Recent content by CogMachine

No no, despite my little bit over-the top writing style here I am actually a software developer with a job and won't leave that soon. Mechanical machines are just a hobby of mine, maybe it stems from my job being all the same and appearing "heartless" in comparison to the older ones. Machine is...

Well, Steam of course. It should be a normal steam engine that gets its power from heat (aka boiler), nothing fancy. If you ask what it should be able to run, things like little loom machines, spinning machines, marble lifters, etc. Nothing where it really has to pull strong stuff, but it...

Well, useless machines for artsy purposes can be nice too in some cases, I agree. I though prefer artsy machines that at least have some use, like that weird mixer ;)

Does this also apply on double-acting engines? Also, what exactly is a "stroke" in this context? I know that a bore is the inner diameter of the piston cylinder, but a stroke? Is this the inner length of the piston cylinder? Also has this any effect on the efficiency? How does it cover the...

With enough time, anything can be built ;) But seriously, there are so many things which are not invented because they got jumped over by the oil/electricity boom, but technology today makes all of this cheap enough! Plus, big electricity today is powered mainly by nasty oil and rare metals...

Hello! So, I want to start with a little story: I want to build a steam engine. So I built one. A small model of course for practice, in LEGO and with air. This learned me a lot as I progressed from a completely useless brick that would not turn to a perfectly smooth running little engine. I...

Hello again! So, for a little introduction, I am actually not here for models per se (I don't care how those rusty old machines looked, I want to build my own creations!), I am here for the technology as I am a steam-and-machine-enthusiast in the purest sense. I love simple machines from the da...