Elbow Engine

[jack.39]

Has anyone here built an Elbow Engine? I made one up from a magazine article years ago. Two rotating cylinders each containing holes, the engine's cylinders, the rotating ones being mounted at right angles to each other, connected by "elbows", also bent at right angles, which enter the holes in the rotators as "pistons".

Really curious little thing! It actually ran on air! jack

 

[Foozer]

Has anyone here built an Elbow Engine? I made one up from a magazine article years ago. /QUOTE]

From stone axe and flint knife [AA109] I did manage one
http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f43/elbow-engine-finished-15084/

Fun project
Bob

 

[Swifty]

There have been a couple of elbow engines built that I can recall, a search should bring up the posts.

Paul.

 

[vederstein]

I tried to build one. I could never get the pistons to stop binding. So it looks ok, but I could never get it to run.

...Ved.

 

[vascon2196]

Here is the link to my Elbow Engine build. This engine for me was a tough one...several flywheels, cylinders, and elbows later I had a running engine. It runs great but does not look as pretty as the others I have seen.

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f31/elbow-engine-16965/

 

[bouch]

Has anyone here built an Elbow Engine? I made one up from a magazine article years ago. Two rotating cylinders each containing holes, the engine's cylinders, the rotating ones being mounted at right angles to each other, connected by "elbows", also bent at right angles, which enter the holes in the rotators as "pistons".

Really curious little thing! It actually ran on air! jack

A fellow from NEMES named Dave Osier built one. Polished it up, and looks and runs quite nicely.

 

[jack.39]

Is it possible, probable, likely, or impossible, that the "elbow" concept be used beneficially in a power-producing internal combustion form? jack