Turned Wood Engine

[Bill Kay]

Hi,

I turned this 5 cylinder engine to enter it in a Segmented Turning contest and never got around to submitting it.
It is about 2 feet in diameter.

Each cylinder is made from 11 pieces, The prop spinner is 35 pieces. Engine case is around 40 pieces and a few more for the intake and exhaust stacks. The prop is carved from a 7 lamination blank.

The engine is modular. There is a 3/8 threaded rod attached to the mount. Each of the sub-assemblies slide onto the shaft and the prop spinner is the nut that holds it all together.

I had to make a few fixtures to make sure the mounting points for the cylinders and push rods were aligned properly.

Thw woods used are Maple, Cherry, Alder, Walnut, Oak and Poplar. The finish is lacquer.

Thanks for taking a look.

SeYa .... Bill

[Richard Madison]

Gadzook, that's amazing, Bill! You may have too much time on your hands. What are you gonna do with it?

[Keith Burns]

Bill, that is absolutely a fantistic piece of work:) :)

[Keel McDonald]

WOW!!!!!!!!

[Christopher Hunter]

Keel said it best
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amazing work

[Charles E. Martin V]

There are no words to describe what I'm feeling right now. That is the coolest thing I've ever seen.

[Jim King]

That is outrageous . Really good.

[Paul Engle]

Way cool, love the sound of a radial in full throtle ...... does it go on a Beaver or the Otter ???? :D :confused: . Nice work Bill. Belongs in the S&A museum at Wright Patterson

[John Schreiber]

Love the sound of a radial engine. So how much power does it produce? How does the wood hold up to the exhaust fumes?

:D Just kidding, that's a wonderful piece of art.

[Mark Hulette]

Bill, Outstanding and inspiring, too!

Love the spinner and the prop and the cylinder head and the...

Seriously cool stuff... I'd be interested to hear about the lamination and shaping process for the prop.

Thanks for sharing!

[Bill Kay]

Hi Mark,

I'll try toput a little info together about the process I use to carve a prop and get it posted.

Regards,

[Ernie Nyvall]

That is very cool Bill. Excellent job!

[Bill Kay]

Hi All,

Thanks very much for all of the feedback. It is greatly appreciated.

This all started because I wanted to learn how to carve a propeller. Then I needed a way to display it.

Now I'll need to make a model large enough to hang the engine. Just not sure where I'd put it.

Maybe something like this scaled up a bit.

SeYa .... Bill

[Gary Herrmann]

Very cool, Bill. Did you actually turn it like it was displayed in the 2nd pic? That must have sounded like a propeller.

[Bill Kay]

Gary, That would have been an easy way to get the cylinders all the same length but I didn't think of it. I'll try out your idea on the next one. SeYa .... Bill