What Mr. Collier did as a machinist is craftsmanship perfection. What he did to the valve covers and pushrod cylinders, as well as the additional work, places him in the artist category. For those of us that know what you did, we are in awe.
That is some awesome work there. I have been a a machinist for 40 years and I greatly appreciate the work and the pure talent required to make such a machine. Love it. The thrill of firing it up for the very first time is probably beyond words. Thank you for sharing it.
@@garyford99 Здравствуйте. Хотел поинтересоваться, вам известно где люди берут чертежи для постройки таких двигателей ? Кроме того сайта что вы указали... У нас в россии такое мало распространено, и никто этим не занимается. Это сильно ухудшает поиск.
I worked with Lee Hodgson for about a year in Cincinnati. I remember him talking about how he and his dad developed these engines, and how he planned to market the plan for these. I saw about a dozen years ago that he had gone ahead and done what he said he would back in 1993-94.
Hats off to the working class people of America. This fine example of the forgotten skills and talents that are manifest across the country--if you know where to look!
+xzqzq you won't. they are terrible engines for anything but looking cool. It doesn't make as much power as another configuration with similar number of cylinders, and it's very unreliable. Look at what happened tot he rotary engine
Naturephoenix, what you're talking about is called an "inertia starter". It works by winding up a flywheel (what the guy is cranking) Then you engage a clutch (screaming sound), the flywheel turns the engine over and it starts (usually). More reliable than electric start because you don't need a battery & you can try as long you can crank up the flywheel. Some inertia starters used an electric motor to wind up the flywheel.
Yea, Right, Perhaps one 14 yr old but not several as you state. And a 10th of the time??120 hrs??? That is just 3 weeks. Lets start the clock and see shall we? He is a skilled craftsman, 14 yr old may perhaps have been at it 3 yrs tops, as a 10 yr old does not have the dexterity nor the mind to grasp what is happening. So you lie, just to sound tough. Go away.
I'm a master machinist, I'm 60+ y/o and I have apprentices who are 18 and 19 y/o that are just as good as me on manual lathes, mills, and grinders. Plus they know CNC and I don't. You can scan the prints and CNC the parts off billets so fast it's unreal.
Yeah I was wondering HOW it could take 1200 hours! If you have the parts you should be able to put them together... If you count spending 5 hours getting 1 part on the other hand... Hey Ri Badger, whats a good way to start learning machining as a hobbyist?
This engine was used to power a WW2 tank. It was basically a heavy canon mobile armored platform, that I saw on R Lee Ermy's Mail Call on the History Channel
You are correct about turning a radial engine over before starting. However Mr Collier did indeed turn the engine over the required number of times before starting, but that was edited out of the video.
I'm in the process of building one of these exact engines (9 Cylinder Hodgson radial) right now and it's this video that is my motivation. Hoping to build a scale F4U Corsair to drop it into after it's done. Good on ya John!!!
Truly spectacular! It runs like a Swiss watch! I applaud your ingenuity, talent and patience. Would you mind sharing your occupation and level of education?
One thing I learned when I was flying model airplanes is that you set the mixture and left it alone for the most part. If you had to fiddle with it, you were doing something wrong. I hope he builds an aircraft for it. That would be very cool. He mentioned OS as the maker of the carburetor, they also make and sell a 5 cylinder radial of about 4 cubic inches and I thought at first this engine was using those cylinders and heads but it was not. This is an amazing amount of skill and work on exhibition. It would be a shame if that was it, if he's just going to run it on the stand off and on. It needs to be flown.
OS Engines out of Japan make engines very similar to this although not as large and they average $2700 -$4000 depending on the displacement. They are perfect size for fully functional rc airplanes. A number of years ago I saw a HUGE (yuge?) Ford Tri-motor using three of them. Once it was in the air it looked and sounded like the real thing. Wish I had been born rich instead of so good looking. I would have ALL the cool toys.
You need to have an aircraft at least 60 pounds in weight to install this monster! Otherwise it will start falling apart even on the ground!!! Truly awesome machinery, obvious from the engine's sound, very smooth and not rough running!!! 5 stars!!!
Wow, there's nothing quite like the sound of a good radial 9...just beautiful. Hope he doesn't shut it down from full revs that fast all the time though, or he'll kill it.
What a wonderful example of craftsmanship and functional art. How did the Aeroshell or subsequent oils work out? I understand many older design engines have cam & lifter problems because of formulation changes mandated by environmental concerns. Unless roller cams are used, or appropriate additives are utilized.
