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Fine, you got me, but only because most of the work is already done, and all the stuff I have to do on the steam engine project has to...

I never reached the point of actually making algae biodiesel. I would've started with a little hand crank algae press and a few kiddie...

It was HARD to find technical info on hot bulb engines. Looking through old (30's) magazines online and such. (It was interesting to...

I thought I'd add my two cents. First of all, model glow engines are not technically compression ignition. The glow plug wire is plated...

Things are turning around... literally haha. I reinstalled the engine (no chain connection) and gave it another go. I had much more...

A bit of progress this week. I made a new water pump cylinder out of brass with a bigger clearance. New bore was made with a 0.322in...

Brushed motors could be rated in kv, but they are usually described using legacy terms like number of windings. Brushed motors are also...

I think you all missed the part where it's an exhaust hose, so it doesn't see any pressure. Also, the motor isn't putting out kilovolts...

The exhaust and blast pipe are plumbed up. I used a section of automotive heater hose as a flexible coupling between the engine and the...

Having access to a CNC and a bunch of scrap metal, but very little money or free time at home really flips what's "easy to make" and...

I built an engine out of this cylinder and ran it on steam once. These pneumatic cylinders are made of aluminum and (I think) have viton...

It's coming together. All the wheels are on, and the boiler is on. There's more space on either side of the boiler than I was...

This is a continuation from my boiler build thread here. My boiler is to the point where I need to start mounting it and the steam...

I filled a 6 gallon jug with deionized water from work, so that should keep me going for a bit. Ideally I'd have abig standing tank with...