Coomber Engine Ideas

Advertise with us
Find deals on amazon
Shop deals on ebay
Home Model Engine Machinist Forum

Help Support Home Model Engine Machinist Forum:

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
In the 1800s the Coomber was a real engine, but there is a reason why it doesn't exist anymore. So yeah, at this time it's a novelty.
 
Last edited:
I finally finished my "problem child" Coomber. I followed Vederstein's plans. All through this build, I was encountering small "teething" problems, mostly because I didn't follow instructions!!! When I assembled all the finished parts, it would rotate very freely with no air. Introduce air and all kinds of binding problems. Got them fixed. Took it all apart, painted everything and reassembled. Again binding problems with air. Finally fixed it and finally got it to run under power. It's probably going to be the only time it runs under its own power as I'm not going through this again. Now it looks great on my bookcase shelf. I've included 2 videos, one running before painting and one after.
Grasshopper



IMG_5213[1].JPG
IMG_5215[1].JPG
IMG_5216[1].JPG
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

StretchNutsTheClown
I need some guidance on building a steam powered pump for central heating.
Replies
19
Views
2K
Niels Abildgaard
N
A
Engine Design basic questions
2 3
Replies
44
Views
7K
Bentwings
B
R
Henry Ford's Kitchen Sink Engine (my version)
2 3
Replies
57
Views
9K
minh-thanh
minh-thanh
O
Finding a good small cnc cad-cam milling machine in NZ.
Replies
5
Views
3K
HenryBanjo
H
CFLBob
Can We Talk CAM Programs?
2 3 4
Replies
64
Views
12K
Toymaker
Toymaker

Latest posts

Back
Top