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Offline Marinus

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« on: May 18, 2013, 11:37:09 AM »
Hi all

Heres a few pics of my homemade Wobbler :whoohoo:
« Last Edit: May 18, 2013, 02:47:27 PM by MK »
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Marinus Kruger

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Re: Simple Ocilating Steam Engine
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2013, 12:04:08 PM »
Marinus, please ignore my comment in the welcome thread about pics of your engine...i hadnt realized you had already done so. And i should say very nicely done too!!!

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Re: Simple Ocilating Steam Engine
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2013, 12:16:55 PM »
That's Sweet!   NICE!!


Welcome MK!


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Re: Simple Ocilating Steam Engine
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2013, 12:20:33 PM »
Thanx :cartwheel: This was my first machining experience on the lathe.
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Re: Simple Ocilating Steam Engine
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2013, 02:02:32 PM »
Nice work MK for your first engine. You should be proud of your achievement.

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Re: Simple Ocilating Steam Engine
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2013, 02:08:14 PM »
Thank you all very much ;D
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Marinus Kruger

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« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2013, 02:27:01 PM »
Hi MK, satisfying to see, great to have made. Nice base! What is the wood?

Hugh.

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Re: Simple Ocilating Steam Engine
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2013, 02:46:20 PM »
Thank you ;D I made the base from Kiaat.
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Re: Simple Oscillating Steam Engine
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2013, 04:40:27 PM »
Hi Marinus,
That's a nice little wobbler you've made there!
Kim

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Re: Simple Oscillating Steam Engine
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2013, 05:08:23 PM »
 :ThumbsUp: Well done Marinus!

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Building an engine takes Patience, Planning, Preparation and Machining.
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Re: Simple Oscillating Steam Engine
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2013, 05:20:55 PM »
Nice job Marinus.  Your engine looks very similar to my first wobbler and I expect you had the same grin as me when it first ran.
What's going to be your second?

Oops.  Just seen your post about your railway engine.  The wobbler was a while ago then.

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Re: Simple Oscillating Steam Engine
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2013, 06:22:25 PM »
I've just started on building another wobbler just now. It started this afternoon when I polished a 6mm brass tube and thought that I could make a little wobbler from it. It has just been silver soldered. Pictures to come ;D  .................


Tommorow..........
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Re: Simple Oscillating Steam Engine
« Reply #12 on: May 19, 2013, 02:50:28 AM »
What a nice first engine. Very good proportions and lines. Well done Marinus.  :ThumbsUp:


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Re: Simple Oscillating Steam Engine
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2013, 06:18:14 AM »
Thank jou Jim ;D
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Marinus Kruger

 

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