Building a running miniature rotary engine from scratch | Video

https://www.youtube.com/embed/P27K-vgJzYY

Think a rotary engine just isn't complicated enough for you? Why not try building a running version in miniature?

You can sit and watch the final components of this build come together, or you can skip to 10:57 to see it run.

j_tso
j_tso HalfDork
5/6/22 12:32 a.m.

so cool, it even makes tiny braps

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
5/6/22 12:54 a.m.

Well... he didn't build a rotary from scratch.

What he did do, is take two production single rotor engines and make a 2 rotor engine. The eccentric shaft being the most important/ difficult creation.

Scratch building the rotors and housings would be wildly more difficult.

deaconblue
deaconblue New Reader
5/6/22 2:31 p.m.

Where are the rotor side seals?

Pete. (l33t FS)
Pete. (l33t FS) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
5/6/22 7:31 p.m.
deaconblue said:

Where are the rotor side seals?

Model engines don't use them.

Crazy, but it works.

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