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Steam engine on Ebay low price
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:00 pm
by DetroiTug
Re: Steam engine on Ebay low price
Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:11 pm
by Mike Rometer
Would I be wrong to suggest that as it seems to have no revrsing gear, it is more likely to be a workshop engine than a launch engine.
Re: Steam engine on Ebay low price
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 6:34 am
by TahoeSteam
Mike Rometer wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:11 pm
Would I be wrong to suggest that as it seems to have no revrsing gear, it is more likely to be a workshop engine than a launch engine.
It appears that the inner, smaller diameter, flywheel is a handwheel for the slip-eccentric reversing gear.
Re: Steam engine on Ebay low price
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 9:04 am
by Mike Rometer
I did look closely at that and thought perhaps it wasn't, but then what else might it it be?
It killed the cat you know.
Curiosity!
Re: Steam engine on Ebay low price
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 2:05 pm
by DetroiTug
I can't believe the high bid was only 250 dollars, it's worth that as a doorstop. I would've bought it myself, but I have enough stuff to trip over in here now.
Pretty sure it had slip eccentric, if ya look at the one pic it shows the small wheel rotates a hub around inside the eccentric.
-Ron