You inspire me kid......because of you I built my first Stirling Engine, now I want to build an internal combustion engine. One of your strengths is you don't over think things, you just do it, and it gets done... Bravo, cant wait for Part 5....
Oh, and I dig your project here. Some people are Sayers. Some people are doers. I can appreciate you actually seeing the project come to life. Nice work.
Genius at work! Taking the hard road magnifies the brilliance of your achievement, many could do it in a machine shop but few could get so far with simple hand tools. I made a tiny small 4 stroke ages back, it took about a year of intermittent stabs at it, and I had every machine at my disposal including a spark eroder, the whole thing began with finding a tiny spark plug. I then had to make a motor for it to work in.. well nothing like a challenge. Great stuff, and thanks for sharing it.
That is some A* grade hackery with the JB weld and bits of sheet metal. I'm imagining your next series as "I build a functioning hydraulic backhoe using only bicycle parts and hot glue"
You remind me of myself as a teenager messing with crude construction in my shed. I really can't wait to see this 2 stroke run. Should be your best yet.
He would need reed valve after carburator... It would be much easier to just put small 2 stoke engine carb to one of the holes he made in to the side of the cylinder and use crankcase as source of vaccuum for the carb..
If a zombie apocalypse happens, you'll be one of few allowed into my camp. Awesome stuff man, I am thoroughly impressed. I especially like your willingness to use the tools and materials available.
You should get sponsored by JB Weld! I Laughed so hard when you bent the aluminium the wrong way. Been there done that with some bending work. Crankcase turned out really great!
I've had weird experiences casting aluminum, but one thing I've picked up is that generally cheap heat sinks (like the one in the video) are made from a slightly softer less pure aluminum.
Damn! I'm anxious to see it run now! Watched all 4 and now I want to build stuff in the garage. I slacked off due to the dang humidity and 100 degree shade.
This is the most fascinating project i've ever seen! You have the same sense for misusing random items as me. Just subscribed :) Greetings from Germany
I am thoroughly impressed! Mostly with having the willpower to stick with a hacksaw when you have access to power tools. I'd have gotten two centimetres in with the hack saw and said, screw this, I've shown it COULD be done with simple tools and then have someone cut it out for me with plasma or lasers and computers and robots or something. Props to you. I hope it works but I applaud the attempt and execution regardless.
The January / February 2004 issue of Home Shop Machinist has a step by step article on how to convert an cheap old wood cutting band saw to cut metal. Basically you just add a big pully and a jack shaft to slow down the blade. I did it and it works great on mine. It will save you lots of time in the future.
Hey i like your project.....! actually i'm a refrigeration technician.....! And.. i want to do this.....!! Really dude..... I like your project so much.....!! nice yaar......!!
Use the hole in the bottom of the crank case as the carb hole. You don't need to go nuts on weakening the rest of the engine drilling and filing. Just make an adapter and screw a rudimentary carb/reid valve on there. FYI reed valve is made of spring steel.
Also for spark, if you want to go cheap for ignition find one of those click to light lighters and remove the piezo element and create a cam lobe on the crank that actuates that.
I think you should afford yourself a dremel for this project. It's a common household tooland would save you some serious labor. Great project by the way! Can't wait for more.
Pretty much all IC engines are glorified air compressors. It's just a matter of how the valves open, or (such as with turbines) doing the combustion just after the region where the compression occurs. -- Edit -- Also appreciate how you're managing to do this without $50,000+ of proper shop tooling and equipment. :)
Just so you know, a really good way to get mating surfaces super flat is to put valve lapping compound on glass and swirl the head or cover around on the glass, in the compound.
Subscribed just purely to keep track of this. He claims by part 8 that it'll be running. I'm saying it'll run, but not by part 8, more like 10 or 11. The biggest hiccup will be the ignition and timing, an impromptu carburetor can be made from a sharpie and a bic pen (using the design for a nitro rc carburetor) and it'll work for bench testing purposes. However the ignition will be the difficult part. 20k~50k volts is needed for proper spark through a spark plug which must be made at each rotation of the crank consistently. Very interesting project none the less and I can't wait to see the end results. I had a small 4 cylinder air compressor that I wanted to make into a functioning model engine and ended up losing the entire project in the process of moving. Best of luck man.
You should get your hands on an old Vespa engine, also buy a dremel, you would save sooooo much time and energy just blatting bits of metal into cut pieces and get a more precision cut too, enjoyed the vid /doublethumbsup
Once you get this running i think for your next go you should cast a whole crankcase from JB weld :D Actually not kidding. Could cast in a cylinder sleeve and everything
It would be cool to see you use those oil galleries that are in the compressor! I know its a two stroke but it would be cool to have like a gravity pump so oil gets to all the galleries in the compressor!!!!
What type of carborator do you want to build? I would suggest an old old type of evaporation carborator (i don't know the correct english name). It's simply a pan in fuel wet cloth and the air moves over it. A lid determines how much of the cloth is exposed to the airstream. It's easy to build (no valves or pump), can be build in any scale needed. You can also build it "to big", because the exposed surface area determines the amount of fuel in the cylinder. The only problem with such a carborator is the oil you have inject in the airstream. I would suggest a separated active oiling system. A can with a small hole to the crankcase. You fill oil in it an seal it. the pressure of the case will also pressurize the can, and with the falling pressure a shot of oil will be squirted in the crank case.
that head is going to need a combustion chamber with a proper squish band. as it stands at tdc the entire mix will be compressed into the tiny .3mm gap between the top of the piston and bottom of the head and will probably immediately blow the gasket. if this is 24cc you'll want a (roughly) 3cc head for a 8:1 compression, don't go over 9:1 or you'll begin to see predetonation unless you opt for high octane leaded gas lol.
Not a check valve, they're reed valves, mounted between a 2 stroke engine's crankcase and the carburetor's spigot (rubber/plastic intake manifold). Like a flapper, but softer with a solid travel limiting plate. Reed stiffness must be changed with performance mods and the limiting plate needs to be balanced (L and R ports open the same distance for optimal turbulent flow). And by the way, "binded"...? Try Bound. Keep having fun kid, keep the passion alive and pass it on
I don't want to ruin the fun, but the engine might seize pretty fast. The conrod big end bearing in that compressor won't play well being lubricated by a tiny amount of oil in the gas, in proper 2 stroke both conrod bearings are wrist pin ones. You may need to run a very oil rich mixture.
MrJohhhnnnyyy I once got an old engine running by making a head gasket out of cardboard.... it didnt run long, but that wasnt the point, point was IT RAN. I think thats the point here as well.
You inspire me kid......because of you I built my first Stirling Engine, now I want to build an internal combustion engine.
One of your strengths is you don't over think things, you just do it, and it gets done...
Bravo, cant wait for Part 5....
Oh, and I dig your project here. Some people are Sayers. Some people are doers. I can appreciate you actually seeing the project come to life. Nice work.
Young man you will go far in life. It is very refreshing .
Genius at work! Taking the hard road magnifies the brilliance of your achievement, many could do it in a machine shop but few could get so far with simple hand tools. I made a tiny small 4 stroke ages back, it took about a year of intermittent stabs at it, and I had every machine at my disposal including a spark eroder, the whole thing began with finding a tiny spark plug. I then had to make a motor for it to work in.. well nothing like a challenge. Great stuff, and thanks for sharing it.
JB Weld ought to sponsor your channel. You really take their glue to a whole new level.
i should be honest, i wasn't expecting that you can make a real beauty with that tools. Excellent job, congratulations
I commend your commitment to hacksaw and hammer.
That is some A* grade hackery with the JB weld and bits of sheet metal. I'm imagining your next series as "I build a functioning hydraulic backhoe using only bicycle parts and hot glue"
PKMartin this made my day
PKMartin you know, honestly I wouldn't be surprised...
I'd believe it.
This is the kind of comment you'd find on a Cody's Lab video. I love comments like this.
If the cork material doesn't work, he needs to get some RTV sealer. It's the JB weld of gaskets.
Jb weld should totally sponsor you it would be awesome 😂😂😂😂
Keep it up, i really hope your faith in JBweld is strong.
"A tappy, tap, tap" to quote AVE..
deepCdigger James my favorite Ave quote!
Lets hope she choochs
Happy Gilmore - Just Tap it in...
You remind me of myself as a teenager messing with crude construction in my shed. I really can't wait to see this 2 stroke run. Should be your best yet.
perhaps you can use the hole for the crackcase plug as the carb inlet instead. maybe make a screw on carborator that fits the nut?
i like it, dual purpose hole ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
He would need reed valve after carburator... It would be much easier to just put small 2 stoke engine carb to one of the holes he made in to the side of the cylinder and use crankcase as source of vaccuum for the carb..
If a zombie apocalypse happens, you'll be one of few allowed into my camp. Awesome stuff man, I am thoroughly impressed. I especially like your willingness to use the tools and materials available.
You should get sponsored by JB Weld! I Laughed so hard when you bent the aluminium the wrong way. Been there done that with some bending work. Crankcase turned out really great!
Crazy Work , i look forward to seeing the thing run !
"good enough for government" best quote. I hope this works, I want to see this work
Man that's creative, well done. Will definitely follow the rest of the series
That's freakin' awesome. Can't wait to hear it run!
i have an old compressor and you are making me want to do the same thing to it, nice work and video!!!
anyone else thinking that hammered aluminium was gonna work harden and shatter
rparker069 not sure if it will shatter as its not taking any load?
rparker069 unless its cheap aluminum no you'd need decent heat for any type of hardening
the load is when he's hammering it, aluminium is one of those metals that hardens as its bent back and forth
rparker069 it doesnt harden it gets brittle because its so soft ut cannot take the torsional forces
I've had weird experiences casting aluminum, but one thing I've picked up is that generally cheap heat sinks (like the one in the video) are made from a slightly softer less pure aluminum.
Damn! I'm anxious to see it run now! Watched all 4 and now I want to build stuff in the garage. I slacked off due to the dang humidity and 100 degree shade.
Can't wait for part 5!! Good luck man I hope it runs!!
Fair play, that's a fantastic job!!!
You are one smart dude my friend... Great video series!
It's crazy how much you can do with some basic tools if you put your mind to it.
Wow, it's amazing bro. Waiting for a great run. part 5...
so exited seeing it running
this series is my life
you are a cool and ingenious dude, this has grown to be one of my most favorite series on youtube. Thank you for your effort and knowledge!
My god this kid got some talent(a lot of it)
this is an awesome series
Your videos are top notch
McGyver Master ! Really remarkable. I wondered how you were going to seal the bypass.. but hey there's JB Weld !!
I remember when this engine series started i was litteraly checking your channel everyday to see if U got a new video out
good old days!
This is the most fascinating project i've ever seen! You have the same sense for misusing random items as me. Just subscribed :)
Greetings from Germany
I am thoroughly impressed! Mostly with having the willpower to stick with a hacksaw when you have access to power tools. I'd have gotten two centimetres in with the hack saw and said, screw this, I've shown it COULD be done with simple tools and then have someone cut it out for me with plasma or lasers and computers and robots or something. Props to you. I hope it works but I applaud the attempt and execution regardless.
Ah, I love this project man. Can't wait to see how it turns out :D
awesome can't wait for part 5!!!!!
please upload more often im loving this series :)
Cant wait to see it run!
you are amazing
The January / February 2004 issue of Home Shop Machinist has a step by step article on how to convert an cheap old wood cutting band saw to cut metal. Basically you just add a big pully and a jack shaft to slow down the blade. I did it and it works great on mine. It will save you lots of time in the future.
I've been working on two strokes a lot and this is by far the best one you have made and I'm really looking forward to part 5 good luck
Very nice build, really enjoying this engine build and looking forward to see it running!
Enjoyed man , I think JB Weld should support your channel ! LOL. Thumbs up..
Amazing watching this build. Very impressive the way things are going together.
good job, cant wait for next video
Hey i like your project.....!
actually i'm a refrigeration technician.....!
And.. i want to do this.....!!
Really dude.....
I like your project so much.....!!
nice yaar......!!
I love your content and i always want to make this and this is the best video
I looooove jb weld
this is the quality content i was waiting for! Cant wait to see it running!
That's why I love aluminium - you can just hammer that sucker into shape and get it to fit nicely.
jb weld is good stuff if you know how to use it like this guy dose
great job. im subbed because of this project, but have seen your stuff pop up often. keep going!
Holy shit, you got 10 years younger in a couple of minutes😱😁
I just recently found your videos and they have sucked me in. Steam engine, internal combustion engines, etc...
Cant wait for 5..
Use the hole in the bottom of the crank case as the carb hole. You don't need to go nuts on weakening the rest of the engine drilling and filing. Just make an adapter and screw a rudimentary carb/reid valve on there. FYI reed valve is made of spring steel.
Also for spark, if you want to go cheap for ignition find one of those click to light lighters and remove the piezo element and create a cam lobe on the crank that actuates that.
Your awesome keep up the good work
I think you should afford yourself a dremel for this project. It's a common household tooland would save you some serious labor.
Great project by the way! Can't wait for more.
+deweys of course I have a dermel tool. And I also have a drill press. But the idea of this series is to see what I can build with minimal tools.
Man, you are awesome.
Great Job
Cant wait to see and hear it running. Also id reccomend a 40:1 fuel oil mix
nice work... keep exploramenting
I'm glad this series is live again, great work! Also I like your beard.
It's all fun and games till you JB weld your fingers together
There always has to be someone shoving safety down my throat. Can't I have my cake and eat it too?? GOSH FLIPPING IDIOTS. JK JK :'D
Makerj101 this is why I love you
+FlatBunny Productions haha 😂
Pretty much all IC engines are glorified air compressors. It's just a matter of how the valves open, or (such as with turbines) doing the combustion just after the region where the compression occurs.
-- Edit --
Also appreciate how you're managing to do this without $50,000+ of proper shop tooling and equipment. :)
Just so you know, a really good way to get mating surfaces super flat is to put valve lapping compound on glass and swirl the head or cover around on the glass, in the compound.
Subscribed just purely to keep track of this. He claims by part 8 that it'll be running. I'm saying it'll run, but not by part 8, more like 10 or 11. The biggest hiccup will be the ignition and timing, an impromptu carburetor can be made from a sharpie and a bic pen (using the design for a nitro rc carburetor) and it'll work for bench testing purposes. However the ignition will be the difficult part. 20k~50k volts is needed for proper spark through a spark plug which must be made at each rotation of the crank consistently. Very interesting project none the less and I can't wait to see the end results. I had a small 4 cylinder air compressor that I wanted to make into a functioning model engine and ended up losing the entire project in the process of moving. Best of luck man.
nice job man
very nice job.
Such a good series I love it keep up the great work!
I love your videos
Finish it bro. Too much waiting lol
I imagine it wouldn't be much of a stretch to use the completed crankcase to make a cast aluminum version.
Great video:) keep doing the amazing stuff you do!
You should get your hands on an old Vespa engine, also buy a dremel, you would save sooooo much time and energy just blatting bits of metal into cut pieces and get a more precision cut too, enjoyed the vid /doublethumbsup
I suggest you one of these cheap ebay voltage steppers work beautifully for these projects.
Once you get this running i think for your next go you should cast a whole crankcase from JB weld :D
Actually not kidding.
Could cast in a cylinder sleeve and everything
I ve been waiting for this
I'm a new subscriber and really like the video
Anyone else imagine hearing the theme from the show The A Team.
While watching him work ; )
You are amazing 😮
It would be cool to see you use those oil galleries that are in the compressor! I know its a two stroke but it would be cool to have like a gravity pump so oil gets to all the galleries in the compressor!!!!
fitment.....nice
Who the fuck would thumbs down this kids project video?
Two words: power tools.
...and brazing rod.
but then what's the fun in that, right?
Keep it up 👍
you can use or make a small reed valve for intake.
What type of carborator do you want to build?
I would suggest an old old type of evaporation carborator (i don't know the correct english name). It's simply a pan in fuel wet cloth and the air moves over it. A lid determines how much of the cloth is exposed to the airstream.
It's easy to build (no valves or pump), can be build in any scale needed. You can also build it "to big", because the exposed surface area determines the amount of fuel in the cylinder.
The only problem with such a carborator is the oil you have inject in the airstream. I would suggest a separated active oiling system. A can with a small hole to the crankcase. You fill oil in it an seal it. the pressure of the case will also pressurize the can, and with the falling pressure a shot of oil will be squirted in the crank case.
Should have been "oh yeah, that ain't teabag!" :D
that head is going to need a combustion chamber with a proper squish band. as it stands at tdc the entire mix will be compressed into the tiny .3mm gap between the top of the piston and bottom of the head and will probably immediately blow the gasket. if this is 24cc you'll want a (roughly) 3cc head for a 8:1 compression, don't go over 9:1 or you'll begin to see predetonation unless you opt for high octane leaded gas lol.
Not a check valve, they're reed valves, mounted between a 2 stroke engine's crankcase and the carburetor's spigot (rubber/plastic intake manifold).
Like a flapper, but softer with a solid travel limiting plate. Reed stiffness must be changed with performance mods and the limiting plate needs to be balanced (L and R ports open the same distance for optimal turbulent flow).
And by the way, "binded"...? Try Bound.
Keep having fun kid, keep the passion alive and pass it on
Great video and fun project. Can't wait to see it run. Do have any ideas on what to use it for? motorized skateboard?
Go for it....
New video! Yay
Nice!
You could make the crank case gasket from silicone
I don't want to ruin the fun, but the engine might seize pretty fast. The conrod big end bearing in that compressor won't play well being lubricated by a tiny amount of oil in the gas, in proper 2 stroke both conrod bearings are wrist pin ones. You may need to run a very oil rich mixture.
MrJohhhnnnyyy
I once got an old engine running by making a head gasket out of cardboard....
it didnt run long, but that wasnt the point, point was IT RAN. I think thats the point here as well.
twoeightythreez I know, but I'm just interested how long it gonna last with that bearing running dry.