HERO of Alexandria Engine

HERO of Alexandria Engine

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7 October 2022 at 12:50 #616393
Chris V
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Does anyone have a photo of the Stan Bray Hero of Alexandria engine

as featured in his book making simple model steam engines please?

Or similar that they have made?
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7 October 2022 at 12:50 #28866
Chris V
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HERO of Alexandria Engine inspiration
7 October 2022 at 13:53 #616398
mike T
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Not Stan Bray's engine but you should find some inspiration here

http://www.lathes.co.uk/boxgearcal/www.herosteamengine.com/index.html

Mike
7 October 2022 at 16:04 #616408
Chris V
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Thank you MikeT, yes that's a good resource, I will enjoy reading through that.

Stan Bray's version or any others anyone please?
7 October 2022 at 17:54 #616422
DiogenesII
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Try a search for 'Aeolipile' – lots of images, not sure if Stan's is among them..
7 October 2022 at 18:30 #616429
Howard Lewis
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Send me a PM with your E mail address and I'll send a photo which has two of them, taken when I visited him a year ago..

Will not be detailed, but it shows a one with a vertical axis, and another with a horizontal one.

Howard
7 October 2022 at 19:12 #616444
Chris V
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Thank you Diogenes11, yes that looks like a promissing search too (-:

Thanks Howard, I will send you a PM now.
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