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Neil Young · 08-30-2012, 11:12 PM

This will blow most people's minds and will certainly be of great interest to machinists. The man in this video is the ultimate craftsman. I have great respect for such ability.

The world's tiniest V12 engine. [VIDEO]
http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/

Neil

Jack Lawman · 08-30-2012, 11:44 PM

That's amazing. Think we can get that guy to do a .45 luger (or 2) for his next trick?

Jack

Terry Tiell · 08-30-2012, 11:53 PM

WOW! That is awesome! The machine work is more like artwork.

Terry Tiell · 08-30-2012, 11:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Lawman

That's amazing. Think we can get that guy to do a .45 luger (or 2) for his next trick?

Jack

Machining a Luger should be a cake walk after that engine.

skeeter4206 · 08-31-2012, 03:11 AM

I wonder what is actually running it at the end? What is the tube running to it? That is a really cool piece of work. I wonder how long it took to make.

Neil Young · 08-31-2012, 08:17 AM

At the end of the video, it says that work hours was 1,220. That's 152.5 days at 8 hours per day--a labor of love for sure.

nukem556 · 08-31-2012, 09:10 AM

I'm assuming its fed fuel from the tube running under the base....I wonder whats the ignition source? I dont see any wiring...running as a diesel?

pitsword · 08-31-2012, 09:27 AM

Diesel. Beautiful, almost as nice as the GM v16s on our Submarine, GM 1670s IIRC. The real sound of music.

Ida-Alp · 08-31-2012, 09:49 AM

I stood my watches in the maneuvering room, and at times with all four of our GMs running, the enginemen in both engine rooms would be nodding off. Music indeed!!

lugerholsterrepair · 08-31-2012, 10:39 AM

I suspect the engine is not running on any fuel source but perhaps compressed air? There is no oil in the lower portion of the engine, no heat detected from the exahust or smoke. Even with a diesel you need a glow plug for fuel ignition and there was none of that in the film.

I was amazed but all of the machining operations necessary ..that and the parts fabrication of non machined parts. I wonder if the guy had a giant pile of mistakes somewhere?

My Italian is a little rusty but does the facts page say there were 222 screws used?

An amazing work and labor of love as you say Niel! Thanks..

pitsword · 08-31-2012, 11:14 AM

Having been an IC electricain, I never worked on our GMs, except to crawl outboard and change pyrometer heads. Seems to me those babies started totally by compression causing the fuel ignition. I remember each piston was about 10" across and it took two men to lift a cylinder head. Those were the good days.

GySgt1811 · 08-31-2012, 11:26 AM

Watching it being made and assembled was as close to a spiritual experience as I'll ever get!

alanint · 08-31-2012, 01:05 PM

Spanish, not Italian. I agree with Jerry that the engine is running on compressed air or other non combustion method.

John Sabato · 08-31-2012, 01:57 PM

I guess I will have to try and see it from home... videos are filtered out by my employer...

pitsword · 08-31-2012, 03:31 PM

Agreed that that is/was an air driven engine. Beautiful work.

rhuff · 08-31-2012, 05:38 PM

This gentleman definitely has both skill and patience....what a beautiful piece!!

Olle · 08-31-2012, 05:48 PM

Yep, that hose seems to be for compressed air. Even a diesel would need some kind of heat source to get started, and I didn't see any glow plugs. It would also need a lot of compression, which means head gaskets, piston rings and other parts I couldn't see that he used. Still, that's an amazing piece. Just imagine making all those tiny rocker arms, all exactly the same... "Ok, one down, 23 to go..."

nukem556 · 08-31-2012, 08:07 PM

there are actual miniature v12 engines on Youtube that have ignition, fuel etc and run....even more impressive

sheepherder · 08-31-2012, 08:36 PM

I am mightily impressed by this engine...

But...Dual camshafts in the block, push rods, individual cylinder heads (no gaskets!), no carburation...

Sort of like a Jaguar V-12...This has to be his own design, rather than a copy of an existing engine...

...Or it's a very old V-12 engine design...

08-30-2012, 11:12 PM	#1
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 548 Thanks: 566 Thanked 443 Times in 168 Posts	Check this out Postino This will blow most people's minds and will certainly be of great interest to machinists. The man in this video is the ultimate craftsman. I have great respect for such ability. The world's tiniest V12 engine. [VIDEO] http://www.wimp.com/tiniestengine/ Neil __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

08-30-2012, 11:44 PM	#2
Jack Lawman User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Near NYC Posts: 428 Thanks: 30 Thanked 64 Times in 37 Posts	That's amazing. Think we can get that guy to do a .45 luger (or 2) for his next trick? Jack __________________ Why do you guys hate black circles so much?

08-30-2012, 11:53 PM	#3
Terry Tiell User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: The Fascist State of Maryland Posts: 224 Thanks: 55 Thanked 26 Times in 14 Posts	WOW! That is awesome! The machine work is more like artwork. __________________ Trying to redo grand dads Luger the best I can.

08-31-2012, 08:17 AM	#6
Neil Young Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Scottsboro, Alabama Posts: 548 Thanks: 566 Thanked 443 Times in 168 Posts	At the end of the video, it says that work hours was 1,220. That's 152.5 days at 8 hours per day--a labor of love for sure. __________________ Neil The hurrier I go the behinder I get. Sometimes it takes me all day to get nothing done.

08-31-2012, 10:39 AM	#10
lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	I suspect the engine is not running on any fuel source but perhaps compressed air? There is no oil in the lower portion of the engine, no heat detected from the exahust or smoke. Even with a diesel you need a glow plug for fuel ignition and there was none of that in the film. I was amazed but all of the machining operations necessary ..that and the parts fabrication of non machined parts. I wonder if the guy had a giant pile of mistakes somewhere? My Italian is a little rusty but does the facts page say there were 222 screws used? An amazing work and labor of love as you say Niel! Thanks.. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

08-31-2012, 03:11 AM	#5
skeeter4206 User Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 448 Thanks: 52 Thanked 88 Times in 49 Posts	I wonder what is actually running it at the end? What is the tube running to it? That is a really cool piece of work. I wonder how long it took to make.

08-31-2012, 09:10 AM	#7
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	I'm assuming its fed fuel from the tube running under the base....I wonder whats the ignition source? I dont see any wiring...running as a diesel?

08-31-2012, 09:27 AM	#8
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 459 Thanks: 3,964 Thanked 103 Times in 83 Posts	Diesel. Beautiful, almost as nice as the GM v16s on our Submarine, GM 1670s IIRC. The real sound of music.

08-31-2012, 09:49 AM	#9
Ida-Alp Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Nampa ID Posts: 116 Thanks: 81 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	I stood my watches in the maneuvering room, and at times with all four of our GMs running, the enginemen in both engine rooms would be nodding off. Music indeed!!

08-31-2012, 11:14 AM	#11
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 459 Thanks: 3,964 Thanked 103 Times in 83 Posts	Having been an IC electricain, I never worked on our GMs, except to crawl outboard and change pyrometer heads. Seems to me those babies started totally by compression causing the fuel ignition. I remember each piston was about 10" across and it took two men to lift a cylinder head. Those were the good days.

08-31-2012, 11:26 AM	#12
GySgt1811 Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 237 Thanks: 1,238 Thanked 126 Times in 84 Posts	V-12 Watching it being made and assembled was as close to a spiritual experience as I'll ever get!

08-31-2012, 01:05 PM	#13
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,917 Times in 1,193 Posts	Spanish, not Italian. I agree with Jerry that the engine is running on compressed air or other non combustion method.

08-31-2012, 01:57 PM	#14
John Sabato Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: The Capital of the Free World Posts: 10,156 Thanks: 3,003 Thanked 2,308 Times in 1,098 Posts	I guess I will have to try and see it from home... videos are filtered out by my employer... __________________ regards, -John S "...We hold these truths to be self-evident that ALL men are created EQUAL *and are endowed by their Creator* with certain UNALIENABLE* rights, and among these are life, LIBERTY, and the pursuit of happiness..."*

08-31-2012, 03:31 PM	#15
pitsword User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Southern Maine Posts: 459 Thanks: 3,964 Thanked 103 Times in 83 Posts	Agreed that that is/was an air driven engine. Beautiful work.

08-31-2012, 05:38 PM	#16
rhuff Patron LugerForum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Az. Posts: 2,308 Thanks: 2,737 Thanked 993 Times in 729 Posts	This gentleman definitely has both skill and patience....what a beautiful piece!!

08-31-2012, 05:48 PM	#17
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 664 Times in 318 Posts	Yep, that hose seems to be for compressed air. Even a diesel would need some kind of heat source to get started, and I didn't see any glow plugs. It would also need a lot of compression, which means head gaskets, piston rings and other parts I couldn't see that he used. Still, that's an amazing piece. Just imagine making all those tiny rocker arms, all exactly the same... "Ok, one down, 23 to go..."

08-31-2012, 08:07 PM	#18
nukem556 User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Irmo, SC Posts: 625 Thanks: 35 Thanked 168 Times in 107 Posts	there are actual miniature v12 engines on Youtube that have ignition, fuel etc and run....even more impressive

08-31-2012, 08:36 PM	#19
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I am mightily impressed by this engine... But...Dual camshafts in the block, push rods, individual cylinder heads (no gaskets!), no carburation... Sort of like a Jaguar V-12...This has to be his own design, rather than a copy of an existing engine... ...Or it's a very old V-12 engine design... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...