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So today, for something to do, my wife and I headed to a not-so-local antique shop
she likes in Cleveland. This place had some cool stuff, but one thing that was really
unique was a vintage cutaway motor. It is made of cast iron with brass gears and a
cast steel crank. Very well constructed and in excellent condition. When you turn the
crank on the back counter-clockwise, it will show you the four strokes in a four stroke
motor with the dial on the top. It is in time (obviously) so the valves all work just like
a small engine would. when you get to the power stroke, the spark plug will flash ( thanks
to an old 9v power supply I had lying around ). It has adjustable valves and you can advance
and retard the timing by moving the lever on the side. I'd never seen anything like it before
so I had to have it. ( I never disclose the purchase price of my findings, so that will remain
an unknown.) All this needed to make it right was a bit of cleaning and the adapter. The
gentleman at the shop said that he got it from a local Cleveland school clean out. He also
had a steam engine version. Definitely not things you'd expect in an antique shop, but you
never know what you might find.

GM

And now it's in your kitchen.

-BP

I might take it to work to put on my window sill.... Or put it in my family room
next to the tv.

GM

That is WICKED COOL!!!!!!!!!!

Racin'Jacin wrote:That is WICKED COOL!!!!!!!!!!

Jacin,

If you really love it, I can tell you where I bought it.... he had one
more to sell. If you're lucky, it's still there.

GM

I'd love to have one...could you possibly PM me as to how much it cost? I'm afraid its so cool that it'll be out of my budget!!

So cool!!!!