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So you think your a "Machinist" ?
« on: November 20, 2011, 08:07:34 am »
This Guy IS a "machinist"




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« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2011, 10:03:41 am »
Fascinating!! Amazing skill and steady hands

How do you make a spring that small?

How was it running at the end? Battery powered?
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« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011, 10:28:12 am »
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How was it running at the end? Battery powered?



I'm guessing it's running on compressed air

I've seen a similar sized V8 engine with minature spark plugs running on petrol

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« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2011, 10:42:11 am »
Yep, amazing skills. Loving the crankshaft machining!

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« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2011, 10:47:47 am »
It's compressed air.
However there is an obviously larger, hand built v12 that is proper internal combustion: