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So I just built my first engine, link here...
http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=11893.0
and want to power it with my espresso maker as I don't have a compressor available right now. Will this be really bad for it? I plan on making a setup that has a bypass that will release if the pressure goes over say 3-5 psi. A screw in a rubber fitting that I can pull out with about that amount of force is what I have set up now. Another added safety feature is that the tubing is not all that tight that runs the steam to the engine, so if it reaches any substantial pressure that will come off.
Anyway I guess I will try it once and see what happens... If I don't post results I guess things went pretty badly (knocks on wood).
http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/index.php?topic=11893.0
and want to power it with my espresso maker as I don't have a compressor available right now. Will this be really bad for it? I plan on making a setup that has a bypass that will release if the pressure goes over say 3-5 psi. A screw in a rubber fitting that I can pull out with about that amount of force is what I have set up now. Another added safety feature is that the tubing is not all that tight that runs the steam to the engine, so if it reaches any substantial pressure that will come off.
Anyway I guess I will try it once and see what happens... If I don't post results I guess things went pretty badly (knocks on wood).