Making a Solenoid 9-Cylinder Engine

In this video I’m making a 9 cylinder radial solenoid engine.
I hope you enjoy this as much as I do!
Timestamps:
00:11 making the Front Cover
01:50 making the Rear Cover
03:58 making the Crankcase
07:18 making the Distributor
09:09 making the Distributor Disk
10:47 making the Bevel Gear
13:02 making the Crankshaft
15:48 making the Master Rod
18:50 making the Slave Rods
19:33 making the Pistons
21:09 making the Cylinders
23:10 making the Propeller Spinner
24:45 assembling the parts
25:35 the finished circuit with Arduino
25:42 testing the hall effect sensor
Thank you for watching :)
If you have any questions, please leave them on the comments below!
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#radial #engine #solenoid

[@MakerB]

Big thank you for watching this video :) Tools & Machines I used in the project & Timestamps Sherline Lathe: amzn.to/2Mwb6Lh Sherline Milling: amzn.to/2M2k7Nh SKIL 9-Inch Band Saw: amzn.to/35B0nqY Dykem blue: amzn.to/35JCGgp Lathe Mill CENTER DRILL : amzn.to/2R1pA9Q 00:11 making the Front Cover 01:50 making the Rear Cover 03:58 making the Crankcase 07:18 making the Distributor 09:09 making the Distributor Disk 10:47 making the Bevel Gear 13:02 making the Crankshaft 15:48 making the Master Rod 18:50 making the Slave Rods 19:33 making the Pistons 21:09 making the Cylinders 23:10 making the Propeller Spinner 24:45 assembling the parts 25:35 the finished circuit with Arduino 25:42 testing the hall effect sensor

[@johnolver3217]

Maker B thank you! Awesome work and video! I was just going to ask what tools you were using. Thanks for telling us. I just came across your video an subscribed. Have to check out your channel later

[@brunoheinich5021]

and you made it CNC on your own?

[@MakerB]

Yes, I converted it to CNC machine. Sherline also offers CNC systems including computer with preloaded software.

[@whitenugget3750]

Im Curious if your up for making a rotary engine lol

[@gordonjones1516]

And what exactly is the cnc rotary you are using? It appears to be using an arduino control. Is that a Taig headstock?

[@trentonstringfellow8545]

Me and a few friends from school are making a model B17g flying fortress from scratch and figuring out the engines has been the hardest part for us, we appreciate the video showing us how, thank you from all of us

[@THEJR-of5tf]

I am a retired mechanical engineer, I worked mainly in development. This video has brought back some happy memories. You have a new subscriber. Thankyou.

[@americangraffiti6192]

I've watched two of your builds. I hope people realize how compressed these were. And appreciate how much time this took. Amazing lathe work. I thought it was all superb!!!

[@MakerB]

Thank you for watching my long videos!! Glad you liked it :)

[@CoolAsFreya]

Machining tiny brass bevel gears, detail and skill most KZbin makers couldn't do

[@alejandror.4475]

So... yeah... this is the kind of videos youtube recommends me at 4:00am... now back to sleep. Good job, man. Awesome work.

[@MakerB]

Hahaha!!! I’m happy that it helped you get deep sleep :) Merry Christmas!!! 🎄🎄

[@alejandror.4475]

@@MakerB Thanks! Merry Christmas to you too.

[@NovaRuner]

1:10am in my case. But know how you feel man. KZbin can be weird at night. Sleep well. And pleasant dreams. 🙂😴

[@alejandror.4475]

@@NovaRuner totally agree. 6:26am on Sunday. I need more videos like this to back to sleep lol.

[@6AL-4V]

Cheese and rice, what planet do you come from? I’ve been an engineer/machinist for over 30 years and know how much work you have put into this project. Very very well done. And you know electronics like Marco Reps on top of your machining ability. Keep em coming.

[@MakerB]

+6AL-4V Thank you, that's a great compliment coming from a veteran engineer/machinist like you. Merry Christmas!!!🎄🎄

[@Tommyg-rq6lj]

Electric planes are coming real fast i see

[@richardpeterson3753]

Well looks like he has a cnc lathe. That helps a bit

[@73_65]

@@Tommyg-rq6lj Only small electric planes are viable

[@Tommyg-rq6lj]

@@73_65 new tesla plane It will be able to fly over 200 km with a single charge Elon says

[@Dampy.69]

It feels strange to say it but those are the prettiest solenoids I've ever seen.

[@lolsadboi3895]

mesmerizing, yet educational. I could spend hours on this channel. I feel like a small child watching dad do what he does, but making sure to stay out of the way because dad asked me to.

[@raymondo162]

bad dad

[@jamiestanding5593]

Would have liked to see acrylic front cover. The interior looks so cool and would be nice to see working (especially in slowmo), seems a shame to hide that craftsmanship. Awesome non the less.

[@ShadowPoet]

nonetheless = one word

[@nilaksh007]

@@ShadowPoet may be ?

[@user-fe7bo5mm1o]

AndarielDracheniseverythingoneword?

[@logansportpilotrp8174]

@@ShadowPoet And................................

[@joeybarela363]

@@user-fe7bo5mm1o nonetheless Is one word

[@garynewton2106]

No Sir, Thank you for taking the time and effort to bring this to us. It is indeed our pleasure. Many thanks from the U.K.

[@MakerB]

Glad you liked it :) Merry Christmas!!!🎄🎄

[@fenderstratguy]

I have never seen a radial electric engine before. wow!!

[@afridalonika8640]

me too

[@SoulSoundMuisc]

I know almost nothing about machining. This makes my brain hurt... and I cannot stop watching! Awesome project, awesome vid!

[@Saki630]

I am more impressed with how you know what shape to make the inner weight so that it doesn't vibrate at high RPM.

[@MakerB]

I'm happy that you noticed it :) Thank you !!!

[@vadsor3373]

It is incomprehensible how you managed to calculate the weight of the internal parts, to get such a low vibration at high RPM. Bravo.

[@matthewlydon5772]

@@MakerB Yes please share!

[@TheBypasser]

A beautiful build! I'd also coat the windings with epoxy so they'd not scratch themselves because of the vibration, and add some oil inside, so the engine would be self-lubricating. Also, at 28:20, it's funny how those meters always have the initial display of 6.66 - especially with the red LEDs looks like a nod to the Escape From L.A. movie's final scene.

[@MakerB]

Hahaha!!! I didn’t even notice that it always start with 6.66 but yes, you are right. Thank you for your tips and Merry Christmas!!!🎄🎄🎄

[@TheBypasser]

@@MakerB Thanks, same to you! That joke is present on many of the 7-seg low-voltage voltmeters (commonly used as current meters by adding a shunt), guess it is visible due to the long measurement time on those. I guess it is actually a movie reference, as the main character used to type the same code, while the digits showed up on 7-seg gauge as well.

[@bugsbunny8691]

I think the Engineer that designed that power supply and is responsible for the 666 thing being displayed when the unit is turned on (forgive me Jesus) should have his nuts cut off and shoved down his throat, Just Saying.

[@midnightfm87]

Me: *having never shown or expressed any interest in engines* KZbin: May I make a recommendation? Me: Oh go on then.

[@redstripedsocks5245]

I as well have never but i do enjoy watching people do what they love especially those that i have no interest in doing my self because i don't know how it is done and it looks like magic to me

[@nc3826]

1st it not really a engine..... 2nd we all know, our overlord KZbin knows best...

[@kyleplatter8954]

OatMaGoat me: watches anime and history videos KZbin: here’s a engine

[@jamesdavis245]

@@kyleplatter8954yep

[@forester057]

Same. Technology is so cool though.

[@lobsterfork]

You win the “making something incredibly complicated from scratch on youtube” award.

[@a.artmaster8733]

Also Colinferze that guy is amazing too check him out he’s like a mad scientist making things in his shed

[@johnmichaelvoss6194]

It's not incredibly complicated, it's just onerous if you do all the steps one by one for one single engine that normally a big CNC robot would do for hundreds of engines at a time

[@Seoadvertising-ca]

I would of liked to see it run with a propeller. So that we could better see the motor turning and not just hear it turning. Great job very happy to hit the thumbs up like button.

[@monsterfrog218]

Would have

[@smac919]

agreed, even just a paint line on the knob would do.

[@shuntawolf]

A yellow spiral painted on or even a white one.......

[@nihilistic7840]

Also some v brief explanation and watching the action close up slo mo

[@andreigavre3371]

I think it is not turning all the way up ;)

[@robertl5440]

Muito interessante, ótimo acabamento das peças. Ferramentas de qualidade. Ótimo torno .

[@espressocookie8965]

The parts seem like a decent size until he picks them up and they're so tiny! It's adorable!

[@das_sound_machine]

Yeah

[@silmarian]

Him and clickspring get me every time

[@iguanainasuit]

That engine is just Beautiful, I love it! Great job!

[@bruth3659]

If this kinda stuff isn't art I don't know what it.

[@Simulacrum0354]

gonna pretend I understood what you just said

[@Ryoland]

@@Simulacrum0354 Hes saying that the work here should be considered art, even though general things like mechanical engineering are not viewed as such.

[@Simulacrum0354]

@@Ryoland ahh I see, thank you

[@falloutman3424]

bru th how about a banana taped to a wall

[@bruth3659]

@@falloutman3424 lol

[@stephenbridges2791]

All I can say is a very big WOW!!! Very impressive, sir. You have taken craftsmanship to an extremely high level.

[@MakerB]

Thank you for the kind words!!! I'm glad you enjoyed it :)

[@LonLoveBug]

That was awesome! Including the schematic wiring diagram and videoing the wiring process would have been stupendous. Thank you! Very invigorating!

[@zepterhater]

omg, this attention to details. LOVE IT

[@markg1051]

Very nice, looking forward to the teflon bobin version and the comparison with the brass ones. You've already eliminated a large frictional losses by using the hall sensors instead of micro switches. Great job, very impressive.😎

[@cheeto4493]

New subscriber! I especially like the part being machined shown in the corner. Nice touch.

[@Dumbrarere]

It even sounds like a radial engine. As a warbird enthusiast, this makes me happy. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

[@MakerB]

My pleasure!

[@neol1l]

to assemble such a project would have been cool enough to see...but you did it all!!!!! Bravo!!! liked and subscribed...And i will be showing this to tons of people...Thank you for being awesome

[@MakerB]

Thank you for your kind reply and Merry Christmas!!!🎄🎄🎄

[@REDPUMPERNICKEL]

Being able to translate thought into G code is an enviable ability worthy of some kind of salute not to mention the gestalt wherewithal to obtain the tools, learn to use them, envision a product, generate a design, order the material, write the code, interface the hardware, have the patience, set up the lighting, record/edit the video and get it on line. As an amateur machinist, amateur programmer and amateur maker of videos I am seriously impressed by this (and know it's beyond the casual plebian viewer to sufficiently appreciate the effort! Lol).

[@MakerB]

That’s quite a compliment! Glad you enjoyed it :) Have a great day!!!

[@davey2k12]

Gotta screw something up cus we all be robots otherwise lmfao

[@marekward6202]

Cool. Thanks for taking the time to do, and show this :)

[@MakerB]

Glad you liked it!!

[@Isthisausername444]

Some humans are so smart it’s actually insane...I could never dream of having this idea and let alone the skill to actually make it happen...My mind is blown

[@VivDiwakar]

Utterly blown away by the precision. Great work!!

[@bogdanradu5247]

I'm collecting my jaw from the floor. Thank you for brightening my day!

[@MakerB]

Hahaha!!! Glad you liked it🙏 Have a great day :)

[@user-pr1vl5rq8d]

Молодец !!! Хорошее терпение и золотые руки !!! Продолжай в том же духе !!! Мне очень понравился твой труд , и мастерство !👍👍👍

[@Cyber_Horse_Studios87]

I would LOVE to see this used on a WWI style RC airplane. It really does look like the classic 9 cylinder engines those old airplanes used to use.

[@nagoya6toto]

２９分があっという間に過ぎた動画です。ただただ感心するばかりです

[@MakerB]

最後まで見てくれてありがとう ^^

[@engenheiro_aeronautico]

Extraordinary. Thanks for the video. I loved.

[@MakerB]

Glad you liked it :) Merry Christmas!!🎄🎄

[@SuperTheLamb]

Excellent video. Love the engineering skill. I'm an electronics engineer and the wiring and circuit board needed proper housing to be finished off. The coils could of be wound in perfect layers with a lathe. Also showing the Arduino code would of been nice for those of us that love all the details of open source but still wonderful to watch you make this. Well Done.

[@akocbibbo]

The algorithms brought me here as well! Surprisingly enjoyed watching the whole process, wish could have seen the whole engine working in slow motion

[@Acein3055]

You have an huge skill and patience. Thanks

[@matthewlydon5772]

In your next video, I would like to see how you design something. I may be a fool for asking, but I think it would be pretty neat to see how you bring these designs from your mind to the final blueprint. Merry Christmas. 👍

[@MakerB]

I like that idea :) Will add it to the queue. Merry Christmas to you too!!!🎄🎄

[@christian8937]

Maker B yay! Subbed. Will be looking forward to it !

[@Bizones16]

I just love to watch videos like this. Could watch them all day ! Auto Mechanic all my life and, Hope to achieve this level of precision before I die.

[@urbanbugZA]

I was spellbound with this one. Loved it too much. Incredible work!

[@Jawad.1]

The work that you do is absolutely outstanding and deserves to be captured in 4K resolution!

[@jaxonblade1659]

Now you can make the rest of the plane and... "here we goooo!!"🤗

[@taiyoctopus2958]

should put some blades on it and turn it into the coolest desk fan ever :P

[@cecilcooper6210]

Man! You have a wondrous gift. I hope you give thanks for it! Beautifully crafted.

[@flippopotamuss]

That was awesome! Thank you for your days of effort for my 25 minute educational bliss

[@Avionics1958]

You got me glued to my phone for half an hour!:-) is there anything you can not do? 😁

[@MakerB]

Big thank you for watching this long video🙏🙏🙏 I'm glad you liked it :)

[@rockderakker5193]

Respect, This looks maybe easy for the most but this person is really high skilled and have perfect machines to make this

[@clagwell]

Rene, short of pushing some buttons and putting round stock in a chuck, this was not done by hand. It was all computer controlled CNC work. But it is a cool build and CNC machines are great. We just cant correlate "high skill" machining with pushing buttons and computer programmed lathe/milling operations.

[@thegongoozler3374]

As someone who only has basic high school level knowledge of metal working this AMAZES me. :D I loved how simple you make machining those complex components look; the cinematography alone was fantastic not to mention how beautiful the process and final product looked. I could only imagine the passion you have for what you do, and I hope you have many good years making more stunning "art-itectural" mechanisms. :)

[@adultingishard]

This is legitimately so beautiful.

[@KonoganCossec]

This is art

[@ALLFAQify]

Nope, It's engineering!

[@alexkuznetsov4254]

Excuse me, the core of your coils isn't pheromagnet. If you will make cylinders of steel or another pheromagnet your engine will be more powerful.

[@smokyclouds5734]

Very detailed on Machining all the pieces on the lathe and then assembling it together. I love projects like this. Thank you for sharing and the time it took to build it. You’re extremely talented and hope to see many more projects of yours. Great work. 👍

[@MakerB]

Glad you liked it!!

[@chocolateteapot5162]

I'm only a rough old boilermaker, this precision is fascinating to watch 👍

[@eloimumford5247]

So clever design , you are the master of lathe + electronics ...where do you pull all those ideas ? Thanks for sharing.

[@mastro6970]

i have no idea of what that is but is cool to watch

[@kjamison5951]

The radial engine design was used in early aircraft to minimise the space taken up by the engine at the front of the aircraft. As aircraft engine design advanced, in-line engines and v-engines similar to cars were developed and then to the jet age. While limited by their power to weight ratio in aircraft, radial engines were used in tanks because they could generate a lot of power. They operate on the same principle as a regular piston engine in a car but the pistons were arranged in a circular, or radial, pattern around the crankcase.

[@salaekis]

Also, a lathe, is a machine tool that rotates a workpiece about an axis of rotation to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, deformation, facing, and turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry about that axis. The earliest evidence of a lathe dates back to Ancient Egypt around 1300 BC.During the Industrial Revolution, mechanized power generated by water wheels or steam engines was transmitted to the lathe via line shafting.Beginning in the 1950s, servomechanisms were applied to the control of lathes and other machine tools via numerical control.Today manually controlled and CNC lathes coexist in the manufacturing industries.

[@aumshreeshah2322]

🤣🤣🤣

[@berndheiden7630]

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the „cnc maschine shop in a nutshell“ ! I had goosepimpels through the whole video. I am a 72 years old dentist and oral surgeon with a keen interest in mechanics (go figure!) and this is the first time I have seen this equipment. That is a small format but a giant leap in technology. I am genuinely impressed! Thanks for making my sunday afternoon in Mallorca!

[@MrTheDif]

That's 30 minutes of my life that I'll never get back. #WorthIt

[@JDM12983]

Anyone else watch these tiny parts being milled/drilled and thinking the whole time "don't break, don't break, don't break..." >< lol

[@vamsikrishna9614]

Can you know how did circuit is connected

[@blaketracy4377]

I wish these things were practical for vehicles because they are just so cool

[@user_himik]

Oh my God, it’s incredible!!!

[@swiftlabbuildstuff]

This guy is a maker on a whole nother level. Excellent work sir. I thought I was a pretty good maker but this is something else. It actually doesn't inspire me to be better, it inspires me to quit and just watch videos from this channel. I could keep making for 100 years and never get on this level. All praise due. You're the GOAT.

[@GreenGeckoLegoTechnicWorkshop]

Would be cool to see this a RC Plane... Great Work

[@dushk0]

more like in a washing machine...with 9 detergent compartments

[@igameidoresearchtoo6511]

it doesnt have enough power to pull itself forward

[@floriang7435]

This is amazing. Setting up all the different camera angles must take a lot of time. You deserve more subscribers

[@rickeymh]

Impressive. I designed and built me a reciprocating solenoid motor back in 1967 when I was in fourth grade. I used a wooden flywheel with copper clad as a commutator.

[@nanolinex5108]

When you are turning the part it's is so satisfying.

[@claytoncsonka6847]

Am i the only person just realising that whatever he is makeing at the time its showed in the top right of the video

[@oswaldchai9865]

Thanks for pointing that out.

[@Pulko172]

I noticed after reading your comment... Em i blind?

[@shinsena]

who here watched this because it was satisfying?

[@GlasgowGallus]

Beautiful piece of work mate...thanks for all your hard work, true craftsmanship. 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@dougw9224]

Wow, that's impressive! Nicely done.

[@RockLeeMC]

Tony Stark’s arc reactor alpha stage. No Palladium core. 😂 This was so asmr! Moar moar!

[@igalklinover1774]

This is clearly techno porn. So nice machined. Just wonderful job.big like

[@edipocdf]

This is amazing, really nice work.

[@GreenthumbsGarden]

love watching your Videos B! really awsome stuff

[@elyass.k.n5994]

Really perfect 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@skeliepossibly]

I have no clue what this is but its very satisfying

[@JonSuoh]

Ryan _ same

[@bigstinkybeans]

A radial engine is what the engine looks like in certain airplane models

[@MrLarryC11]

Beautiful! Thank you.

[@nbooker7504]

All this hard work deserves much more credit than has been given

[@nokandno-escorner]

I miss machining! Watching a lathe do it’s thing is so therapeutic 😊

[@MakerB]

Thank you :)🎄🎄🎄

[@NullVoidNA]

These tools are so cool. How I would love to have a shop with even half of this stuff.

[@VTOLKits]

Fantastic build! Thumb up!

[@thequestionwhy3827]

Something abour your mill is just super charming

[@user-bv2re5zd3s]

아니 이 동영상 왜 추천 되었고 난 계속 보고 있었지...

[@purepearl3925]

저도...

[@MUCHIN_BAN]

ㄹㅇㅋㅋ

[@ryanbertelsen8880]

하지만 그것은 좋은 미상입니다

[@Pyrocelle]

That's wonderful ! Great work ! How many lathe/milling machine do you have ? What are they ? Thank you :)

[@anrupo2]

I'm a computer engineer. Seeing your work I think I failed choosing my profession. Amazing. You are an artist !

[@petarjukic6841]

I just watched a dude machine a motor for half an hour. No regrets.

[@goodboiadvsp3297]

Can't believe you didn't break any of those tiny bits 😂

[@dienadel30]

Finally released from my trance ! Great video !

[@mjstow]

Amazed. You're some kind of genius.

[@kentay2561]

That was awesome! Dont mind me asking: Whats the advantage of a radial electric motor over a traditional electric motor?

[@eekee6034]

It's more a model which works similarly to the petrol-fueled radial airplane engines of the past... 1930s to 50s I guess. It has the same crank action which is something I always wanted to see.

[@user-mi5gw9qm7p]

이런 영상은 2배로 재생해서 봐야 함. 금속 깎는 소리 귀가르즘 하앍~

[@rsa0101]

I don't know why, but this thing make me the baby's delight. Good job!

[@ChrisHolman]

I greatly appreciate the absence of music, thank you! This was both informative and relaxing to watch!

[@brendonmilligan4520]

I'd love to see this taken a step further and made to run with fuel, and operated by remote control solenoids, maybe fitted into an RC plane

[@bolinadegorfe5339]

Would be cool to see it in a rc plane

[@konrad2478]

This is stunning!

[@Rickjames127]

Insane amount of work just mad props