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kstar 10-19-2007 08:24 AM

"World's Smallest Four-Cylinder Engine"
 
Cool.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1192810858.jpg


Most likely the world's smallest four-cylinder engine, this tiny aircraft mill is the work of miniaturist George Luhrs ( http://www.sherline.com/jmfluh01.htm ), from whose basement workshop has emerged a number of tiny functionals. Not quite new news, the four-cylinder, four cycle ignition engine won first place in the Sherline Machinist's Challenge in 2000. He designed and built it from scratch, taking more than 600 hours to complete it, before being confined to a home for the very, very skilled. More miniature engines here ( http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/profiles-in-gearhead-nuttiness-clen-tomlinsons-mini-triangular-marine-diesel-156968.php ) and especially here (World's Smallest Supercharged V8 Engine with video here: http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/worlds-smallest-supercharged-v8-engine-++-now-with-details-251109.php ).[Tech e Blog]

Source: http://jalopnik.com/cars/gadgets/worlds-smallest-fourcylinder-engine-312828.php

FYI.

Best,

Kurt

Aerkuld 10-19-2007 09:08 AM

you've been tricked. All he's done is make a giant quarter!

kstar 10-19-2007 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aerkuld (Post 3540868)
you've been tricked. All he's done is make a giant quarter!

LOL!

Best,

Kurt

GDSOB 10-19-2007 11:35 AM

What kind of equipment do you use to make parts that small? It must be extremely difficult trying to fixture those parts to machine them.

svandamme 10-19-2007 12:04 PM

i prefer the tiny 1:3 scale V12 that was made by a frenchman, to run his small scale 312PB

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9f6YxAvcxhU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9f6YxAvcxhU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

i mean, at least you can train a pet hamster to drive it around the house
and it's a V12, and has Le Mans pedigree!!

Mo_Gearhead 10-19-2007 03:09 PM

QUOTE: "What kind of equipment do you use to make parts that small"
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sjf911 10-19-2007 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by svandamme (Post 3541273)
i prefer the tiny 1:3 scale V12 that was made by a frenchman, to run his small scale 312PB

<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9f6YxAvcxhU"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9f6YxAvcxhU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>

i mean, at least you can train a pet hamster to drive it around the house
and it's a V12, and has Le Mans pedigree!!

Isn't that an H-12:D?

svandamme 10-19-2007 03:52 PM

got me there!
forgot that Ferrari did H12's to in a long gone past :D

slakjaw 10-20-2007 07:05 AM

before being confined to a home for the very, very skilled

huh??

azasadny 10-21-2007 11:58 AM

He was awarded the prize back in 2001 in my town (Wyandotte, MI)! Pretty cool!

http://www.sherline.com/jmfluh01.htm

HarryD 10-21-2007 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kstarnes (Post 3540759)
Cool.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1192810858.jpg


Most likely the world's smallest four-cylinder engine, this tiny aircraft mill is the work of miniaturist George Luhrs ( http://www.sherline.com/jmfluh01.htm ), from whose basement workshop has emerged a number of tiny functionals. Not quite new news, the four-cylinder, four cycle ignition engine won first place in the Sherline Machinist's Challenge in 2000. He designed and built it from scratch, taking more than 600 hours to complete it, before being confined to a home for the very, very skilled. More miniature engines here ( http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/profiles-in-gearhead-nuttiness-clen-tomlinsons-mini-triangular-marine-diesel-156968.php ) and especially here (World's Smallest Supercharged V8 Engine with video here: http://jalopnik.com/cars/novelties/worlds-smallest-supercharged-v8-engine-++-now-with-details-251109.php ).[Tech e Blog]

Source: http://jalopnik.com/cars/gadgets/worlds-smallest-fourcylinder-engine-312828.php

FYI.

Best,

Kurt


Kurt, for the Supercharged V-8, here is the Web Site (http://www.weberprecision.com/) of the guy who built it. Lots of cool details.

kstar 10-21-2007 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryD (Post 3544933)
Kurt, for the Supercharged V-8, here is the Web Site (http://www.weberprecision.com/) of the guy who built it. Lots of cool details.

Thanks, Harry.

That blown V8 is amazing.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1193026159.jpg

WOW!

Best,

Kurt


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