old lister engines and this forum. The thought of having one of these old engines chugging away in the back of my shop helping to power everything and creating a melody I could tape and sell as a sleep aid is awesome.
There in lies the problem. I can't seem to find one! The EPA has stopped the import of the indian copies and it seems like the chances are greater for me to build a fusion reactor than find an original. I'm not desperate or anything as we are only now breaking ground on the house, let alone the shop where the old lister will reside. But I fear if complete machines are this hard to find, parts availability will start to dry up, and eventually the machine will become unmaintainable. I've been scanning craiglist, ebay, various forums, and randomly on google. As of late, I've been looking to some other options but before I give up on finding an old grandfather clock, does any one know where one might find one of these old girls laying around?