About

In this 4 session class (two hours each on weekends) you will learn how to make an air or steam powered engine from aluminum and brass as you learn basic and intermediate metal machining techniques.

Machining operations that will be covered in the class include basic metal turning, chamfering, cutting off, milling rectangular components, drilling, and tapping threads. CNC milling will be demonstrated for the main frame and optionally for the flywheel.

The engine, which will be yours to keep and will have an inlet that can be pressurized with air or steam to power it.

Here is a link to an animated .gif file that shows the engine in operation:  https://i.imgur.com/h3UoK34.gif . The animation was generated last summer by our intern, Rose Bandrowski.

Before the class, students may view the following YouTube videos on how to make this type of engine. The engine in the course is simpler than the one in the videos but the principles and techniques are similar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgtjunt5bQo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x7RdeNBCu4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmQh5-oTnGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMQ-jvdheRM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnsoGVtjrcg

Details:

• Tuition assistance is available. Click here to apply.
• Please wear closed-toe shoes in our studio.  Tie back long hair, avoid loose-fitting clothing and jewelry and roll up sleeves.  Wear hearing protectors when warranted and safety glasses; bring your own or use BARN's.

Instructor: Stan Stumbo is a professional marine mechanical engineer (retired) and is a longtime home-shop hobby machinist. 

If you have questions, please email Machine Shop program coordinator, David Hays at machine.programming@bainbridgebarn.org.

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