[SEL] Big Waldo's Tune-Up

[Elden DuRand]

Curt:

I haven't gotten my GEM yet so don't know the whole story and it's an interesting project ...... BUT .... what's the point?

Even if the original design was very flawed, I think it should be kept original especially if it's the only one known to exist.

Am I missing something here?

Take care - Elden
http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 

> -----Original Message-----
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>  Behalf Of
> curt at rustyiron.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 03:01 PM
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> Subject: Re: [SEL] Big Waldo's Tune-Up
> 
> 
> > Hi Curt,
> > 	A GREAT article in GEM this month 
> (Dec./Jan.) --and a GREAT job of
> > getting the engine in running shape after all 
> the years of trouble
> > with "the damn old engine!" It's always nice to 
> read something in GEM
> > from a List member!
> > 	Dave
> 
> 
> Thanks Dave!
> 
> For our friends across the ponds who may not 
> receive GEM, here are the
> photos prepared for the article with some 
> descriptions beside them.
> 
> So far this is the only of these Carl Anderson 
> engines known to exist. It
> would be great if some readers of GEM identified 
> some others. That would
> be pretty exciting.
> 
> At the bottom of this link are two videos. They 
> aren't great, but this was
> the highest resolution my old digital camera 
> would take. One details the
> skip mechanism while the engine is running. You 
> can see the small electric
> solenoid extending and retracting the pin in the 
> skip mechanism. The other
> shows the engine pulling the saw mill and sawing 
> a large Poplar log. A
> very fun day indeed!
> <http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/C
arlAnderson/GEM%20Photos/Thumbnails.html>

The fellow running the controls on the saw mill carriage is NC State
Senator Jim Jacumin. He's a happy fellow to have his saw mill up and
going.

Curt Holland
Gastonia, NC


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