The most amazing project I've ever seen!

Here is where I found it on Hack_A_Day:
http://hackaday.com/2013/10/11/a-48cc-v8-with-injection-and-opensource-ecu/#more-104841


Here is his build log with 35 pages showing his progress from start to finish (click to the next page at bottom of screen):
http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f31/1-4-scale-v8-first-project-13548/

This would be a lot to read, but it's so worth clicking through the pages and just looking at the pictures. Be sure to notice where he happens to mention and shows a helicopter he worked on (page 16).

And he did all this without any fancy equipment. Amazing! Makes me feel totally incompetent.

...Tiger

Did u catch the part where he said he's 22. Geez my 22 is all a
blurr... lol

That is a really amazing job. Made on manual mills and lathes too! Good find John.

I did see the part where he said he was 22 and that he's only had the mill and lathe for a year. I didn't mention that, because I'm having a really hard time believing it. I guess it's possible, but I don't see how unless he was born at about -30. These are not engineering or mechanical skills you learn in a year. I think he's just pulling our chain. Even if he's 90, his skills are astonishing.

...Tiger

Awesome, but it would take 22 years on manual equipment. The bosses on the side of the block would be so incredibly hard without a CNC.

Tyson - I think you got it. He's been working on it for 22 yrs! How'd ya like to make this part on a manual mill (or CNC for that matter). You can see the work in progress on page 13. He says: "I used a ball nosed cutter, and worked out the x,y and z measurements on the cad. The other variable was the dividing head angle. It started off veryslow but I soon got into the swing of it. I reckon30 hours to make one set of pipes."

So lets say you could cut that thing. How would you hollow out the tubes? I can't even imagine! I don't know how he did a lot of things on that engine.

...Tiger

Truly amazing!

He's not only a gifted machinist, he is a gifted artist under the truest definition.

A sculpture of metal, a 3-dimensional guru.​

A quote I found recently come to mind ...

"A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist. ~ Louis Nizer"​

??? But, but how did he get ALL his parts looking so fine ??? The finishing is simply beautiful.

Great find Tiger ...

~w00d​

EDIT: Again Tiger, thanks for providing me (LOL) with great content, a ¼ Scale V8 Engine
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Looking at the diagram in the blog it looked like two straight bores that intersect as a V.

PP - You're right. I didn't notice that. If you look further up the page you can actually see it in the mill with those holes drilled. Not what I imagined, but it obviously works. So the beauty on the outside is just for looks (which is fine). It's all such an awesome piece of work.

...Tiger

You don't have to be registered or anything. They just show up. That's weird. Try it on a different computer. The pics are the best part!

...Tiger