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No steam, no air, no problem!
« on: May 26, 2020, 10:58:30 am »
Just for fun I rigged up an antique apple peeler to run this steam set-up.
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Re: No steam, no air, no problem!
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2020, 11:04:45 am »
Nice set up, Mr. Tom!


Nice engine, too!  Is is an Edgar Side Pioneer?
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« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2020, 11:08:44 am »
Retro-innovative .... I like that a lot!!!
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Re: No steam, no air, no problem!
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2020, 11:12:58 am »
Thanks! The engine is a Weeden 121, an Edgar Side design.
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« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2020, 01:34:46 pm »
Well that was something a little different.

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Re: No steam, no air, no problem!
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2020, 01:57:15 pm »
nice "large" setup Mr. Tom , lots of work there & it looks good.
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« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2020, 05:08:59 pm »
Neat.
The extra carnival sideshow of a giant hand operating the rides should pull in the crowds. ::)
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« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2020, 05:15:40 pm »
How do we know the engine isn't powering the giant hand?  ;)
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Re: No steam, no air, no problem!
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2020, 05:36:31 pm »
“Step right up, see the giant Steam Hand, only one thin dime, one tenth of a dollar”
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Re: No steam, no air, no problem!
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2020, 06:27:08 pm »
Very clever and it would be a fun thing for kids at steam shows.
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« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2020, 08:40:44 am »
My grandchildren like it. They’re too young to “get” steam, but they love to turn the crank and watch everything work!
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Re: No steam, no air, no problem!
« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2020, 06:39:54 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Tom on May 27, 2020, 08:40:44 am
My grandchildren like it. They’re too young to “get” steam, but they love to turn the crank and watch everything work!

I think its a terrific idea for the young ones.
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Re: No steam, no air, no problem!
« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2020, 08:57:24 pm »
Quote from: Mr. Tom on May 26, 2020, 05:36:31 pm
“Step right up, see the giant Steam Hand, only one thin dime, one tenth of a dollar”
If we had a "LIKE" button Mr. Tom...I'd have hit it....lol
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« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2020, 03:56:53 am »
Ditto !

A fun and safe setup, well done Mr. Tom  :)
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« Reply #14 on: May 28, 2020, 06:28:35 am »
Very cool! Safer than steam for the little ones as well!
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