hello from Los Angeles

[pentti]

Hello All

I am an artist living in Los Angeles. I am researching a new sculpture I want to make which is essentially going to be a large model sternwheeler (3x7 feet) which I want to power with steam. I was happy to discover this website as it seems you have a wealth of information about functioning paddle wheel models.

Cheers

Pentti Monkkonen

[Eddy Matthews]

Hi Pentti,

Good to see you've joined us here at Paddleducks, and I hope your first posting wasn't quite a daunting as you first thought?

A sculptor has to be a new twist for us, so I hope we can help with your project? I'd be very interested to see photos as the work progresses - And don't be afraid to ask questions, we don't bit honest!

Regards
Eddy

[pentti]

Hi Eddy,

Your directions on posting a message were very clear Thank you.  I've been checking out the website and allready downloaded the "King of the River- steam engine test run on bench" video, which is exactly what I want to make, except about twice as big.

Is there a pre fab engine that can be used in that situation? I would be capable of soldering the tubing, but I dont have a lathe or a milling machine.

I also wondered, do the two engines have to be synchronized in turning the wheel or do they just sort themselves out?

I figured I would deal with the engine first and the design the ship around that.

Thank you so much for your hospitality

Pentti

[Eddy Matthews]

Topic split and the last couple of posts moved to the "Live Steam" message area, as it was drifting onto specific steam engine questions.

That isn't a critiscism of anyone - it just makes it easier to find the information at a later date.

Eddy (Admin)