[SEL] Big Waldo's Tune-Up

[Elden DuRand]

Brother Dave:

"Both feet in my mouth??!!"  BOTH of em??  You're such a diplomat!  "Hoof-in-mouth disease" is not an unknown thing with me but you have the advantage in that you actually got your copy of GEM.  From what I read in the post, which to date is my only source of information on the subject, I assumed (you know what that means!) the engine had been tampered with.  Am I wrong?

As a matter of fact, I don't mind that much.  After all, the engine doesn't belong to me and the owner is free to do whatever he pleases with it. 

I will add (20/20 hindsight, okay?) that, if the engine was modified in a way that it could be completely (and undetectably) taken back to original, I wouldn't mind at all.

Anyhoo - I await the article so I can get in on the inside dope. 

Oh yes - Curt:  
If the mods were designed and executed by you, I have to compliment you on your ingenuity!

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

> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
>  Behalf Of David
> Rotigel
> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 03:59 PM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Big Waldo's Tune-Up
> 
> 
> Hi Elden, You are missing the point that it's 
> better to learn about a  
> subject PRIOR to inserting both feet in your mouth!
> 	Dave
> 
> On Nov 19, 2009, at 5:29 PM, Elden DuRand wrote:
> 
> > 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-----
> >> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> >> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]On
> >> Behalf Of
> >> curt at rustyiron.com
> >> Sent: Thursday, November 19, 2009 03:01 PM
> >> To: The SEL email discussion list
> >> 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