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Offline Firebird

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A beam engine
« on: July 19, 2012, 09:30:00 PM »
Hi

This beam engine was completed around January 2011. Its made mostly from old car parts. conrods for the column and beam, a timing gear for the flywheel, a brake cylinder for the engine, valves for the support legs etc.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m12bdcT-Yn0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m12bdcT-Yn0</a>

Cheers

Rich

Offline AdeV

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Re: A beam engine
« Reply #1 on: July 19, 2012, 09:45:59 PM »
Thanks for posting, Firebird :)

I've just added the YouTube button, so now you should be able to embed youtube videos just by pasting the unique code, highlighting it, and hitting the YouTube button:

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m12bdcT-Yn0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m12bdcT-Yn0</a>

That's a very cool engine BTW  8)
Cheers,
Ade
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Re: A beam engine
« Reply #2 on: July 19, 2012, 09:50:49 PM »
i remember seeing this engine and build..............and it is just as inspirational now as it was back then.

thanks rich

chuck

Offline lazylathe

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Re: A beam engine
« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2012, 09:51:55 PM »
Damn!!!!
Chuck took the words right out of my mouth! ;D

A true work of parts!

Andrew
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chuck foster

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Re: A beam engine
« Reply #4 on: July 19, 2012, 09:53:24 PM »
sorry andrew  ;D

chuck

Offline DaveH

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Re: A beam engine
« Reply #5 on: July 19, 2012, 11:54:50 PM »
Rich,

Spectacularly fabulous  :D :D :D
  :)
DaveH

Offline gary.a.ayres

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Re: A beam engine
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2018, 08:40:54 PM »
Great looking engine in spite of because of the elegant use of reclaimed parts   :ThumbsUp:

 

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