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Howard's Engine
| Howard, a co-worker, designed and made his own
castings for this engine. He used the aluminum from old Briggs & Stratton
engines to melt down for his pours. All his machining was done using a
lathe and drill press. He has given me the castings so I can make one of
his engines and another engine to photograph closer for this site. Thank
you Howard. |
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Updated: 4/14/00
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| Click on picture to enlarge. |
| Below is the progress on building one of Howard's casting kits. When
done it will be painted Ford blue with gray trim. The valve linkage was
all that needed to be made when these pictures were taken. I sandblasted
an aluminum block for the base of the engine and milled mortar joints to
simulate blocks. |
| Howard made this electric engine using a solenoid from an oil furnace.
The points and flywheel were taken out of a VCR. He uses an H.O. scale
train transformer to power the engine which makes it nice for varying the
speed of the engine. See what a creative mind can do with parts from old
household appliances. Click on pictures to get a larger view of this engine. |
| This engine of Howard's was made from parts of an old cloths washing
machine. The valve linkage is a little different then the normal linkage.
Click on picture to enlarge. |
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