G'day Stephen. It doesn't look like it, but it was a mammoth task. You can imagine my disappointment when I stripped down that compressor motor to find it had no piston rings in it (DOH). I agree with you, this project is done and time to move on. Thanks for watching mate. Cheers, Aaron.
G'day Micheal. I was happy with myself for pulling this off. Not myself but the engine LOL. Thanks for watching buddy. Aaron. PS: I think I need a bigger engine to do that 😉
G'day Marcel. Thanks mate, it was a bloody big project which took me 8 months to pull off. I lost interest many times over that duration. Oh well success, and now I can move on to another project. Cheers, Aaron.
Az, Loved this series of vids., and the ‘summary’ to bits 🤣🤣🤣 ‘Der Frankenmotor mit Hafenpuf Exhaust’ Great to see all the exposed bits mate….. just like a steam engine
G'day Robert. Thanks mate, I still actually need to finish the build series on my other channel. I thought I'd use this channel to show the completed engine and a snap shot of the build. I'm proud of myself for pulling this off. It was a lot work Robert. Cheers, Aaron.
G'day Max. Yes, I finally got the bastard running. Christ this project took me way to long to finish. I'd go all gung-ho for a bit and then loose interest. Oh well, it's done now. Time for the next project. Hope you're well Max? Cheers, Aaron.
I recently bought an antique Curtis single cylinder compressor that I plan on turning into a gas engine over this winter. Really looking forward to it as I plan on machining the head myself and building it from scratch. Great job by the way thing runs beautifully!
Hello and thanks for watching. I was very happy with my finished motor. It's not very practical, but I'm so happy that I pulled it off. Not sure if you know, but I have full build series up on my other "Aaron Engineering" channel. ru-vid.com/group/PLTfIAPzXVjcfjViMWg3IysBwmLN-ZiXHS Your Curtis single cylinder engine build sounds like a great project. I would be very interested in seeing this build once finished. Feel free to share some pics or video clip of your progress. Thanks again. Aaron.
Thanks Ralfy. Would you believe that this video took me 8 hours to edit. Jesus mate, this RU-vid stuff is way too much work for very little gain. I have all these subscribers (real ones and not bought ones), but they don't seem to watch anymore. Maybe they've lost interest in me. Oh well, might be easier working a second job and blowing the money on hookers and cocaine (I'm only joking). Cheers, Aaron.
@@DCT_Aaron_Engineering I know exactly what you mean mate, thats one reason I've kept my content down to on the fly Vlogs, with the odd project video thrown in, its supposed to be fun, not a pita for no reward eh ❤
G’day Mark. Yes mate we live life on the edge down here in Victoria. If “The Rona” don’t get ya, my Frankenstein engine will 😂. Hope you’re doing well. Thanks for watching 👍🍻
G’day Kevin. Thanks mate, when it started walking across the table it scared the absolute bejesus out of me. Then I clamped it to the table and the table started moving 😂. Happy I pulled this project off mate. Time to move on now. Hope you’re well over there? Cheers 🍻
Hi Grant. Thanks for watching mate. I'm so happy that I pulled this project off. Yes that shirt was a ripper, however this project destroyed it as the oil went everywhere. Cheers, Aaron.
G'day Rick. Yes it was a massive task mate. Especially having to make the piston rings. Even to get the old flywheel off I had to drill and tap holes so my puller would work. The Chinese Honda donor engine was also a pile of junk. The bloke who sold it to me said it was runner, but I highly doubt that. The valves needed grinding and re-seating, but I didn't do it. Hope you're well over there Rick. Yes, it's shame there is so much distance between us all. If you ever in Australia make sure you look me up. Cheers, Aaron.
G'day Marco. Thanks mate so happy I could pull it off. I've watching your travelling pictures on FB. Talk about making me jealous, I can't move more than 5km from my home. Bloody still in lockdown for FK sake. Cheers, Aaron.
Hi Daniel. I have another RU-vid channel called Aaron Engineering. It’s predominantly manual machining and no CNC. Here are a couple of video links from that channel on my tool & cutter grinder. Cheers Aaron. 1): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zj7EKmH2d7s.html 2): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-11GXkeNjpvs.html
G’day Martin. It so lovely to hear from you. I hope you’re traveling well mate. I often think of you, and kick myself from not learning from you (pattern making, casting & foundry) all those years ago. Thanks for watching Martin. I’m very proud of this project. It took me a long time to nut out. I have been documenting the build on my other Aaron Engineering channel. Cheers 🍻. Aaron
Hi James. Thank you so much for your kind and positive feedback. Glad you enjoyed the build. I actually have a 4 part video build series on my Aaron Engineering channel if you would like to see a more in depth and detailed explanation. Cheers Aaron ru-vid.com/group/PLTfIAPzXVjcfjViMWg3IysBwmLN-ZiXHS
G'day Ralfy. Thanks for the feedback. To be honest nothing. This was just a little project I did for proof of concept. It was never designed to run for long periods as the cam and rockers have no oil feed to them. So I just lubricate with a couple of squirts before starting. It kept me out of the house and in the shop so I could escape the misses ha ha ha. Cheers, Aaron.
Great bit of work. Ingenious reworking of existing components. Questions: After expending so much time and energy building such devices, do non of you characters spend two minutes to bolt these creations down to something substantial? Do you like to see them bounce around uncontrollably on the bench top?
G'day. Thanks for watching the video and taking the time to comment. This is something I do as a hobby outside of my day job. It was purely for "proof of concept" and I never had any intention of using the motor for anything. Additionally, the donor air compressor crankshaft design isn't suitable for power anything. As you can see from the video, when powered by internal combustion it creates huge amounts of vibration. Even when I clamped the engine down to the table.
@@DCT_Aaron_Engineering I think it's really cleaver to put together a bunch of parts that were not together previously and were never intended to go together and make a running engine. Fantastic! I guess I was just commenting from a OH&S perspective. Open chains and sprockets, moving flywheels and fingers are a really bad mix. Keep the projects coming, it's very inspiring.
Hey buddy. Thank you, yes I’m very spoilt with my home workshop. Thank god the misses doesn’t know what I’ve spent on it 😂. Yes lockdown has been a real FKN pain in the arse. I’m actually a high school shop teacher, so this remote learning is killing me & the students (metaphorically speaking). We should be in the workshop making stuff, instead I’m bashing the poor buggers to death with theory 🤦♂️. Hopefully we’re nearly through to the other side. Trust you’re doing well? Cheers 🍻. Aaron PS: I have another channel called Aaron Engineering it’s predominantly for manual machining though 👍
On dear God man, theory, what the! Bet that has gone down like a lead balloon. A year later and I decided to upgrade to a better 3D printer, and it is good but nowhere near as cool as what I see the wood and metalworking people do, especially on a lathe. I have to stop myself from going, "what was I thinking"-been watching Mark Preslings plane motor build, which is both fascinating and stressful. I'll have to check the other channel out, if you talk metric, then I'm already sold, and manually machine seems to be the best starting point. Though I found a good planetary gear maker software in fusion you maybe interested it, which is literally called " planetary gear maker", I bought the 3D printer thinking I could make a gear system for nema 17 and I have a design and was trying to make it out of nylon carbon fibre, yet it is too tricky a material to print, and other things in life just got in the way. As they say, such is life. Anyway, take care and ill see you on your other channel :) Cheers TC
That's some really nice work. I'm currently working on building a Vtwin from two 4 stroke weed eater engines (using overhead cam models to simplify this build as a traditional pushrod Vtwin would add some complexity) and I hope it comes out half as clean as your creation.
Hi James and thank you for watching. I glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the positive feedback. If you feel like sharing I would love to see your engine too. Feel free to send me an email if you like. Oh, I have a 4 part build series up on my other manual machining channel if you feel like viewing? Here is the link to the playlist. ru-vid.com/group/PLTfIAPzXVjcfByPz35V47VoHfVee4kLwi
@@Hydrogenblonde unfortunately, or fortunately, I guess it's all about perspective, I got sidetracked building some hotrod minibikes including one I posted a video on my channel of (only video so far) that has a modified Briggs and Stratton Vanguard Vtwin engine. It currently hits about 78 mph and still has excellent acceleration. I've got a few more extensive modifications to make to the bike, front end, brakes, wheels off a Yamaha FZR and a 5 speed transmission to hopefully achieve a 100 mph top speed with a 0 to 60 time below 5 seconds which is ambitious for a 479cc engine that is essentially from a riding lawnmower.
Gday Aaron, well it’s bloody worked and that’s awesome, it’s a lot quieter then I thought it was going to be, you’ve really done a great job mate, it’s been a great series to follow, what’s build is next?, Cheers
G’day Matty. Thanks for stopping by mate. I’m so proud of this Frankenstein project. To be honest, I was starting to worry that I wouldn’t pull it off. I still need to finish the build series off on Aaron Engineering. I shot so much footage, shame to see it go to waste. As for the next project, like you Matty I’m keen to build the Webster Engine too. 👍🍻
G’day Eddie. Thank you, you’re way too kind mate. I’m so happy that I pulled this project off. It’s taken way too long, 8 months to be exact. Yes that Chonda doner engine was totally stuffed. The bloke said it was a runner, but I highly doubt it. I should have refaced the valves, as they are leaking slightly. Hope you’re all well over there? Cheers 🍻. Aaron
Thanks mate. I built this engine for a little bit of fun. The inspiration for this motor came from the "Let's Learn Something" RU-vid channel. Thank you for watching 🙏
G’day Glenn. Thanks mate I appreciate the support, I was real proud of myself for pulling this off. It’s taken way too long (8 months), but I can finally move on from this project now 👍🍻
