Model Engines

The following are some prime movers which I made over the years and most of which I designed myself – the first steam engine when I was about 13 years old and the last V-twin is still in the making.

Steam engines

• Simple Oscillating Cylinder.
• Stuart Vertical Engine 10V – made from castings by Stuart Turner Ltd. UK.

Sterling Engines

• Simple Basic Engine.
• Inline Working and Displacing Cylinders and incorporating Rhombic Drive.
• Two Working Pistons (Back to Back) in one Working Cylinder and incorporating Scotch-Yoke Drive.

Vacuum Flame Engine

• Simple Vacuum Flame Engine.

Two Stroke Internal Combustion

• Simple Basic 2-stroke – own design.

Four Stroke Internal Combustion

• Two Cylinders in Line Side Valve – cylinder block and crankcase of mild steel; cylinder head, pistons and con-rods of aluminum alloy; timing gears of brass and of steel; main bearings and flywheel of brass; crankshaft, camshaft and cylinder sleeves of hardened mild steel – items bought are two glow plugs.
• Single Cylinder Rotary Valves – cylinder block, head, crankcase and toothed wheels to drive valve shafts, of aluminum alloy; crankshaft, two rotary valve shafts of mild steel – only items bought are ball-bearings, toothed belts and glow plug – see parts.
• V-Twin Over Head Valve (to be finished) –design by L. W. Chenery.

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