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Help! => Specific Engine Help => Topic started by: Perry on May 04, 2018, 11:00:45 PM

Title: Thomas & Smith or Fanning hot-air engine casting kit ?
Post by: Perry on May 04, 2018, 11:00:45 PM

Hello
I'm searching for information if castings kit or drawings of beautiful Thomas & Smith Economy hot air water pumping engine is available from some source?

thanks in advance for any information.

Perry

Title: Re: Thomas & Smith or Fanning hot-air engine casting kit ?
Post by: b.lindsey on May 05, 2018, 12:27:00 AM

Can't help with a source Perry, but would love to see a picture of one. Is it anything like the Rider Ericsson?

Bill

Title: Re: Thomas & Smith or Fanning hot-air engine casting kit ?
Post by: Perry on May 05, 2018, 06:49:56 AM

Hello Bill, a word of warning! You will want one once you see it in motion  :Love:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sirNBCE4D8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzzU1JINjRM

Title: Re: Thomas & Smith or Fanning hot-air engine casting kit ?
Post by: b.lindsey on May 05, 2018, 02:37:33 PM

Quite an interesting engine Perry, it does have some similarities to the RE, but different enough to be very enticing as well.

Bill