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Re: John Wetz downdraft boiler - 11 years ago

Roger, If you have Vol. 13, No. 3 of the bulletin page 5, you may see what the bottom of the generator looks like. I will look for the color photos, no promises. BTW Tom Kimmell has the generator. Assembled about 1-1/2 drums high. The vacuum blower exhausts the hot gas. Blower is I presume from a VW Beetle. John powered the blower with an auxilary motor, though it could have used the gener

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Forum attachments: Large Photos, Pdf's, Doc files. - 11 years ago

Forum attachments: Large Photos, Pdf's, Doc files, etc. Attachments are limited to 614 kilobytes. Photos can be reduced in size using Yahoo smush.it Smushit removes un-needed information from the picture, but doesn't change picture size. Many resizers available online. online image resizer Most of these are for changing the physical size of your pictures. Use a copy of your picture, not the

by Scott Finegan - FAQ's

Re: 2-cycle mod log - 11 years ago

Bill, thanks for sharing your project with us, please keep us updated. Scott

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: 2012 Calendar of events postings - 11 years ago

I added the events as I could. Please see PM. Scott

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: shaft packing material - 11 years ago

Ken Helmick and I are creating, and gathering material for people new to steam. A materials resource section would be of benefit to all. At this time we haven't decided whether these will be stand alone pages or a Forum for this material. As a forum, the material wouldn't get in the way of other posts, and users can contribute more easily. This would probably be a moderated forum, with posts n

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: shaft packing material - 11 years ago

Bill, McMaster Carr offers compression packing seals in about 15 different variations. I note they dropped the chart they used to have showing which were good for reciprocating motion, rotary, or both. Size starts at 1/8" square and goes to 3/4", lengths 5', 10', 25'. www.mcmaster.com

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Steam Engine on Ebay!! - 11 years ago

If you have java script enabled for ebay, there is a place on the listing to ask him a question. Otherwise look him up in the forum user list above. It is under R.

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Doble Triple TC-1 - 11 years ago

Gar Dickerson's, "Doble Triple", 2009

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Report problems here. - 11 years ago

As a follow up, the behavior is by design. Normally when you come to the Forum from the Home page, the url is re-written (by the server) to remove the www. and redirect you to http://steamautomobile.com. All of the links within the forum are without the www. This is specified in the configuration. Also specified in the forum configuration is that files may only be linked from within this we

by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Re: Report problems here. - 11 years ago

Thanks for pointing this out. Your link to the read page has http:// www . steamautomobile . com and the link to the file has http:// steamautomobile . com . Apparently the domain checker is looking for an exact match to the allowed domain name... Go to this link, http://steamautomobile.com/phorum5214/read.php?1,7280,7282 Verify no www in the address bar, go to the picture and down

by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Phorum was upgraded over the weekend - 11 years ago

Anyone using one of these templates will have problems posting., I will fix them, or remove them this week. Simple Rounded Template 5.2.1.05 template --- Fixed Phorum Alternate Emerald Template 1.3 template --- Fixed Phorum Aerial 1.0 template --- Fixed Please report any other problems here. Edit templates fixed.

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: 2011 Berrien Springs Steam Meet/Time Trials - - 12 years ago

Video was taken of the talks, I don't know if the time trials were covered. Contact Tom Kimmel, since he arranged for the video.

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: 2011 Berrien Springs Steam Meet/Time Trials - - 12 years ago

The pipe is used for venting un-condensed steam. The intent is to run semi-condensing. Tests have shown that fully condensing heats the water tank too quickly.

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: 2011 Berrien Springs Steam Meet/Time Trials - - 12 years ago

For those of you that come directly to this forum, there are a few new pictures on the home page. I will add more as time permits. http://www.steamautomobile.com

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Report problems here. - 12 years ago

Andy, I really don't have a clue on this, I have no problems. What computer and operating system? What browser? What editor, or other program are you copying to/from? Scott

by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Re: Editor word wrap test - 12 years ago

[*] Here we have a list of formatted numbers. (or words). As long as there are spaces about every 8o or less characters, the software will make a list for you, and do a decent job of aligning the indent. . [*] 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 . [*] 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 1111111111111111 11111111 1111

by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Re: Editor word wrap test - 12 years ago

000000000 111111111 222222222 333333333 444444444 555555555 666666666 777777777 888888888 999999999 000000000 111111111 222222222 333333333 444444444 555555555 666666666 777777777 888888888 999999999 Once again, what you see depends on your browser. <- the above was done using the formatted code box, click on this icon in the editor.

by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Re: Editor word wrap test - 12 years ago

IE 6 change font display size, word wrap occurs on a space. A. 000000000 111111111 222222222 333333333 444444444 555555555 666666666 777777777 888888888 999999999 000000000 111111111 222222222 333333333 444444444 555555555 666666666 777777777 888888888 999999999 B. 000000000 111111111 222222222 333333333 444444444 555555555 666666666 777777777 888888888 999999999 000000000 111111111 22222

by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Re: Editor word wrap test - 12 years ago

IE 6 and Firefox views of previous message.. More to follow as I determine a reproducible bug report that does not depend on browser.

by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Editor word wrap test - 12 years ago

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by Scott Finegan - Miscellaneous Technical

Re: Engine Design - 12 years ago

Jim, I invited Fire Drop to the forum. I did say that he would need to defend his proposals. To date he has not. Best, Scott

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Biocide for boiler water - 12 years ago

Kelly, 1. There are biocides for cooling towers, and boiler feed.. There are also chemicals to balance the "chemistry" of water based on the materials used in the system. Bob Edwards has given talks on this topic at Oakridge, Danville, and possibly Berrien Springs. Bob Edwards contact details are in the Bulletin. These chemicals hazardous to "life" by design. 2. Wash t

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: SACA logo - 12 years ago

Hi Ken, I believe the SACA logo is specified in the bylaws. That said I don't care if it changes. http://steamautomobile.com/images/SACAmain/saca1a.gif

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Winding boiler coils - 12 years ago

There is an article on Peter Barrett's steam generator ... Steam Automobile Quarterly Pdf Vol 27, see page 21

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Simple slide valve design for model steam engine. - 12 years ago

The programs available at the following link allow you to compare the different style / types, and change parameters, etc. Valve gear simulations

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Piston Ring Source. - 12 years ago

It would be nice if you did. Anyone searching wouldn't need to read about rings to find it. Thanks Scott

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Administration note. - 12 years ago

I welcome Ken Helmick, AKA "frustrated" as an additional administrator here. He has agreed to join Karl Petersen and me in administering the web site and forum. Scott

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Opposed piston-opposed cylinder engine - 12 years ago

Jim, Do not tell me what my place is. Half of the BS around here comes from you, primarily because you are the "Expert". Any time someone shows up and you don't like their message/equipment/idea, you shut them down. Scott Jim Crank Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > They do not. As the editor it is only your place > to moderate actua

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Opposed piston-opposed cylinder engine - 12 years ago

I am getting a really tired of this. Why is it, whenever a new participant shows up on the forum, they get beat up? (Begin ritual) First y'all say: "Show us the hardware". If they show up with hardware, you ask how many hours has it run? Someone can be counted on to throw the fraud word around. The next step is to disect their equipment, finding real or imaginary faults, and

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff

Re: Stanley and White Burner Howl - 12 years ago

At the present time we don't know if we are dealing with a primary frequency or a harmonic (multiple of primary frequency). Example of this is blow a mouth whistle gently (no ball), then blow hard and get a different higher frequency, poorly defined. Variables known to affect the howling of burners, but not all inclusive. Things are further complicated by the burner grate style. .. Mi

by Scott Finegan - SteamStuff