Kel's Poppin Double

[kcmillin]

Thanks Bob.

No apologies needed.

Your engine is as sweet as a virgin's breath.

Best Regards
Bob

That is mighty sweet indeed. Thanks!!

Kel

 

[Blogwitch]

Kel,

Not about the engine, but your blast cabinet.

Get a 100 watt light bulb and holder, mount it in a tin can with a few holes in it and hang it underneath the bottom of the cabinet, with the bulb facing upwards, under where the blast medium is. That should dry it out in no time.

You can buy low wattage greenhouse heaters that do the same job, and are left switched on permanently, to ensure you always have a dry blast medium.

Even though I don't have a cabinet blaster, just a large and small self contained guns, I keep my very fine glass bead blast inside the house, just to make sure it stays dry.


Bogs

 

[kcmillin]

Great Idea Bogs.

Thanks

Kel

 

[larry1]

Kel, just great work,sounds great, really appreciate your detailed information. Larry1

 

[Omnimill]

I really like the look of sandblasted metal, almost casting like.

Kel

Agreed, I think it can look quite like a casting as well. I originally set up a sand blaster at home for a crossbow I was building and I can tell you it took quite some time to sand blast virtually every part! Blasting small stuff like this is a breeze!

Vic.

 

[NickG]

Fantastic Kel, well done, I can't believe the power of your single too for such a small flame licker turning that assembly over is a feat in itself.

Nick :bow:

 

[kustomkb]

Nice job Kel.

another beauty, nicely executed!

 

[rake60]

Looking GREAT Kel!

I had missed the test run video with it being powered by the single Poppin.
That is amazing to me. When my Poppin was running it barely had enough
power to keep it's self going.

Rick

 

[kcmillin]

Thanks Larry, Vic, Nick, Kevin, and Rick!!!.

Hey that rhymes :big: :big:

I'm still waiting for my sandblasting agent to dry, so have not been able to finish all the parts. I managed to get the springs made today.

I have been working on a job for a friend. Some new bar mounts for his dirt bike. So I have not had much time to get the finishes done.

However, I have been running the engine whenever I am in the shop. No real complaints so far, other than the occasional valve replacement, or repositon, its been great. The brass and graphite combo Is a real winner in my opinion. No lube required to keep her running. A real plus for an engine that might sit on someones desk.

Kel

 

[kcmillin]

I have been working on getting the finishes done. I decided against powder coating (mostly because they stopped selling the powder at Sears) and went with high temp paint from the auto store.

I made the base like all the others I have in the past. I used Walnut for the outside and maple for the middle. The entire thing is held together with nothing more than brass pins pressed into the wood. (those are the little yellow dots on the base)

I made the burners from little brass bits in the shop. I wanted them to be adjustable so I put little handles on the so I could turn them.

In the bottom of this pic you can see the "Filler Hole" for the alcohol tank.

Here you can see the under side of the base. I made the tank from sheet brass, and connected the filler hole with some copper tube. I used ordinary electrical solder to put it together.

Here is a pic of the flywheel, cam, and follower.

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Thats it!............


......for now.

Kel

 

[SAM in LA]

Kel,

What an awesome engine.

I really like the base, the brass pins provide a nice contrast to the wood.

The whole package looks great.

SAM

 

[Deanofid]

Great video, Kel! Music and all. The engine looks just great.
You have a little too much talent for one guy, you know.

The two burners really do make a good throttle device, too.

Thanks! ;D

Dean

 

[ozzie46]

Very, very nice Kel. Poppins and Sterlings amaze me.


Like the wood base too.

Ron

 

[NickG]

Very nicely finished Kel. :bow:

 

[hobby]

Beautiful design, and build, on your engine.
Very well informative build thread as well.

 

[arnoldb]

That came out great Kel :bow: - congratulations !

Regards, Arnold

 

[kcmillin]

Thanks Sam, Dean, Ron, Nick, Hobby, and Arnold!!
I appreciate all your comments and kind words.

Sam, I am a big fan of brass and dark wood. Just like your beam engine, very nice contrasts. Although when I made the base I did not use any wood saws persay, I rough cut with my metal bandsaw and just stuck it in the mill like a chunk of aluminum and used an end mill to finish the pieces to size. (No room in my shop for woodworking tools)


Dean, My piano mashing skill are a bit sub-par, but I do love to create. I am glad you enjoyed it.


Onto the next project.

Kel

 

[zeeprogrammer]

Very nice Kel. Beautiful job and I like the base too.

My piano mashing skill are a bit sub-par, but I do love to create. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Onto the next project.

Ah, I caught the "Original score by yours truly" and wondered. Nice!

And he next project is?

 

[Deanofid]

Dean, My piano mashing skill are a bit sub-par, but I do love to create. I am glad you enjoyed it.

Kel, if you can pick out your own compositions on any instrument, you're better off
than me. About the only thing I can play is the radio.

I did enjoy it.

Dean

 

[kcmillin]

Thanks Zee and Dean.


Zee, I will answer your question with a photograph.

Can you guess what it will be?

Kel