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    Would a brass crankshaft work on a model engine?

    Hello, I know that the ideal choice for crankshaft is steel but I have a watchmaker Emco Unimat 3 lathe and it's difficult to machine large steel components. I am working on a small boxer 4 engine and have already made some components (engine block, cylinder sleeves, pistons, etc.) And now...
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    Boxer 4 cylinder engine

    Hello Hello, Thank you a lot for your welcoming :) I'm happy to join this community and document my process as well as learn from experienced members like you Hello, Thanks for your feedback. I will start by only doing one cylinder and trying to get it to work :)
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    Boxer 4 cylinder engine

    Hello Hello, Thank you a lot for your welcoming :) I'm happy to join this community and document my process as well as learn from experienced members like you :)
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    Boxer 4 cylinder engine

    Hello, I did not know about this engine, but once I searched for it, it´s quite similar to the one I am designing
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    Boxer 4 cylinder engine

    That would be great if you could share the parameters with me :)
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    Boxer 4 cylinder engine

    Hello Minh, thank you for the response. I thought of making the engine with one cylinder first, utilizing the same block, crankshaft, and cam shaft, so that once I get it to work, using one cylinder, I can add the other three. And I will try to find the cam lobe parameters on the forum that...
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    Boxer 4 cylinder engine

    Hello all I´m Igor and I am new to this forum. First of all I want to apologize if I say something ignorant in this post, I am a beginner in this hobby and do not have much experience. I am designing a boxer engine that I want to build. I took the blueprints from the VW boxer engine and...
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    Metal casting at home

    Hello Pat J. Thank you for all your messages and links with references. I saw the videos from Kelly Coffield on lost-foam backyard casting. The results are impressive, but I agree that making the patterns is very tedious, and since I don´t have a CNC mill or router, I will not use that method...
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    Metal casting at home

    Hello Don, Thanks for your reply and for the information. I will read through the posts on that section. I've also seen several projects of people using PLA casting on the forum
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    Metal casting at home

    Hello all, I'm Igor. I'm new to this forum. I'm 25 years old and finally have some resources to start this hobby. I have a PLA 3d printer. I recently bought an Emco Unimat 3 mini lathe. I'm now building my own furnace with a steel container, refractory ceramic blanket, and plaster walls. I'm...
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