Post by: Stoker on June 19, 2019, 01:08:30 am
I'm totally in love with that Snow, what a unique looking engine with seemingly unique operating qualities as well.
NICE!!!
Post by: Hero on June 18, 2019, 11:20:57 pm
Post by: Nick on June 18, 2019, 10:05:13 pm
Post by: crazydoug on June 17, 2019, 07:20:19 am
What an impressive haul Doug, well done !!!I will be keeping an eye on this fellows creations, and hope to have a chance to buy more in the future.
Love them all, but for being different to what we usually see in here, that solenoid Snow replica wins with me.
Looks quite well made, and looks so cool with all the "valve movement" going on when running.
crazydoug
Post by: classixs on June 17, 2019, 01:48:06 am
Love them all, but for being different to what we usually see in here, that solenoid Snow replica wins with me.
Looks quite well made, and looks so cool with all the "valve movement" going on when running.
Post by: crazydoug on June 16, 2019, 09:44:44 pm
How do you watch the water level? Did you add try cocks or something?It holds 2 gallons of water- you just shut it off after a couple hours, let it cool down and refill it. It's not a perfect system!
crazydoug
Post by: crazydoug on June 16, 2019, 09:42:23 pm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf236OkTtk8
Post by: Roscoe on June 16, 2019, 09:06:10 pm
Post by: SeeSteam on June 16, 2019, 08:10:33 pm
Post by: IndianaRog on June 16, 2019, 06:03:37 pm
Roger
Post by: RedRyder on June 16, 2019, 05:25:10 pm
Congrats on all....!!!
Gil
Post by: crazydoug on June 16, 2019, 03:00:47 pm
Wow, that's really neat. Can you tell us about your steam generation system? Pressure cooker?Old pressure cooker . $5.00 at a yard sale. The old ones come with that nice pressure guage, but the pressure relief is set to pop off around 20psi. Lots of volume for bigger engines, but not enough pressure to run bigger governed engines, or big engines under heavy loads. Still, it is great for running steam engines at shows with a big turkey fryer propane burner under it!And no inspection nonsense.
crazydoug
Post by: St Paul Steam on June 16, 2019, 12:30:47 pm
Post by: Pete the steam on June 16, 2019, 07:56:05 am
Post by: jerseysteam on June 16, 2019, 07:41:30 am
Post by: crazydoug on June 16, 2019, 07:37:42 am
https://youtu.be/ZEOpbdTldiE
Next is a hand-crafted solenoid replica of the 600 HP Snow engine that is housed at the Coolspring Power Museum. I bought this from a gentleman who created all of his engines from charity-store finds, including lamps, trophies, and even a bird made from a brass toilet-bowl float!
https://youtu.be/YF_-ry2EE8E
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Next is a Phillip DuClos six-cycle horizontal hit and miss engine. This is a project engine, as it lacks compression. I don't think that it was ever run.
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Next is a partially finished one third scale New Holland hit and miss engine. This one has considerable work left to be done, but the price was right, and it included the blueprints and even the loan of an original finished engine to help with the completion of the project.
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Last is an Economy model hit and miss engine. These engines are quite rare and hard to find. I bought this as a non-running engine, and was fortunate to get it running with rather minimal work. It even came with the nice cart and a simulated buzz box and ignition system (which also needed a little work), but it now runs great. However, it does need a good cleaning. It looks as though it has twenty years of accumulated grease, grime, and dust! I'll see how it looks after a clean up. I prefer to leave it original, rather than doing a complete repaint.
https://youtu.be/J6yPbPFSMqo
All in all, it was a great week at the engine show, one of the biggest I've seen since I started attending. The place was packed, and only one day of rain! I also sold several engines and other items, but not enough to break even!