Paddle steamer engine part 8

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Edwin White

11 ай бұрын

This is the final part of my series regarding my attempt to build a diagonal paddle steamer engine.

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@BensWorkshop 11 ай бұрын

Well done Edwin, great job and you look rightly pleased as punch! Also well done to your wife for the filming. Hope the move goes well!

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

I hope so to re the move, but no takers for our house as yet. Still we are not in a hurry. I am rather self critical so at this time am not totally pleased with the paddle engine. Give it a few months to forget all the tribulations and I will doubtless take a different view. LOL

@BensWorkshop 11 ай бұрын

@@edwinwhite933 Yes, and it will run better after a bit of running in too!

@leslieaustin151 11 ай бұрын

Ed, I think you’ve done a great job with this, as, to me, it looks very complicated. Also it’s not been a straight-forward build. I do hope your move goes well, and you have a new home that can allow you to still get some shed time, and ‘steam time’. All the best to you and Ursula. Les in Chester

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

Thanks Les. I did find this a difficult build and my excuse is I am suffering brain fog due to long covid. Hopefully the next project will be quicker assuming I don't get covid again. No progress on the house move so far, but we are not under any time pressure (apart from old age that is).

@francovance1 11 ай бұрын

Wonderful piece, Ed_gifted man!!

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

Many thanks. Have to say that I did not feel very gifted during the build, hopefully some of the bad experience will fade with time. LOL

@martynbuzzing3327 11 ай бұрын

It's been a very interesting project, Edwin. I wouldn't have the patience or knowledge to attempt such a project. Well done 👏 and thanks for sharing.

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Candidly I am pleased to see the back of this one. Not a proper excuse, but long covid has seriously banjaxed my brain. LOL

@martynbuzzing3327 11 ай бұрын

@edwinwhite933 As I said, it was a great project, and to be honest, I heard your frustration at times. What's next?

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

Angela bought me a set of castings for a 'nodding donkey' pumping engine so I think I will tackle that next. Should be a lot more straight forward than the paddle engine.

@martynbuzzing3327 11 ай бұрын

@@edwinwhite933 Great. I'll be watching with interest. Cheers 🍻

@arthurwhite6089 11 ай бұрын

You look like the mad professor 😂 shame you can't rebuild the engine in my truck 😢

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

Morning Ian. The local consensus is that I don't have all my marbles. Sorry about the truck engine, but these days I only work on things I can actually pick up. Engines are a bit much! In any event I suspect that modern vehicles are well beyond my capability. Took my car in yesterday to have new rear discs and pads. In the (very) old days I could have bought 6 cars for the price and still had change. This volvo is nuts - 4 years old and only the rear brakes are worn, the front ones are hardly touched. Clearly some sort of Volvo electronic safety featur re brake bias. the mechanic said it was not unusual, but he couldn't fully explain it either.

@davebracey2027 11 ай бұрын

Magnificent Ed! That engine is a work of art. Thank you so much for putting this video series together. In a way its as a bit sad that its come to an end as I always felt a surge of exictement each time a new episode came out but I'm sure you will be on to something else before too long. Good luck with the move. Do you have any plans to display the engine at any of the m/e shows?

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! I am rather a 'lone hand' so no plans to display in public. Angela bought me a set of castings for a nodding donkey type pumping engine so that is likely the next project. As yet though I haven't even opened the box.

@oldfarthacks 11 ай бұрын

Like trey bean Ed. Lovely bit of kit there very nice. The fact that you did the adjustable paddles is great, a level detail that even the prototype people don't always do. it does make the machine more effective, with the blades dropping into the water vertically the energy loss is reduced. I am glad that you were able to finish this up. I am sad that you finished this up, now what will I do with my afternoons? And yes, the prototype ones do only run at up to about 10 RPM. So what you have here is the motor for a sky boat. LOL

@edwinwhite933 11 ай бұрын

Many thanks. Don't hold your breath, but Angela bought me a casting set for my birthday in Jan of this year. It is for a nodding donkey oil well type pump (I think). I haven't opened the box yet so I may do a quick 'unboxing' vid even though I don't really approve of such vids. LOL