4 Verburg Engines

[bouch]

Hi folks,

About 5 years ago, I built Elmer Verburg's "Square". For a while, I wanted to build 3 other engines to go with it, as they all have a similar look and feel: "Scotty", "Baldy", and "Wobbler". Over the past few months, I built the new 3 at the same time. I put them all on a common display base, and here's what the display looks like.

Might also have a small brass plaque made for it, but I think there's enough brass there...

One thing I'm not happy about is that 3 of them run crank over, but not "Wobbler". If I had thought about that during construction, I would have modified "Wobbler" to suit.

 

[plipoma]

Very, very nice!
P.

 

[vascon2196]

They look great together on that base...great job!

 

[bouch]

Today I took some time and took video of the 4 engines all running. I've uploaded the video to you tube. It can be seen at:

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ryrzKvuYw[/ame]

Enjoy!

 

[AlanHaisley]

Today I took some time and took video of the 4 engines all running. I've uploaded the video to you tube. It can be seen at:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64ryrzKvuYw

Enjoy!

Very nice family photo.

Alan

 

[bouch]

Looks like I have more work to do! I was looking through Elmer's plans the other day and realized that there's a 5th engine in this "family", called "Standby", engine #19. Same basic shape, but it has a wrist pin connection between the piston and connecting rod. After I'm allowed back in my shop, I'm going to have to build that and make a new display base for all 5 engines!

Shouldn't be too hard to make the engine, but Its gonna kill me to trash that display base for a new one...

 

[deverett]

Looks like I have more work to do! ......

Shouldn't be too hard to make the engine, but Its gonna kill me to trash that display base for a new one...

Keep the base and just make a new top with a bigger overhang!

Dave
The Emerald Isle