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Fantastic engineering skills
« on: 10 December 2011, 16:41:32 »
Building a minature V12 Engine (on the kitchen table no less! - understanding wife)

This, to me, is a thing of beauty, as much as any piece of art. Absolutely fantastic skills. If only we nurtured similar skills in the UK, but unfortunately, the UK does not recognise or reward real engineers / engineering.
http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #1 on: 10 December 2011, 16:52:52 »
Wow!  :o

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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #2 on: 10 December 2011, 17:06:20 »
That was a real treat. :-* :-* :y
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #3 on: 10 December 2011, 17:07:32 »
Brilliant.
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #4 on: 10 December 2011, 17:08:35 »
That is simply stunning to watch, loved it -thanks fella  :y
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #5 on: 10 December 2011, 17:22:53 »
an absolute joy to watch, thank you.  8)
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #6 on: 10 December 2011, 17:43:48 »
Absolutely fantastic :y
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #7 on: 10 December 2011, 18:13:53 »
Just watched this with The Gnome and his comment "How small must the valve collets be?" ;D
Amazing piece of engineering.
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #8 on: 10 December 2011, 18:22:29 »
Saw it the other week, amazing, a thing of beauty!
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #9 on: 10 December 2011, 18:35:39 »
Excellent!! :y I bet there's one or two on here who could do it though.....  :y
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #10 on: 10 December 2011, 20:48:18 »
Absolutely fantastic, such skill and dedication, a credit to the chap who made it :y :y
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #11 on: 10 December 2011, 22:08:33 »
A friend of mine designed and built a 240cc V8. He made everything but the pistons, sparkplugs and timing set. Jon reckoned the worst part was making nine of everything(after the first few, you're not satisfied with the first one!), and that boring the camshaft hole was pretty worrying. The valve and crank timing was figured out from scrap Rover parts in the shed. His boss was so impressed with how it was going that he paid for the aluminium for the block and heads.

When it's running it sounds like someone's revving a DFV a few roads over.

By the way, most model IC engines don't use valve collets, but an E clip.
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #12 on: 10 December 2011, 23:11:13 »
Now that is brilliant, well worth watching............... :y :y
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #13 on: 10 December 2011, 23:24:41 »
Wonderful. 8) :y
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Re: Fantastic engineering skills
« Reply #14 on: 11 December 2011, 00:00:00 »
absolute amature. didnt see him use a torque wrench or feeler gauge once.

truely impressive :o
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