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Joe Buffardi

Cruisin' on my Bluebird
I have had this old plastic radial engine for years from an old toy. I have always wanted to make some kind of bicycle accessory out of it but never had the time. I finally sat down and brainstormed some ideas. I had the small radial engine casted in aluminum. I studied different propeller ideas and came up with this. If this is something anybody would be interested in purchasing for a cool bike trinket please feel free to express your feelings about this idea. i i I I I will have the first one done this Saturday with a 30 mile test on the coast of California to see jow the propeller spins. These do not exist they are not copies or reproductions. I took a plastic engine from a large scale toy from the 40s and made it to bolt on a stem or handlebar and possibly a fender of a bicycle.

Here is the engine and props I will be using. The radial engine is aluminum and the propeller is made of ash which is a lihht weight type of wood but very strong. Im going to run the propeller backwards so it will spin a lot easier with very little wind.
 

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That's cool Joe, sounds like you better make a couple dozen!!
 
I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see the finished project. I just hope I can afford one or a few.
 
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