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Strictly.... “ Hot Air “
b.lindsey:
That is quite a large engine and beautifully restored as well.
Bill
Alyn Foundry:
Hi Ian.
Thanks for your input.
Do you know the bore and stroke dimensions? I believe the number 6 was 10” bore and the largest that Gardner’s of Patricroft built.
Note the extra cooling tank that doubles as the main bearing support.
Cheers Graham.
scalemodel:
When I was 19 many years ago I brought a rider Ericsson from camdam minature steam services which I built, at the time they hadn't got any firebox castings in so they said they would send one I'm still waiting!! But that's another story
When the rider was done I brought a set of castings off the engineers emporium for their robinson engine which is quite a big model, not long after I brought these I got into model traction engines and the robinson never got started.
I may push the castings on or swop them for some other castings maybe steam related.
Just thought I would share my hot air experience
Jonathan
Ian S C:
I have not measured the bore, but I would say it's near enough to ten inches, It should be at a show near here in a few weeks, if I remember, I'll run a tape over it.
Ian S C
Alyn Foundry:
Hello All.
Number 3 son Alan started on his Robinson hot air engine some nine years ago. School, college and an apprenticeship kinda got in the way....
However....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kNKswjpc20
That’s a short run to test before painting, more to come.
Cheers Graham.
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