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  1. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    No but I have now.
    Thats the thing, although we have to make it International ,so instead of saying "Dublin Town Hall"we have to say a town hall.
    I might get out tomorrow and I might remember to stop by the steam engine this time.Unless someone beats me to it.
     
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  2. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    No chance :imp::imp:
     
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  3. Rich Bryce

    Rich Bryce Dead Eye Dick

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    Okay, looks like the we might be stalled on the steam engine. I dunno if this helps. My bike, with a recently boiled steaming kettle next to an engine. Next bike next to a balloon.
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  4. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Rich, have you skip your meds lately, give Matron a call ;):)
     
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  5. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    I gave you a face palm, Rich, I thought the same thing.
     
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  6. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Does this count as a steam train?
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  7. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Yeah but his was a bl@@dy kettle for god sake.....
     
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  8. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    Its as close as a model is ,they are both nearly a steam engine, and one has a bike too
     
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  9. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Ok, well at least I tried :(:(
     
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  10. Rich Bryce

    Rich Bryce Dead Eye Dick

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    Phew! Glad Wessa reeled his neck in there after letting off steam ;)
     
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  11. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    Well if a boiling kettle can pass as a steam train then go post it knock yasell oot half ton :D:D:D:D:D
     
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  12. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    Thanks littleade my mistake but steam engine or train cant see a newly boiled plastic kettle fits the bill :eek::eek::D
     
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  13. TEZ 217

    TEZ 217 Crème de la Crème

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    Well ok Littleade How about this - not a balloon and a motorcycle but -
    A buffoon and his motorcycle
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    Sorry @dilligaf but funny and you know I loves Ya :heart:
    (if agreeable and fits the bill Dilli choses next picture tag )
     
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  14. GaleForceEight

    GaleForceEight Noble Member

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    I made a steam driven boat last night from some foam and a bit of copper pipe.

    I’ll take a photo of it sat on my bike when I get home.
     
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  15. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    This thread is going really well! :cool:
     
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  16. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    But It’ll probably go pop if there’s a balloon involved :laughing:
     
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  17. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Here you go, It's a bit deflated tho'
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  18. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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    #34 Sprinter, Mar 20, 2019
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    Ok @crispey , whats your challenge?
    Is that the one from your wallet, That must have classic status.
     
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  19. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    Ok Bike with colliery pit head lift behind it, I was going to make it a challenge and ask for a working colliery but thought I'd go gentle.
     
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  20. GaleForceEight

    GaleForceEight Noble Member

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    #36 GaleForceEight, Mar 20, 2019
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    There you go. A steam engined boat, sat on the seat of one of my bikes :)

    It took about 10 minutes to make and curiously has no moving parts. You prime it by filling the copper pipe with water. Once the night light is lit the water in the coil heats, and when it hits boiling point it turns to steam, driving water in the pipes out of the back. Pushing the boat forward. As the steam expands it cools, reverting back to liquid form leaving a vacuum which pulls water back into the pipe and the cycle starts again. It results in a ‘pulse jet’ motion but it does work. (I used another night light foil as a ‘hat’ for the coil which makes it more efficient since heat retention is the key to making the pulses more frequent - but I took it off for the photo so people can see how it works!)
    Since writing this post took longer than actually making the bloody thing I’m not going to develop it further unless my son wants to play with it in the bath and expresses more than a passing ‘oh dad’s built another “thing”!’ (Okay Robert - so it’s not as clever as an iPad.... but come the apocalypse it will still work long after your iPad battery and the internet is history!)

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  21. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    This is all that's left of the colliery where I worked, the pulley wheels from the pithead shaft.

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  22. Sprinter

    Sprinter Kinigit

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  23. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Bike next to a Castle
     
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  24. Dougie D

    Dougie D Crème de la Crème

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    Bike beside a fish n chip shop
     
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