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Bernd:
Guy on the rec.crafts.metalworking news group, who is a regualr member, posted a nice picture of his wooden steam engines. I have the plans for these somewere. It's a nice engine to build if you don't know how to solder.  :lol:

Here's a link to it = Wooden Steam Engine

I'm sure you'll never see Bog's build one of these.  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Would make a nice X-mas present for a grandson at an early stage of his life to get him into such things.

Bernd

Krown Kustoms:
Those are nice, I like how he did the eccentrics (spelled right?)
One of those would look nice hanging on my office wall.
-B-

chuck foster:
bernd ............ are you challenging bogs to build a wooden engine  :dremel: :clap: :lol:

well bogs??????

chuck  :wave:

bogstandard:
He is way too late, I have already made one.

This is how I normally make finger engines.



But over on HMEM, I once got a competition going for the fastest build, but it must use a coathanger, or part of one, somewhere in the engine.

It was a great success, and some very novel and unique designs emerged.

Because it was my idea, I didn't submit it for judging, but this one was my contribution, called 'Crusoe', it ran, and still does, very well indeed.



As far as I can remember, somewhere around an hour to make.


Apologies and grovels now being accepted.


Bogs the master chippy.

Bluechip:
KK

They look identical to the design in 'Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood' by Raymond Levy.

Published by Sterling Publishing, New York

They may not be functional, the ones in the book are turned by hand, which may explain the extended crankpin.
Nice looking tho. I made the Geneva Gear in wood from the book for my mates grandson ... he kept trapping his fingers  :D  :D

On p55 in my copy .... :D

Steam thingy, not the Geneva ..

Dave BC

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