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rangerssteamtoys


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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:18 am    Post subject: Water heater boiler Reply with quote
I have considered this, but thought to be too dangerous.

UNTIL mythbusters used 2 water heaters as a boiler for a steam machine gun

http://youtube.com/watch?v=YKhLgPyymfU

Could come in handy for running alot of engines, Or one really big one.

Just have to watch the water level.
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I watched that Mythbusters episode a couple of nites ago...it was pretty awesome to see the steam power a gattling gun of sorts...proved it could have been done in US civil war era.
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PostPosted: Sat May 17, 2008 1:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I bet that the Civil war guys could have made one that worked better than that one shown in the YouTube too.
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PostPosted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
johnreid wrote:
I bet that the Civil war guys could have made one that worked better than that one shown in the YouTube too.


I imagine they would too. No little impact wrenches as steam motors. Just a big slide valve engine.
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