Cedge
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After letting the little Water pressure Engine sit on the bench half naked for too long, I finally got off my duff and went back to work to salvage its dignity. The huge heavy flywheel shown in the E.O.M. photo was only used for visual effect. The original plan was to have two flywheels, preferably with curved spokes.
I can't take credit for the idea nor the techniques used in making the flywheels shown below. The dearly departed Philip Duclos was the great mind behind all of that. I was just lucky enough to secure a copy of one of his magazine articles of the past from a very generous member of this board.
The photos show the flywheels fresh from the indexing table on my mill and have had little or no clean up done as of yet. There will be a good bit of hand work with a file, to come, but I thought I'd share the first test fit with you guys.
For those with sharp eyes and a bit of knowledge of the article, there is an obvious change from the plans that give the spokes an "S" configuration. Let's just call it one of those happy accidents that come via karmic serendipity. I'll be posting a build thread on the project, soon, which will explain just how an "AWWW $**T!!" moment was used to full advantage.
Steve
I can't take credit for the idea nor the techniques used in making the flywheels shown below. The dearly departed Philip Duclos was the great mind behind all of that. I was just lucky enough to secure a copy of one of his magazine articles of the past from a very generous member of this board.
The photos show the flywheels fresh from the indexing table on my mill and have had little or no clean up done as of yet. There will be a good bit of hand work with a file, to come, but I thought I'd share the first test fit with you guys.
For those with sharp eyes and a bit of knowledge of the article, there is an obvious change from the plans that give the spokes an "S" configuration. Let's just call it one of those happy accidents that come via karmic serendipity. I'll be posting a build thread on the project, soon, which will explain just how an "AWWW $**T!!" moment was used to full advantage.
Steve