It was nice to see the editor of the Daily Planet following your efforts! No such thing as bad press… The slo-mo was great and the music perfectly matched! Thanks!
I enjoyed that very much, especially watching you overcome adversity, as always. I've been avoiding dealing with some minor clutch chatter on my Model A. You've inspired me to tackle the challenge.
I'm happy to hear that! If you're lucky, it's just the adjustmend - but even changing the clutch out by pulling the rear axle isn't too bad if you go at it methodically :)
I find the flame-eaters to be a fascinating mechanism. I think the Rebi restoration was very sympathetic. The paint colours were well chosen and overall it looks more like a well-preserved original example than one that has been "tarted up". On both machines, I would suggest putting some anti-slip material on the bottom of the base plates to keep them from dancing across the bench when they are running. By the way, using Corian was a great move. You almost had me fooled that you were actually using granite until I looked closely at the chaff from the machining and thought "Hang on..."😆 Thank you for this upload. I love it when you fiddle about with these little engines. They are both beautiful.
A nice job on both! I wonder if the whole thing was mounted on end vertically above the flame if that would make it more efficient given that hot air rises? Fascinating bits of kit! Thanks for sharing!
If you scour the web, there are a bunch of different shapes and types. The biggest influence on how good one of these runs is how much time and effort the builder puts into fine tuning (as you can see in my case, too). On a slow running engine, a flame from underneath might be beneficial, the faster it runs, the lesser the effect, I'd imagine. But I have no proof for that.
It's interesting that they would spend the extra money for the self-aligning bearings to account for any lack of concentricity between those two bores, and yet the flywheel is so wildly out of round...
I reckon they admitted to themselves that they couldn't machine their parts to the tolerances required for a smooth-running machine, so they bought the self-aligning bearings. The wobbling flywheel would then proove that their machines weren't the best
It was nice to see the editor of the Daily Planet following your efforts! No such thing as bad press… The slo-mo was great and the music perfectly matched! Thanks!
I enjoyed that very much, especially watching you overcome adversity, as always. I've been avoiding dealing with some minor clutch chatter on my Model A. You've inspired me to tackle the challenge.
4:43...AW, CRUMBS-(!)
I'm happy to hear that! If you're lucky, it's just the adjustmend - but even changing the clutch out by pulling the rear axle isn't too bad if you go at it methodically :)
Fun video- I like the little clips you added.
Thanks :D
Muy bueno, siempre un placer ver tus trabajos, saludos desde Argentina
schon cool solche flammenfresser...😉👍👍👍
I find the flame-eaters to be a fascinating mechanism.
I think the Rebi restoration was very sympathetic. The paint colours were well chosen and overall it looks more like a well-preserved original example than one that has been "tarted up".
On both machines, I would suggest putting some anti-slip material on the bottom of the base plates to keep them from dancing across the bench when they are running.
By the way, using Corian was a great move. You almost had me fooled that you were actually using granite until I looked closely at the chaff from the machining and thought "Hang on..."😆
Thank you for this upload. I love it when you fiddle about with these little engines. They are both beautiful.
Yes, rubber stoppers are definitely a good idea!
Hi Astra, my dad loves your channel and especially your Model A stuff. Will we be seeing some Model A stuff soon? No problems if not :)
It's currently out of service, and I don't know when it'll be back on the road, but if it is, there will be videos again.
That’s no good. I hope it isn’t anything serious? It’s such a nice old car.
@@AstraWerke thanks for the reply! :)
@@MGTCRoadracerIt's alot, but nothing that cant be done
@@AstraWerke it’s good to hear it can be fixed. I look forward to seeing Hana back on the road soon. Regards, Geoff
Looks very nice. Like the Corian base.
Thank you. I really like the looks as well
Great job as always!
A nice job on both! I wonder if the whole thing was mounted on end vertically above the flame if that would make it more efficient given that hot air rises? Fascinating bits of kit! Thanks for sharing!
If you scour the web, there are a bunch of different shapes and types. The biggest influence on how good one of these runs is how much time and effort the builder puts into fine tuning (as you can see in my case, too).
On a slow running engine, a flame from underneath might be beneficial, the faster it runs, the lesser the effect, I'd imagine. But I have no proof for that.
It's interesting that they would spend the extra money for the self-aligning bearings to account for any lack of concentricity between those two bores, and yet the flywheel is so wildly out of round...
I reckon they admitted to themselves that they couldn't machine their parts to the tolerances required for a smooth-running machine, so they bought the self-aligning bearings. The wobbling flywheel would then proove that their machines weren't the best
@@AstraWerkeEven still, those two bores should have been match drilled... How do you screw that up?
@@dennisp.2147It's just cast, they weren't drilled at all
@@AstraWerkeAhh, that explains it.
Next step; building a radiator for the first engine, to prevent it from boiling :)
And a water pump for added efficiency :D
Can you measure the power and put it in relationship to fuel consumption ?
Fuel Consumption is about 20ml/hr, power is about zero ;P
10:14...well, you can TRY...(!)
17:58...we live and learn- another chance to get creative-(?)
Interesting nameplate at 23:09 ?
That's the company I did my apprenticeship and built the thing at :)
very best
What is wrong with your model a Ford?
I'll let you know when the time comes
19:28..."refined"-(?)