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Offline tel

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Just a couple ...
« on: December 10, 2009, 08:03:31 AM »
.. of recently completed engines.

First, the Ridley half-beam, built (more or less) to plans published in AME



.. and the Double Diagonal, built from a single pic gleaned from the net.


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Re: Just a couple ...
« Reply #1 on: December 10, 2009, 08:44:09 AM »
Tel,

Interesting beam engine. Never seen a half-beam before. And I still marvel at that Double Diagonal. That was a nice built.

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Re: Just a couple ...
« Reply #2 on: December 10, 2009, 11:20:04 AM »
Tel

You have built a couple of real fine engines in these 2 examples. Building from a photograph makes it even harder and ensures that you understand exactly what happens and why. It is much different than building to a good plan. Keep up the great work and thanks for sharing them with us. :ddb: :ddb:

Cheers  :beer:

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Re: Just a couple ...
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2009, 11:32:58 AM »
Hi Tel

Visited Manchester (UK) Muisium of Science and Industery Yesterday with the sole purpose to take some pics of a grahopper engine.



It looks a lot like that half beam

They also had an imverted twin V like the other engine, sorry but I didn't take a pic of that.

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Re: Just a couple ...
« Reply #4 on: December 10, 2009, 03:48:23 PM »
Thanks blokes, it keeps me off the streets.

Stew, I suspect that the engine you mention is this one, if so, that's the pic I built the engine from
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« Reply #5 on: December 10, 2009, 06:39:35 PM »
Hi Tel

Yes thats the one  :thumbup:

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Re: Just a couple ...
« Reply #6 on: December 12, 2009, 10:59:22 PM »
I really like the 1st one.. the half beam (or grasshopper)

Very nice!

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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2009, 11:09:02 AM »
nice looking engine tel  :thumbup:
any chance of a video of them running ????

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Re: Just a couple ...
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« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2009, 07:41:30 PM »
Tel,

Amazing you built the second one from just a picture. One day, I will get to that skill level.

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