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I came up with the idea to make a treadle engine after seeing dozens of simple ones made at a university for a student project, they are quite neat in my opinion. While this one is still pretty basic, I made it using CNC machines allowing for some interesting features. Every piece is machined...

I've built quite a few engines myself but have been making these at work lately and thought I'd share if anyone is interested. Kickstarter Campaign: http://kck.st/2QEVg21

So I decided to design and build a rotary engine a couple months ago because I saw a full size gnome running and was intrigued. This one took a couple of long weekends and a few parts had to be revised and rebuilt but it went together pretty good and I just got it running tonight. Thought I'd...

Well to start off with I'd like to say this project is going to take a LONG time. Progress will undoubtedly be slow and far and few between posts. That being said lets get to the project details. So anyone that knows me knows that I absolutely love radial engines. I'm a big aviation fan and the...

Well, I finally finished it! Here are some pictures and a link to the build thread. http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f31/6-cylinder-radial-22742/

Video of it running: http://youtu.be/76om16YeguQ?list=UUxFPM1NU6pD5U9Z0OeZK1cg My engine build log can be found here: http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f31/6-cylinder-radial-22742/ A note about these drawings. I really TRIED to keep these up to date when I was building this engine but...

Well, I'm new to all this but I really have enjoyed starting building model engines. I built my first engine last month and now I am attempted to build a radial based on the design of crueby found: 6-cylinder radial engine build log I will be receiving a degree this spring in Metal...