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Remember the "Green Steam Engine ™" ?

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Rob.Wilson:
Maybe ,, we , us,, someone should build one of Mr Greens engines , and test it out ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  :D


Rob

PTsideshow:
The ones that bought the plans, on the other forums over the last couple of years. Most couldn't get them to work. And he was non responsive after the first you must have not followed my directions emails, check out the thread on HMEM I think only one got it to work and only after extensive re-engineering. And the people on Home shop Machinist that bought em weren't impressed either. You might pick up a set of plans cheaper on either one of those forums.
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Bernd:
Hey Glenn,

From what you've written I think you and I think along the same lines. As far as my sig line. I believe in that 100% as I meet more and more that just don't get it.  :bang:

The reason for posting this subject was more to point toward the use of a Pressure Cooker as a boiler. I'm sure you read the thread on HMEM about the use of PC. Seems like all the experts tell you how dangerous they are and not to use them, but they never say why they should not use them. None of them seem to want to take the time to explain in more detail how to build a boiler and why they have all the saftey devices, plus the proper care and feeding of a boiler.

Bernd

kwackers:

--- Quote from: Bernd on August 19, 2010, 12:51:29 PM ---Hey Glenn,

From what you've written I think you and I think along the same lines. As far as my sig line. I believe in that 100% as I meet more and more that just don't get it.  :bang:

The reason for posting this subject was more to point toward the use of a Pressure Cooker as a boiler. I'm sure you read the thread on HMEM about the use of PC. Seems like all the experts tell you how dangerous they are and not to use them, but they never say why they should not use them. None of them seem to want to take the time to explain in more detail how to build a boiler and why they have all the saftey devices, plus the proper care and feeding of a boiler.

Bernd

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Is it not obvious why one wouldn't use a pressure cooker? Just thinking of the pressure on the lid, the crap 'lip' that holds it on makes me want to run and hide!  :bugeye:

PTsideshow:
That and the fiddling with the relief device to get it to stop leaking, I had a teacher bring a garage sale find of a Pressure cooker that she wanted me to fix. She meet me in the main hallway of the school. As anybody could plainly see, with the hex bolt screwed in the hole where the pressure relief valve was supposed to go, let alone the rubber gasket material hanging down from under the lid.

She put it down in the hall as she was tired of carrying it. And that's were I left it, I wouldn't even touch it. As she would blame me for doing something to it, when it let go. Till the day I retired she blamed me for making her look stupid! of course she never needed my help for that before.

Her rational thought was since I was a a steam engineer I could fix it for her. I told her I didn't make house calls, or fix pots and pans  :lol: :lol: :lol:

People don't think, and they don't understand or really care to clutter their mind with things that don't relate to fashion, stars or other more important things.
 :bugeye:

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