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The Return of No. 83, a Hot Air Engine

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vtsteam:
Glad of the company, guys!  :beer:

Today I made an ashpan out of some scrap galvanized tin:

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And put some "small logs" in it -- ya know, just to see what it looked like......


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vtsteam:
Well, then I kinda figured might as well light them and see what happens........

What happened was Number 83 took off at 1500 RPM and the base of the smokestack oxidized to a beautiful shade of purple:! Finally Number 83 was running on wood, after 18 years, doing what it was intended to do!  :ddb: :ddb:
 

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BillTodd:
Excellent  :nrocks:

vtsteam:
Thanks, Bill!  :beer:

shipto:
Brilliant.  :beer:

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