I must be having a whole lot of fun as these last ten years have just flown by ... and you know the old saying "Time Flies While You're Having Fun"!!!
Looking back through my "receipts" I note that the first of Jin's Steam Engines (M28 a mini-opposed twin) that I ever received was in February 2015. I didn't actually buy it from Jin however but rather won it in a Charity Auction that Jin had very kindly donated it to, and I was lucky enough to win that auction!
Interestingly, I received the second of Jin's Steam Engines (the Big V-4) in the same Charity Auction the following year, so again added an engine to my collection that I did not buy directly from Jin.
With two such engines under my belt, I was able to assess the build quality and functionality of what I had on hand and was duly impressed. Still, I managed to hold off on any direct purchases from Jin, why I'm none too sure, until fairly late in 2018, when I purchased a P60 three ball governor off of evilbay.
The rest, as they say, is history, and I will have to admit to having bought via BIN (or won as auction) at least a couple or few others of Jin's offerings over the intervening years, such that now I can actually say that I have a Microcosm (OKMO) collection of sorts!!!
I posted this on YouTube for Jin 10 years ago when he didn't have the access to the internet that he does now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34VeplSFzlkCongratulations #Jinmachine you're business has gone from strength to strength, you've worked so hard and your family must be very proud.
My first Jin Microcosm piece was the little blue hit & miss engine.
I had many many hours of enjoyment with it.
Here's a video from 2017 powering a Jensen generator.
Enjoy!
Gil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fan_qwV7Jpw
Bonjour Gil,
About Hit and Miss engines, I didn't know anything about before 2019 when I discovered them on this site, and guess who on this date helped me sort it out... You, already as a mention it in the video
https://youtu.be/DknElyLC7hg
I to have several of Jin,s products , and have been very satisfied . It amazes me , that even in China , such nice things can be made for such a reasonable sum of money !
Ten years! wowie, first engine was one of the horizontal hit and miss, blocky and beautiful! bought some oilers from Jin and I think the resulting engine is nothing less than phenomenal, even now with the precision castings that he has perfected. I am very excited to have seen the start and growth of a new steam manufacturer, in a hobby dominated by just a few makers that have weathered the years.
I think a phrase that members of this forum will appreciate, is 加油 (jiā yóu or Jiayou) which in Chinese translates directly to "add oil" but is used as encouragement as an expression of "it will go smoothly" or "keep it up"
Jin, if you are reading this, 加油
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Ten years! wowie, first engine was one of the horizontal hit and miss, blocky and beautiful! bought some oilers from Jin and I think the resulting engine is nothing less than phenomenal, even now with the precision castings that he has perfected. I am very excited to have seen the start and growth of a new steam manufacturer, in a hobby dominated by just a few makers that have weathered the years.
I think a phrase that members of this forum will appreciate, is 加油 (jiā yóu or Jiayou) which in Chinese translates directly to "add oil" but is used as encouragement as an expression of "it will go smoothly" or "keep it up"
Jin, if you are reading this, 加油 !
Well said .... Well Said INDEED!!!