Toymaker

I found this video of someone's 5 cylinder radial steam powered go-kart/car & thought others may find it as interesting as I do.

Here's a Sunday morning video of a DIY homemade lamp that I made a few days ago running off a PM Research model generator -

Of all the high temperature rotating equipment I have been around they all used metal for couplers. I think with your machining skills...

Me too! This is a wicked project!

Brilliant! I have a domestic pressure cooker (for cooking vegetables and meat) which would go to about 115deg.C. (15psi). But I think...

Ha good question. I used to have unlimited access to liquid nitrogen so I forget things can be hard to cool. Google has no easy answer...

Back in post #300 I wrote: "I THINK the coupler melted from heat created by friction as the stainless steel TT drive shaft spun inside...

At what temperature do auto tires "freeze"?? Must be well below the -40 C winters I've driven my car. Although freezing the rubber...

I agree with Steamchick; gasket silicone might not cope with cyclic loads; though special silicone varieties can do the job. On the...

I agree,...skillfully cutting a plum coupler spider from an old tire would likely work,....it's my ability to cut each of the spider...

For what it's worth, NapierDeltic's idea of tire rubber was a really good one!

I Googled "The Right Stuff",.... seems the only way I can buy it here is through e-Bay in 300ml tubes, at $45.00 each plus $95.35...

Thanks for all the detailed information Steamchick. Besides the Red and Copper RTV I mentioned, I'm not sure what other gasket maker...

Having worked a bit with Silicon RTV makers.... 3Bond (JAPAN) make a gasketing material that "cured" all the oil leaks on Sumps and...

We're singing the same song :) ,... high temp rtv gasket maker is what I meant when I said, high temp silicone. Either the Red or the...