Wilesco D6 - Methanol Test series - 1: Baseline with load

[8976010]

Runs better then mine D6 on esbit.

After 20 runs it seems to loose power or pressure in the boiler.

It was brand new :-(

[jonas1000100]

germany

[lexander5]

I also drive my wilesco d6 and d20 with alcohol mixed with gelatine. It is much hotter and not as expensive as esbit.

I don't need a special burner, I put some aluminium inside so the paste can't pour out of the burner. Very nice engine.

[SH1974]

@lexander5

Yes, Esbit is expensive and stinky (and toxic!) it is much better to inlay the original tray with aluminium and use fire starting gel (based on methanol).

Later, i've ordered some special refillable (!!) meth burners made in Germany. They are not expensive (compared to some packages of Esbit) and safe and really easy to use.

I dont want to miss them!

(got a short burner for my D3 and a larger one for my D21, see videos in my channel)

[Mrpsychotehpyro]

Actually the worst problem is the steel spring "Belts", they cant transmit any torque at all.

I have a D 21 using Wilesco's largest 1 cylinder engine, its run on Denaturated alcohol by a Brass burner with 3 small wicks, totally different Design than "Forest Classics" and the torque produces by that engine is quite substancial, i need to use a polyurethane rubber belt, these steel springs will only transmit 1/3 of the torque due to slip -.-

That given, i think it would really saw through

[MisterOcclusion]

I've been meaning to buy some of that green belting material off ebay. I know some other guys who use it and they really like the stuff.

I use dental floss these days if I'm not driving something that requires a lot of torque (although I have run Jensen 15's off of waxed floss with no problems)

[brandonkr1]

im sorry if im asking so many questions but could you cut a small piece of wood on that saw without dulling it or ruining it.

[MisterOcclusion]

No problem ;)

I've cut small bits of balsa wood without damaging it. When I say cut I mean more like Worn Away At It. The D6 really doesn't have the power to keep the saw cutting, so it's more like chipping away at the wood. I've never tried it with one of the big engines.

[videoclip425]

please help! what is the web site for forest classics? i need a alcohol burner for my engine. would rubbing alcohol work as fuel for it? thanks for your time.

[MisterOcclusion]

google Forest Classics Steam. It's the first hit. They are out of the UK. Go to their section called Other Burners and look for the ones labeled as Will Fit Wilesco (assuming that's what you have).

Rubbing alcohol has too much water in it, and it is usually isopropyl alcohol, which I find burns terribly dirty.

Use either Denatured Alcohol, or Methyl Hydrate/Methanol - depending what you can get. They are sold in hardware stores in the paint section where the thinners are.

[MrBshit225]

Doesn't work too good there either...

I have the d141 workshop,and it makes a cool sound,but it hardly cuts anything...

in which direction are you running it?

[MisterOcclusion]

The saw blade will bear down on the work with the direction it is running. I don't think they expect these toys to work on anything more substantial than paper.