[SEL] Sultan of Slackness

Sat Jan 9 12:25:27 PST 2010

Hmmm, let's see.  Paint the house this spring, remodel the upstairs 
bathroom, clean out the attic, rearrange my shop, put SEVERAL engines on 
carts, finish and engine or two, finish assembling the 4 Lorenz engines that 
just came across the pond, but it is 12 degrees out this am and they are in 
an unheated warehouse.  Dang, I have Fero Fever!!!!!!!

MR

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Royster" <steve_royster at hotmail.com>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Sultan of Slackness

Arnie, The shop is full of unfinished projects but engineprojects, lets 
see.... There is the 6hp Foos waiting on a cart to go under it. There is the 
6hp Gade needing new fuel lines
There is the 3 hp Stickney that need the paint stripped off it and the fuel 
pump castings machined. And  now the 2hp National is disassembled all over 
the shop and slowly going back together as each rusty part comes out of the 
electrolysis bucket.  Oh I forgot about the Samson waiting to be put back 
together after its sailing voyage last month.   But I'll be done by 
Coolspring in June!   Steve

> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 11:42:41 -0500
> From: fero_ah at city-net.com
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com; stationary-engine at oldengine.org
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Sultan of Slackness
>
> George's post got me to thinking (as many of his posts do).
>
> Now I'm guessing that I'm more like most of the folks on the
> list in terms of having a "projects list" that will probably
> outlast me. And it has a couple of projects that can surely
> be considered "vintage" as they've been "on the list" as long
> as I've been in the hobby.
>
> So, the thread topic for a cold winter day with the snow
> drifting ever higher against the shed, what are the "vintage
> projects" on YOUR projects list? These are those projects that,
> like fine wine or good cheese, just get better and better the
> longer they sit. I'll start out with a couple of mine...
>
> I'd been a fan of old engines for years before I got my first
> piece of rusty old iron. That first project was a really sad
> old two-cylinder duplex water pump that I got at auction for
> $10 back in 1994. That's what started the acquiring phase
> of my participation in the hobby.
>
> That ol' water pump is STILL on the list; but it is NEARLY done.
> She's all restored, painted, and fully functional. All she
> lacks now are some long high-crown hex bolts to finish her off.
> And the hex stock is even sitting on the bench by the lathe.
>
> My first engine was a 1-1/2 HP IHC "M" that I bought in 1996.
> The seller ran it for me by putting some gas in the mixer bowl.
> After I got it home, I cleaned it well and decided to build a
> proper "M" cart. That project took a while and when finished
> I decided to give the "M" a good run. Poured gas in the tank
> and it ran out the bottom faster than it was going in. I decided
> that tank replacement was a job for "another day" and the engine
> went under the bench (and became the second entry on the "vintage"
> list. That one finally came off the list when I converted the
> engine to propane and hot tube ignition in time for the 2006
> Coolspring show. She's been a regular at shows ever since.
>
> My second engine is STILL on the projects list. This is a 3-1/2 HP
> United, TG kero burner. That was a 1996 auction purchase that
> had been "cobbled" to high tension ignition by a previous owner.
> I decided to restore it to original features. The bronze body
> mag was a pricy hunt and the ignitor was also a lengthy hunt.
> I'm currently "working" on the plumbing for the fuel system, the
> two compartment tank, and building the ignitor trip linkage.
> One day she'll be a runner... 8-))
>
> So, how 'bout you? Have you got any of those "vintage" projects
> on YOUR list that just keep getting better with age? Don't be
> shy, you're NOT alone!
>
> See ya, Arnie
>
> Arnie Fero
> Pittsburgh, PA
> fero_ah at city-net.com
>
> > On Tue, January 5, 2010 1:00 pm, Best, George wrote:
> >> We all appreciate Arnie's legendary procrastination skills. I even 
> >> admit to having
> >> used him as an example to make my own procrastination look trivial. I 
> >> have
> >> unfinished projects in both engines and tractors that I seem to never 
> >> find time to
> >> work on. Thanks to Arnie, I don't feel the need to complete them.
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, Arnie does find time to read these postings and most 
> >> likely we have
> >> only encouraged him to seek even higher levels of procrastination. The 
> >> Lorenz
> >> Registry is surely doomed now.
> >
>
>
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