Ideas for the flywheel

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Adansito
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Ideas for the flywheel

Post by Adansito »

Building my first walking beam engine. What is used to connect the flywheel??? Any ideas are welcome. Remember I'm new to all of this!!! thanks!


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Cartech
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Post by Cartech »

I have not built a walking beam but skateboard wheel bearings work? not sure if you mean the flywheel or the connecting rod but either way, a ball bearing will be the way to go. I have also found that R/C car wheel bearings are great for connecting rods and should only cost about 3.00 at the hobby store. A 4x8 milimeter is easy to work with, just use a pin to remove the seal and clean out the grease, same for skate bearings.
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