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Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 8:20 am Post subject:
Great camera work thanks Clinton. Shame about the guy who did the voice over
The engine has some problems with wasted steam, but the big boiler coped well and the steam going everywhere looks good
Thanks for letting me use your boiler.
The crank bushing is flogged out from my running it too fast on air. I'll make another bushing from bronze, and next time we'll show it driving some LEDs.
We also tested a VCR motor as a generator/dynamo. Driven with Clinton's gas engine, or one of his larger steam engines, it will light a car tail light bulb. That's serious power, and has given us an idea for a display board.
I enjoyed being a 58 year old kid again this afternoon.
Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted: Sat May 03, 2008 12:42 pm Post subject:
Thanks for the comments guys. Meeting Clinton and his family has really helped me to appreciate the important things, like steam engines and having fun.
Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted: Sun May 04, 2008 9:41 am Post subject:
Chuck, the engine is scratch built using the chassis and flywheel from a computer floppy drive, mostly because I was too lazy to cut a flywheel from steel bar.
There's another video of it running on compressed air, in the "Meet the members" section.
Growing older has very little to do with growing up, thank goodness
The engine was very cantankerous at first on steam and took a while to warm up. As I said, it wastes heaps of steam, as indicated by all the clouds of steam in the video. My "off the top of my head" port timing is obviously high performance, because it doesn't slow down very well, going from full speed to a stop when you reduce the steam pressure
Joined: 19 Feb 2008 Posts: 71 Location: Brisbane, Australia
Posted: Mon May 05, 2008 10:50 pm Post subject:
Thanks everyone.
Chuck, I think I have some way to go to catch up with your ability to use whatever is lying about, but thanks for the compliment.
I still haven't had time to do the promised detailed build report for the steam floppy, because the demand for my guitar pedals hasn't let up yet. I'd like to build my own boiler, but haven't yet had tome to find some copper pipe.
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Engine of the Month October Clinton's Workshop 2008
Boiler by Model Components Australia.
Engine by Bassett Lowke
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