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Your point number 3 is not a reason - it just says "solar panels", exactly what does that mean? :confused: I'll be honest, I am not convinced, for the reasons Tin has already outlined with far better explanation than I can manage. I just don't think you can generate the power you need to run...

But you haven't shown how you get your initial steam load. You show a "low pressure steam dome", but water enters that at (apparently) 212 F. What happens then? Do you have a heater on that vessel? Just pulling a vacuum on it isn't going to raise the steam temperature to a point where you can...

Good points. I also discovered that Batteries Plus can rebuild most battery packs for significantly less than the price of new ones, so something to bear in mind.

So.....a couple of years ago I purchased a new cordless drill. A ridgid 18V. I bought it because we have one at work, and I liked it, so thought I would get the same one. I drilled many holes in many things (some of which I later wished I hadn't). I liked this drill. 2 years later - I am...

Excellent - very nice workspace! I look forward to seeing your lathe acquisition. Getting a lathe is such an exciting and fulfilling experience - so it's always good to share that. Thm:

Hi Scruffy! Unfortunately I'm not seeing a picture - should there be one attached?

Excellent - well deserved! A superb piece of work! Thm:

OK, Not local to me, (But I'm from the UK, and I did a project about this at school when I was 16) but since the famous figures from history are rightfully being mentioned, I am not going to sit back and let Richard Trevithick, the actual inventor of the high pressure steam engine go...

Hi Jim! Welcome to the forum. That's a very nice setup you have. Folks here are real friendly, and there is a ton of good advice here. Great to have you aboard.

That really is an excellent engine - very nicely done!

Good value gifts for the practical person in your life!

What a great idea! I knew there was a reason that a bean tin was superior to a small plastic cup (which I had been using). I just happen to have some nice neodymium magnets too. Cheers!

Oh yes, I see what you mean. Thayers engine there looks very clean without those two screw holes, I think that's a great idea.

I'm continuing to make VERY slow progress. First of all, I realised that the steel I was attempting to machine was 1018. :wall: It must be possible to machine this material, but I decided after much searching and many scrapped parts that I can progress to that material again at a later...

Excellent - I am following this with a lot of interest, because this is the next engine I intend to build. Good stuff!

It seems to me that if you are going to do serious work in any kind of machine shop, whether small hobby or large industrial, you had better be serious about setting up, measuring and holding. That is becoming very apparent from the posts - and several good setup and measurement tools have been...

Here is a tool that I consider a "Must Have". It is actually a set - a set of squares. I was attempting to manage with only an adjustable square, and I was doing OK, but this set is really great, because having the 3 different sized squares really helps with a lot of set up jobs. Not just...

Well it is a superb engine! A really excellent piece of craftsmanship! Thank you for sharing it.

Hi Tin, I realise that this post is not in keeping with how you want the thread to go, but I wanted to provide this link on the calipers you mention. http://www.jtsmach.com/jtswebshop/Measuring/PM199.asp Basically you can get these calipers from JTS machine supply for 5 to ten bucks...

Well, I am back. I have not been idle since my last post - though arguably I haven't achieved a lot either. It became very apparent very quickly that I really had a heck of a lot to learn. My first few attempts at turning steel were awful. I quickly decided to pause on the manufacture of...