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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: tenniV11 on February 22, 2022, 06:32:33 am
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A great addition to your collection Arnold.
The only thing left is to light a fire. ::)
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That's an incredible machine. Just went into the other room to look my Bing.
That's a monster. It found a good home. Mine would be better but it found a
good one. Congratulations.
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Great to see it coming back to its original condition. The catalog image is great--never knew Radiguet made a hot air engine or gas engine as shown. Does that image has a date and source? Thanks.
This information jpg. came from Charlie some time ago - 1897
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Great to see it coming back to its original condition. The catalog image is great--never knew Radiguet made a hot air engine or gas engine as shown. Does that image has a date and source? Thanks.
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Already finished most of the work - tomorrow I will make the first steam
test - I guess I will take a gas burner not coal...
It really came out very nice, Arnold :D
The Bing "Dickkopf" for size comparison
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Congratulations, Arnold, that is a very unusual and wonderful engine.
It runs like a grandfather-clock in the first part of the video. Mechanically, a real piece of art.
To crack a nut it needs a material that is even harder than the nutshell, btw. So I guess you must be a really tough cookie, Arnold.
Nagelfluh??? ;D
Hello Thomas, thank you for the term "Nagelfluh" that is little bit harder than concrete - haha
but no joke this seller was my maturity test...
greetings over the lake, Arnold ;D
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Congratulations, Arnold, that is a very unusual and wonderful engine.
It runs like a grandfather-clock in the first part of the video. Mechanically, a real piece of art.
To crack a nut it needs a material that is even harder than the nutshell, btw. So I guess you must be a really tough cookie, Arnold.
Nagelfluh??? ;D
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Now I have received confirmation from an accomplished collector
that it is an original Radiguet No. 19895 from before 1900.
This is a picture from that period, Arnold
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Stunning engine and seems to run so smoothly already!
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Thanks Charlie - I already made some progress - a new (old) drive wheel,
a new S/V weight, a new steam handle. Most of the non authentic stuff removed
and I have a first test with compressed air.
Enjoy, Arnold ;D
https://youtu.be/cO6R8_hbV1s
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Congratulations Arnold!
I wait with anticipation to see what you do with it.
This will keep you busy for a while.
Regards,
Charlie
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I have already presented this incredible machine in the forum recently - but I did not believe that I could also acquire it.
Finally i cracked the hard nut even if it cost me a sack full of money and of course nerves!
The seller was really incredibly difficult in negotiations.
Of course, I know that this machine has some missing parts - but the size, rarity and good basic substance is certainly worth an overhaul.
This is what she looks like at the moment and I will take new pictures of the progress soon. Have fun,
Arnold ;D ;D ;D
NB. Have you noticed the little Oiler on the left?
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