Lamina Flow Finished

[Foozer]

Started making one thing, ended up with another. Like this better as I do not need to fire up the compressor to watch it run. Bulk of the pieces were made from the same jig used for the flywheel web, just altered the thickness.

It runs, already went thru a pint of spirits watching it

Robert

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkSrgmDM_XU[/ame]

 

[Stan]

Is the piston in the end of the test tube, or is that a separate cylinder? When building lamina engines I had trouble finding test tubes with truly round ID and no taper.

 

[ShopShoe]

Foozer,

That's great. I like your flywheel and frame. Very pleasing to watch. Gotta make one of these someday.

--ShopShoe

 

[lazylathe]

Robert,

A question for you!
I read a lot of builds on this type of Lamina before starting on mine.
Quite a few drilled out the hole in the end of the airpot, did you?
Quite a few drilled it out to 1/4".

I left mine as it, maybe that could be why it runs more slowly like yours?

Andrew

 

[Foozer]

Robert,

A question for you!
I read a lot of builds on this type of Lamina before starting on mine.
Quite a few drilled out the hole in the end of the airpot, did you?
Quite a few drilled it out to 1/4".

I left mine as it, maybe that could be why it runs more slowly like yours?

Andrew

I opened the hole to 0.187 from the, I think original 0.140. Did not change the overall speed any. It did on this one alter that rocking motion. Original hole and the flywheel would do the rocking bit until it finally made the tick over and run. Now it takes a minute of warm up, then the finger flip to kick her over.

Stan test tube is a separate piece. Piston and cylinder are from an Airpot. Google search and you'll locate there web page in which a free sample can be had.

Robert