Drei - it is interesting, I saw this engine a few weeks back, I managed to find it from one of your older posts here on hmem. I really like the look of the NE15 engine, it looks great and the write up seems to set it as being well geared to the "first IC engine"!
I also found out that Macolm...
OK, thank you very much for your replies. Sorry I`ve not replied earlier but I have continued reading on your suggestions. I think I will go for the Webster engine. I feel it looks a reasonably simple build (I say that despite me not exactly having total clarity of the function of some...
Hi, I`m looking at starting a new engine in the new year and so I`ve been trawling the internet for the last couple of weeks. As with steam engines, I had no real understanding of how they worked until I`d built one, the the others were then much easier. I`ve done my best at reading plans for...
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Every year I teach about biodiesel and carry out a practical with a group of students to turn some waste vegatable oil into biodiesel. The hole process with the titration and the example of a esterification is a nice practical. I`ll be starting a new engine after Christmas, my idea was either...
Yes, it does look a nice engine hence why I got the plans. I`m sure if you had been at this hobby for some time you`d have no problem but for me, there are very few notes with the plans and consequently I can`t figure out how it is working and put together. I was hoping to find a build log on...
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Has anyone built or attempted Bill Riechart`s Gyro Engine?
Plans are sold on his site which I got a while ago but I`ve never got around to building it and if I`m being honest, I`ve not been in this hobby terribly long and I don`t fully understand how it is working! Wanted to find...
David - thanks for the suggestion regarding the graphite store. Being in the UK, I don`t know how much extra postage will be and also how to physically pay. The only way that is easy is paypal and most of these places don`t accept paypal.
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I`d perhaps try building a few wobblers from scratch and scrap parts ....
If you want to stick with stirlings then I would take a look at Jan Ridders LTD stirling as posted in the blog. Seems the most "simple". I also like the look of his Egg Cup stirling but I think the parts will be too...
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I`m just trying to build my first LTD and most plans call for graphite power piston. Well I have a made a nice true, reamed and lapped bronze cylinder but I`m trying to find a suitable graphite substitute for the piston. I have a lump of PTFE, brass or bronze. I can also get hold of...
Has anyone got any suggestions as to plans for a very simple sliding valved engine?
Something as simple as this would be ideal: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOLdvg6UJGk
ghart3 - I have been in contact with Jerry Howell as I would really like to see his Miser plans but he does not accept paypal and being in the UK, I don`t know how to pay!
I`ve just this second torn apart a computer fan - two lovely little bearings in that!!
I`m torn between designs. In the examples below where will there be bearings?