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Even today modern precision work is cheaper for round things than other shapes. This is why you will not see internal combustion engines with square pistons /
by jhallenworld 7y ago
Even today modern precision work is cheaper for round things than other shapes. This is why you will not see internal combustion engines with square pistons / cylinders.
- TheSpiceIsLife 7y agoWorth noting that modern pistons have ovality! See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piston And a this one I found via DuckDuckGo https://blog.wiseco.com/pistons-arent-round-profile-and-ovality-explained https://blog.wiseco.com/pistons-arent-round-profile-and-oval...
- jhallenworld 7y agoInteresting! My statement was based on what I read in the Museum of Retro Tech: http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm http://www.douglas-self.com/MUSEUM/museum.htm Many designs have been tried over the years, but suffer from oil leaks, low compression or high manufacturing costs.
- analog31 7y agoSomething I've discovered by accident is that the lathe sits idle in most machine shops these days. If you can design something that can be made on the lathe, you can often get it done with virtually no waiting time.