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Author Topic: Photographic Documentation of Bill Huxholds Work on the Sulzer Twin Cylinder Poppet Valve Steam Engine  (Read 3166 times)

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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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