Part 3. DIY Internal Combustion Engine Made from Old Compressor - Head from Intel Heat Sink
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- Опубліковано 1 лип 2017
- In this part we will be manufacturing the cylinder head out of an old stock Intel heat sink. The spark plug I bought at the Home Depot and is a CMR7A with M10 X 1.0 threads. Instead of buying a tap I just used a 3/8 drill bit to make the hole which allowed the plug its self to be used as a tap when screwed in. It's not great but it will work. I may need to find something different to make the head gasket out of. Maybe JB Weld? :D
Why? Because it will be a challenge and I like a little challenge. The main constraints that I have put on this project are limited power tools. I will only use a battery drill, hacksaw, and other common hand tools and materials. Working with constraints are what real world engineers basically do and I find it challenging and fun working in this way. There are three reason for trying to do this with minimal tools: 1. so anyone, even someone in a third world country can replicate. 2. to show what you might be able to do in an apocalyptic situation. 3. creative thinking. I hope you enjoy. Please leave ideas and suggestions in the comments below!
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Sorry for not uploading any videos in the past 2 weeks. I was in the middle of no where on a backpacking trip for the past 2 weeks. I went to Philmont Scout camp with my younger brother who is a scout and my father. It was a lot of fun! The mountains in New Mexico are gorgeous! Love it so much. There are some pictures from the trip on my Facebook and Instagram pages.
Makerj101 nice work excided to see that thing runing
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in the beginning you said internal explosion engine... but it's a combustion, explosions are in fact very very bad ;)
I was just being silly haha
UA-cam isn't allowing me to make my own comment. But yeah you should definitely shim the head to lower compression.. that thing can easily reach 10,000rpm especially with having no proper carb..
Or you can add a big flywheel and run it @ 400rpm's which would be perfect for show and tell piece.
😊😊😊 these videos are getting me excited!!! I can't wait to see if it will run😀
Sweet! Thanks man!
You could have just added another compression washer under the plug to raise the tip away from the piston. It's shaping up and looking promising.
on my phone which does not let me upvote your excellent idea
Whoah...a harbor freight metric left handed crescent hammer...nice!
Oh yeah! I buy only the best tools! :D
i almost cried at 1:54 when you tapped the spark plug against the heatsink and potentially ruining the spark gap. i love the series though.
Looking good and very promising...
teflon tape was backwards. wrap it so when you screw it in the tail of tape with trail with the direction of rotation. the way you had it, it will ball up and not seal. also the tape is going to burn and melt with heat, and potentially insulate the plug thus no spark
Yeah I put it on backwards. I wasn't thinking about it in the video. Teflon is stable up to 500F. If temperatures are getting that high then the engine is probably way over heated. The ignition temperature of gasoline is 495F. So I'd definitely have a problem running that high of temps. I've been using teflon tape on the spark plug on this engine ever since I made it and I have had no problems. The bits of teflon that extend into the combustion chamber turn black but that's it. People also told me that holding the head on with soft solder would never work. Well I've had no issues except for the carburetor falling off due to the vibration. What do you suggest that I seal the threads of the spark plug with? If you have a better idea then I will certainly use it. I thought about JB Welding it but that kind of tips the scales of jankiness a little too far for me. :P
You should be on the first Mars manned missionLove your videos, really amazing and broad spectrum on producing power, wish I knew you in elementary, middle, high school, college, keep the thinking up.
+Curtis Finn haha I'm not that much of a genius! Codyslab is the one who should go to Mars! Thanks! Maybe we can meet some day!
You're a bit smarter than you think Makerj. If you have gotten this far, that's pretty good. I see you doing things and going places. thanks for your channel and sharing. And you also have great feedback from viewers. :)
Love the use of the heatsink as an aluminum head. And the abuse of your "paddle bit" (actually called a "spade bit") worked pretty good. And idea I am working on is using the heatsinks that have the copper tubing with oil in them that from what I guess, worked too well and the cpu's refused to burn out (hard to sell more computers if the cpu will last forever, eh?) to be a heat exchanger system for portable refrigeration/freezer. Good to see another use for them heatsinks other than high-grade aluminum scrap.
I like the oil gun in the plastic bag. That's a good shop-trick!
Im enjoying this series, Thank so much for taking the time to upload for us.
Thanks! I'll keep it up! I was on a backpacking trip for 2 weeks. That's why I hadn't uploaded for a while.
You should really thread the spark plug better with a smaller size tap. aluminum doesn't favor threads very well and the spark plug could seriously injure you if it comes blowing out. Teflon tape will just burn off and shouldn't' be relied on for a good seal on something that puts off high heat. I like the project so far. I'm thinking about turning a spare mower engine into a compressor.
Btw try making a couple of steel head gaskets, that should lower the compression. The compression might be too high for it to turn over like you said.
I really like your ingenuity. You remind me of myself back in my younger years when I made engine projects. Curiosity, and experimentation (as well as failure) is how we as humans have gotten to this level of technology we have today.
the aluminum sawing and sharpie marks are like asmr with headphones on.
i have always wondered about this and now someone is doing it!
You are very talented and you have a gift in mechanic's your going places! Good luck
Probably a bit late to the party, but an idea that might help:
To get a hole drilled into the aluminum cooler, you could slide two of them together if they fit and make them support the fins of the other and drill through both at the same time.
Haven't tried it myself but pooped up in my mind when I saw you saw them off.
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Hehehe yep! I watch AVE a bit
ave rocks! very smart dude
little tip if you are ever cutting thicker aluminum with a hacksaw try running the blade through a candle first it should keep the aluminum from getting stuck in the teeth
Great tip Craftsman :)
Very impressed with your enginuity ... lol ingenuity.
Dude, I get more impressed with you every time I watch one of your videos. When you apply teflon to a threaded piece, whether pipe or in this case a spark plug it works better to go counter clockwise with tape if the direction of the threads are clockwise. Keep up the good work.
cutting threads with spark plug equals awesome
I am watching closely because I was going to try this myself. I am at least your age and have been a heavy duty mechanic for more than 25 years. And yes I always thought about making an air conditioning pump work as an engine. I think I would have gone four strokes...
Love that cylinder head! Really interested to see how you are going to make the crank case 👍👍👍👍
ALL OF THE JB WELD MWAHAHAHA 😂😂😂
Makerj101 let me know if the U.S. runs out and I'll send emergency supplies from across the pond 😉😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Hahaha sounds good! I should try to get JB Weld to sponsor my channel! Maybe they would send me two 5 gallon buckets! :D
Makerj101 maybe you should change your username to MakerJBweld101 😂😂😂😂😂
Hehehe YES!!!!
I like it , Great idea for a project man ! THUMBS UP .. I am following this build ..
Dude this is awesome! Just you making a video series of you doing stuff with a compressor, trying to make it an engine. UA-cam needs more of this
Che artista! Si vede che sei appassionato di meccanica!!!
Congratulazioni!!!!
this is amazing! Very good job on the head. I still wanna to it;) maybe when I finished my exams, I'm gonna do it.
Thank you! Do it! I'll feature yours in a video! :D
this is the only video so far that I have liked, commented, and subbed on!
drill through the bottom of the heatsink and you just earned another sub
Awesome, thank you!
another option for drilling the fins would have been to cut the fins of the other heat sink and inserted them in the gap between the main heat-sinks fins, essential creating a solid block and removing them once drilled. they could have been superglued in place and heated up to break the bond once finished. great video anyway!
I am just tuning in your channel. lots to explore. I'm sure you know your homemade engine is in this months Hot Rod Mag. It's under : Hot Rod anything. Very cool! :)
I felt an unusually strong pain in the chest when you screwed the spark plug in without properly tapping the hole.
Nevertheless, I reckon you represent the pure essence of DIY and what you are doing with this project is truly amazing!
Keep up the good work and, for heaven's sake, remember to buy a new set of taps.
Keep it up I can't wait to see if it works!
looks great!
Looking good man!
this is fantastic job man
When you use Teflon tape,, screw the threads into the tape as you would thread it into the fitting. you wrapped it on the plug backwards. Also there Is a right way to put the blade on the hack saw. you want the teeth pointing forward so that it cuts on the forward stroke where you are putting the most force and power.. Exciting work though. Keep it up.
I thought that's how I put the teflon tape on. Maybe I messed that up. Sometimes I mindlessly put it on backwards LOL Thanks!
looks really nice!
OK. you're the guy with balls. respect
LOL thanks!
Nice video waiting for next one :D
Good enough for farm work ....I like it
Dude you are really good at this stuff I am impressed but you did put the teflon tape on backwards next time put the tape on so that when you thread the plug in the hole it won't unravel the teflon tape nice work btw 👍🏼
I seen that too, but didn't want to be a negative nancy [not that you are] :)
can't wait for part 4!!!!!
ok dude you are amazing using cheap tools and making an engine the works i am 17 and i have acces to all craftman tools and stuff like that a drill press and sometimes a cnc machine
Get to making dude!!!!!!!!!!!! CNC?? you can make a lot of stuff with that. :)
Best way i can think of to drill a heatsink is to get some wood strips and pack the gaps between the fins, drill a pilot hole from the back all the way through, then use a core drill from the front.
LOVE IT!!! More videos please!!!
Thanks! On the way!!!
Keep in mind when doing your crankcase cover there is pressure during the transfer phase. I'm guessing you will be doing your transfer ports during the cover build, tinfoil and epoxy should work, you could put a bearing and seal on the crank end to seal it off nicely. Great build!
thanks i was wating for this👍
Cool build. One thing though, that gasket material will not last long at all as a head gasket. You need some kind of metal gasket to ensure any kind of life. That cork will burn up in no time. But shoot, it's a prototype, run it!
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As an alternative to that cork sheet you can use a sheet of metal(I think copper is the best choice here) 2-3mm thick and some RTV silicone and it should withstand the high temperatures with no problem :)
that teflon tape on the plug may screw you in the future. if you can't get it to spark, suspect that teflon tape first.
Oh, cause it'll insulate it? Good thought. I'll attach the wire to the base of the plug
butre jp nice catch. I never even thought of that.
I guess your an idiot on physics it is fucking 10KV it can shoot trough half a centimeter and your saying it can't get ground just wtf ... oh your name. that explains everything
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very nice job.
Nice job you have one of the most fun channels to watch cool things being built and tinkered with. If you plan to pressurize your crankcase as you say you are that means that you could use an expansion pipe on the exhaust and utilize the powerband that that creates. I wonder can you measure the compression ratio somehow? Good work.
Thank you so much! :) Yeah an expansion pipe could be a possibility! Although I think it'd take a lot of math to actually get one that does anything. I'm not sure how to measure the compression ratio other than calculations. Maybe somehow using a liquid. I'll have to think that one over. Thanks!
+Makerj101 look on crraigslist for a cpmpression gauge
Hmm, I wonder what you're gonna do for the exhaust. You must remember, 2 strokes don't run very well without backpressure from and exhaust. You could try to mount one from an RC car or make one though!
Maybe use a bit of metal sheet and tubing for a simple bearing for the case side near the flywheel. if not there is a way in which the exhaust can be shaped like a cone to create a vacuum in the cylinder, drawing out the gasses and sucking in the fuel quicker.
liked before watching.
edit: what a great work. it looks amazing. i'm pretty sure it's gonna work :)
Thank you! I hope so!
You could have used a end mill for drilling through the fins. But love the series, keep it up!
That would require a mill tho! I guess you could put an end mill in a hand drill but it probably wouldn't be very good for it. And most people don't have a mill or an end mill. Thanks!
+Makerj101 for like 5 bucks you can get a metal cutting disc for a wood cutting circular saw..... i buy them by the ten pak at HF
oh man I love ypur videos :D I'm just browsing my local auction sites for old fridge compressors, guess why?
Thank you! :) Awesome! Definitely make your own. Let me know how it goes or if you have any questions. I will feature anyone who builds a working IC engine from a fridge compressor.
Next time you want to use a fastner to tap grind a little slot perpendicular to the threads. It'll give both a cutting surface and a place for the cuttings to go.
I love these videos keep them coming
Thanks! Will do!
If you're trying to make a different head gasket, lots of older small engines use copper head gaskets, so maybe try that?
Makerj, i like your videos specially for copper pipe cylinder and epoxy piston.
Love this series. Thought I'd mention that you put the Teflon tape on counterclockwise when it's supposed to be clockwise. Minor thing but it's good practice to follow.
Depends on which way you are holding the screw!
i cant wait till the next video!!!
Wow that's impressive! I'm surprised a cork sheet could hold so much pressure
Hey, I have been watching some of your vids for quite some time, but this one really interests me since I'm into engines too. Have a 49cc 2-stroke that was looking at converting it to an air compressor.
So, regarding the cranks case enclosure... you obviously know you will need some kind of support for the other crank journal, either by incorporating it to the enclosure you need to fab up or by adapting the original plate to the makeshift enclosure (kind of see a whole lot of JB being used on that route). Also, you need to think about sealing that side too as you don't want to have your charge leak through there. I would suggest using o-rings and JB to make some kind of barrier, like an original rubber seal would work.
The other aluminum heat sink would make a really good side cover also, although you will have to incorporate bottom and maybe side covering too. Can't really get a good viewing angle in the vid of the compressors housing to see where it would need closing up, but I guess that you could fill up those muffler chambers with JB and sand them down to have more of a flat surface that could provide better sealing capabilities. Then just use RTV to seal up the fabricated enclosure.
Anyways, I hope I could give you some ideas.
I'm not sure how well that cork will work for the head gasket. Cork gaskets suck for regular gaskets so I don't see why the would hold up to compression and combustion. Try making a multi layer steel head gasket, then spray some copper rtv on both sides of the mls head gasket. This will also help bring the compression down as far as you want, just make the head gasket thicker for lower compression
The teflon tape is usually always put on the other way, with the thread, so there is less of a chance of pushing it back off when threading the part in.
I see your pump oiler lives in a bag too. I just threw mine in the garbage finally, the thing leaked all over my bench twice now when I knocked it over unnoticed and I went back to plastic bottles with a spout.
It's looking close! Hope the cork holds up long enough to get a good run! Could treat it with borax to make it burn resistant.
nice vid
This is epic
If I saw correctly, you put your teflon tape on backwards, such that when you tighten the plug, the tape rolls backwards. Bad plumbing practice, but it looks like it works for your purpose.
amazing, next video
thats a new method of how to close a plug gap hahaa
I just put hacksaw blades in a wooden bow saw frame, so there's no front or back, and I can just turn the saw around and cut whichever way I like. I also find that the bow saw holds the blade more securely than any metal hacksaw frames I've tried.
Wooden bow saws are pretty cool! I've wanted to make one for a while now. That's a good idea putting a hacksaw blade in one.
Hi. I just subscribed after finding this video in my recommended video list. I like your methods, it may not be the "right" way but it works so who cares right? :)
Thanks for subbing! :) Methods = janky but who cares?? Definitely correct train of thought XD
Every machinist/hobby mechanic on YT diss Harbour Freight :P
Excellent job!!!
Just a question, when the head warms up, wont the bolts have a slack,
since they have a space through the fins and begin to leak?
i would leave rotor from original motor and add N magnets and flywheel on other side, that way you can have generator and motor at same time
That's a good idea! Maybe I'll do that!
Really nice progess. I like the looks if the cylinder head. When it runs you could add a pc fan on the side or somethin.
Anyway i was thinking you could use some sheet metal on the side to cover the most of area. The jb weld kinda bugs me because you can't take it apart anymore.
Do you put oil in your gasoline for the 2 stroke engines? Could be extra important here because the bearings are designed to have oil all around em. I would usw a ratio 1:25 or smth like that.
Thank you! Yeah not being able to take it apart bugs me too. Sheet metal with a cork gasket might do the trick. We'll see!
Yep, I'm planning to put 2 smoke oil in the gas. And yeah, I'll error much on the side of way too much oil! :D
Yeah you could build up some walls with jb weld and then fix the sheet metal to it with some screws. Also for ignition you cuold built something different to make it run even better. I was wthinking of a buzz coil ignition just like the old engines had.
new video hype :D
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I hope you try high compression but really it would just be cool to see this run well.
I machine air cooled cyl heads all the time for racing motorcycles (adding a second plug) you can easily drill or machine out that area by carefully wedging in a bunch of thin wood between them prior to drilling (paint stir stick or big wide Popsicle craft sticks would prolly work............ then when done pick them out with a dental pick
you could use circular saw bits (i don´t really know the name in english, it´s similar to how you cut cilindric holes on wood) of various sizes to cut the sparkplug housing on those fins. Then just bend back and forth the small fin bits till they break. Aluminum breaks easy. Then use a Dremel tool to smooth it all out.
I find it a lot easier to use a saw with the saw blade like you had it in the previous video.
Ya me too. It depends tho
i'm still up to this video. but i comment in hope you made a squish clearence on the cly head. its kind of neccesary for the explosions and compression room. :P hope i see it in some of the sequels. :)
I was really surprised that spade bit worked on that aluminum.
Damn, that came out awesome!!
I''m so glad that you left the idea of JB-welding the head, especially given the fact that you already had the 4 holes there :)
I don't know if you remember or not, but I told you on Facebook about my attempt on making such an engine, and I forgot to mention that on my compressor, the head was just strapped to the actual body with a steel band and some pins which locked it into place..that wasn't really hackable at all, but I gave it a try anyways :)
I'm also worried about the cork sheet material, as I believe it won't withstand high temperatures really well..also, you might want to re-tighten the bolts after the first few runs.
Also, the better approach for the sparkplug would have been that type without the bent negative terminal, that one where the actual case of the sparkplug is the negative, and the distance between the electrode and the case is quite small.
I'm still curious about how you'll make the air/fuel mixture, and how you can get it into the engine :) (probably compressed air?)
Huh, that's a really interesting design of compressor. I have never seen one like that. Send me some pictures. I'm curious to see it. Yeah, IDK how the cork sheet is gonna hold up. I think it will work fine for at least a while. Might smoke a lot. We'll find out eventually I guess!
Yeah, that would have been a better type of spark plug. I would have had to search around for one of those tho. I'm going for easy to find parts for this project as I want anyone with a brain to be able to replicate the project. LOL :P
You'll have to wait and find out how I'm gonna do the carburetor! I think it's going to be super simple. Might use the venturi effect
Makerj101 the compressor is long gone to the scrapyard :)) That engine idea was 2 years ago, if not more :)
Oh yeah you did say that darn it. Well make another one!
maybe you can make a o ring from copper wire. like 10 gauge solid wire. and solder to make a sealed circle. using silver solder. because of heat. just an idea.
+James stranger thanks for the idea using silver solder. I honestly won't bother unless the tin/lead solder melts.
Im so hyped
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what you are using to.get spark at the rigth time when the piston is top dead center is it gonna fire every revolution or are you gonna make like a camshaft for spark or what ,was just thinking about it and sorry for bad english cause if from finland if you didnt notice it from the name :D
Well it is a 2 stroke so it will fire every rotation. I will probably start with using a simple switch connected to a ignition coil. Then I'm thinking to upgrade to a hall effect circuit.
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You shouldn't use drill bits as center punches, the steel is too brittle.
I once ground a broken bit to a point and used it as a center punch but the tip quickly broke off and got embedded in my work.
After you get a bit of drill steel stuck it makes that spot very hard to drill out or drill straight.
Hey dude I really want to se this run so squeeze out part 4 please
awesome video. But I tell you now that cork gasket will not hold up to cumbustion pressure
Use a piece of copper sheet for you head gasket. Split a piece of copper pipe down the side if need be. Cork will blow out.
Might do that if cork burns up.
That intel heatsink reminds me of when I stole 3 of them from computers that were being thrown out when I was in elementary school.
Hahaha