LeChatNoir
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Hello again, all!!
Despite my having not been active on the boards recently, I have not been just sitting around. Please find below some pics of the sum of the last few months evening work. This is an engine made using an old refrigeration compressor and a lot of head scratching, researching, and fun. It is an engine to power, as you may remember, an art vehicle called The Contraption that myself, and others, created for the Burning Man art festival in 2007. That year it was strictly human powered, via a railcar-type pump mechanism and flywheel. For 2008, I am adding a steam engine upgrade to the old girl and this is the power plant for her.
First I present you the pics (and a link at the bottom of this post to a video of its third test run on compressed air). After that I will post describing something I need advice on. Since this is my first engine, Im hoping for some insight from all of you who are much more accustomed to working with steam than myself.
But first, without any more blather from me:
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The compressor as it came to me, with one head removed for the initial inspection:
And this is how it looks as of yesterday morning:
And a smaller detail shot:
And here's a link to the video of its successful run.
Despite my having not been active on the boards recently, I have not been just sitting around. Please find below some pics of the sum of the last few months evening work. This is an engine made using an old refrigeration compressor and a lot of head scratching, researching, and fun. It is an engine to power, as you may remember, an art vehicle called The Contraption that myself, and others, created for the Burning Man art festival in 2007. That year it was strictly human powered, via a railcar-type pump mechanism and flywheel. For 2008, I am adding a steam engine upgrade to the old girl and this is the power plant for her.
First I present you the pics (and a link at the bottom of this post to a video of its third test run on compressed air). After that I will post describing something I need advice on. Since this is my first engine, Im hoping for some insight from all of you who are much more accustomed to working with steam than myself.
But first, without any more blather from me:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The compressor as it came to me, with one head removed for the initial inspection:
And this is how it looks as of yesterday morning:
And a smaller detail shot:
And here's a link to the video of its successful run.