[SEL] COOLSPRINGS

[David Myers]

Frank,
In a past life did you have the nickname of 'Rube' (as in Goldberg)?
I love the idea, the more things go whir, click, and bang, the better I like them.
David

--- On Fri, 2/12/10, Frank DeWitt LBP <Frank at lbpinc.com> wrote:


From: Frank DeWitt LBP <Frank at lbpinc.com>
Subject: Re: [SEL] COOLSPRINGS
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 9:30 PM


It is a old dental office air compressor.  Open crank, flat leather 
belt,  (I had a new one made by the shoe repair shop.  It is fun to 
watch.  It is driven by a electric motor so it gives the generator 
something to do.  When it calls for more air, the motor switches on 
and the generator engine starts.

I am working on a 1/4 hp steam engine kit. (I should have it running 
this summer.) Once that is complete I need to build up a alternator 
using the parts from a old Honda motorcycle (They look like a 
miniature open frame antique alternator,
http://216.197.127.227/Gallery/05pictures/williamson2.jpg
Then the Kohler engine will run the generator that will run the motor 
that will compress the air that will run the steam engine that will 
run the alternator that will light the light bulb.  It sounds odd, 
but think of the carbon foot print that incandescent light bulb will have.

Frank



At 03:06 PM 2/12/2010, you wrote:
>Frank,
>
>That's a nifty looking rig.  Is that a small compressor that's 
>belted to the light
>plant?  How does that come into play?  Do you use the compressed air 
>to blow on your
>broiled sausage to cool it before taking a bite?  8-))
>
>See ya,  Arnie
>
>On Fri, February 12, 2010 2:18 pm, Frank DeWitt LBP wrote:
> > Stop by and borrow my broiler
> > http://www.jitterbuzz.com/waffl/robot_broiler_02.jpg
> >
> > Frank
> >
> >>  I've often read about guys cooking their sausage in the hopper :-)
>
>
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