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Re: Latest acquisition, An elbow engine! (with slow motion)
« on: March 18, 2019, 05:22:02 pm »
From what I've seen of them, they can be really finicky to run and don't have a lot of power which they actually do need to overcome their less than efficient geometry. Really easy to build them with a bit of bind in the system, so tolerances are best kept a bit on the loose side, which again makes them often be a bit weak when running.

A really good machinist, who sets them up square and with proper tolerancing, can make a good one that runs very well. Seems that may be the case with this one here!

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