DIY Steam Turbine Run

• DIY Steam Turbine Run
  Posted by Jim on 31 Oct, 2022 23:43
• DIY Steam Turbine Run
  
  Here's a run of my DIY Steam Turbine Run, terribly windy here today and the wind has been picked up by the camera's mic.
  Hope you can still enjoy the video.
  
  
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU2bG_24Tuk&t=5s
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Raphael on 01 Nov, 2022 05:17
• Bonjour Jim,
  Great job indeed !
  How did you solve the premature bearing wear problem ?
  JMC has made one which run over 60 000 RPM (!) and it has this problem :
  https://youtu.be/doKz5hJjVlQ
  (Subtitled  )
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by skeptic49 on 01 Nov, 2022 10:09
• Neat video, Jim. Did you make that boiler?
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by IndianaRog on 01 Nov, 2022 11:09
• Jim, very impressive setup....always love the sound of a turbine spooling up as they say!
  
  Rog
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 01 Nov, 2022 16:43
• Quote from: Raphael on 01 Nov, 2022 05:17

  Bonjour Jim,
  Great job indeed !
  How did you solve the premature bearing wear problem ?
  JMC has made one which run over 60 000 RPM (!) and it has this problem :
  
  (Subtitled  )
  

  
  I haven't had any problem with the bearings as yet and I've spun this up (on air) for hours at ridiculous speeds.
  
  Easy to change out the bearings if they ever eventually need to be.
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 01 Nov, 2022 16:45
• Quote from: skeptic49 on 01 Nov, 2022 10:09

  Neat video, Jim. Did you make that boiler?
  

  
  I bought from MSM here in Australia -
  
  https://miniaturesteammodels.com/
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• #6 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 01 Nov, 2022 16:46
• Quote from: IndianaRog on 01 Nov, 2022 11:09

  Jim, very impressive setup....always love the sound of a turbine spooling up as they say!
  
  Rog
  

  
  Thanks Rog
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