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Rob.Wilson:
Good choice of engine for you new project Stew ,,,,, looks like some challenging machining required :med: :) You started yet :poke: :lol: Rob |
sbwhart:
Thanks Chaps --- Quote ---What camera do you use for your photos and what lighting (or please point me to a link if you have already mentioned this elsewhere!) --- End quote --- Chris:- I use a choise of cameras, for every day use in the shop I have a cheapo Kodak camera, I have it mounted on one of those magnetic stands that they sell for use with clocks, this keeps the shakes down, I use it in closeup mode, with just ambient shop lighting, for set up shots I just take a series of shots with or without flash and choose the best one. The posh shots of the finshed engine I use a cannon SLR on a tripod, again using ambient lighting, but I try to set the shot up in a sunny window, I have an old lemon bed sheet that I use as a reflector and background. For the videos i use a Cannon IXUS. Tim spudevans did a real good thread taking pics on her a few years back if you do a search on his name you should find it. The only thing thats putting me off doing a clock is that i've realy got into the chalenge of seeing an engine and comming up with a design and working out how to make it, I don't have the knowledge of clocks to do that, and would have to work to a published design. Any way thanks for your interest. I do follow your clock builds closely. Stew |
Xldevil:
--- Quote from: sbwhart on December 01, 2011, 05:17:39 PM ---Cheers Guys I've got my eye on one of these beasts. http://www.aqpl43.dsl.pipex.com/MUSEUM/POWER/rotaryengines/rotaryeng3.htm Simpson and Shipton Reciprocating steam engine, best way I describe it is that its works with a captive eccentric. Antony Mount made one a few years ago and polly model suply castings. From my research only two were made the first was displayed at the great exhibition and drove some textile machinery, this was the basis of Antony Mounts engine apparently a second was made with a diferent power take off but there are no images of it. So i think I may use the speculation of this second engine as a basis for my model, got some ideas on how to configure the drive, I don't have any drawings to work to so I'll have to figure things out as i go along, and it will be fabricated from bar stock some how. :scratch: Stew --- End quote --- Hello. Achim Meyer did one Simpson from bar stock: http://dampfforum.info/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=7997&hilit=Simpson Unfortunately, you have to become a member of the Dampfforum to see the topic. I'm sure,Achim will be glad to show you his drawings. All images are taken from the Dampfforum Cheers,Ralph |
sbwhart:
Wow Ralph that is one very very nice engine, some cracking detailing, that has certainly given me some insperation, and no doubt perspiration to come. :D :D :D Thanks for showing Stew |
NickG:
Amazing project once again Stew, your projects are looking so professional, well done. :thumbup: |
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