Tiny V-12 Engine Made At Home

[CoastieJohn]

I don't know if this has made the rounds before???

For you folks who are engine mechs and/or CNC types.....Wow!!! Great craftsmanship and metal skills!! Be kinda cool to see something like this V-12 powering an RC.

http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/

[peter]

Neat project!! I have seen one similiar but its a mini merlin engine..

[The Inspector]

I'm not dissing the efforts or technology and tenacity involved but, technically, it's an air pump since it doesn't actually run, there are videos of running engines like 9 cubic inch Chevy REALLY small blocks that power scaled dragsters. It is a great achievement and a technical tour-de force.

[sdennison]

You need to visit here. View some of these videos. Most miniature engines run but check the site out thoroughly as there are a number of mind-blowing aircraft miniatures as well.

http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/

[wgrosz]

Personally I like this one:
http://www.artus-motor.com/en/artus-v12-motor/
http://youtu.be/qb1xsXxIfr8

Not as small or home built but still just as neat

[CoastieJohn]

That little Artus V-12 is pretty cool.

[dhfan]

There are some pretty spectacular model engines here.

http://www.enginehistory.org/model_engines.shtml

[Mike]

There are some pretty spectacular model engines here.

http://www.enginehistory.org/model_engines.shtml

Hi Ken, good to hear from you. Thanks for the link, that scale Bentley BR-2 rotary is spectacular - a real work of art. I had to smile at the disclaimer on his plans website, "This engine is totally unsuitable for a hang glider"!

[dhfan]

Hi Mike. I'm not deliberately keeping a low profile, it just seems like it.

I was talking to a retired (extremely competent) engineer mate the other week who mentioned rotaries and radials, not knowing there was a difference.
The stunned look on his face when I explained was a picture.

It's the Eagle that fascinates me, the patience required is mind-boggling.

[The Inspector]

Hi Mike. I'm not deliberately keeping a low profile, it just seems like it.

I was talking to a retired (extremely competent) engineer mate the other week who mentioned rotaries and radials, not knowing there was a difference.
The stunned look on his face when I explained was a picture.

It's the Eagle that fascinates me, the patience required is mind-boggling.

Time to show him diagrams of a Sterling Cycle engine

[dhfan]

I'd forgotten about the Stirling engine. I'm not sure I ever really got my head around it - I'll have another look.

I used to have to explain how a Deltic worked to a colleague on a roughly annual basis. "How does that engine work again?"
He seemed to think a two-stroke supercharged diesel with 18 cylinders, 36 pistons and 3 crankshafts was complicated.