Merle Coggins Posted March 16, 2012 Report Posted March 16, 2012 (edited) Todd B just sent this to me. It's pretty cool. I've seen it before and I believe it was even posted on the car side not long ago, but maybe you guys hadn't seen it yet. Patience of a Saint and extremely skillful!!! OPERATIONAL V-12 DIESEL ENGINE THAT FITS IN THE PALM OF YOUR HAND. This is not CNC technology; this guy made everything at home on his lathe and drill press. Took 1220 hours (a year and a half?) to make the 261 pieces. Note the end-loaded crankshaft into the block (like an Offy), 12 individual cylinder heads, TINY rods and pistons, dual "underhead" cams with pushrods to rockers in the heads. And, he did break-in using an electric drill driving the crankshaft! Even if you're not an engineer, you'll love this! http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/ It looks to me that it's running on compressed air. It's quite impressive. Merle Edited March 16, 2012 by Merle Coggins Quote
Merle Coggins Posted March 16, 2012 Author Report Posted March 16, 2012 While that tiny engine is pretty impressive, every time I see it I remember this other Very impressive scale model. How can you not love this one. Merle Quote
Dave72dt Posted March 16, 2012 Report Posted March 16, 2012 While that tiny engine is pretty impressive, every time I see it I remember this other Very impressive scale model. How can you not love this one. Merle I'd have loved to have seen the tach. Even duplicated the sound!:cool: Quote
HanksB3B Posted March 16, 2012 Report Posted March 16, 2012 Thanks for posting Merle. Both of those guys are unbelievably talented. There should be some kind of award. If my last name were Ferrari, I'd want to trade his model for real one. Hank Quote
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