Beautiful little engine, well designed, well made and carefully assembled. It arrived very well packaged. The first general inspection: all parts in place, all fasteners tight.
The instructions are generally clearly written, but mentioning 2 carburettor needles, a primary and a secondary one, is a little confusing. There's clearly only one fuel needle in the carb. I wish the booklet was a bit larger, the print is very small and a bit hard to read.
Time to get the engine started, insert battery, check spark, all is well. Lubricating all moving parts, I used classic SAE 30 for the engine bearings, cylinder, piston, etc. and light sewing machine oil for all the little moving parts of the governor and valve train.
Using Zippo lighter fuel with a drop of Castrol two-stroke oil (about a 1/50 mixture) the engine started on the first pull with the provided starter cord, running quietly and stably, just wonderful!
The hit&miss mechanism functions well, although I think the engine could be tweaked to run a little slower and quieter, we'll see.
I am very happy with this wonderful little machine!