"A trainwreck in maxwell" sent me a link to a neat post over at "truebluesam"'s place where he posting this amazing piece of artwork:
This is a accurate 1/16 scale operating model of the engine which powered the
Civil War Ironclad USS Monitor. It was invented and built by John Ericsson in 1861
and was extremely compact for it's 300 horsepower at that time.
Only one engine was ever built exactly as displayed, and it was retrieved from the ocean floor
by the US Navy in 2001, and resides in the Mariners Museum ,Newport News VA, for conservation work. The model required over 3000 hours to build and all pieces including fittings and fasteners were made from scratch .
Neat. There are a ton of steam engine plans out there. I picked up a materials kit for a simple Oscillating Steam Engine but the fun shop stuff always seems to get pushed off to the side. Elmer Verburg's designs always caught my eye. Of course most hobbyists use compressed air rather than steam, much safer that way. To say nothing of the regulatory maze you have to decipher as to if/when you need to get approval, inspection and/or certification.
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http://www.john-tom.com/html/ElmersEngines.html
I don't know if he still holds the record or not, but here's a dinky steam engine
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High Speed Robot Hand, two and a half years ago.
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http://www.k2.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/movies/index-e.html
Has everyone been good today? Ok then, tech fiends ... make for me a Breitling pudding. Bring sky:
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Cali, just 'cause she's so lovable. Digg The Code
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No idea why I'd be thinking of this just now ....
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Uh, what was I saying?
Navy, 'cause it's co-ed baby!
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Yeah, my mind does tend to wander a bit.
Army got teh Awesome, too.
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For the Statue of Liberty pic.
I'm going to have to assume this is what I think it is since Youtube seems to stop playing videos if you watch too much patriotic stuff. Anyone else have that happen to them?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs6a0ORdQU
Well, here's a quick test. I'll watch this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUWbrI9wQMc
Snow on the ground here, so I'm thinking golf ...
http://thechive.com/2010/11/09/this-golf-tip-really-summed-it-all-up-for-me-video/
GOC funny
http://www.grouchyoldcripple.com/archives/008367.html
Well, Warrior Song plays again. Waddup YouTube, you Commies?
Sing us out, boys & girls and thanks for your service!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTs6a0ORdQU
Steampunk weapons
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Steampunk products - fetish, art, social commentary ... what?
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@Jim.. THANKS for all the links.. i gotta do some viewing tomorrow during the day :)
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