Recent content by SmithyCranker

That is what I feared. I think the shaft will be strong enough as is, I have no idea what kind of power to expect so hard to tell, but the crank pins are 3/16 so there is a little meat. I'm hoping to get this thing to run well enough to power a rc boat, through either water or air propeller.

Hi guys, long time lurker, first time poster. I've been working on what started out as building 3 BOLLAERO. 18s. I started with pistons and cylinders and when I made the crank cases I found I was unhappy with them all and all had some sort of "custom cut" or error. As the failure stewed In my...