[SEL] Gibbs & Russell

Tue May 22 03:15:20 PDT 2012

I like this one.
Work those kids.
Let them feel the saw.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBi4PY5wkV0&feature=relmfu
They will always remember it.
Alan

--- On Mon, 5/21/12, Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:

From: Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
Subject: Re: [SEL] Gibbs & Russell
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Date: Monday, May 21, 2012, 10:58 PM

Damn, It was ONLY 6--MY BAD! SEE: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zPVrirlB5s
    Dave

On May 21, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Dave Rotigel wrote:

> Hi Denis,
>     In 2008 at Cotton Ginning Days (See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7aFdcfBODA) we had 8 drag saws running all at the same time--and NO FENCES! You may note that there are a lot of kids around and ALL of them have respect for the moving parts. I think that's because we are not a 3rd world country, but perhaps is simply because the gene pool has already been cleaned out. Who Knows?
>     Dave
> PS, Ask Russ about the best way to import an Indian!
> PPS, Next year we in the USA will start playing Cowboys and Muslims, so there should be a lot of Indians left over for export!
> PPPS, Be VERY careful of REG when you do meet him!
> PPPPS, Good luck with your Ronnie T--and when it's done we expect some pictures/video (from inside the hog fence!)
> 
> 
> On May 20, 2012, at 11:35 PM, Denis Ludlow wrote:
> 
>> HI Dave No I don't know Reg yet. I think the fences are to keep the kids
>> from sticking their fingers in a spinning flywheel.  There is always a gate
>> and I have never had trouble getting entry for a closer look. I am restoring
>> an old Ronaldson and Tippet Drag Saw and when I show it I will be happy to
>> have a fence around it One less thing to worry about Anyway its good talking
>> to you Dave We like collecting the old Yank stuff down here also  I would
>> love an old Indian motorcycle but can only dream cheers Denis
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Dave Rotigel
>> Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 11:44 AM
>> To: The SEL email discussion list
>> Subject: Re: [SEL] Gibbs & Russell
>> 
>> "Offend" me? If you knew me better Denis you would know that that's damn
>> near impossible! Being serious for a moment let me say that I have good
>> friends from OZ and I have nothing but respect for them and for their
>> country (except for those who want to put hog fences around engines being
>> displayed.) Truth is that you would never think that any of my good mates
>> from down under were from 3rd world countries. (Well maybe one or two!)
>>     Dave
>> PS, Do you know Reg?
>> 
>> On May 20, 2012, at 9:18 PM, Denis Ludlow wrote:
>> 
>>> Yeh mate I suppose I am but I reckon you would be too. Hope I didn't
>> offend
>>> you cheers Denis 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>>> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Dave Rotigel
>>> Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 11:06 AM
>>> To: The SEL email discussion list
>>> Subject: Re: [SEL] Gibbs & Russell
>>> 
>>> Just A BIT defensive aren't we Denis?
>>>     Dave
>>> 
>>> On May 20, 2012, at 7:12 PM, Denis Ludlow wrote:
>>> 
>>>> HEY Dave I hope you know more about old engines than you do about world
>>>> news. Australia is not a third world country. Our economy is envied by
>> the
>>>> rest of the world including USA cheers Denis
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>>>> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Dave
>> Rotigel
>>>> Sent: Monday, 21 May 2012 3:47 AM
>>>> To: The SEL email discussion list
>>>> Subject: Re: [SEL] Gibbs & Russell
>>>> 
>>>> AGREED, but it's almost a SIN exporting so important a part of the USA
>>>> cultural heritage to a 3rd world country where you would be required to
>>> put
>>>> hog fencing around it!
>>>>     Dave
>>>> 
>>>> On May 20, 2012, at 10:33 AM, Arnie Fero wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Rob,
>>>>> 
>>>>> That's a really neat article on the Gibbs & Russell.  And you can really
>>>>> see the "family resemblance" in the cross-head design to the later Gibbs
>>> &
>>>>> Starret.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I was surprised that your otherwise excellent article didn't mention
>>>>> Fithian and Carruthers invention of the clutch pulley which made the
>>>>> half-breed concept possible.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>> http://gasengine.farmcollector.com/Gas-Engines/HISTORICAL-SKETCH-HALF-BREED-
>>>> ENGINES.aspx?page=2
>>>>> www.google.com/patents/US682126.pdf
>>>>> www.google.com/patents/US682127.pdf
>>>>> 
>>>>> See ya,  Arnie
>>>>> 
>>>>> PS - Patrick, really looking forward to the tale of how this engine made
>>>>> it to Oz.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Sun, May 20, 2012 9:49 am, Rob Skinner wrote:
>>>>>> That's a whole lot of nice engines, Patrick!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I was especially surprised to see that the Gibbs & Russell had made it
>>> to
>>>>>> Oz. Who owns it now? I did an article on that engine years ago.
>>>>>> http://www.rustyiron.com/Articles/bouma'sone-of-a-.html
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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