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Miniature V12 Engine

Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
edited 2011-11-29 11:04 in General Discussion
A work of such extreme beauty that it will almost bring tears to your eyes:

-Phil

Comments

  • ElectricAyeElectricAye Posts: 4,561
    edited 2011-11-27 22:55
    Very nice.

    I especially like the part where he assembles it in his kitchen.
  • GadgetmanGadgetman Posts: 2,436
    edited 2011-11-28 06:01
    Only problem is that it's an air-engine.
    It runs on compressed air.

    I really wish he stuck some Glowplugs in there and ran it on the same fuel as RC-models.
    Now THAT would have been awesome...
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2011-11-28 06:51
    It's impressive machining up until he lays the piston and connecting rod on his finger and you see the scale it's being machined at. Then it just skyrockets to completely amazing from there.

    @gadgetman, you must have very high standards if it needs glow plugs before it can be considered awesome! :smile:
  • ctwardellctwardell Posts: 1,716
    edited 2011-11-28 06:57
    Wow, that is a true display of focus and skill.

    C.W.
  • WossnameWossname Posts: 174
    edited 2011-11-28 11:37
    The best bit for me was when he was buffing the crank shaft to a mirror finish -- that workmanship is just truly masterful. A dying art, sadly.

    Great link.
  • photomankcphotomankc Posts: 943
    edited 2011-11-28 13:29
    I'd never be able to complete a project like that. I have the attention span of a gnat. That lathe work makes me jelous. I keep wanting to make a little 2 or 4 banger in scale like that but then I go down to the machines and try to make a simple robot drive system with a few pulleys, belts, and bearings and it reminds me why I keep laughing at myself when I think of doing it.
  • Capt. QuirkCapt. Quirk Posts: 872
    edited 2011-11-28 18:13
    It was a great video up till the end. Then I felt so robbed!

    I shoulda known when he didn't grind the crank.
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2011-11-28 19:15
    AMAZING video! A great show of good machining!
  • lardomlardom Posts: 1,659
    edited 2011-11-28 21:24
    It is a work of extraordinary beauty. You'd have to find a way to keep it cool if it burned fuel. Let it run on compressed air or a dc motor disguised as a transmission and just watch it. Even a miniature Lamborghini with hinged doors would ruin the effect because it would block your view of the crankcase. I'd love to have one of those on my desk.
  • skylightskylight Posts: 1,915
    edited 2011-11-29 01:32
    A work of art! Just wondering what the MPG would be?
  • TorTor Posts: 2,010
    edited 2011-11-29 03:25
    It runs on compressed air because it's supposed to be used in a classroom, or indoors at any rate. It would have been nice if it ran on combustible fuel, but it's understandable that that's not an option.

    -Tor
  • Spiral_72Spiral_72 Posts: 791
    edited 2011-11-29 11:04
    mindrobots wrote: »
    It's impressive machining up until he lays the piston and connecting rod on his finger and you see the scale it's being machined at. Then it just skyrockets to completely amazing from there.

    For me as well. That was.... just.... I don't know... I don't have the words!

    1.2 million views in 20 days. I can see why!
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