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Steam Engine Walking Stick
« on: March 06, 2021, 10:19:03 pm »
Steam Engine Walking Stick, really pleased with this!

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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2021, 11:11:37 pm »
Thanks for the review! Some of the instructions for these stated it needs 12 lbs of air to run, really an encouragement that yours runs on 2 lbs or less.
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2021, 11:13:37 pm »
Quote from: ShadetreeMotorcycle on March 06, 2021, 11:11:37 pm
Thanks for the review! Some of the instructions for these stated it needs 12 lbs of air to run, really an encouragement that yours runs on 2 lbs or less.

I'm amazed at this thing! I've been mucking around with it all Sunday afternoon.
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2021, 11:37:17 pm »
Quote from: Jim on March 06, 2021, 11:13:37 pm
Quote from: ShadetreeMotorcycle on March 06, 2021, 11:11:37 pm
Thanks for the review! Some of the instructions for these stated it needs 12 lbs of air to run, really an encouragement that yours runs on 2 lbs or less.

I'm amazed at this thing! I've been mucking around with it all Sunday afternoon.

Yes, my first thought when I read 12lb min air pressure was there using to strong a spring holding the tension on Cylinder....you made a new screw and perhaps you set tension to a better value upon re assembly.
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2021, 06:25:32 am »
The best video I've seen of one of these particular steam canes Jim , appears you got a good one. that is a chunky steam chest isn't it.
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2021, 08:48:41 am »
Runs impressively well that one...

Thanks for sharing and congrats Jim  :)
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2021, 09:58:21 am »
Great little review Jim  :)
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2021, 11:47:48 am »
Nice video ... a pleasure to watch you fondle your new steam cane. Keeping it in the steam room, you can use it as a pointer to indicate which individual engines you're talking about on your shelves!
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2021, 12:04:58 pm »
I have the same cane, and when I got it it wouldn't run at all.

Returning it would have cost about as much as I paid for it, so I had a go at fixing it.

I made a new piston to replace the sloppy, very undersized original one, lapped the port face, and it burst into life at under five pounds of air pressure. I spent about 45 minutes on these repairs.

Happy with it now.

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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2021, 04:12:53 pm »
Cheers all this was such fun and cheap purchase and the quality is superb.
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2021, 01:24:05 pm »
friend of mine got one , little oscillator works great but the walking stick part is terrible so simply a give away novelty  toy. Shame really
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2021, 04:57:28 pm »
Quote from: eifion on March 18, 2021, 01:24:05 pm
friend of mine got one , little oscillator works great but the walking stick part is terrible so simply a give away novelty  toy. Shame really

Mine is perfect through and through as shown in the video. The hardwood species used is beautifully finished and has solid brass ferules.
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2021, 08:15:27 pm »
I think Jim needs to belt that Steam stick up and Power something!....might be a challenge to stabilize the stick with stick pins? Does the "power head" detach easily from the walking stick?
   It would be a first far as I know from YouTube videos ;)
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2021, 09:29:31 pm »
Quote from: ShadetreeMotorcycle on March 18, 2021, 08:15:27 pm
I think Jim needs to belt that Steam stick up and Power something!....might be a challenge to stabilize the stick with stick pins? Does the "power head" detach easily from the walking stick?
  It would be a first far as I know from YouTube videos ;)

I do want to hook it up to boiler and run it on steam :)
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Re: Steam Engine Walking Stick
« Reply #14 on: March 30, 2021, 11:36:36 am »
like it, only issue I have with it is that do they supply a back pack to carry the compressor LOL! . I use a walking stick these days out of need
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