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Sulzer Poppet Valve engine in our header running on air...
« on: December 07, 2023, 03:22:47 pm »
For all who haven't seen the Sulzer Poppet Valve engine in our header running on air...

Here is a video.

Enjoy,

Gil


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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2023, 09:09:22 pm »
Elegantly exquisite.
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Re: Sulzer Poppet Valve engine in our header running on air...
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2023, 10:05:14 am »
Wonderful model engine!
Sulzer was a famos producer of steam engines (later diesel engines) in Switzerland (Winterthur; anther big one was Escher-Wyss, Zürich). They were famous also for their ship's engines.
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« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2023, 11:12:33 am »
Exquisitely Elegant!!!
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Re: Sulzer Poppet Valve engine in our header running on air...
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2023, 08:23:30 pm »
Quote from: St Paul Steam on December 07, 2023, 09:09:22 pm
Elegantly exquisite.
Thanks, Bruce. 

Glad you enjoyed it.

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Re: Sulzer Poppet Valve engine in our header running on air...
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2023, 08:27:32 pm »
Quote from: yussufhippo on December 08, 2023, 10:05:14 am
Wonderful model engine!
Sulzer was a famos producer of steam engines (later diesel engines) in Switzerland (Winterthur; anther big one was Escher-Wyss, Zürich). They were famous also for their ship's engines.

Thank you, Thomas!

I always enjoy your posts.
This time you have given us Escher-Wyss, yet another constructor to research.

Gil
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« Reply #6 on: December 08, 2023, 08:30:18 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on December 08, 2023, 11:12:33 am
Exquisitely Elegant!!!
Thanks, Daniel.!

Always nice to hear from you.

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« Reply #7 on: December 12, 2023, 09:14:38 am »
Simply amazing!!!
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« Reply #8 on: December 12, 2023, 02:59:10 pm »
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« Reply #9 on: December 13, 2023, 11:24:00 am »
Bonjour Gil,
I would have liked to come and visit you and your amazing collection, unfortunately you do not live on my underground line  ;D 
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Re: Sulzer Poppet Valve engine in our header running on air...
« Reply #10 on: December 13, 2023, 12:27:42 pm »
Wow, built by hand!  What a wonderful engine, I think I would watch that engine run for days on end!
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Re: Sulzer Poppet Valve engine in our header running on air...
« Reply #11 on: December 13, 2023, 02:55:25 pm »
An engineering marvel.

Thanks Gil!
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