tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post9196312040254310103..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Steam Engines?Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-78136965708730093242010-03-08T21:33:01.471-05:002010-03-08T21:33:01.471-05:00I really like the hit & miss concept; it's...I really like the hit & miss concept; it's a pretty clever bit of automation that dodges a lot of complexity in the carb in exchange for a simple fix with most of the hardware (centrifugal governors) ported over from steam.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-70186650678880011172010-03-08T19:46:21.249-05:002010-03-08T19:46:21.249-05:00Well, silly me. I've seen only a few hot-bulb ...Well, silly me. I've seen only a few hot-bulb engines, and only in pictures and video, so I forgot about the pre-heat.<br /><br />And now I know about hit'n'miss engines too.jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-14319469780873734552010-03-08T18:59:01.096-05:002010-03-08T18:59:01.096-05:00Thank you, my brain is fried by the elbow engine.Thank you, my brain is fried by the elbow engine.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-17083275379130081652010-03-08T17:55:56.266-05:002010-03-08T17:55:56.266-05:00I wanna commute in that.I wanna commute in that.New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-37124543683307930992010-03-08T16:37:44.604-05:002010-03-08T16:37:44.604-05:00WOW! neat :-) Thanks for posting that!WOW! neat :-) Thanks for posting that!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-68048143548362408522010-03-07T21:42:12.880-05:002010-03-07T21:42:12.880-05:00Jed, from the way he starts the big one, I am gues...Jed, from the way he starts the big one, I am guessing it as a very large -- and unusually vertical -- hit & miss light-fuel engine with spark plug or ignitor. A hot-bulb would have required a torch to preheat the combustion chamber rather than a starter to spin it up.<br /><br /> The starter's a sweet Deere hit & miss.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-66453110742798036322010-03-07T19:23:35.844-05:002010-03-07T19:23:35.844-05:00Is that hot-bulb engine on that go-cart?
Never kn...Is that hot-bulb engine on that go-cart?<br /><br />Never knew you could drive a shaft with a swashplate. But then mechanical engineering ain't my thing.<br /><br />Cool stuff, Miss X. :)jedhttp://freedomsight.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-79159680514797549932010-03-07T15:20:41.595-05:002010-03-07T15:20:41.595-05:00I have never met '9EVT, but I'd certainly ...I have never met '9EVT, but I'd certainly like to! What a wonderful collection -- and set up to be used, too.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30663042757401113662010-03-07T15:15:31.004-05:002010-03-07T15:15:31.004-05:00Drang, that's what I learned when I looked for...Drang, that's what I learned when I looked for more. Interesting, some of the earliest uses of axial engines were in aircraft -- it's be a nacheral for a helicopter. Dunno about the boiler, though I love the idea of a helicopter with a stoker!Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-63889662322668690842010-03-07T13:40:37.733-05:002010-03-07T13:40:37.733-05:00*slow clap*
Jim*slow clap*<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12655044258705276102010-03-07T12:55:59.293-05:002010-03-07T12:55:59.293-05:00Ever run across this radio guy, Rx?Ever run across <a href="http://www.qrz.com/db/w9evt" rel="nofollow">this</a> radio guy, Rx?New Jovian Thunderbolthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09452246769246304612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-83745811327871146992010-03-07T12:54:19.666-05:002010-03-07T12:54:19.666-05:00Do you realize that for two generations of America...Do you realize that for two generations of American soldiers "swash plate" says "helicopter"? So I was lookin' for a steam egg beater...Dranghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08082177597135236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-34984521514768389142010-03-07T11:33:18.358-05:002010-03-07T11:33:18.358-05:00Come to Minnesota to the steam threshers reunion. ...Come to Minnesota to the steam threshers reunion. If you like steam, hit and miss and even two steam locomotives you have to come.<br /><br />http://www.rollag.com/index.phpStan in MNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-35391569011027339642010-03-07T10:36:21.408-05:002010-03-07T10:36:21.408-05:00Dangit, that was me, above.Dangit, that was me, above.perlhaqrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01920117742664645165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-39322385312050175502010-03-07T10:34:14.311-05:002010-03-07T10:34:14.311-05:00Neat link on that Green Steam engine. I wonder ho...Neat link on that Green Steam engine. I wonder how hot the spring gets, flexing all around like that.spamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07899022101454928607noreply@blogger.com