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Offline kev

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2018, 04:18:51 PM »
Impressed, I made a x2 a couple of years ago and thats a bit of a beast so a x3 will be a handful.

I added a parallel linkage and a watts governor which both enhance the engine, the parallel linkage adds quite a bit of interest at the top end which looks a bit sparse to my eye 

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2018, 05:38:11 PM »
Hello mnay,

Beautiful work and really like the Flywheel and the Supports.

Have a great day,
Thomas
Thomas

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #17 on: April 24, 2022, 05:29:14 AM »
It has been a while since I was able to work on this engine or any other hobby project.  We moved and I retired, and it took me couple of years to get settled.  After many months of working on the house, yard and new shop, I was able to finally get the shop set up the way I wanted. 

This was the first project to unpack and get back to.  With a couple of weeks of work in my spare time I was able to finish the rest of the parts and put it together.  I took me awhile to get the timing set, but it fired right up with just a few pounds of compressed air.

That will wrap this one up.  I can move on to the next project on my bucket list.

Mike

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #18 on: April 24, 2022, 05:43:49 AM »
Here is a very short video link of the engine running.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KvAjRs5RJ4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KvAjRs5RJ4</a>

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #19 on: April 24, 2022, 04:21:42 PM »
Looks like a great runner, Mike!   :ThumbsUp:

And congratulations on retirement and on your new shop! Glad you're finally able to get some time to go and use it! :)

Kim

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #20 on: April 24, 2022, 10:06:29 PM »
I fully agree with Kim  :ThumbsUp:

You are set up for the rest of your life + a great finish to this project  :cheers:

Per

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #21 on: April 25, 2022, 04:00:24 AM »
Thanks for the kind words.  It is good to get back to some hobby work again.
Mike

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Re: Elmers Beam Engine x 3
« Reply #22 on: May 05, 2022, 07:08:13 PM »
Nice work Mike!  I think the larger scale motor helps it run slower and adds to the elegance of it.  Love the brass flywheel rim too. :cheers:

 

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