David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 11:40 AM |
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Lost in admiration...
V12 fuel-injected diesel engine (captions in Spanish, but no worries)
Should fit under the bonnet of a Locost... 
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jeffw
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 11:52 AM |
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Amazing
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Macbeast
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 12:00 PM |
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Wow !!! 
I'm addicted to brake fluid, but I can stop anytime.
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vinny1275
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 12:12 PM |
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That is a thing of beauty.... 1200 hours to build it! :-o
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designer
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 12:20 PM |
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Makes my live steam efforts look rather second class!!
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Neville Jones
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 12:33 PM |
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Double full marks for effort and application, but how was the crank oiled? I couldn't see a sump or pump.
What were the two 'coolin' pumps at the front hooked up to? No water jacket to be seen.
Still, I wouldn't have the patience to do it. This goes up there with the miniature fully working Ferrari.
Cheers,
Nev.
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rost
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 12:37 PM |
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Amazing! Wonder what the extra tube is for though
[Edited on 22/11/11 by rost]
Charlie don't surf!
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scudderfish
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 12:55 PM |
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Seeing the crank on the lathe reminded me of this picture I saw yesterday
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02GF74
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 02:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Neville Jones
Double full marks for effort and application, but how was the crank oiled? I couldn't see a sump or pump.
What were the two 'coolin' pumps at the front hooked up to? No water jacket to be seen.
aren't they the two fule pumps?
re: lubrucation - the metals chosen are "self lubricating" for the small forces involved - just my guess.
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Stott
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 02:30 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rost
Amazing! Wonder what the extra tube is for though
[Edited on 22/11/11 by rost]
Looks like it's turning under an air supply to the inlet rather than running itself, that's what I think anywho
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Ivan
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 02:43 PM |
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Yup - running on air pressure
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Steve Hignett
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 02:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by Neville Jones
Double full marks for effort and application, but how was the crank oiled? I couldn't see a sump or pump.
What were the two 'coolin' pumps at the front hooked up to? No water jacket to be seen.
aren't they the two fule pumps?
re: lubrucation - the metals chosen are "self lubricating" for the small forces involved - just my guess.
I didn't read all of the quotation for that part and I don't know Spanish, But part of the quotation was "Agua" = Water and
another word is "Dulce" which I believe is "Sweet" in english, so I reckpn that this is the coolant...
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bobinspain
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 03:34 PM |
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Steve,
'Agua dulce' is distilled water, (although your literal translation of sweet water is correct).
Coolant is 'liquido refrigerante'.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 03:51 PM |
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That
Is
AWESOME
Wonder if he could make some bigger ones, maybe around the 3 litre size? 
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nick205
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 04:38 PM |
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Wow - that's an Engineer at work!
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JohnH
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 04:44 PM |
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My god thats fab............. Bet he was a model maker by trade. Would love to see it up close...Do you think any young lads out there could make one
like that ? A lost trade..........
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 05:09 PM |
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I've had to machine an eccentric piece of metal in the past - not as big as that crank - but by the time I'd finished my eyes were
crossed. Trying to concentrate on the cutting tool while other bits were going their own paths...
He certainly knows how to set up cutting tools in a small-ish lathe - he was carving off some beautiful spirals of swarf and leaving a lovely finish.
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Badger_McLetcher
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| posted on 22/11/11 at 09:45 PM |
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That is a hell of a large amout of skill, dedication and time. Hats off to the guy, it's amazing!
If disfunction is a function, then I must be some kind of genius.
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