When your steam engine build requires multiple microscopes, including those of the scanning electron variety, you know you’re building something really, really tiny. All of the usual tiny superlatives ...

Over the decades we have seen a lot of methods for powering LEGO-based contraptions, ranging from LEGO Technic pneumatics to electric motors, but what about steam power? We have all seen those cute ...

Electric motors are most often used as the power source for radio controllers, but some are using gasoline engines or steam engines to move radio control. Because these engines are bigger and more ...

It's almost time to send your kids back to school, and if your child has an interest in mechanical engineering or model building, there are several model engine kits to help them get started with ...

With the improvement of the steam engine (steam engine) by Wat, the industrial revolution occurred in the world. Although it is a steam engine which became to be utilized as a power source of various ...

My friend Dug North, who wrote a lot of excellent how-to articles for me when I was editing Make magazine, has a YouTube channel where he make things from old books and magazines. In a recent video, ...