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2 1/2 pound engine - Warnnig, lots of pictures!
CallMeAl:
Hello everyone,
I started this engine over a year ago and am now just finally getting around to getting it going. I would like to blame many things for my rate of progress, but it just comes down to procrastination! Their always seems to be something else to work on or fix.
I posted some of these pictures on another forum, but to refresh your memory I'm re-posting them here since as I said it's been over a year ago I started this thing. The whole idea was to use a 2 1/2 pound weight from a barbell that I found at a scrap yard and design an engine around it.
I started with a wooden pattern for the base:
I cast that in aluminum:
Made a few of the parts - crank axle, counter weight, cylinder, piston, and rod:
Here is where I got stuck and put it aside till a couple of week ends ago. I got tired of looking at it lying dormant at the back of my bench so finally took a couple of days figure out the valve and valve train and got it working!!
It's funny how you put things off.. This has turned out to be a very fun project and it is satisfying to see it running after all this time. It turned out better that I planned - even though I made it up as I went along. ::)
Here it is running:
spuddevans:
Well thats great, well done on getting a runner :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
It ticks over very nicely at a slow speed, and I like the sound of it too.
Tim
Stilldrillin:
That`s great Al! It runs very well. :clap: :clap:
Very well shown too...... :thumbup:
David D
John Hill:
Great result Al! :bow:
raynerd:
Excellent - love the case ally frame.
Chris
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