Stuart Turner steam engine
#1
Posted 09 December 2008 - 08:35 PM
Would it drive a mill (for example) totally spark free, the electric compressor could be 50metres away.
Keep mannequins and watermelons away from fireworks..they always get hurt..
#2
Posted 15 December 2008 - 05:50 PM
#3
Posted 15 December 2008 - 06:42 PM
Keep mannequins and watermelons away from fireworks..they always get hurt..
#4
Posted 15 December 2008 - 08:42 PM
may have to increase the flywheel size and weight to increase the amount of torque needed to turn a cylinder with a lot of lead media in it and depending how well its engineered might run quieter than an electric motor,something to do in the christmas break perhaps???.
#5
Posted 15 December 2008 - 10:08 PM
HOWEVER please note that this is a "back of fag pack" design without the fag packet so please do the calculations and risk and hazard assessments before you engage wallet.
Keep mannequins and watermelons away from fireworks..they always get hurt..
#6
Posted 19 December 2008 - 12:03 AM
steam engines do like to be looked after, an eye kept on them, lots of oil and speed adjustment, ect not somthing you can leave running for hours on its own, but thats the fun part! tinkering. heres a nice vid of a stuart model beam engine
Edited by chris m, 19 December 2008 - 12:07 AM.
#7
Posted 13 October 2013 - 02:44 PM
lol last post 2008 where does the time go?
a little something i've made,maybe a possible ball mill power source maybe not ha ha .
#8
Posted 13 October 2013 - 06:45 PM
You need to speak to Bernie Ecclestone about 2020 :-) Love the build, always makes me so jealous seeing a workshop like that. I just don't have the space.
#9
Posted 23 October 2013 - 09:25 PM
thanks sparky ,heres the concluding videos
#10
Posted 24 October 2013 - 09:33 PM
From experience though, having built a few they do not give much power.
Some of the smaller ones could barely keep the flywheel turning without generating any thing useful.
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