VATOC engine

[marfaguy]

This last week I completed enough of swarfrat's VATOC engine
http://swarfrat.com/TheVATOCEngine.htm
 to have it run. I may bling it up a bit or I may build another one but up the scale a bit
and then bling them both. This was a fun project and I don't think it would be beyond
anybodies ability. After all I was able to do it. It does pretty much require having a
rotary table if you want the "variable angle" part that's at the heart of this engine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-qtPSciPMUs

I can also highly recommend the Mill Spindle Centering scope
http://swarfrat.com/MillSpindleCenteringScope.htm
I first saw this in action when I purchased the VATOC DVD and knew it would be a great
and practical project. I built it before I built the VATOC and I now use it extensively.
 http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=11567.0
has a project log.