Jake3991

Dear Reader,

Randy M.

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you may want to do more research. March Labs is not where I would start. I've seen some pretty wacky stuff from him on you tube and here. check out the gas turbine builder assn- www.gtba.co.uk there's some good info there. there are proven kits available if that's the way you want to go.
good luck

Jake3991

Thanks do you know of any kit that is very economical? As I am still in high school money is an issue I can't spent 2500$ on this project. Do you know anything about this GTBA engine based around the parts from a turbo charger?

Jake3991

In addition to that if I where to use the KJ-66 base parts and not use the supplied plans could I feasibly just make a combustion chamber and fuel injection system and fire it up?

invertmast

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A turbine engine is not something that you can "just make combustion chamber and fire it up". It is a very sophisticated piece of machinery (even if it looks simple) and if not constructed and operated correctly could be potentially fatal. Your best bet, is to purchase the imtes you can not make correctly / accurately from a reliable source and have a "kit" that you can assemble. Trying to piece a turbine together, you have a 90% chance of being un-successfull in your attempt.
If you are wanting something just for a senior project, I would seriously look into something that requires a little less precision and less money to obtain a favorable result.

everything you need to know about the GTBA engine should be able to be found by doing some reading and research on their website. It is a huge collection of thoughts, experiments and use from the very beginning of miniature turbine use and is worth the effort to read it. By doing the research, you should be able to come up with a reasonable decision on your own if you can afford and/or have the experience and access to the materials needed to build and operate any of the engines on the GTBA website.

Jake3991

Is there a kit you would recommend for someone such as myself who has little experience in turbine engines?

invertmast

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Wren Turbines has the best kit available..

rjbob

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Wren Turbines has the best kit available..
Wren Turbines has the best kit available..
Wren Turbines has the best kit available..
Wren Turbines has the best kit available..

frothingslosh

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I agree with INVERTMAST and RJBOB . . . all the "complicated" work is done for you. The price is reasonable, the build is easy, and I can guarantee success if you follow the instrs.

Mfr. support is among the best around if you have problems. My MW-54 runs like a fine watch.

FalconWings

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That would be like buying a Bandit kit for a paper plane contest.

invertmast

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LOL.. I just answered the question. Personally, I think this entire idea is a huge undertaking for a "senior" project, considering graduation is only about 2 months away.

Atleast with the wren kit, if it was assembled per the directions and not mickey moused, he would be able to sell it as used and re-coup some of his money back.

Jake3991

I graduate in 3 months and my school offers a "Career internship program" and as I am going to engineering school I wanted to do something in that field.This program lets me leave my classes for the last month and complete the project with a teacher of my choosing, as stated above I am working with the auto-shop teacher.

Airforce7

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Jake,

Here is your senior project...

[link]http://www.jethangar.com/Wren/kit.jpg[/link]

But buy it from Wren Trubines USA for a special April price...

[link]http://www.wrenturbines.co.uk/usa[/link]

Then either keep it or come back to this thread after the project and sell it to the jet community...

[link]http://www.rcuniverse.com/market/category.cfm?catID=57[/link]

I've always wanted to build one too, but I bought a JetCat. Good luck!

Jake3991

That seems like a great idea but eek is it expensive! I was sent something about a company called Jet Joe that sells a kit(JJ-1200) but it does not include electronics does that mean you don't need them or there's another package I am missing? Or should I just go for the wren? Or should I skip the whole micro turbine and do a turbocharger "junkyard jet"?

LGM Graphix

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You still need electronics. By the time you're done, you'll have spent as much as the Wren kit but have an engine that may or may not actually work. With the Wren kit, you'll end up with an engine that will run and has some value.
Save yourself some headaches and go with the Wren kit.
Take it from somebody who had to work from engineer's drawings in machine shops for a long time, don't make things difficult on yourself, when there is a proven product that works, go with that one. Don't create extra work for yourself or others. You get what you pay for in life, whether it's turbines or toilet paper, eventually everything gets the job done, but you want the one that deals with $!&$ the best

k12rc

if you go with jj if it does run when youre done it want run long save money buy the wren

k12rc

if you go with jj and it does run it want run long save money buy wren

blighty

what would be the point of buying a kit, i would of thought that if it was a project you would make as much of it as possible. by assembling a kit just shows you can follow assembly instruction. if that's the case, go buy some Lego.

what machines do you have access to?....... and you don't need a cnc to make a turbine, you can get a way with just a lathe and a spot welder. you can make a spot welder out of two 12v car batteries. that what i did and the turbine is still going

dave.windymiller

How about a pulse jet if its just for bench runs? Much easier to build and when it runs, the world will know!

I built a brauner and the plans are free from here!

http://www.pulse-jets.com/pulse3.htm