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Offline airmodel

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Hello from Australia
« on: January 02, 2014, 06:25:24 AM »
I am a retired fitter and turner and like to build model steam/air engines.

 I have a lathe and mill/drill to make my engines.

 Nearly all of them run on compressed air, only one has run on steam from a friends boiler.

 Look forward to chatting to you all.

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #1 on: January 02, 2014, 07:05:05 AM »
Welcome airmodel! Perhaps you could tell us what you'd like us to call you :)

We also love pictures, so don't hesitate to post photos of your completed engines!

Simon

Offline Swifty

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #2 on: January 02, 2014, 07:07:28 AM »
Hi Airmodel, I'm also a qualified fitter and turner, but worked as a toolmaker all my working life. I live in Melbourne, whereabout's in Australia do you live?

Paul.

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #3 on: January 02, 2014, 07:34:35 AM »
Hi Airmodel and welcome on board.

Vince

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Hello from Australia
« Reply #4 on: January 02, 2014, 10:56:10 AM »
Hi Airmodel, welcome to the forum.

Cheers, Hugh.

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #5 on: January 02, 2014, 11:06:24 AM »
Welcome Airmodel!

Dave
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #6 on: January 02, 2014, 11:36:30 AM »
Welcome to the forum Airmodel. As Simon said,we do love pictures and would love to see some of your models. Please feel free to jump right in...its a very friendly bunch of folks here.

Bill

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2014, 05:47:19 AM »
Thank you for the welcome.

Paul I live in Victoria, about two hours drive from Melbourne.

I will have to post some photos and videos, just have to choose where to post them.

At the moment I am experimenting with brushless DC motors to use as small alternators for my model engines, has anyone tried this in this forum?

Bill.

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2014, 08:58:38 AM »
Hi Airmodel  Welcome - as I'm sure you will soon find,  this is a great place to be  :ThumbsUp:

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2014, 10:14:23 AM »
G'day Bill
 
I'm loking foreward to seeing some of your work when you get to post them.
 
Welcome
 
Bez
Queensland - wet one day, humid the next

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2014, 10:40:02 AM »
Welcome Bill!  :ThumbsUp:
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Offline Dave Otto

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #11 on: January 03, 2014, 05:47:07 PM »
Welcome aboard Bill!

Dave

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #12 on: January 03, 2014, 08:05:54 PM »
Hello Bill, welcome to the forum.   :)

I've been looking at and thinking about brushless motors/alternators but so far have only used a conventional brushed motor. My thoughts were a bit deeper, wondering about the possibilities of using them as "dynostarters". The short time outputs seem quite high, but you would need some form of switching to use between the inverter/motor driver for starting and a diode bridge for generating.
Best regards

Roger

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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #13 on: January 03, 2014, 11:28:26 PM »
Hi Bill
Nice to meet Ya :ThumbsUp:
Pete
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Re: Hello from Australia
« Reply #14 on: January 03, 2014, 11:51:14 PM »
G'day Bill and welcome

Jim

 

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