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Offline cfellows

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Randall Cox's Open Column Six Engine
« on: November 30, 2011, 10:12:12 PM »
This is the six cylinder version of my Open Column Twin.  It was designed and built by Randall Cox and was featured in a two-part build article in Issues 1 and 2 of Model Engine Builder.  I first saw Randall's engine at the GEARS model engine show in Portland, OR in 2006.  I loved the engine and decided to build my twin and pattern after Randall's design.  I'm now thinking a 3 cylinder inline version would also be pretty neat.

This is the first video I've seen of this engine.  Randall emailed me a couple of days ago with a link to the video, so I thought I would post it for the HMEM group. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d11nI3BQMeM

Chuck

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Re: Randall Cox's Open Column Six Engine
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2011, 10:02:46 AM »
Very nice. I like that sound. It almost sounds like it's blowing bubbles when ideling down.

Thanks for posting.

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Re: Randall Cox's Open Column Six Engine
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2011, 03:15:22 PM »
I'm with Bernd on that,

Lovely engine, lovely sound...like a 30's side-valve car engine.

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Re: Randall Cox's Open Column Six Engine
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2012, 02:51:36 PM »
It must be a great feeling to see one of your projects taken up and extended by someone else. And it is a great engine. Congratulations Chuck.

Jim