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Cool Video of the World's Tiniest V-12 Engine Being Made by Hand
Gate ^ | 11/28/11 | Chuck Wolk

Posted on 11/28/2011 2:09:38 PM PST by OneVike



This is a video of the world's tiniest V-12 engine being made by hand-built craftsmanship. Now the video does not say this, but I'm guessing the motor works off compression ignition like a diesel. Which would be similar to the way an R/C car that runs on gas. This would explain why their is no lubricant added to the engine. The lubricant is in the fuel. It has 12 cm^3 of displacement, the cylinder bore is 11.3 mm and stroke of the pistons is 10 mm. Works with just 0.1 Kg/cm^2. It is constructed of stainless steel, aluminum and bronze. The creator is Patelo who dedicated the engine to his 4 oldest grandchildren: Sara, Carmen, Jose and Paul.













TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Education; Hobbies; Science
KEYWORDS: assembly; engines; v12; video
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When I was younger I worked after I left the military, I worked as a mechanic, and i rebuilt my share of engines, but could not imagine making a miniature working V-12 engine by hand in my wildest dreams.

What the man does in this video, is similar to those Cubans who build boats out of "57" Chevy's to get to America. No amount of tyranny will ever stop the human spirit from accomplishing what it desires.

This is why Obama and the rest of the totalitarian minded thugs will lose in the end, regardless the country they rule.

1 posted on 11/28/2011 2:09:45 PM PST by OneVike
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To: JesusBmyGod; buffyt; Whenifhow; rom; persistence48; Hanna548; DvdMom; leftyontheright; FrdmLvr; ...

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Incredibly Cool video of a working miniature V-12 engine being made by hand.


2 posted on 11/28/2011 2:13:32 PM PST by OneVike (Just a Christian waiting to go home)
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This is the V-12 that will be in new cars. Just think of the mileage!


3 posted on 11/28/2011 2:20:24 PM PST by count-your-change (You don't have to be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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To: OneVike

There are two things which have always struck me as literally beyond belief. One is the workings of an old Swiss, or any other country for that matter, watch.

The other is a crankshaft. Those things just have to be incredibly complex to manufacture, yet they have been making them for a very long time.


4 posted on 11/28/2011 2:22:12 PM PST by yarddog
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To: OneVike

Thank you. I love good news.


5 posted on 11/28/2011 2:22:51 PM PST by An American! (Proud To Be An American!)
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To: OneVike

3/4 CID or, if you prefer, about .1 liters. Nice.


6 posted on 11/28/2011 2:27:53 PM PST by BfloGuy (The final outcome of the credit expansion is general impoverishment.)
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To: An American!

If you mean by the fact that humans are still achieving incredible feats regardless of the left constantly trying to stop us, then I agree.

However, as far as the advantage an engine like this offers.
I would say other than bragging rights by the man who did it, it’s pretty useless. Still way cool, but useless just the same.

The engine is way too small, and even if it were not, the cost of mass producing it would be incredibly way too expensive to be cost effective. As you see, it was hand made, so it took incredible patience. He put 1220 hours of labor into it.

However, the human spirit is incredible, and that which man can create is limitless when government is not hindering the progress.


7 posted on 11/28/2011 2:33:55 PM PST by OneVike (Just a Christian waiting to go home)
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To: yarddog

Would love to know more about this inventor/mechanic, and the process by which he reverse-engineered a real fullsized V-12, and which V-12 he is fact based his engine on.


8 posted on 11/28/2011 2:38:19 PM PST by supremedoctrine
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To: OneVike

Thank you, that is amazing craftsmanship.


9 posted on 11/28/2011 2:45:31 PM PST by Mechanicos (Why does the DOE have a SWAT Team?)
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To: OneVike

Absolutely amazing, OneVike! Thanks for posting!!


10 posted on 11/28/2011 2:45:52 PM PST by momtothree
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To: OneVike

Just imagine the emissions - the EPA has to shut this man down!


11 posted on 11/28/2011 2:50:04 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: momtothree; Mechanicos

Thanks, it is amazing.


12 posted on 11/28/2011 2:58:06 PM PST by OneVike (Just a Christian waiting to go home)
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To: OneVike
More V-12 goodness.
13 posted on 11/28/2011 2:59:06 PM PST by Disambiguator
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I bet it would work great in my model airplane! Think of the horsepower!


14 posted on 11/28/2011 3:03:22 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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That is an amazing job. If you are interested in that sort of project, click on the link for the Internet Museum of Craftsmanship.

Internet Craftsmanship Museum

There are some talented craftsmen out there

15 posted on 11/28/2011 3:09:48 PM PST by oldtimer2 (No quarter.)
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This guy makes building an engine look easy. This is a fun project.


16 posted on 11/28/2011 3:11:16 PM PST by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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I would say other than bragging rights by the man who did it, it’s pretty useless.

The V-12 engine has been in existence for decades. The reason you're probably unaware of this fact is because they're being used by little know automakers such as Aston Martin, Rolls Royce, BMW, Jaguar, Ferrari, Bugatti and the Toyota Century..........

17 posted on 11/28/2011 3:15:12 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (ue)
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To: OneVike

One heck of an engineer and machinist. Way Kooool. thanks

How ya doing Vike???


18 posted on 11/28/2011 3:19:37 PM PST by Joe Boucher ((FUBO) obammy is just a quota boy)
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To: Jack Hydrazine
I bet it would work great in my model airplane! Think of the horsepower!

Wouldn't that be seahorsepower?

19 posted on 11/28/2011 3:40:12 PM PST by exDemMom (Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
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To: OneVike
That is a work of art, but is not a true engine. It's only a compressed air driven model. It doesn't burn fuel and run by itself.

This one does.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mutb7KgA9NM

20 posted on 11/28/2011 4:02:08 PM PST by Dumpster Baby (Truth is called hate by those who hate the truth.)
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