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Making tiny 0.1cc two stroke engine from scratch

by pillars on 11/30/2025, 5:34:46 PM

https://youtu.be/nKVq9u52A-c?si=KVY6AK7tsudqnbJN

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by: xseer

I went down a rabbit hole lately and found this article on tiny diesel engines built throughout the past decades, most of them model engines: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;modelenginenews.org&#x2F;techniques&#x2F;minid.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;modelenginenews.org&#x2F;techniques&#x2F;minid.html</a><p>&gt; I&#x27;ve seen collectors turn a greenish blue and stammer out crazy offers on sight of my 0.1cc Nano, pictured here. But as the size goes down, construction difficulty and criticality of &quot;fits&quot; goes up exponentially.

12/6/2025, 6:00:38 AM


by: pillars

Some Model Engineering related resources:<p>1. Engineering drawings of small model engines used for model aircrafts. They are designed for manufacturing and working, not not like showcase item. We can actually build them.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;outerzone.co.uk&#x2F;plans.asp?cat=Engines&amp;Xcardsperpage=48" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;outerzone.co.uk&#x2F;plans.asp?cat=Engines&amp;Xcardsperpage=...</a><p>2. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;modelenginenews.org&#x2F;midge&#x2F;index.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;modelenginenews.org&#x2F;midge&#x2F;index.html</a>

11/30/2025, 5:40:40 PM