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Nick

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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #15 on: February 18, 2020, 09:38:56 pm »
Now that's funny Nick!

Do you get the commercials from the law offices of James Sokolove in Texas too? That's all I could think of when posting that  :D
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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #16 on: March 09, 2020, 10:51:59 am »
Now that's funny Nick!

Do you get the commercials from the law offices of James Sokolove in Texas too? That's all I could think of when posting that  :D

Unfortunately I do.

What a Troll.

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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #17 on: March 09, 2020, 02:26:42 pm »
I have a folk-art steam engine (I'm being kind here) that, among other things, uses a piece of copper water pipe and a cut-off soda syphon CO2 cartridge for a whistle. Weird indeed, but it works great!

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In the picture you can also see the oil reservoir for the piston. An oil-impregnated shoelace licks the piston (made from an old bolt!) On each stroke.
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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #18 on: March 19, 2020, 10:48:49 pm »
Here's a Märklin for $75 in North Carolina with what looks to be a corn cob for a smoke stack  :D

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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #19 on: March 19, 2020, 11:23:03 pm »
Perhaps that's sort of fitting Nick ..... considering how corn cobs have traditionally been used in Western North Carolina.    ;c)
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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #20 on: March 28, 2020, 09:28:06 pm »
Wow  the Jimmy Hoffa deal sounds good to me

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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #21 on: April 04, 2020, 04:48:12 pm »
Found this little fella in his nest inside the firebox of an 1880s Rider hot air engine. [ Guests cannot view attachments ]

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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2020, 11:32:26 am »
He's been in there awhile 
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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #23 on: April 05, 2020, 11:47:20 am »
He'd built a nest in there around the burner. One of the oilers for the engine was also found in his nest; not sure how he carried that off!

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Re: "Weirdest Thing" to find in a steam plant
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2020, 06:34:31 am »
I was happy I had removed the cylinder head before trying to run it!

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and.. found this:

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