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Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by KGIII »

nzealand wrote: post #128
AlexMuir wrote: post #46

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The amount of things to do on this project is incredible. When I embarked I thought we'd shoot 'making of' stuff all the way, but the reality is that even filming the film is hard enough work - to film the filming of the film would just be too much. I'd like to go back at the end and cover how we do some things - we really learned a lot. The other reason it's hard to do a 'making of' is that I actually don't know how…

You are spending so much time and money tearing that poor Miata apart. What inspired this?

It's a Miata, so it was probably inspired by hate.

I kid, Miata fans.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by mschuster91 »

KGIII wrote: post #160
roceasta wrote: post #93

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Point taken that explanations are more important than descriptions but really there are thousands of places that explain the principles of how the internal combustion engine works. This is the first time I've seen an engine physically taken apart so I can see roughly what goes where. I'm reminded of 'Danny The Champion of the World' who, at the age of seven, could take a small engine to pieces, and put it back togeth…

There is something wonderful about tearing an engine down and rebuilding it. There are varied complexities but all are great. Well, except for the engine in the old Colt Vista. That was not fun. If you get the chance, go ahead and do it. There are many resources to guide you, unless it's a very rare engine. Even then, the principles are the same. It's a lot of fun and fascinating to see how they work.

> If you get the chance, go ahead and do it.

... but remember to get new gaskets. The older they are, the chances get higher that they'll break on dismantling and you don't want to rebuild the engine and have it go boom the first time you turn it on ;)

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by AceJohnny2 »

AlexMuir wrote: post #14
Dowwie wrote: post #12

This is beautiful. Love the synthwave soundtrack :) Where is the Reddit post of this? You're going to front page, for sure.

I'd never even heard of synthwave before I did spent 5 hours on Audio Jungle trying to find good music for this video. Now it's all I listen to while I'm coding.

I was confused initially, thought I had left my usual synthwave radios on. :)

May I add to the recommendations below:

1) Makeup and Vanity Set (MaVS)

https://makeupandvanityset.bandcamp.com

Still my favorite composer, a couple years after discovering the genre, thanks to his richness and variety. Where other composers start to blend into the same 80s synth mush, MaVS manages to keep it interesting for me. Hard to recommend just one title, but maybe Stalker from the album Wavehymnal

2) Bourgeoisie - Space Tapes and Vice album

https://bourgeoisie.bandcamp.com/album/space-tapes-and-vice-...

3) Ogre Sound - 195 album

https://ogresound.bandcamp.com/album/195

Features a track titled "Revengeance Overcharge" for that 110% 80s satire.

4) Le Matos - Join Us album

https://lematos.bandcamp.com/album/join-us

5) There'd be tons more, but really Google Music's "Makeup and Vanity Set" auto-radio is gold.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by jacquesm »

dsfyu404ed wrote: post #147
jacquesm wrote: post #120

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That would have required picking a different car to start with.

Ford v10 would have about the same amount of stuff per cylinder but 2.5x as many cylinders. SOHC I4 from a "manual everything" economy car with 1st gen EFI would probably be about the lowest part count without getting into flathead territory.

2 stroke Wartburg or Trabant.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by KGIII »

mschuster91 wrote: post #165
KGIII wrote: post #160

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There is something wonderful about tearing an engine down and rebuilding it. There are varied complexities but all are great. Well, except for the engine in the old Colt Vista. That was not fun. If you get the chance, go ahead and do it. There are many resources to guide you, unless it's a very rare engine. Even then, the principles are the same. It's a lot of fun and fascinating to see how they work.

> If you get the chance, go ahead and do it. ... but remember to get new gaskets. The older they are, the chances get higher that they'll break on dismantling and you don't want to rebuild the engine and have it go boom the first time you turn it on ;)

To add to that, read the directions first. Yes, gaskets are a must. You might as well do new timing and water pump, as well.

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by Turbots »

alexwebb2 wrote: post #86

This is neat, but based on the title, I thought this was going to be a bit more informative about _how_ engines work, and how each subprocess contributes toward the end goal. What I saw instead was a subset of subprocesses in isolation from each other, presented in an admittedly artistic fashion. It's impressive, and maybe the purpose is more to whet one's appetite for more information rather than be informative in i…

that's what the entire website is about...

Re: Show HN: A stop-motion video of an engine

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Post by damnfine »

KGIII wrote: post #168
mschuster91 wrote: post #165

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> If you get the chance, go ahead and do it. ... but remember to get new gaskets. The older they are, the chances get higher that they'll break on dismantling and you don't want to rebuild the engine and have it go boom the first time you turn it on ;)

To add to that, read the directions first. Yes, gaskets are a must. You might as well do new timing and water pump, as well.

If a rebuild didnt include setting timing and gaskets I would be very worried. It usually implies precision machining on the head, block, and valves, new pumps, rings, etc.
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