The smallest V12 engine in the world

Today on YouTube we came across one of those videos I enjoy, especially when it involves cars, engines, machines or any vehicle built to scale. In this case, it is a V12 engine with a displacement of 12 cm3, a cylinder bore of 11.3 mm and a piston stroke of 10 mm. It is built from stainless steel, aluminium and bronze and runs on compressed air.

The assembly process of the engine is impressive, and the parts show a remarkably high standard of craftsmanship. The turning of the camshaft or the crankshaft alone is a work of art. Honestly, almost 10 minutes well spent, leaving you with your jaw dropped while watching the video.

The author of this tiny engine has also built other engines and accessories for this very particular world of scale engines, which can be seen on his same YouTube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YfTtGCsiD8

Via | YouTube