Recent content by Swordmaker15

Update: We used a bicycle foot pump for safety. My boy took third place overall in the science fair. We had a blast and the other kids were fascinated with how the motor worked.

I forgot to mention Mr. Gotteswinter. He has an excellent explanation of hand scraping I refer to in my many attempts to learn it. AVE reminds me of the guys i worked around when i was an ironworker. Love it!

No problem. Click spring is my favorite. Just excellent videos.

I went to school for machining but I've learned so much from youtube. My favorites are tubalcain (mr. Pete), this old Tony, AVE (lots of colorful language), click spring, ox tools, build something cool, and Joe Pieczynski. There are countless tips and tricks I've learned from all those channels.

I did find a small super quiet air compressor for use with cake decorating air brushes. Maybe I can dress it up as a "boiler" and power it that way.

I don't quite trust myself with the wiring but I may try the steam cleaner in the end. Worst case I dont use it and end up cleaning my car or something.

That's sounds like a really fun project. I'm going to try an aquarium aerator first ( if I can find mine). I'll post some pictures when I get something rigged up. Your idea would be a great solution for small demonstrations and it would put on a show too.

I do have one of those. I may try to rig something.

That's a good idea!

We may just end up blowing in a tube. Safety is the highest priority.

Unfortunately no I don't. That does give me an idea though. What about a CO2 tank for a paintball gun? I wasn't going to modify the cleaner. I'm pretty wary of that sort of thing.

Hi all, I've got myself in a pickle it seems. My boy wants to do a steam engine for his science project this year. So I say, "sure we can do that!" Of course what father wouldn't say yes at his boy wanting to learn something you enjoy. However, problem is I do not actually own a boiler. Nor do I...

Check out Cody's Lab on youtube. He has a entire series on gold purification.