Hi and my best wishes for Xmas and New year to everyone,
I have now finished the construction of Elmer's no1 Radial engine.
It does work but not very well, I suspect the valve arrangement is not optimised as yet. There is a constant flow of high pressure air from the exhaust vent at the front. I am still not clear as how the rotary valve works as the design allows it to rotate about the 1/16" pin that drives it or am I supposed have fixed it to the drive pin some how? Elmer's construction notes are not very clear to me.
Many thanks and regards,
A.G
I have now finished the construction of Elmer's no1 Radial engine.
It does work but not very well, I suspect the valve arrangement is not optimised as yet. There is a constant flow of high pressure air from the exhaust vent at the front. I am still not clear as how the rotary valve works as the design allows it to rotate about the 1/16" pin that drives it or am I supposed have fixed it to the drive pin some how? Elmer's construction notes are not very clear to me.
Many thanks and regards,
A.G