Honey, I Shrunk the Steam Engine

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2024

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  • @chronovaengineering
    @chronovaengineering  2 місяці тому +80

    Thanks for watching! If you would like to support our work and get access to additional videos and articles, please check out our Patreon page: patreon.com/ChronovaEngineering

    • @associatedblacksheepandmisfits
      @associatedblacksheepandmisfits 2 місяці тому +1

      That's a lovely lathe m8.😊

    • @RichardBetel
      @RichardBetel 2 місяці тому +2

      The Obese Mosquito is a pretty good name for a steam engine, IMO.

    • @petesmith9472
      @petesmith9472 2 місяці тому +2

      I was so engrossed I found myself blowing at my screen to get rid of the swarf.

    • @TrueHelpTV
      @TrueHelpTV 2 місяці тому +1

      This deserves a home in a museum somewhere.

    • @nickybeingnicky
      @nickybeingnicky 2 місяці тому +1

      I'm joining. But only because I want you to make a tiny 2 stroke.

  • @martinfisker7438
    @martinfisker7438 2 місяці тому +1655

    Making a motorcycle for an ant is pretty cool, but honestly having a wife who made a steam engine is the biggest flex of this video

    • @TerrySumpter2007
      @TerrySumpter2007 2 місяці тому +38

      Agreed 1000%

    • @jeffspaulding9834
      @jeffspaulding9834 2 місяці тому +30

      @@littlefrank90 There are a lot more men who machine as a hobby than women. You can argue about why that's the case, but it's true.
      Some guys find that novelty attractive. Personally, there are a lot of other things I consider more important in a potential mate, but everyone's different.

    • @deca0
      @deca0 2 місяці тому +16

      @@jeffspaulding9834it was clearly a joke

    • @NerdGlasses256
      @NerdGlasses256 2 місяці тому +2

      Bu why ut /s at the ned then (it means serious, and is used to clarify "no I'm not joking. It'S counterpart is /jk)

    • @plumbum8284
      @plumbum8284 2 місяці тому +16

      @@NerdGlasses256 /s means sarcasm, serious is /srs

  • @Simple_But_Expensive
    @Simple_But_Expensive 2 місяці тому +1250

    Having been a steam engineer most of my life, I am astonished. Truly impressive work. It may be the smallest steam engine on the planet. Call Guinness!

    • @akaHarvesteR
      @akaHarvesteR 2 місяці тому +126

      It very well might be.
      Btw that 'adapter' part is hilarious. It just shows how ridiculous the scale is, when the air feed tube is also the entire engine mount 😅

    • @Simple_But_Expensive
      @Simple_But_Expensive 2 місяці тому +36

      @@akaHarvesteR Hey! Good engineering is making one part serve two purposes!👍🙂

    • @dundeedideley1773
      @dundeedideley1773 2 місяці тому

      Guinness is a pay to play sham.

    • @robm.4512
      @robm.4512 2 місяці тому +13

      To be fair, he’s earned a decent pint for this.

    • @garychaney5484
      @garychaney5484 2 місяці тому +5

      ​@@robm.4512pint of bourbon!

  • @sdrc92126
    @sdrc92126 2 місяці тому +1512

    World's first steam powered watch?

    • @drewcagno
      @drewcagno 2 місяці тому +40

      Tell me more....... 😂😂😂

    • @nevernether3368
      @nevernether3368 2 місяці тому +21

      Brilliant!

    • @Fan-lq6uv
      @Fan-lq6uv 2 місяці тому +44

      Steam train for ants?

    • @stinkfist911
      @stinkfist911 2 місяці тому +78

      Use something that your body heat can vaporize, maybe ether.

    • @sloppycee
      @sloppycee 2 місяці тому +7

      Lung power

  • @timoteiNitrogen
    @timoteiNitrogen 2 місяці тому +1231

    Bro just causally went to his fucking scanning electron microscope, standard shop equipment

    • @TheGuyWhoComments
      @TheGuyWhoComments 2 місяці тому +51

      I remember that time my lines on my 3D printer were messed up so I used my electron microscope to scan them and find the issue

    • @tonywright8294
      @tonywright8294 2 місяці тому +11

      Why the swearing ?

    • @FabiansLab
      @FabiansLab 2 місяці тому +97

      ​@@tonywright8294 Because SEMs cost easily $200,000 most engineer minded people are frustrated they can't do their own personal projects due to the cost of most tools

    • @mrb692
      @mrb692 2 місяці тому +31

      @@FabiansLabthey make tabletop SEMs nowadays that are comparatively cheap, as in only tens of thousands of dollars instead of hundreds.

    • @FabiansLab
      @FabiansLab 2 місяці тому +21

      @@mrb692 oh that's neat, I was just betting on buying a used one... One day.

  • @DallasG83
    @DallasG83 2 місяці тому +382

    One day, ants will build statues of this man for helping them industrialize their colonies.

    • @mrbmp09
      @mrbmp09 15 днів тому

      DallasG83
      10 years later the leftist ants will call him racist, sexist, insectist and tear them down.

  • @nixie2462
    @nixie2462 2 місяці тому +495

    "WHAT IS THIS, A STEAM ENGINE FOR ANTS?!?!"
    "Yes"
    "Oh..."

    • @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE
      @WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE 2 місяці тому +17

      "... Needs to be at least three times this big!"

    • @julianwalde4810
      @julianwalde4810 2 місяці тому +11

      wait til you see the ants startegic bomber fleet and space station ...

    • @ryanjohnson4565
      @ryanjohnson4565 2 місяці тому

      @@julianwalde4810Try steaming your buns.

  • @somethingelse2740
    @somethingelse2740 2 місяці тому +98

    In the early 90's I read an article in (I believe) Model Aviation magazine about an elderly watchmaker immigrant in NYC who made a bunch of multi cylinder CO2 engines so small you could fit the collection inside a Contac capsule. The article included pictures or I wouldn't have believed it. A working 5 cylinder CO2 engine about 3 mm wide. I was never able to find anything about him on the internet. Machining super tiny machines is amazing to me

    • @CenReaper.
      @CenReaper. 4 дні тому

      3mm? Are you sure it's a real thing?

    • @somethingelse2740
      @somethingelse2740 4 дні тому +1

      @@CenReaper. There were nice clear pictures in the magazine. Although I may have the date wrong of when the machinist made them. He could have been making them much earlier than the article was created. I can't be sure of the magazine either, because I was gifted a bunch of full size airplane and aerospace tech magazines in the early 90's and the article might have been in one of those, and not in an RC mag. I realize my claim seems incredible, but I know what I saw. And I wish I could prove it.

  • @custos3249
    @custos3249 2 місяці тому +263

    Don't forget, you don't have to go bigger, you can also go more dense. An osmium flywheel would've been interesting to say the least.

    • @bow-tiedengineer4453
      @bow-tiedengineer4453 2 місяці тому +31

      Lead would be doable, or some alloy of lead. Tungsten would be better, but I know it's notoriously hard to machine, so it might not be possible with his workshop.

    • @akaHarvesteR
      @akaHarvesteR 2 місяці тому +13

      Isn't osmium ridiculously toxic? But yeah, tungsten could work... But it's famously a PITA to machine

    • @custos3249
      @custos3249 2 місяці тому +29

      @@akaHarvesteR It's used in jewlery, so no. It's no more toxic than platinum, which makes sense since it's one of the noble metals. However, like platinum, compounds containing it can be especially hazardous, such as it's oxides. Easily mitigated with simple galvanizing though.

    • @custos3249
      @custos3249 2 місяці тому +15

      @@bow-tiedengineer4453 Given heat is a staple of steam engines, the wheel needs to spin at high speed, lead's melting point, and malleability.......

    • @Yora21
      @Yora21 2 місяці тому +21

      At this tiny scale, even really exotic and expensive materials might be affordable.

  • @MatchaMakesThings
    @MatchaMakesThings 2 місяці тому +246

    Ah yes putting it under the Electron Micron microscope to figure out the issue XD.
    Lovely build. Really pushing the limits!

    • @akaHarvesteR
      @akaHarvesteR 2 місяці тому +16

      I love how casually he takes his parts to the scanning electron microscope, as if it was a thing you find in most shops 😅

    • @king_james_official
      @king_james_official 2 місяці тому +2

      electron micron microscope? that's a new name for me lol

    • @robm.4512
      @robm.4512 2 місяці тому

      @@king_james_officialIt’s probably smaller than yer average common or garden home workshop scanning electron microscope.
      I think we should be told.

  • @JamieBainbridge
    @JamieBainbridge 2 місяці тому +58

    The scale of this didn't become apparent until I saw the gigantic toothbrush at 10:05

    • @Terminarch
      @Terminarch 2 місяці тому +2

      Should've been a gag reel honestly. Get a hilariously large toothbrush the size of a leg for that zoom shot lol

    • @YodaWhat
      @YodaWhat 2 місяці тому +2

      Also, comparison to the man's fingerprint grooves. Beyond amazing... Just... Staggering!

    • @CenReaper.
      @CenReaper. 4 дні тому

      As he said, the displacement is around 4 million times smaller than in a car engine.

  •  2 місяці тому +98

    “This is the larger version my wife Hazel made several years ago”
    I’m lucky myself having a wife who shares and appreciates some of my interests but this just another level :)

    • @IneptOrange
      @IneptOrange 2 місяці тому +10

      That dwarven couple in the corner of the tavern who forge weapons together have competition

  • @akaHarvesteR
    @akaHarvesteR 2 місяці тому +30

    I know watchmakers make tiny tings, but holy hell, this is _ridiculously_ small!
    My jaw dropped from the thumbnail already (hah, pun retroactively intended)

  • @ian-c.01
    @ian-c.01 2 місяці тому +32

    I remember making one of those oscillating engines in school over 50 years ago as an introduction to machining, I really enjoyed the process !
    You make it look fairly straightforward but it's difficult to get a sense of scale on a large screen, drilling the match head at the end put it into perspective nicely !

    • @leifvejby8023
      @leifvejby8023 2 місяці тому +2

      I made one too, out of oak, very similar to this, but twenty times larger, 20mm bore. It ran quite well, but wore itself out in a few minutes.

  • @barneszhun4041
    @barneszhun4041 2 місяці тому +17

    This isn't even machining anymore, it is pure art at this minature scale!

  • @GeorgeD1
    @GeorgeD1 2 місяці тому +90

    I don't think it came through very clearly on video, but anyone who's held a 0.3 mm drill bit knows how incredibly tiny it is! I have one and I can't imagine how they are even produced...

    • @markrainford1219
      @markrainford1219 2 місяці тому +10

      I don't trust any milling cutter below 3mm, they could be selling me a drill bit for all I know. 😅

    • @JJFX-
      @JJFX- 2 місяці тому +7

      Last time I attempted using bits like this it broke when I looked at it. Sometimes you just have to admit you aren't the gorilla meant to do the job.

    • @SpaceLaunchLabs
      @SpaceLaunchLabs 2 місяці тому +8

      I had to use 0.3 mm drill bits for some ceramic parts. The box that contained 10 of them fell off the microscope stand onto the table below while I was messing with some parts. Every single bit immediately snapped off when it hit the table.
      I stopped working for the rest of that day to cool off after that.

    • @BrunodeSouzaLino
      @BrunodeSouzaLino 2 місяці тому +3

      And then you were presented to the almighty 0.1 mm drill bit.

    • @bascomnextion5639
      @bascomnextion5639 2 місяці тому +2

      I use to make printed circuit boards and have tungsten carbide drill bits from .2mm to 3mm now its cheaper to use China.

  • @LafayetteSystems
    @LafayetteSystems 2 місяці тому +19

    The design and precision machining at this scale is incredible!

  • @sidneydawe9937
    @sidneydawe9937 2 місяці тому +2

    I am a retired toolmaker. When I was 17 and an apprentice at the Royal Aircraft Establishment I made a twin oscillating cylinder steam engine with a 1/8'' bore and 1/4'' stroke. I connected it to a high pressure air line and it ran like the clappers. Great fun and satisfaction for a teenager. Thanks for the upload. Great video.

  • @richards7909
    @richards7909 2 місяці тому +21

    It’s mind blowing how small it is, amazing at the skill required but I was lost for words when you casually mentioned looking under an electron microscope!
    Wow, just wow! :)

  • @theca69
    @theca69 2 місяці тому +34

    I have a complaint. I made one of these and left it on my desk not thinking much about it, and then a bunch of ants came along and stole it. Now every single time I try to stop the ants from getting to my food, I get assaulted by an army of miniature WW1-styled vehicles (bi-planes included). Now, the weapons don't hurt, but I am afraid that they may target my eyes, and with how fast they're progressing (They stole my engine 5 days ago, as of writing), I'm afraid they may create rounds strong enough to penetrate my skin and injure me. While their vehicles are currently slow and fragile, and I can destroy them by stepping on them, the sheer number of these vehicles is getting me worried. As of now, the only weapon effective against a large group of them is pesticide, as they don't have gas masks, nor are their vehicles air tight, but I'm running out, and it's getting expensive. Please help.

    • @ZSec-ei4bv
      @ZSec-ei4bv 2 місяці тому +2

      that's a love death an robots episode (rats epidose)

    • @JiiHooMan
      @JiiHooMan Місяць тому

      One of the most underrated comments on youtube

    • @Tao_Tology
      @Tao_Tology Місяць тому +3

      Make them some tiny smartphones.
      They'll be addicted to those ticky-toc videos in no time and will not bother you.

  • @mrimmortal1579
    @mrimmortal1579 2 місяці тому +14

    Holy crap, that’s amazing!
    If you keep up like this, it won’t be long before people are telling Chris from Clickspring “That’s some Chronova level workmanship, mate!”

  • @trevordickson8617
    @trevordickson8617 2 місяці тому +7

    Truly impressive. I always like hearing from clever people who just get on with it.

  • @ratcrib
    @ratcrib 2 місяці тому +23

    17:11 @theslowmoguys need to film this

  • @tymz-r-achangin
    @tymz-r-achangin 2 місяці тому +15

    Easily got my thumbs up! No stupid music, got to hear the sounds from the processes, and very interesting content to follow along with whereby anticipating the progress. Thank you for sharing the video

  • @thesjyoungjr
    @thesjyoungjr 2 місяці тому +53

    It's a good thing you don't have allergies. A sneeze at the wrong time could be disastrous. 😊

    • @twestgard2
      @twestgard2 2 місяці тому +9

      It might run the engine!

    • @thesjyoungjr
      @thesjyoungjr 2 місяці тому +5

      @@twestgard2 maybe in hyper speed.😄

  • @SpeedyGwen
    @SpeedyGwen 2 місяці тому +28

    I would absolutely love to see u make a super tiny water boiler that can run this engine while being incredibly tiny, it could even end up in a watch or something as a proof of concept and because its cool, also I would love to see the efficiency of this engine

    • @bettafish541
      @bettafish541 2 місяці тому +7

      a tiny water boiler that runs off a little slow burning string

    • @shamancredible8632
      @shamancredible8632 Місяць тому +1

      That motor's efficiency is higher percent than the odds you're NOT a genetic deadend. do with that what you will

    • @bettafish541
      @bettafish541 Місяць тому +2

      @@shamancredible8632 I had to read that 5 times to even understand what that is supposed to mean, you're trying too hard with the insults

  • @ilikaplayhopscotch
    @ilikaplayhopscotch 2 місяці тому +4

    “Obese mosquito” is very, very amusing to think about! Thank you for this.

  • @nat7278
    @nat7278 2 місяці тому +6

    Man that pantograph is the bees knees. What an incredible undertaking you accomplished. Bravo

  • @fburton8
    @fburton8 2 місяці тому +6

    Having witnessed your amazing achievement, my head is spinning at what feels like ~42,000 rpm. Bravo!

  • @deadmeat1126
    @deadmeat1126 2 місяці тому +2

    That lathe set up is already impressively compact and then you remember hes fitting a camera in there somewhere for these great shots too

  • @Razer_-fe9mo
    @Razer_-fe9mo 2 місяці тому +3

    As a model train enthusiast, I have MANY ideas for this!

  • @Sugar3Glider
    @Sugar3Glider 2 місяці тому +37

    "This is a really tiny steam engine." ~Chronova
    "YES." ~Fred Fredburger

  • @NotTJFlamezz
    @NotTJFlamezz 2 місяці тому +14

    15:53 that one mosquito in my ear:

  • @patrickbrun5830
    @patrickbrun5830 2 місяці тому +2

    Ich baue seit 50 Jahren Modelle und Dampfmaschinen. Ihre Dampfmaschinen ist das eindrucksvollste, dass ich seit vielen Jahren gesehen habe! Ich habe bis jetzt nicht gedacht, dass das überhaupt möglich ist - ich bin schwer beeindruckt. Sie haben das Problem in dieser mini Grösse perfekt gelöst. Die Materialien Verhalten sich in dieser Grösse ja proportional anders...
    Selbstverständlich habe ich Ihr Video jetzt geliked und ein Abo gemacht. Also, vielen Dank für Ihr Video! Jetzt habe ich neue Inspirationen und sehr viel Stoff zum Nachdenken. Haben wir nicht das schönste Hobby der Welt? Viele Grüsse aus dem Uhrenland Schweiz.

  • @momerathe
    @momerathe 2 місяці тому +6

    the pantograph is cool. it's like an old-timey CNC

  • @lone.faerie
    @lone.faerie 2 місяці тому +1

    I thought the thumbnail was AI, and then I clicked on the video. Amazing work!!!

  • @benmcreynolds8581
    @benmcreynolds8581 2 місяці тому +5

    This is absolutely insane!!! I just saw a video that might interest you. It's this new tech of a silicone microchip that acts as an active cooling fan you can put into electronic devices. I definitely recommend you check it out. It kind of utilizes similar properties. The chip uses ultrasonic vibrations that's within a custom container with a unique seal that allows for moving hot air and cold air to circulate. Just thought it's a fascinating advancement in heat pump, cooling fan type technology.

  • @jdthebomb
    @jdthebomb 2 місяці тому +2

    Your video is good enough to make me squint at an enlarged image of a small object...

  • @TomSedgman
    @TomSedgman 2 місяці тому +3

    You continue to astonish me with the scales you are able to work at! i'd live in mortal fear of sending one of those tiny pieces pinging across the desk!

  • @JackBender
    @JackBender 2 місяці тому +1

    Perfect application for the use of a high-speed camera and a macro lens to try to understand those vibration modes.

  • @da___man
    @da___man 2 місяці тому +4

    Great job. I am jealous of your workshop. I especially like the Schaublin lathe with the milling attachment.

  • @Iceflkn
    @Iceflkn 2 місяці тому +8

    16:01 an obese mosquito? How do they sound? Hungry?? Lol

    • @williampayne8876
      @williampayne8876 2 місяці тому +1

      Obese mosquito is not hungry. It's full.

  • @kristianrehorovsky7717
    @kristianrehorovsky7717 2 місяці тому +1

    Seems like the perfect motor for a steam powered toothbrush

  • @MyBinaryLife
    @MyBinaryLife 2 місяці тому +4

    As a jeweler watching this, im just amazed at using the pantograph engraver for machining work lol. so genius for tiny parts I never thought of that.

  • @1234567890CAB
    @1234567890CAB 2 місяці тому +1

    I found that when using small carbide bits, you have to spin them as fast as possible and feed them into the part excruciatingly slow. Think about when you tense up your hand to do something extremely delicate; that's pretty much how you have to turn the handle of a manual mill. In industry, these bits are often used for printed circuit board manufacturing. The CNC routers they are used in often spin 100,000+ rpm to achieve normal feed rates. The chips they make are pretty much dust.

  • @RalfyCustoms
    @RalfyCustoms 2 місяці тому +2

    Wonderful as always, well done and thanks for sharing, I do believe that there comes a point when faster is not better on smaller bits

  • @tuppyglossop222
    @tuppyglossop222 2 місяці тому +3

    It’s not a steam engine until you put steam through it.
    I would love to see how it handles condensate in the cylinder. At that scale, surface tension and capillary forces will be quite significant.

  • @Si-Al-Ti
    @Si-Al-Ti 2 місяці тому +2

    I love using the old tech pantograph in combination with modern 3d-printing

  • @superkip5920
    @superkip5920 2 місяці тому +2

    Ik heb laatst precies zo'n zelfde stoommachintje gebouwd! Ongeveer zo groot als een lego minifiguur! Zo klein als u hebt gebouwd is ongelofelijk! Groetjes uit Nederland!😃👍🇳🇱

  • @AlexDiesTrying
    @AlexDiesTrying 2 місяці тому +9

    Wow, beautiful. A sterling engine could be next. Oh, already happened...

  • @SkidzFPV
    @SkidzFPV Місяць тому +1

    This is absolutely amazing. I started working with aircraft engines almost 2 years ago and thought that our tolerance limits were insane, being +/- .0001” or less on con rod piston pin holes. But I can’t imagine the tolerance you work with here. And of course the scale of what you’re working with is astonishing. Great video, subscribed and look forward to seeing more

    • @ronhoover4367
      @ronhoover4367 8 днів тому

      I am not an aircraft mechanic but are you sure you need to hit +/- a tenth? There would not be enough clearance for oil to flow.
      I am not sure what tolerances he is shooting for on this project but I think for port positioning +/-.001 would work fine. .3mm is about .012"

    • @SkidzFPV
      @SkidzFPV 8 днів тому

      @ factory limit on continental rod piston pin bushings for the 470-550 engines is 1.1267”-1.1269” so yes, that’s a .0003” range, or 1.1268” +/- .0001”. The lycomings have a slightly larger factory limit, but we still have to get within a .0003” range per shop standard.

    • @SkidzFPV
      @SkidzFPV 8 днів тому

      @ oh, and the pin that is going in that hole is definitely smaller, it’s probably 2-6 thousandths smaller, I haven’t measured them because I’m not assembling them yet, but the standard in the book doesn’t give you much room for error

  • @kevito666
    @kevito666 2 місяці тому +2

    Great video. With small scales, thin film application can help a lot to restore tolerances or to put finishes on items that improve the performance at a molecular level. You can thin film deposit inconel or nickasil and then 'polish' away to tolerances, giving you a bit more lee-way with machining things for final assembly.

  • @coldpond
    @coldpond 2 місяці тому +4

    It's really impressive! 👍 Superb camera work as well.

  • @pancake_king1106
    @pancake_king1106 2 місяці тому +2

    I loved watching him turn the little spring

  • @SuperAWaC
    @SuperAWaC 2 місяці тому +3

    "if it runs on air it should run on steam" running on air and steam are two completely different animals

  • @KathrynLiz1
    @KathrynLiz1 2 місяці тому +2

    Love your little lathe...and your level of craftsmanship.
    I know what you mean about speed with small drills...although my smallest have been 1/64" (about .4mm)... but even they didn't really cut well under 30,000rpm. I made my own drill from a 12v slot racer car motor that freewheeling shows close to 50,000rpm on my tachometer. That speed put one of those tiny drills through a 2mm steel plate in just a few seconds... My source of such tiny drills in NZ no longer exists, but my need for such tiny holes is past now....that was all back in the 1960s.
    Perhaps a similar little engine of this kind might work for drilling? 🙂

  • @Henning_S.
    @Henning_S. 2 місяці тому +1

    You could try to reduce vibrations by drilling a few small holes into the flywheel next to the crank pin to balance the weight of the piston

  • @LANless
    @LANless 2 місяці тому +2

    That is a fabulous device, so long as you don't sneeze during assembly.

  • @BikerTrashWolf
    @BikerTrashWolf 2 місяці тому +2

    This is at once amazingly satisfying. But i cant imagine the amount of frustration i would experience attempting this

  • @kotten9534
    @kotten9534 2 місяці тому +1

    I think this might be the most impressive thing I have ever seen made on youtube. Incredible skills in the craft - hats off!

  • @JasonMesmer
    @JasonMesmer 2 місяці тому +3

    Impressive as hell, but I just spent 18 minutes thinking "don't drop it, don't sneeze, don't even breathe on those tiny parts..."

  • @johncronin7843
    @johncronin7843 2 місяці тому

    This is quite commendable. You could make an even smaller lathe. It could run on dry ice. So many inspiring ideas. Thank you!

  • @ggtt2547
    @ggtt2547 2 місяці тому +1

    Firstly, amazing work, thank you very much. And secondly, i love that you also show your failures and how you are overcoming them. Everybody is gonna fail, but you have to just accept it and move on. Failure is a huge part of success!! Whatever success means for different people. Thank you for that too!!

  • @Frostyrice
    @Frostyrice 2 місяці тому +1

    So cool. High quality video, cool shots, beautiful machinery, great narrative. What a great video

  • @cyber_nuggets8302
    @cyber_nuggets8302 2 місяці тому +1

    GET THIS MAN A PROGRAM ON PBS RIGHT NOW!

  • @controllerpleb6568
    @controllerpleb6568 2 місяці тому +1

    I must admit, when I first saw the thumbnail of this video, I thought it was an elaborate prank. I think it's really cool.

  • @dranon0o
    @dranon0o 2 місяці тому +8

    The question is... how much energy can you get out of it with some magnets and core wires?

  • @robertw1871
    @robertw1871 2 місяці тому +2

    Very cool, impressive collection of tools! I’m jealous!

  • @RyoCanCan
    @RyoCanCan 2 місяці тому

    This is insanely inpressive. It working and having some torque is genuinely mind boggling for it's size!

  • @punking488
    @punking488 2 місяці тому

    watch makers are the true mad scientists of the engineering world. kolibri pistol was an example. its not even just micro engineering, just art as well.

  • @johnmoorefilm
    @johnmoorefilm 2 місяці тому +1

    Amazing work…you’re in my will, some nice vintage watches heading your way (hopefully not too soon!)❤

  • @SonnyDarvish
    @SonnyDarvish 2 місяці тому +7

    Does Guinness world records require more work to recognize this?

    • @SonnyDarvish
      @SonnyDarvish 2 місяці тому

      Seems like there's loads of miniature engines out there, so it's probably unlikely.

    • @nrobsoekim
      @nrobsoekim 2 місяці тому

      Guinness only accepts applications for records from people who pay them an exorbitant amount of money. If this is a record breaker it will likely only ever be unofficial.

    • @arturjogi6054
      @arturjogi6054 2 місяці тому

      Guiness world records is a pointless scam anyways. You pay them a few hundred for them to check out you application, they can deny it for any reason without refunding you, and if you get a record certified you don't get anything. Just a piece of paper.

    • @PopeGoliath
      @PopeGoliath 2 місяці тому

      Guinness is a scam. They require several thousand dollars from you for the privilege of having their official come out and do a social media event.

  • @BenJandrell
    @BenJandrell 2 місяці тому +2

    Stunning work and impressive machining, well done. 👍

  • @purplepug69420
    @purplepug69420 2 місяці тому

    I've found simple steam engine designs, but this is the pinnacle of simplicity and its cool

  • @richards200
    @richards200 2 місяці тому +1

    This stresses me out just watching it, there's not a chance in this world that I would even consider trying something like this.... Serious skill mate fair do's

  • @Hobypyrocom
    @Hobypyrocom 2 місяці тому +1

    excellent workmanship... your focus on details and precise work makes me anxious, which is why i like your videos 😂 keep up the great work and keep the videos coming...

  • @mikehibbett3301
    @mikehibbett3301 2 місяці тому +1

    Your points at the end are very interesting and worth further research. Thank you!

  • @cody5535
    @cody5535 2 місяці тому

    Completely gobsmacked by the size of this thing; absolutely incredible feat of precision!

  • @Remulos1
    @Remulos1 2 місяці тому +2

    @AlecSteele needs a steam engine for his newly (beautifully) restored power hammer. Please send him this 😂

  • @mceajc
    @mceajc 2 місяці тому +4

    Astonishing work.

  • @TheDistur
    @TheDistur 2 місяці тому +4

    Pretty interesting how conventional machining works at that scale.

  • @cloudedarctrooper
    @cloudedarctrooper 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm sorry, I couldn't hold my laughter, it sounds like a teeny tiny cartoon fly

  • @Scot-p1v
    @Scot-p1v 25 днів тому

    Aw! Making a custom spring.
    -I repaired and rebuilt pianos for many years, so that was a nostalgia hit for me

  • @IanZainea1990
    @IanZainea1990 Місяць тому +1

    7:35 ah yes. I always chuck my parts under the scanning electron microscope for a quick once over.

  • @MartinPiper6502
    @MartinPiper6502 2 місяці тому +1

    Hold on, you happen to have a scanning electron microscope in your workshop?!

  • @RustyInventions-wz6ir
    @RustyInventions-wz6ir 2 місяці тому +3

    Wow. That is small. Good job sir

  • @XuX2450
    @XuX2450 28 днів тому

    Tools like these can truly make nanites of scale much smaller than what is already in the makings or is to be that is!

  • @paxsevenfour
    @paxsevenfour 2 місяці тому

    Honey, wake up! Chronova just dropped a new video about tiny engineering projects!

  • @iandeare1
    @iandeare1 2 місяці тому

    Wow! My father was a Watchmaker to trade, but also an inveterate engineering, fiddler, and mechanic... He'd have been impressed!

  • @jochenreichl796
    @jochenreichl796 2 місяці тому

    The engine is nice, but the lathe is steals the show. A beautiful machine.

  • @BloodyMobile
    @BloodyMobile 2 місяці тому

    It's insane how tiny these part are. They already look "tiny" on video, and then there comes in this GIANT finger into frame and puts "tiny" into a new perspective...

  • @jerrywiessner
    @jerrywiessner 2 місяці тому

    The whole video was mesmerizing and addicting. Now that I'm no longer hypnotized I would like to thank you. Thank You !!!

  • @MetallicMedium
    @MetallicMedium 2 місяці тому

    This is really neat! I imagine you could build a small car with a gearbox, c02 cartridge and a regulator.

  • @Silv3rDragon
    @Silv3rDragon 2 місяці тому +3

    Seeing it up close you think its not too bad, till you realize that its probably a tooth brush... 3:26

  • @MegaZsolti
    @MegaZsolti 2 місяці тому

    That's a cute little engine, impressive.
    -Now make a triple-expansion steam engine in that size-

  • @MeriaDuck
    @MeriaDuck 2 місяці тому +1

    Hardly dared to breathe whole watching, I'd lose track of the tiny parts 😂

  • @SpringDivers
    @SpringDivers 2 місяці тому +1

    The tiny drill bits you were using are commonly used for PCB manufacurer.

  • @harveyanimations8974
    @harveyanimations8974 2 місяці тому +1

    How is it even possible for something that small to function

  • @AppliedCryogenics
    @AppliedCryogenics 2 місяці тому

    Another intriguing feat of manual micromachining! Great stuff.

  • @Allthegoodhandlesaretakenlmao
    @Allthegoodhandlesaretakenlmao 2 місяці тому

    I never realized how a steam engine is basically a gasoline engine but with a different method of building pressure. That’s actually really cool!