Hello from Alberta canada

[Jyman]

Hello everyone,

I have been looking around the community for a little while now and just bought a used 10 x 18 metal lathe about a month ago. and have only made a little tiny steam boiler so far.

A little about my background I'm currently a Power engineering student, or as you guys across the pond call me a Stationary engineer. I run and operate 81 boilers daily. anywhere from 175,000 BTU's all the way to 15.8 MBTU's.

So far I have been enjoying myself and was wondering if there was anyone else in my area of the world?

Jon

 

[stevehuckss396]

Welcome aboard! I'm no where near you but i'm sure there will be neighbors chiming in soon.

 

[Jyman]

thanks steve, I'm guessing by your name you have a chevy ss 396

 

[stevehuckss396]

thanks steve, I'm guessing by your name you have a chevy ss 396

I had a pro street 1969 SS 396 Chevelle but it has been sold now

 

[Jyman]

oh very nice, I have a 1948 chevy truck with a 305 HO. that I have been building for the last couple years

 

[stevehuckss396]

oh very nice, I have a 1948 chevy truck with a 305 HO. that I have been building for the last couple years

There fun but also alot of work. Mine had a blown 540 with nitrous. It was a beast. Now that it's gone i'm reliving my past thru models.

I'm in the planning stages of making the crankshaft. If I can get past that it's all down hill.

 

[Jyman]

There fun but also alot of work. Mine had a blown 540 with nitrous. It was a beast. Now that it's gone i'm reliving my past thru models.

I'm in the planning stages of making the crankshaft. If I can get past that it's all down hill.

Very awesome, are you planning on making run also or just a hand turn one? any idea what amount of HP it would make?

 

[stevehuckss396]

Very awesome, are you planning on making run also or just a hand turn one? any idea what amount of HP it would make?

Oh it will run. I have not seen a model on the site that didn't run. I have no idea about the horsepower. I have no way to check and it really doesn't matter to me anyway. I just like the way they sound.
Sounds like you will be into building steam engines. If you do decide to go in that direction and build a few you will be amazed how much they sound like the real thing. I started building simple steam/air powered engines and then went in the internal combustion direction about 4 years ago or so. There are so many directions to go in the modeling hobby. It's kind of fun to see where it takes you.

Here is the non-supercharged version.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwVfNobk8r0[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnbwsLysqGk[/ame]

 

[Jyman]

WOW those sounds Amazing almost sounds just like the motor on my truck when I fired it up the first time with open headers

yup my first steam engine sounded great and would run on a min of about 5 psi and just started to turn over, At the moment I am looking at building the Brass Stirling '60' that was posted by "Jeroen Jonkman" but I am building it out of Aluminum. I would like to make my way into IC one day but its nice to build some simple ones to get used to my lathe.

 

[AussieJimG]

Welcome Jyman, looks like you have found at least one contact already.

Jim

 

[stevehuckss396]

Welcome Jyman, looks like you have found at least one contact already.

Jim

We share that Chevy bond.

 

[grahamA]

hi Jon, i just joined today and saw your post, i am in Calgary visiting family so i thought i would say hello to you and everyone before i go back home to England this weekend, enjoyed my stay in Alberta,
Graham.

 

[johnny1320]

Welcome fellow Canuck, lots of cool engines and ideas here for sure!