The Pipsqueak Engine

The pipsqueak engine is an air-powered engine I made for my manufacturing class at BYU. In making the engine, I learned how to better design for manufacturing, use a mill and lathe, how to aluminum and sand cast, how to manufacture to meet certain tolerances, and how to create manufacturing process sheets.

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The pipsqueak engine features an intake valve, which pumps pressurized air through a piston, causing the piston to pump up and down (similar to a locomotive, which in turn spins a flywheel).