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video of engine running. Also forgot that I also turned the eccentric on the lathe as well.

I was doing some cleaning around the workshop and found some miscellaneous plumbing parts and such and decided to use them to put an...

Traxxas Pro 15 carburetor works well on Webster.

It's been so long since I gave up on the Webster, that I don't quite remember the exact steps. I also tried a couple of different...

I've been working on my four stroke for some time and the main goal of this engine is that it be easy to make. Think Webster but...

A-C also made electrical generation equipment and turbines for hyrdoelectric power plants and such. They were a huge industrial concern.

I put on a coat of paint on my Modified Coomber steam engine. You can find the plans and CAD models here...

One problem was combustion chamber shape and then compression ratios. The rotary drum valve engines and top hat rotary valve engines are...

I wonder why these alternative valving mechanisms didn't hold up? That Condor engine seems like a four stroke version of a Corliss...

You can peruse the model engines reviews here for various model engines such as the rotary valve and sleeve valve engines...

The valve design of the RCV engine I like quite a bit. Based on this I think my ideas may have some merit. I'm going for simple, not...

I've done enough Steam and Stirling engines that I think I'm going to try my hand at a four stroke gas engine again. My first...

Beautiful MG Vederstein

In the 1800s the Coomber was a real engine, but there is a reason why it doesn't exist anymore. So yeah, at this time it's a novelty.

Sealing?!?!?! This thing leaks all over the place. It was more important to have it freewheeling than well sealed. It doesn't have a...