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Alan ended his email with this picture:
He noted that he was providing “Full Credits.” I think that he deserves a lot of credit – and he inspired me to add ignition to my first rotary build – but that is a topic for another forum post.
Thanks, Alan, for sharing and inspiration.
Alan mounted the complete engine in a case with LED lights.
Of course his case is also a thing of beauty.
All wired and ready to go. I taped of the power supply for the case lighting, a 9 volt battery would also work.
I love the quality of Alan’s work. Note the semi-circular slots that allow him to set the timing.
Alan notes:
Ready for Wiring.
Installing the parts, we get the following:
Alan notes the following:
- Mounted in engine showing the gear placement.
- 23 tooth gear was an extra from the V – Twin kit
- 46 tooth gear with the magnet I made
I note the following: Impressive!
Alan fabbed several parts to do his conversion.
He notes
- Distributer parts left to right.
- Distributer disc with 7 reed switches
- Mounting plate
- Drive gears.
When Alan decided to build another radial engine, he decided to make it a show stopper. He painted each of the parts as he built them, using three separate coats of paint. I asked him about the paint, and this was what he said.
I used Tamiya Acrylic model Paint. The parts need to be well sanded and it takes three coats. Let it dry for several days and you should have no problems.
It looks like Alan color-coded the parts – an interesting concept.
