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Cinder
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UPDATES:
http://picasaweb.google.com/CinderSniffers/Projects#
Click links below for
Video
of the Balmer Allegheny in the middle of the build (Circa 2009-2010)
Video
of a test run of the Balmer Allegheny chassis
(Summer 2011)
See photos of Carl’s steam boat, “Jeanette” launched October 15, 2011
November 2010 “Discover Live Steam” Article – Philippe Schram
http://discoverlivesteam.com/magazine/162/index.htm
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Carl Schwab |
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The engine shown here is a Kingery popcorn engine, made by the Kingery Manufacturing Co., Cincinnati, OH, in the late 1800’s. Although Kingery listed Cincinnati as its home, it is believed the engine was actually built in Hamilton, OH. Cretors is the name that usually comes to mind when thinking about popcorn engines, but Kingery actually preceded this Chicago company. I think this size engine is unique because it has a piston valve. This valve being of poor fit prevented the engine from operating until a new valve was made. The other chore was building a governor for the engine. The governor shown is a Cretors governor that I built and fitted to the engine. It was quite a challenge to build. It is always rewarding to overcome a challenge and see the results. The author does not own this engine.
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Chuck Balmer’s 3/4 scale
2-6-6-6 Allegheny Locomotive View Chuck’s progress on our PicasaWeb
pages in the projects folder: http://picasaweb.google.com/CinderSniffers/Projects#
Jim posted videos of our Hudson running at the track Oct. 11,2010. The video
takes you around the entire track both upper and lower loops. Here is the
address: Oct. 11,
2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9b9AoCgy6g Oct. 8, 2011
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WQz-cxJFWgw In June 2010
he added two views of the smokebox and a breakdown
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November
2008: The first pictures are of the front and
rear engines before being coupled together. The next 2 photos are of the
clearance and tracking tests of the coupled engines on our backyard test
loop. While some adjustments to the suspension will need to be made, the
tests went well. The next phase of the project after the brake rigging is
complete will be to make the connecting rods. If all goes well, I hope to
have the chassis ready for air tests next summer.
May 2008: The
photos show a front and side view of the entire chassis, a side view of
the rear 6 wheel truck and a side view of the front 2 wheel pilot truck. The
valve gear supports are actually the wooden patterns that have yet to be
cast. I hope to have them finished sometime this summer. The frames are fully
welded and I am getting ready to fininsh silver
soldering the steam passages in the fabricated cylinders. Once the remaining
castings are finished, they will be machined and work will begin making the 4
baker valve gear assemblies and the 4 sets of connecting rods. The 12 drive
wheels have been cast and machining them will begin soon. Since I am
still a couple of years away from finishing, I will send updated photos as
the work progresses. |
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This is a fun project I made
with a motor salvaged from an inkjet printer. |
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Denis Larrick |
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The driver motors (not the stepper
motors) on these printers are very high
