even if you can get access to a simple drill press it could be enough to build one of these engines. there is a lot of layout you can do with a magic marker (as a cheap alternative to dyekem) a scribe, and a set of dividers and a machinists rule. not to mention you can but calipers from harbor freight for next to nothing. you'd be surprised what you can do without a machine shop. but you may have to select the design around what you do have available.
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I think i should be-able to make the MC Cabes runner with these simplified plans here http://npmccabe.tripod.com/runnerdetail.htm would I need a lathe or drill press for the Runner?
Edit: Im also sure i can build http://littlemachineshop.com/Products/Drawings/2593OscillatingEngineAssembly.pdf without a drill press/lathe and if i cant build EITHER of those without a lathe or drill press then I got about 20 other plans that I can list and im sure atleast one does not need any of those expensive tools
Edit: Im also sure i can build http://littlemachineshop.com/Products/Drawings/2593OscillatingEngineAssembly.pdf without a drill press/lathe and if i cant build EITHER of those without a lathe or drill press then I got about 20 other plans that I can list and im sure atleast one does not need any of those expensive tools
Are you interested in only steam engines or stirling engines too?
You can make a coke can stirling engine from scrap with no machine tools, I haven't had any luck with one yet (only had 2 attempts so far) but it might be of interest to you, if it doesn't work you haven't lost anything (except time)
Good luck with what ever you decide to do
You can make a coke can stirling engine from scrap with no machine tools, I haven't had any luck with one yet (only had 2 attempts so far) but it might be of interest to you, if it doesn't work you haven't lost anything (except time)
Good luck with what ever you decide to do
