Paddleducks

General => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: apointofview on November 11, 2014, 01:36:52 AM

Title: Looking forward to being a part of Paddleducks
Post by: apointofview on November 11, 2014, 01:36:52 AM

Hi,
My name is Pete and I found this web site in my quest to know more about steam powered r/c boats. 
For the last several years I have been working on a steam plant to power a sternwheeler style paddle boat.  The vessel itself has yet to be built but I have made good progress on the engines.  I chose to pattern my engines from the western river steam boats that ran the rivers in the US in the 1800's.
What I have built so far has been from scratch from bar stock of aluminum and brass and stainless.  I don't have any plans other than the sketches I drew when thinking about how to build it.   The bores are 5/8" with a stroke of 3 1/2".
Here are several videos of testing on youtube.

older video running on air - http://youtu.be/0lkgsXzCYoM (http://youtu.be/0lkgsXzCYoM)
running on steam - http://youtu.be/phPfLrrRciA (http://youtu.be/phPfLrrRciA)
more testing - http://youtu.be/6gydEIiiyD0 (http://youtu.be/6gydEIiiyD0)
The whistle, you can see progress on the paddle too - http://youtu.be/YSnecUYl0pc (http://youtu.be/YSnecUYl0pc)

Last but not least a bit of a build log - http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=22191 (http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=22191)

I sure looks like there are a lot of great folks here !

Pete

Title: Re: Looking forward to being a part of Paddleducks
Post by: Gerhardvienna on November 11, 2014, 04:11:30 AM

Hi PETE
Welcome to the Forum ;D
I saw your videos on your youtube-channel, great engine! Do you have plans for this? Could be interesting for a coming project of maybe building the USS Cairo!
Regards
Gerhard

Title: Re: Looking forward to being a part of Paddleducks
Post by: DamienG on November 11, 2014, 11:05:36 AM

G'day Pete,
Welcome we're a friendly bunch who love build logs and pictures.
Damien.

Title: Re: Looking forward to being a part of Paddleducks
Post by: derekwarner_decoy on November 11, 2014, 02:08:55 PM

Goodness Pete...& welcome  :coffee

That 5/8" bore x 3 1/2" stroke D/A twin horizontal engine you have built is  :kiss1.............congratulations........

I am relegated to a 12 mm x 20 mm stroke horizontal SAITO  Y2DR....

Please keep engine videos or build images coming........Derek  :beer

Title: Re: Looking forward to being a part of Paddleducks
Post by: apointofview on November 12, 2014, 02:30:41 AM

Thanks to all for the kind words !

Gerhard - sorry there aren’t any plans.  I have just been figuring things out as I go with just doodles on scratch paper here and there.  Most of what I have built has been dictated by the scrap metal stock that’s under my workbench.   

Damien - I need to get a log going on the steam engine section.  I am a sloooow builder so the updates take a while.  It has been several years to get to where I am now.  I have a little more time now that the kids are older and are gone all the time with their own stuff.

Derek - I wouldn’t say relegated, that Satio is a really nice machine !!  AND yours is a proven runner, mine has a bunch of unknowns...

Pete

Title: Re: Looking forward to being a part of Paddleducks
Post by: Gerhardvienna on November 12, 2014, 03:17:49 AM

Quote from: apointofview on November 12, 2014, 02:30:41 AM

Thanks to all for the kind words !
Gerhard - sorry there aren’t any plans.  I have just been figuring things out as I go with just doodles on scratch paper here and there.  Most of what I have built has been dictated by the scrap metal stock that’s under my workbench. 
Pete

Hi Pete
This make your work even better than it looks. All built from scratch, without any plans! Wish I could do it :s_cool :bravo :no1b
Regards
Gerhard