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Photographic Documentation of Bill Huxholds Work on the Sulzer Twin Cylinder Poppet Valve Steam Engine
« on: March 07, 2021, 02:22:24 pm »
Here you will see lots of pictures of the work of a true master of his craft.

I acquired these photos from Bill's friend Ron. Ron took a lot of the photos and Bill himself took a lot of them.

This engine was built with no drawings and mostly from a photograph of the full sized original.

Enjoy.

Gil


First a few pictures of Bill at work in his shop...

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« Reply #11 on: March 07, 2021, 05:25:46 pm »
All I can say is Wow !
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« Reply #12 on: March 08, 2021, 07:29:26 am »
There's more coming!
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Re: Photographic Documentation of Bill Huxholds Work on the Sulzer Twin Cylinder Poppet Valve Steam Engine
« Reply #13 on: March 08, 2021, 09:36:37 am »
For a rank amateur such as myself, seeing these photos of work that is seemingly of such a high and unobtainable quality and complexity is an emotional mix of inspiration and frustration, total awe and something akin to embarrassment, reverence and resignation, knowing full well that I could never in a thousand lifetimes rise to the level of creation that I'm seeing here!

Daunting, is the word that most comes to mind, while viewing these photos of a true Master Machinists Art!
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Re: Photographic Documentation of Bill Huxholds Work on the Sulzer Twin Cylinder Poppet Valve Steam Engine
« Reply #14 on: March 08, 2021, 12:39:23 pm »
And...

     A few more pictures!

          Gil


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