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Another Paddleducks build log
dsquire:
Tim
Glad to see that things are starting to fall into place again and you can get some shop time to help you relax a bit. We're all pulling for you Tim, hang in there. :D
Cheers :beer:
Don
spuddevans:
Thanks Stew & Don, I appreciate your comments.
It's funny, now that I'm starting to get back in the workshop properly, the list of future projects seems to be growing exponentially !!! :proj: After I get this running I am going to leave it in its reletively rough appearance for a while until I get a couple of small projects done, then I hope to bling it up a bit.
Some of the future projects are:-
Air powered hit-and-miss engine loosely based on Chuck Fellows design,
Either a V4 or a straight 6 wobbler type engine ( or maybe both :proj: ),
Convert my X2 mill to cnc control,
convert my rotab to cnc control,
build a skeleton clock.
And that's just what I can remember at 7am!!!
Tim
NickG:
Well done Tim! :clap:
spuddevans:
Thanks Nick :thumbup:
Tim
spuddevans:
Well I got another little blast in the workshop this afternoon and managed to eliminate another cause for friction in one of the steam chests. I then brought my camera in and captured a video for you all to see. ( in HD and all :bugeye: )
Before you play it I must apologise for the sound, there is still a lot of air escaping and then the compressor kicked in, so it might be worth sticking something in your ears ( or mute/turn down your sound ).
After running it for a bit it will self-start on about 35-40psi, and will run on as little as 18-25psi. It runs great one way, and not so great the other, but hopefully it will bed in after some more running.
It's not too pretty at the moment, and I still havent got any liqued gasket yet, so it still leaks a bit from all the mating metal faces. Once I get it running real smooth and on lower psi's I will bling it up.
Tim
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