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A Two-Stroke Engine Made from Scratch Using Basic Hardware Store Parts

135 points by rmason 2y ago

johnea 2y ago
If you like this, read this other article: An electric engine, bought as one part from a hardware store
- blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
  Did you forget to include a link?
n0b1m 2y ago
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- alnwlsn 2y ago
  and probably the carbon monoxide awareness crowd too
- dyauspitr 2y ago
  No they don’t. If anything that crowd is the primary audience for a creative, DIY project like this that has no appreciable impact on the environment. It’s not even a good straw man.
all2 2y ago
Here's the original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us4e-nhESzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us4e-nhESzc
swayvil 2y ago
This guy has the right attitude.
triyambakam 2y ago
Can anyone recommend similarly themed videos but with less snarky narration and jump cuts? I really like the topic but don't need the comedy. To provide my own example - M. Bjoernstroem's channel is awesome: https://www.youtube.com/@M.BJOERNSTROEM/videos https://www.youtube.com/@M.BJOERNSTROEM/videos
- coxeh 2y ago
  This is not quite the same but i recommend https://m.youtube.com/@2STROKESTUFFING https://m.youtube.com/@2STROKESTUFFING
  - bigiain 2y ago
    He's great. He's at Bonneville now, hope he's doing well and setting records.
- Teever 2y ago
  He mentioned this one in the video: https://www.youtube.com/@InheritanceMachining https://www.youtube.com/@InheritanceMachining Here are a few more on my list: https://www.youtube.com/@AppliedScience https://www.youtube.com/@AppliedScience https://www.youtube.com/@garywillett4146 https://www.youtube.com/@garywillett4146 https://www.youtube.com/@Clickspring https://www.youtube.com/@Clickspring https://www.youtube.com/@christopherhelmke https://www.youtube.com/@christopherhelmke https://www.youtube.com/@JesperMakes https://www.youtube.com/@JesperMakes https://www.youtube.com/@Photonicinduction https://www.youtube.com/@Photonicinduction https://www.youtube.com/@Jeremy_Fielding https://www.youtube.com/@Jeremy_Fielding Some of these are a little different in style and content but I think that they'll scratch the same kind of itch.
  - wizardforhire 2y ago
    Inheritance Machining is amazing! Awhile back I suggested to a friend who was dealing with a tragic loss to watch from the first video as an excellent example of what heathy grieving looks like. An absolutely beautiful channel.
  - 2y ago
winddude 2y ago
That's pretty cool, probably something I would have dreamed of as a kid, but no longer have the patients and time for, well done.
- dhosek 2y ago
  It’s exactly something I dreamed of as a kid.
kwhitefoot 2y ago
> You also need a welder and a lathe, That's not quite what the headline promised.
- drbig 2y ago
  It's a classic. I was looking some time ago (a year or 3) how to de-rust stuff and found out that you do go over the thing with a wire brush, then some acetone, and then you pick up your industrial laser rust remover! Magic happens at step 3 apparently. ...I did good enough on my project - phosphoric acid stuff + a lot of scrubbing. As someone who started doing things in `meat-space` at the tail end of 2020 I've learnt a lot about YouTube sponsor-fic vs reality. I have a YT channel which is me documenting stuff I've done. Anyone interested is encouraged to (easily) find it. And this is just to prove that my mouth is exactly where my written word is. Reality always wins. I take solace in that.
  - colechristensen 2y ago
    The actual answer to derust stuff without fancy equipment is a wire brush and an Evapo-Rust bath (which is mostly nontoxic and environmentally friendly). Alternatively something like rust bluing https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/restoration-services/rust-bluing/ https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/restoration-services/rus...
    - drbig 2y ago
      Find me evapo-rust in EU for a not-a-business-buyer yes-2-litres-is-more-than-I'll-ever-need for a decent price and I'll buy you a decent beer or five :-D
      - jonah 2y ago
        That's a bummer. It really is amazing stuff.
      - xyzzy123 2y ago
        I think you can order small quantities off Amazon if you are OK with relatively expensive delivery.
shellback3 2y ago
Technical achievements are impressive but who needs another 2 cycle engine. Yesterday I read that one two cycle engine (for a car or motorcycle, I think) puts out as much pollution as 40 modern 4 cycle engines.
- jasongill 2y ago
  This was made in the guys basement with some lengths of pipe, a cheap lathe, and a MIG welder. He ran it for a total of a few minutes. The impressive part is that he made it in his basement with scrap pipe, not that it's supposed to be some kind of advancement in engine technology. It's just supposed to show that people out there still have the DIY spirit in them.
bob1029 2y ago
> For the carburetor he used a unit off Amazon Well that's no fun. This tends to be one of the hardest things to do right in a small engine. Show me one with a carb made out of something from the Home Depot garden center.

135 points by rmason 2y ago

johnea 2y ago

If you like this, read this other article: An electric engine, bought as one part from a hardware store

blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
Did you forget to include a link?

n0b1m 2y ago

[flagged]

alnwlsn 2y ago
and probably the carbon monoxide awareness crowd too
dyauspitr 2y ago
No they don’t. If anything that crowd is the primary audience for a creative, DIY project like this that has no appreciable impact on the environment. It’s not even a good straw man.

all2 2y ago

Here's the original YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us4e-nhESzc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us4e-nhESzc

swayvil 2y ago

This guy has the right attitude.

triyambakam 2y ago

Can anyone recommend similarly themed videos but with less snarky narration and jump cuts? I really like the topic but don't need the comedy. To provide my own example - M. Bjoernstroem's channel is awesome: https://www.youtube.com/@M.BJOERNSTROEM/videos https://www.youtube.com/@M.BJOERNSTROEM/videos

coxeh 2y ago
This is not quite the same but i recommend https://m.youtube.com/@2STROKESTUFFING https://m.youtube.com/@2STROKESTUFFING
- bigiain 2y ago
  He's great. He's at Bonneville now, hope he's doing well and setting records.
Teever 2y ago
He mentioned this one in the video: https://www.youtube.com/@InheritanceMachining https://www.youtube.com/@InheritanceMachining Here are a few more on my list: https://www.youtube.com/@AppliedScience https://www.youtube.com/@AppliedScience https://www.youtube.com/@garywillett4146 https://www.youtube.com/@garywillett4146 https://www.youtube.com/@Clickspring https://www.youtube.com/@Clickspring https://www.youtube.com/@christopherhelmke https://www.youtube.com/@christopherhelmke https://www.youtube.com/@JesperMakes https://www.youtube.com/@JesperMakes https://www.youtube.com/@Photonicinduction https://www.youtube.com/@Photonicinduction https://www.youtube.com/@Jeremy_Fielding https://www.youtube.com/@Jeremy_Fielding Some of these are a little different in style and content but I think that they'll scratch the same kind of itch.
- wizardforhire 2y ago
  Inheritance Machining is amazing! Awhile back I suggested to a friend who was dealing with a tragic loss to watch from the first video as an excellent example of what heathy grieving looks like. An absolutely beautiful channel.
- 2y ago

winddude 2y ago

That's pretty cool, probably something I would have dreamed of as a kid, but no longer have the patients and time for, well done.

dhosek 2y ago
It’s exactly something I dreamed of as a kid.

kwhitefoot 2y ago

> You also need a welder and a lathe, That's not quite what the headline promised.

drbig 2y ago
It's a classic. I was looking some time ago (a year or 3) how to de-rust stuff and found out that you do go over the thing with a wire brush, then some acetone, and then you pick up your industrial laser rust remover! Magic happens at step 3 apparently. ...I did good enough on my project - phosphoric acid stuff + a lot of scrubbing. As someone who started doing things in `meat-space` at the tail end of 2020 I've learnt a lot about YouTube sponsor-fic vs reality. I have a YT channel which is me documenting stuff I've done. Anyone interested is encouraged to (easily) find it. And this is just to prove that my mouth is exactly where my written word is. Reality always wins. I take solace in that.
- colechristensen 2y ago
  The actual answer to derust stuff without fancy equipment is a wire brush and an Evapo-Rust bath (which is mostly nontoxic and environmentally friendly). Alternatively something like rust bluing https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/restoration-services/rust-bluing/ https://www.turnbullrestoration.com/restoration-services/rus...
  - drbig 2y ago
    Find me evapo-rust in EU for a not-a-business-buyer yes-2-litres-is-more-than-I'll-ever-need for a decent price and I'll buy you a decent beer or five :-D
    - jonah 2y ago
      That's a bummer. It really is amazing stuff.
    - xyzzy123 2y ago
      I think you can order small quantities off Amazon if you are OK with relatively expensive delivery.

shellback3 2y ago

Technical achievements are impressive but who needs another 2 cycle engine. Yesterday I read that one two cycle engine (for a car or motorcycle, I think) puts out as much pollution as 40 modern 4 cycle engines.

jasongill 2y ago
This was made in the guys basement with some lengths of pipe, a cheap lathe, and a MIG welder. He ran it for a total of a few minutes. The impressive part is that he made it in his basement with scrap pipe, not that it's supposed to be some kind of advancement in engine technology. It's just supposed to show that people out there still have the DIY spirit in them.

bob1029 2y ago

> For the carburetor he used a unit off Amazon Well that's no fun. This tends to be one of the hardest things to do right in a small engine. Show me one with a carb made out of something from the Home Depot garden center.