Post your workshop

Aug 09, 2003 30 Replies

I thought "good thread, I'll do that" but (I suspect in common with other people who have been doing this sort of thing for a while) when I looked at the photos on screen, I was horrified at the mess!

Now I'm going to have to tidy it all up before I can post ;o))

Regards,

Kim Siddorn.

I'm not showing you mine. Not even if you show me yours!

I have been lurking about this list for several months. Here are a couple of projects from Maryland, USA.... The URL is

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Enter the site and click on Rider-Ericsson Resto- basically making the entire engine sans base, pump and cylinder.. I finished a Rover Turbine a couple of years ago and while it was a real crowd pleaser at the shows, the though of 7 kg of nimonic alloy spinning at 56000 rpm was a bit unnerving. I sold it last year- had my fun and stepped out from under it. Right now I am working on a French Bernard engine and a Guldner diesel for a friend... still trying to find info on the Guldner- is a small 3 HP (?) stationary diesel from my guess the 30's (?).

Hi Paul, for some reason I can't get to the site you quoted. Is anyone else having problems with it?

-- Dave Croft Warrington England

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Probably related to the power failures, a lot of servers are in the north east USA.

Kind regards,

Peter

Peter Forbes Prepair Ltd Luton, UK email: snipped-for-privacy@easynet.co.uk home: snipped-for-privacy@easynet.co.uk

Paul seems to had finger trouble when typing the URL, the m should be an n and he forgot the tilde ~ try the link below and see. From a very quick look the site seems full of content, I suspect it will keep me happy for a few hours just as soon as I have them to spare.

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OOPS- I forgot the tilde in the URL... try

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In message , Dave Croft writes

Me too. There appears to be a misprint in the URL - I think it should read zoominternet, not zoomintermet, on the basis of Paul's email address, but it still doesn't work even after substituting n for m.

However, if you try

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then something rather nice happens.

TTFN

Pete

Peter thanks for the URL correction.

Paul -- good site. Some splendid engines that are unfamiliar to us. Interestingly, I do know of a couple of Rover turbines that are rallied regularly, 'tho normally at airshows where their noise is less intrusive! They are both ex-military, & one is still in its original cradle as a generator. Look similar in size to yours.

As an aside, I saw your comments on Cardigan corgis. I live in Cardigan, & can confirm they are still bred locally. We also have a new local engine museum that you would appreciate -- see

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Also owned by a Paul, who has a turbine -- in his case a Bristol Proteus used since the late '50's as a standby generator by the national grid. Haven't asked him whether he is making it available to the UK eletricity authorities in case a North East-type blackout happens over here .....

'best, Colin

Well, I've had a bit of a tidy, but am still not satisfied with it. Apart from the possibility of such pics being used as a burglar's shop window, one accumulates so much clutter around the place that it all fades into one gigantic blob!

I specifically dug out the ABC unit to take its photo, but its in a gloomy part of the 'shop anyway and it doesn't look like much, even with white card around it.

So perhaps I'll pass on that one.

Regards,

Kim Siddorn

I'd rather have a free bottle in front of me than a free frontal lobotomy!

it. I've removed the cow s**t, but not the s**tiness!

Only works Colin if you specify where and I know I have not said much.

Martin P

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