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Author Topic: Horizontal twin paddler engine  (Read 32254 times)

Offline steamboatmodel

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Re: Horizontal twin paddler engine
« Reply #75 on: November 01, 2008, 11:55:16 AM »
Hi is that one of the Wilesco engine/Boiler units?
Regards,
Gerald
PS John I would order one of your engines but 300Pds is almost half the price of the mill I want, If I can get the Mill I should be able to follow the build here and build my own. So please continue with the build I have always found your work educational
Regards,
Gerald
« Last Edit: November 01, 2008, 12:02:18 PM by steamboatmodel »
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Offline derekwarner_decoy

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Re: Horizontal twin paddler engine
« Reply #76 on: November 01, 2008, 01:51:06 PM »
Goodness Eddy....since you will be the owner of No 4 Engine..... & me the owner of the No 5 Engine...could you please rename this as .....what ever you think......how about "Horizontal Twin Paddler Engine ...by Bogstandard 2008".....your call - Derek :coffee
« Last Edit: November 01, 2008, 06:34:31 PM by derekwarner_decoy »
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Offline Eddy Matthews

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Re: Horizontal twin paddler engine
« Reply #77 on: November 01, 2008, 07:00:22 PM »
John has already said he will start a new topic once the build begins Derek, so there's no need for me to do anything ;)

Eddy
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Re: Horizontal twin paddler engine
« Reply #78 on: November 01, 2008, 07:59:36 PM »
I can't rush into this one, but when I get the time and energy, it will be all hands to the pumps, just like the last one.

Gerald, as I said before, this is an interest build, and if it helps you in some way, then great. I am not into making engines for a living, I just use them to support the shop in making models. The income will come from other workshop work. People don't have the facilities I do, so that is why I am building a few.

Now Derek,

About that fiddly little blaster you showed in an earlier post. What a wimpy little thing. Below is mine, given enough pressure it should be able to fire small marbles. But I am lucky, and have a contact who gets me as much glass bead or grit, in whatever grade that I require, and it is just a matter of swapping medium and adjusting pressure to get the effect as needed. Twenty squid from Machine Mart, plus you need a damned big compressor to feed it.

What will do a lot will do a little, but not the other way around. Take no prisoners in this game.

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Offline derekwarner_decoy

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Re: Horizontal twin paddler engine
« Reply #79 on: November 01, 2008, 08:30:53 PM »
Oh dear PD's ... :sobbing.sometimes we must forgive them for they know what they say........[courtesy of JC a long time ago]....the glass bead bit & thing that Winfried uses is based on a VACUUM principal........I would not call it WIMPY....more an inteligent sized :hammer blaster for little bits  :nahnah....Derek
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Offline kno3

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Re: Horizontal twin paddler engine
« Reply #80 on: November 01, 2008, 11:27:13 PM »
Kno3....here is my rendition of Liquid Paper over the finest quality Australian 100% cotton twine  :whistle....Derek

Looks great and the engine too.
By the way, do you have more pictures of your ship? I'd like to see it.

 

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