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Author Topic: John Fitch paddles  (Read 6653 times)

Offline rmcluckie

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Re: John Fitch paddles
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2012, 06:29:50 PM »
now that's unusual!
saw a similar one here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuuOhfdT8yc&feature=related
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Re: John Fitch paddles
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2012, 06:38:17 PM »
great models to watch
Ian
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Offline neil howard-pritchard

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Re: John Fitch paddles
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2012, 06:48:40 AM »
absolutely fascinating!!

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Re: John Fitch paddles
« Reply #4 on: September 10, 2012, 04:15:50 AM »
does anyone have a plan or detail of the system?
i can figure out a lot by looking at the video but a plan would be nice.
thnx in advance
greetings from The Bombus
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Re: John Fitch paddles
« Reply #5 on: September 10, 2012, 04:17:14 AM »
does anyone have a plan or detail of the system?
i can figure out a lot by looking at the video but a plan would be nice.
thnx in advance
greetings from The Bombus

I can't help with your request Bombus, but if you find any info I'd be interested myself!

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Re: John Fitch paddles
« Reply #6 on: September 10, 2012, 11:54:07 PM »
does anyone have a plan or detail of the system?
i can figure out a lot by looking at the video but a plan would be nice.
thnx in advance
greetings from The Bombus
Not the plans, but a better view of the works;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkfXWT1NasA&feature=relmfu
More information about John Fitch
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bljohnfitch.htm
I seen to remmember one of the books about him had scetches.
http://dpubs.libraries.psu.edu/DPubS?service=UI&version=1.0&verb=Display&page=record&handle=psu.pmhb/1172179670
http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/mssc/steamboats/player_fitch2.htm
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Re: John Fitch paddles
« Reply #7 on: September 11, 2012, 03:31:23 AM »
its weird sometimes how things can crop up all at the same time

the current issue of Model Engineer on page 395 there is a picture of a work in progress of a hull, steam engine and the fitch mechanism made out of lego.  i would assume its a work in progress.
Ian
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