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I took every shop class. Drafting, wood shop, metal shop, auto shop. I still have the desk I made. I tried to build a steam engine in metal shop, but failed. I
by WalterBright 2y ago
I took every shop class. Drafting, wood shop, metal shop, auto shop. I still have the desk I made.
I tried to build a steam engine in metal shop, but failed. I was able to build a working one in the metal shop in college.
- kragen 2y agoImpressive. What kind of valves? Including the boiler?
- WalterBright 2y agoIt had a sliding double-action (push-pull) piston and a push-pull valve operated by a linkage attached to the flywheel. I didn't make a boiler - just ran it on compressed air. It vibrated ferociously, though, as I had paid no attention to balancing it.
- kragen 2y agoImpressive. A wobbler would be doing the valve on easy mode.