6 cycle engine article

[brian Rupnow]

I have purchased the book "The Shop Wisdom of Philip Duclos" thru Village Press. It was only fifty some dollars, and will arrive in about a week.

[JCHannum]

That should keep you inspired for projects for a couple of years.

When I grow up, I want to be just like Phil Duclos.

[brian Rupnow]

Guys---I stand corrected!! It wasn't a 6 cycle engine that so intrigued me. It was an Atkinson cycle engine, as shown in the video. Thats the bugger I was looking for plans for. Its original designer was David Gingery.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPTvg...eature=related

[JCHannum]

Here's Dave. His engine is quite a bit different in design and execution;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgcOY...eature=related

AFAIK, the plans are still available from Lindsay and other sources.

[brian Rupnow]

Here's Dave. His engine is quite a bit different in design and execution;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgcOY...eature=related

AFAIK, the plans are still available from Lindsay and other sources.

Atkinson developed two or more engines. That one is the Atkinson Differential engine. I am looking for plans for the OTHER Atkinson engine, which somehow completed all four strokes with one revolution of the crankshaft.

[JCHannum]

Take a look at this one, another Gingery design;

http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/atkin/index.html

[brian Rupnow]

Take a look at this one, another Gingery design;

http://www.lindsaybks.com/dgjp/djgbk/atkin/index.html

Yes, JC Harnum, thats the one. I have requested a set of the plans for it.--Brian

[brian Rupnow]

I just recieved a complete set of plans for the Atkinson engine plus plans for a carburetor from Jan Ridder. The plans and technical write up seem to be very complete. Jan is asking for a "donation" of 5 to 10 Euros for the plans , which according to my converter is $6 to $12 Canadian, a very reasonable price. These plans seem to be excellently done, and very complete. They are in Metric, but that shouldn't be a horrible stumbling block, as I will model it all in Solidworks and use the built in Solidworks converter to generate British Imperial (inch) drawings. I have no idea when I will build this engine---Its a matter of how much real work I have, How much fun I'm having with my wife and grand daughters touring around this summer, and how bored I get. This will be one of the builds I do where I won't be able to provide drawings, (I don't want to step on Jan's toes) but it should be a fun build with lots of pictures and commentary as it develops.----Brian