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This is a tiny five cylinder rotary engine designed to run on compressed air/steam/CO2. This engine runs fabulously on around 10psi of compressed air and happily swings an 8.5 inch propeller. 9mm bore 9mm stroke 85mm overall engine diameter This engine can be made using a small 3.5″ centre lathe and a small milling machine. … Read more
Plans for the Oscillating Steam Engine, this is a large model at 240mm long x 80mm wide and 90mm high. At the same time it is easily built using a small lathe and milling machine. I designed and made this when I bought the Warco WM240B lathe. This was to be a simple larger scale … Read more
These Lamppost Engine Plans are for a model steam engine that is built onto a lamp post and generates electricity to light the lantern. The download is a PDF of the plans and contains 17 pages of drawings, images and notes for you to use to construct your own model engine. Specifications: bore 16mm stroke … Read more
The DTi bracket plan is for a simple to make dial test indicator bracket that allows the Moore & Wright DTi to be held in the lathe tool post. The DTi bracket as designed fits into a tool post designed to take 12mm or 1/2 inch lathe tools. The main leg of the design can … Read more