Thanx For All The Frubals & Mentions While I Was Away!

[BSM1]

The title says it all.
To be insulted, abused & invoked while away was particularlyl touching.

Well, they were just lying in a corner.

 

[BSM1]

First, I attended Coolspring Power Museum June show in Coolspring PA.
I ran a 6" Rider Ericsson twin cylinder hot air engine I brought for the show.
I also ran a 35 HP Backus gas engine (about 4000 cu in, 10,000# weight)
which I have on loan there.

Spoiler: Caution: Gearhead porn

Then I picked up & delivered various machines across NJ & MA.
One is an 1884 B&S #1 horizontal milling machine I'm taking to the Ford
Piquette Ave Plant for the re-creation of Henry's Model T Development Lab.

Edit:
In the video, I'm the one wearing the pineapple themed shirt.

I'm guessing there would be belts around those big wheels to run machinery?

 

[Revoltingest]

Anyway why are you using up another new member thread? Show some respect for new members!

I planned to put in the Member Announcements forum, but
well....incompetence with a dash of inattention, you know.

 

[Revoltingest]

I'm guessing there would be belts around those big wheels to run machinery?

The big'ns are flywheels.
The smaller wheels are pulleys.

 

[lewisnotmiller]

Happily, I watched the whole video, and remained disinterested throughout. I'm normal!!!

Oh, and welcome back.

 

[SomeRandom]

Ahh so that is why there was no bacon around RF lately. I was wondering about that.

 

[Deeje]

He's made up for it since his return.....Cooking it on the spot no less......

 

[Revoltingest]

Some morning Bacon....

Oops! I mistakenly capitalized the "B" in "bacon, yielding the wrong pic.
Here's the morning bacon.....

 

[Revoltingest]

I found on line a pic of the engine I brought to the show.
This is before I got it running.....

 

[Wu Wei]

I found on line a pic of the engine I brought to the show.
This is before I got it running.....

What is that engine used for?

 

[Revoltingest]

What is that engine used for?

Pumping.
That was the most common usage because cold water made them more efficient.

 

[Wu Wei]

Pumping.
That was the most common usage because cold water made them more efficient.

Is it steam powered?

I appears to have a stack for either smoke or steam

 

[Revoltingest]

Is it steam powered?
I appears to have a stack for either smoke or steam

No, it just alternately heats & then cools air in a closed volume.
The increase & decrease in pressure causes the pistons to increase & decrease volume.
Here's a really boring explanation of my engines function....

Here's a simpler engine animated cartoon.....

 

[Wu Wei]

No, it just alternately heats & then cools air in a closed volume.
The increase & decrease in pressure causes the pistons to increase & decrease volume.
Here's a really boring explanation of my engines function....

Here's a simpler engine animated cartoon.....

MAN!!! that was boring ;D

But then I was once an auto-mechanic so I like boring mechanical things

 

[Revoltingest]

MAN!!! that was boring ;D

But then I was once an auto-mechanic so I like boring mechanical things

Nerd!

 

[Wu Wei]

Nerd!

No no no...mechanics are not nerds...mechanics are the guys that make the stuff, you nerd engineers come up with, work...mechanics are cool..... unlike engineers...who are NERDS.

 

[Revoltingest]

No no no...mechanics are not nerds...mechanics are the guys that make the stuff, you nerd engineers come up with, work...mechanics are cool..... unlike engineers...who are NERDS.

Anyone paying undue attention (as you did) to such geeky things is a nerd.

 

[Wu Wei]

Anyone paying undue attention (as you did) to such geeky things is a nerd.

Typical engineer..... trying to make the cool guys nerds so thereby association they think they are cool..... sad sad nerd logic

 

[Milton Platt]

The title says it all.
To be insulted, abused & invoked while away was particularlyl touching.

There wasn't a "F*** you icon.

 

[Revoltingest]

There wasn't a "F*** you icon.

Suggest it to staff.
Even they need it at times.