The tilt piston engine

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The tilt piston engine

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Thought some may find this interesting, it`s a Liney engine.
The piston is a thin waffer , the crank is above the cylinder center-line so when the piston goes towards the head it tilts and lets all the air or steam pass by. When it comes around the lower part of the stroke the piston is straight and seals and the air can push it.
These engines can get some real high RPS.

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Cool as always Pitchy, unfortunately my 'puter will not work using this software.
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Old Time Hunter wrote:Cool as always Pitchy, unfortunately my 'puter will not work using this software.
Sorry , i don`t know what`s going on, all the vids i upload to PB open using that now.
It must be a PB thing, can anyone shed any light on this matter. :roll:
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Tried to embed it but that don`t work.



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Cool...!
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Pitch, I love that little guy. Running it on compressed air? How does the piston rod fit into the piston?
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I can see this video, but not the last 2.

This engine is so cool. Do you have a picture of the piston, I'm not seeing how it operates as a valve.

So. Could a guy scale this up and drive his boat with a pressure cooker and coleman stove?

Not the right application. For marine power want slow and huge pitch like a side wheel or tug prop.

Or a compound bellows I guess, if a guy wanted to stairmaster his way to Patagonia.....
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Another interesting thread, thanks Pitchy, never heard of this type before :D :D
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The piston is welded on, solder would work also, just drilled a hole in it and welded rod on the backside.
The piston tips on the return stroke alowing air to excape past it and on the power stroke it seals somewhat allowing the piston to be pushed.
Very crude design and wasteful of air.

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That's very cool.... :mrgreen:
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COOL !! There are other toy engine designs that don`t work out in full size applications.
Fun to play with though. :D
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Pitchy, I was wondering if it might be that simple! What did you use for your flywheel and bearing? Would that thing run on steam?
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Bill in Oregon wrote:Pitchy, I was wondering if it might be that simple! What did you use for your flywheel and bearing? Would that thing run on steam?
Flywheel i had laying around, no bearings and yep it would run on steam if ya had enough of it.
Go too this site, the one they sell ya can blow in it and it will turn 200 RPM they say.
It`s a lot smaller than mine and nope i don`t think it would be worth building a bigger one.
Don`t buy everything on that site now Bill.

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Very neat Pitchy, did you confirm it runs on compressed air? God Bless. 8)
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rodeo kid wrote:Very neat Pitchy, did you confirm it runs on compressed air? God Bless. 8)
Thanks, yep it`s running on air in the video.
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I like yours better, Pitch.
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As always, Pitchy has made life interesting... and does it with all kinds of toys. From big boy toys to little boy toys...
Now Pitch, you have to explain to me how you got the crank to turn backwards to the direction of the flywheel... Instant reverse switches? LOL :lol:
Nice Job making it and making it work.
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Thanks pard, my latest project.

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Another vid.

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Pitch, you got her all painted up and pretty! What a nice sound! Fantastic job.

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