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Offline Smelly_Cat

Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« on: August 14, 2012, 06:53:39 PM »
I've been a big steam engine fan but always thought  to my self.. Self!,  How the heck can you do that with no budget?   Like a gift from the Gods of  Mount St Helen's,  I scored this  24 quart pressure cooker for 10 bucks and a little Coleman stove.  Now I need a broke weed eater motor and some pipes and a valve    and I will be Casey Jones  Driving that train.  high on cok-e-ain.  Check out the video.  skip the add

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #1 on: August 15, 2012, 08:25:56 AM »
I've been a big steam engine fan but always thought  to my self.. Self!,  How the heck can you do that with no budget?   Like a gift from the Gods of  Mount St Helen's,  I scored this  24 quart pressure cooker for 10 bucks and a little Coleman stove.  Now I need a broke weed eater motor and some pipes and a valve    and I will be Casey Jones  Driving that train.  high on cok-e-ain.  Check out the video.  skip the add


OML, Now you are getting really dangerous. 24quart pressure cooker, camp stove, some kind of engine, a Smelly-Cat= a really BAD situation .   
     Hang on Russ, Bring the Dog in and get yourself a very large hard hat and a bunker.

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #2 on: August 15, 2012, 08:44:03 AM »
SC, Have you ever seen what can happen and the results of a out of control pressure cooker explosion. Its not a pretty site.  You had better KNOW what you are doing. While you are messing around  trying to get the engine to run, that cooker is------ WELL you know or do you ?

Offline ASBug

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Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2012, 08:57:59 AM »
"I see Dead People...."
KC

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2012, 09:17:59 AM »
"I see Dead People...."
KC
It would be a gift from the "The Gods of Mtn. St Helen"    Hey SC !  Japan may give you a great deal on some slightly used Reactors for firing up your pressure cooker.

Offline volksnick

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Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2012, 10:12:56 AM »
Looks fun. I'll help!  ;D

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2012, 10:52:43 AM »
Looks fun. I'll help!  ;D
I wouldn't expect anything else. Skin grafts are always fun along with digging pieces of metal out of your butt.

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Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #7 on: August 15, 2012, 10:54:12 AM »
Skin grafts are always fun along with digging pieces of metal out of your butt.

Why were there metal pieces in your butt??? Remind me to never work on a project with you again!!!

Offline Smelly_Cat

Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #8 on: August 15, 2012, 07:40:50 PM »
Im so psyched to make this ..  I can't sleep.  I did read some what not about how these little pressure cookers are a bit hinky if you get the steam going to much.   What I learned was to use an old propane bottle.   it has alot more  metal  and a  threaded opening.  So I will use the 24 quart pressure cooker for refining my waste oil to petro.

I need to learn what pressure cookers are for any way.

I will do my weed eater 2 stroke motor with compressed air  to see how stuff goes.  I'll worry about the boiler later.  Thanks for caring about my safety.  SC

Offline dubtech

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Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #9 on: August 15, 2012, 09:00:48 PM »
You could totally use one to run the alternator on the Volvo.

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Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #10 on: August 15, 2012, 09:25:58 PM »
You could totally use one to run the alternator on the Volvo.

And you could take the belt off the water pump and use the engine as a boiler . . .

Offline Ret.Bugtech

Re: Who wants to melp me make a steam engine?

« Reply #11 on: August 16, 2012, 08:59:32 AM »
Skin grafts are always fun along with digging pieces of metal out of your butt.

Why were there metal pieces in your butt??? Remind me to never work on a project with you again!!!
I decided to delete my previous post. It served no purpose . Things like that happen when I get to close to some Kryptonite .
« Last Edit: August 16, 2012, 09:27:28 AM by Ret.Bugtech »

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