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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: Jim on April 08, 2019, 02:39:55 am

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: Nick on April 11, 2019, 11:37:51 am

Funny little thing  :D

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: 123Phil on April 09, 2019, 10:41:51 am

Weird and Wonderful

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: Swift Fox on April 09, 2019, 10:12:43 am

Certainly very different, i like it!

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: frazer heslop on April 09, 2019, 06:05:07 am

The drawings are on this site
http://www.vapeuretmodelesavapeur.com/accueil/index.html
cheers

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: txlabman on April 08, 2019, 08:54:04 pm

Francis Bourdon
Born: 29 July 1797
Seurre, Côte-d'Or, France
Died: 19 April 1865 (aged 67)
Paris, France
Nationality: French
Occupation: Engineer, inventor
Known for: Steam hammer

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: Stoker on April 08, 2019, 02:43:37 pm

Odd to be sure.

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: Steamloco on April 08, 2019, 02:03:47 pm

One way to salvage parts from a bad pressure gauge.

Title: Re: Bourdon Engine
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on April 08, 2019, 06:41:34 am

Strange little thing....

Title: Bourdon Engine
Post by: Jim on April 08, 2019, 02:39:55 am

Bourdon Engine, not sure if I've ever seen one of these before -

https://youtu.be/YfZsXVCH-RU