For small engines, I just give it a spin w/ my hand . If I had a boat where the
engine was too big to jog or where I needed to be at the wheel rather than
next to the engine, I'd fit a permanent magnet motor so it would function as
either a generator or a "starter" motor.
- Bart
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- Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:15 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Riggs Patent Reversing Gear
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3322
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 6:23 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Suitable Grease for Engines
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3368
Re: Suitable Grease for Engines
The eccentric straps on Otter's engine are not hot to the touch after hours of steaming, despite occasional drips from the valve gland.
- Bart
- Bart
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 12:52 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Steam powered weed whacker
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4447
Re: Steam powered weed whacker
Well, I did run Otter on a converted refrigeration compressor for 20 years... so it can work.
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- Thu Sep 27, 2012 4:07 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Economizer Question
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5909
Re: Economizer Question
Typically, a feedwater heater heats water going into the boiler using exhaust heat. An economizer is in the flue gas exhaust path and also heats the water going into the boiler. Economizers may need to be made of steel if the boiler is over fired for its heating surface; I've had 1/2" copper tube as...
- Fri Sep 21, 2012 4:47 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Wrapping Hot Lines
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5181
Re: Wrapping Hot Lines
I like to paint the line with white rubber meant for sealing trailer roofs - works well and doesn't take so many coats as enamel.
Covering w/ canvas and lagging adhesive also works well.
- Bart
Covering w/ canvas and lagging adhesive also works well.
- Bart
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:16 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: HELP!, 1919 boiler identification
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5386
Re: HELP!, 1919 boiler identification
I'm very curious about a boiler that was made in 1919 and has what looks like arc welded construction.
- Bart
- Bart
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:06 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: SL Jackie Lee is Alive !!!!!!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19467
Re: SL Jackie Lee is Alive !!!!!!
Down here where it gets warm, we prefer to lag the steamboat rather than the engineer. You guys up there where it gets cold can wrap yourself in rope if you like....Lopez Mike wrote:Sheesh, Bart. If I did that I would have rope lagging all over myself. I'd look like a mummy!
Mike
- Bart
- Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:30 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: SL Jackie Lee is Alive !!!!!!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19467
Re: SL Jackie Lee is Alive !!!!!!
If I burn myself on something, I add rope lagging to that spot for next time.
- Bart
- Bart
- Tue Sep 18, 2012 2:28 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: SL Jackie Lee is Alive !!!!!!
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19467
Re: SL Jackie Lee is Alive !!!!!!
Very nice - congratulations!
- Bart
- Bart
- Mon Sep 17, 2012 5:50 am
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Confirmation of Water Consumption
- Replies: 14
- Views: 12395
Re: Confirmation of Water Consumption
How about a vaporizing oil burner, no propane, no steam, no electricity, no engine driven pump, just a bicycle pump to charge the fuel tank, and a hot coil to vaporize the oil. Coleman camp stoves, camp lanterns, Stanley Steamers, and many others. used this setup. I've used one of these for a while...