Inspired build of the Benz 1886 Engine

[lee webster]

That's coming along very nicely. Soon be a runner!

 

[Rdean33422]

Thank you Lee I will just keep working on it figuring things out as I go along.

Ray

 

[Rdean33422]

The bore ended up a little over 1" and I will be using an O-Ring on the piston.


These are the parts to the connecting rod and the piston.


This shows it all put together and the rod cut to the correct length.


I am happy to say there were no rod interference problems.

Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Rdean33422]

Worked on the exhaust valve today.
Exhaust valve parts.


And installed.


The slight angle of the valve allows for the gases to escape more better. ( I screwed up)

Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Rdean33422]

Made the cylinder head and exhaust pipe today.
Looks like I need a little more bend in the pipe.


And a side view.



I will be gone for the rest of the week so until then.
Thanks for looking

Ray

 

[Rdean33422]

Well I am back from a short vacation and ready to go to work.
I cut out the cam towers and turned the cam shaft.




I also straightened the exhaust pipe.

Since I don't have the bevel gears yet (slow boat) I am not sure exactly of their dimensions so I will make the towers taller than needed.
I hope to remove 1" off the towers height and 0.750 off the crank shaft end when they do show up. I made the towers now to give me a reference point for the exhaust valve linkage.
The cam shaft is over length also.

Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Rdean33422]

This little item took a long time to make and install.
It's the mounting bracket for the exhaust rocker arm.



Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Rdean33422]

I made up the rocker arm and outboard lever for the exhaust valve.
I didn't have any brass rod for the exhaust pull rod so I made it out of steel instead.
The clevises for the rod ends are brass though.




I really need to have the bevel gears in my hand before I can go any further on the exhaust.
Looks like a late Wednesday arrival time.

Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[mrehmus]

Thought you would like to see a complete and working 1886 Benz. Iqbal made the entire vehicle with just a Sherline mill. It is large enough that his granddaughter could sit in it when she was 1 year old.

 

[Rdean33422]

That is just amazing mrehmus the fine detail.

 

[mrehmus]

Here is the entire centerfold article on the Benz from issue #25 of Model Engine Builder.

 

[Nikhil Bhale]

Thought you would like to see a complete and working 1886 Benz. Iqbal made the entire vehicle with just a Sherline mill. It is large enough that his granddaughter could sit in it when she was 1 year old.
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Hi,
This gentleman lives near to my place. I always wanted to meet him and learn from him. But I never was able to get his address or contact details.

Regards
Nikhil

 

[mrehmus]

Hi,
This gentleman lives near to my place. I always wanted to meet him and learn from him. But I never was able to get his address or contact details.

Regards
Nikhil

I am sorry but I lost his contact information a few years ago. We did correspond a bit after issue # 25 was published.

 

[gbritnell]

https://www.racefans.net/2019/07/28...snt-true/engine-of-the-benz-patent-motor-car/

 

[Rdean33422]

While I am waiting for the bevel gears to arrive I thought it was time for some color.
Now painting in Florida can at times be challenging with the high humidity and high temperature things don't always turn out as planed. I painted the first few pieces and was rewarded with a pale pink color. Not that I don't like pink but I was looking for a bright red instead.
I got out the toaster oven and set it at 150 degrees. I found that if I could get the freshly painted item into the oven in under 2 minutes and leave it in for 10 minutes it turned out alright.
Some parts were not as nice as I had hoped but most were fine.





What do you think?

Thanks for looking
Ray

 

[Vietti]

Looks good to me! What kind of paint or was it powder coat?

 

[Rdean33422]

Thanks
It was rattle can paint.
I maybe should have done powder coat but I didn't think of it.

Ray

 

[tractor162003]

If you would like to contact Iqbal, his e-mail address is [email protected].

 

[Nikhil Bhale]

If you would like to contact Iqbal, his e-mail address is [email protected].

Thanks,

I will definetly try to contact him.

regards
Nikhil

 

[Rdean33422]

I had a day off yesterday as a good friend of mine (Chris) and I went to ACME Surplus in Sanford Fl. They have metal of all kinds and as I needed some brass and some aluminum we made a morning of it. You never know just what they will have but I found some 1/4" brass rod that I needed and some 1/4" X 2" brass plate that was over 6 feet long for $4.95 a pound. That should hold me for a while.
Today I made the housings for the inlet and outlet cooling water connections. I was afraid that the wall thickness of the outer cylinder was too thin for making threads so I made the housings.



The bevel gears did come in so maybe tomorrow I can work on them.

Thanks for looking
Ray