I had a Kenyon two burner alcohol stove in my live-aboard sailboat. It did a
good job, but cooking was slow. By merely changing the burners, I converted
the stove to kerosene. Pre heating with alcohol was still required, and the
fuel tank had to be pressurized. BTU output seemed to double with
In a message dated 1/3/01 3:01:26 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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[Today's piece of useless trivia]
Sort of OT: I once found a book (fiction!) written by a steam fan about some
huge steam-powered aircraft that were purportedly designed after WWII to
deliver nuclear bombs.
(They landed the huge planes on the ice near the North Pole and made them
into a museum.)
Pete
Powder coating will not take the heat a steamer produces. The coating is
basically melted plastic paint that is susceptible to being re-melted by the
heat produced during steaming.
Royce
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In a message dated 01/03/01 8:40:15 AM Central Standard Time,
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Powder coating will not take the heat a steamer produces. The coating is
basically melted plastic paint that is susceptible to being re-melted by the
heat produced during steaming.
A different point of
Hey, folks, here's an interesting site I just found showing a Mallet built from a
Regner kit by Frank Peters in Germany.
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Village/5672/e_start.htm and click on
"the loco" and "the pictures" for photos.
I wonder how hard it would be to build that with bar
That doesn't sounbd like powder coating, more like an epoxy of some sort that
needs high temp to kick it. Powder coating relies on electrostatic adherence
then high heat to melt the struff till it flows and coalesces.
I looked in to getting a systyem for the shop some years ago, but it was too
Well SaltyChief, it looks as if you have arrived when Vance put your
engine on his Ruby page. Nicely done and I look forward to seeing it in
person next week.
Clark
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Here is the latest picture of my Ruby modification. I think I will call
her Rosey as I am from
Hello Group
I've created new folder in the files section, called, "Steam Trams".
My layout is called ,"The National Steam Tram Museum", and has a web
site at http://www.mousby.freeserve.co.uk/
All my models are scratch built to a scale of 26mm to the foot,
(1/19th full size), running on 45mm
Well fellows, here maybe an answer to those questions on, "Where can I
get custom decals for my engine or car?"
This is from one of the Las Vegas Garden Railway Society members.
quote
Thought you all might be interested in the decal sheets this company has
now come out with so you can make your
In a message dated 01-01-03 15:07:48 EST, you write:
Well fellows, here maybe an answer to those questions on, "Where can I
get custom decals for my engine or car?"
There is a gentleman in Portland, named Terry Shellenberger, who runs
the Battery Back Shop. The same guy that wrote
Clark,
Inkjet decals have a number of serious problems: the ink is not water-proof
(can be clear-coated, however); the ink is not UV-resistant (it fades in the
sunlight); the ink is not very opaque, so the color underneath tends to show
through your decal; inkjets will only print RGB images
Pete,
Perhaps what I was told was fiction as well, but I really think that I remember
seeing photos of a steam engine powered airplane. Probably a prototype that never
got off the ground (pun intended). Used a flash boiler I'm thinking.
Have the rest of you seen the radial steam engine that
Trent and Pete:
Look here: www.railroadextra.com/remaxim.Html
I don't know whether Langley's airplane was steam or not. There was a ~20
foot long dirigible that flew out here in California over 100 years ago that
had a small steam engine for power.
Steve
Langley performed testing on models powered by steam while the Wright Bros.
were developing their airplane. Langley performed these tests off a barge
moored on the Potomac River.
I do not know of any successful "heavier than air" man carrying aircraft
powered by steam.
Steve Ciambrone
Your "Rose" looks great, Salty!
Can't wait to see her run in DH. Hope you let me get a good look at her so I can
borrow ideas for all my mods?
Later,
Trent
A question for anyone who owns a RH SRRL #24. I have noticed a fair amount
of surface rust on the drivers. Any one else experiencing this?
Chuck Walters
http://home.twcny.rr.com/cnylsrs
I've had mind for just over a year now. No rust. Run it more (VBG).
I've tried to find some Gauge 1 Diamondplate. Most of what I've seen is to
small in size about 1"x 2" with small diamonds and a larger piece 7" long
with Tiny diamonds. I want to cover those shiny walks.
Phil.P. Reading,PA.
Thanks for the info Steve,
The drip feed on the logging loco was smoky--except when the builder fired
it-he had it down to a fine art!
Geoff.
Thanks SteveSusan, Geoff, Walt and the List:
My sailboat had a gimbled, single-burner Primus kerosene stove that was
often in use under way. I always
Just in case there are some who don't subscribe to both lists
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Count me in! I just put the (almost) finishing touches on my conversion
tonight. All I need to do is fire her up tomorrow to make sure
everything is still in good working order, and I'll be ready to pack her
up. I'll update the website after DH, as I've got a lot of packing yet
to do. (I'm
Vance - Really nice model! Annoyingly, that d..n Yahoo ad messed up the
colors and required a reload for each picture . . . Charles
VR Bass wrote:
Hey, folks, here's an interesting site I just found showing a Mallet built from a
Regner kit by Frank Peters in Germany.
For US $6.95 plus ph (catalog page 9), Lindsay Publications
http://www.lindsaybks.com will sell you a 39 page booklet extracted from
"Model Engineer 1913" telling one how to build a steam powered airplane
. . . Charles
Trent Dowler wrote:
Pete,
Perhaps what I was told was fiction as
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