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steam unit
… erience, but getting back on an even keel now. Ref the mini steam engine; Coulda saved meself the effort (shoulda known with you) You and your mates were spot on. Mark's engine is seemingly certain a Bing. Made by the Brothers Bing (not Gri …
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steam unit
… keep most of my research books in our attic. But most of my steam knowledge comes from friends in local steam group. Cheers Colin.
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steam unit
Here's a couple of photos of the marks on the wee steam unit base as you can see from the remainder of the paint it was at one time blue. Cheers Marky
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steam unit
… an at least get out of bed . I had a closer look at the wee steam unit and it has a very small manufacturers mark will take a photo tomorrow but it looks like a angular capital B and W lying horizontal ,patent Germany . Cheers Marky
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steam unit
… nufacturer that used cast bases. I'll check with my vintage steam friends and let you know. Cheers Colin.
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Paddle Steamer Waverley
… e then. They say that it is nice to feel that she is a real steamship once again. A decision will be taken shortly regarding any passenger activity this year, but if there is, it will only be a few trips in the Clyde area. She will not be c …
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Steamboat races
… o in South Orange Seaport Society in NJ USA, we use to do a Steamboat Only show. Only Steamboats we’re allowed for this event and we had many. There was judging where only the participants voted (could not vote for there own boat). There wa …
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Paddle Steamer Waverley
Youtube clip of the Waverley steaming down the Clyde yesterday (13/08/2020) after her £2M+ re-fit.
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Steam engine
Twin cylinder oscillating steam engine , make unknown flywheel is between cylinders which makes it unusual and i believe rare. £120.00
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Paddle Steamer Waverley
… given great joy. If you have been a round the running of a steam engine it seems to rumble threw you.For me it gives me goose bumps feeling the noise and vibration. Rick
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Steam engine
I have a Graham TV 1 steam engine I built to put into a boat.My problem is that the foreword reverse lever is on the side moving up and down vertically from the base.I don't know how to set up a servo to work the lever.Has anyone used this …
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Steam engine
… https://www.bluebird-electric.net/bluebird_history/Turbinia_Steam_Turbine_Boat.htm https://paul-stamm-modellbau.de/turbinia-1884-erstes-dampfturbinenboot-der-welt.html https://www.asme.org/wwwasmeorg/media/resourcefiles/aboutasme/who%20we%2 …
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Steam engine
… versing lever this has to be notched into a position or the steam will move it for you. The forward and reverse lever you are talking about must lock into forward reverse or neutral. Good Luck
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Steam engine
Hi Rick, I'm a dunce when it comes to steam engines, and gobsmacked by the machines some folks can build. But servo linkages is more my game, so if you can post a photo(s) of the engine showing the lever, and how the engine sits in the boat …
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
… the 2" oak planks will be 1/8th" thick, which would require steaming to achieve the extreme twist at bow and stern, so my question is which kind of wood will steam the easiest to help with those bends? Cheers, Martin
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
… s 1/8”-3/16” ply cut with the scrollsaw. I generally do not steam, but do thin layers glued up as I learned when building rubber powered airplanes. Guess that is where the use of balsa comes in as it is most readily available in my workshop …
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
… sing a heat gun. Guess as the gun evaporates the water into steam and accomplishes much the same. Quite surprising how, once the wood gets hot, how easily it bends.
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
Thanks Martin555, Steaming is so easy once you start doing it, it is not the black art some people seem to think it is. Cheers, Stephen.
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
Hi Stephen, I like your steamer, simple but effective. Martin555.
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
… what it does to the structure of the wood. I have done some steaming, first using just a kettle and dipping the plank into the boiling water for a few minutes , then moving on to making a simple jig out of steel down pipe adding a shelf of …
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Steam Boats
My friend builds exquisite Steam Boat models - they are LARGE - one is over six feet long . All powered by Stuart Double 10's with three drum yarrow boilers . Most are planked with teak and two are clinker hulls - he also builds full size b …
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Steam Boats
Not sure Ron - Kevin uses gas on most of his steam sets - with a small tank made of 22mm copper pipe - so I should imagine its quite a long run - about 15 minutes at a guess. Only seen that boat in action once . Would love one myself but he …
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Steam Boats
… what do you use for file, sterno?Alcohol? I have a Midwest steam launch that uses sterno a s what I do is build up steam on the table, put the fire out, add more fuel the put it in the water. Get bout a 30 minute run
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Steam Boats
… nkshaft running through the boiler - Kevin makes the superb steam engines I posted earlier. That is the village of Napier where Kevin lives in the background - or at least part of it
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
… hink spruce would be you easiest option if you cannot use a steam tube. You could use ammonia and soak the wood which will certainly do it but does leaks the wood brittle in my experience. The pictures are of my Wherry, not very good pictur …
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
Gents, I had completely forgotten the steaming qualities of ash. And, hanging ion the rafters of my old shed, in my daughter's garden are several lengths of ash that I originally bought to make a new frame for my Austin 7 Special's bodywork …
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
… w bends I needed on Vanity were achieved with simple kettle steaming, although I used quite a lot of stealers in that hull, so I could stick to the supply I had of Cuban Mahogany from my Grandad's old dining chairs. Peewit, I like your idea …
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Which wood for steaming easily on a model?...
… that crimp's the wood and put's the bend in immediately. No steaming or soaking. Martin555.