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Snow Tandem
« on: March 02, 2020, 04:50:50 pm »
Snow tandem from Doug Kelly’s plans. This was the second Snow I built.
It was a very interesting engine to build, [ Guests cannot view attachments ] And a real attention getter.





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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2020, 05:02:17 pm »
I can't seem to get to that image Joe .... but I'll take your word for its stellar qualities!

Welcome .... and glad you've decided to give this a try!!!
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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2020, 05:31:46 pm »
Hi Joe.

Thanks for joining us for GPU 2020!

The Wooden Beam Engine you built and I bought at the Cabin Fever Auction this year has a proud place in my office and it is hooked to an aquarium pump so that I can run it when I am working. 🤠

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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #3 on: March 02, 2020, 06:09:38 pm »
I can't seem to get the pic to work either, but having seen the Wooden Beam you sold to Charlie- I can only imagine how nice it must be.
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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #4 on: March 02, 2020, 09:01:00 pm »
Here's a short video of the Snow from the Precision Museum Show.





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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #5 on: March 02, 2020, 09:06:27 pm »
Joe, since your picture won't show, I took the liberty of placing your Snow video in your opening post and one of mine in my last post.




here is yours again:









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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2020, 09:13:23 pm »
Far bigger and better than I had imagined  :o

Great piece Joe!!  8)

By the way, I was the one who sat next to you at the dinner after NAMES last year  :)
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« Reply #7 on: March 02, 2020, 11:18:32 pm »
Fantastic .... now I don't have to take your word for it, I've seen it with my own eyes and it is truly AMAZING!!!
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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #8 on: March 03, 2020, 06:06:51 am »
Wow, impressive, very nice.
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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2020, 12:18:42 pm »
Hi Joe.

Thanks for joining us for GPU 2020!

The Wooden Beam Engine you built and I bought at the Cabin Fever Auction this year has a proud place in my office and it is hooked to an aquarium pump so that I can run it when I am working.

 It was nice meeting you at Cabin Fever and I’m glad that the engine is with someone who appreciates it.
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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2020, 12:39:48 pm »
Far bigger and better than I had imagined  :o

Great piece Joe!!  8)

By the way, I was the one who sat next to you at the dinner after NAMES last year  :)

Hi Nick,

  Oh Yes I do remember talking to you over dinner. That was a great show and only the second time I managed to get there. I wish I could display there but the drive from Maine is a little to much at my age.
  I do try to go to Cabin Fever every year. If you see me there please explain who you are so I can try to remember you.
 Thank you for the nice comments and your interest.
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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2020, 02:09:13 pm »
That is a very interesting engine, good looking, and smooth running with a great sound. 
Kind of long, maybe you could bend it in half and connect both halves with a rocker arm.
Calm down I'm just kidding. It's a beauty just the way it is, thanks for showing it.
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Re: Snow Tandem
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2020, 07:40:25 pm »
That is a very interesting engine, good looking, and smooth running with a great sound. 
Kind of long, maybe you could bend it in half and connect both halves with a rocker arm.
Calm down I'm just kidding. It's a beauty just the way it is, thanks for showing it.

I guess you'd have to see an original Snow... like 50 feet of amazing...
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