What to do with a stationary engine

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

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This looks like a bit of fun to have with a stationary engine, seems ideal for anyone with steampunk interests as well.

Mike

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

I has one rather painful issue, boiling water splashing over your lower parts as you go along.

Martin P

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Hence warning label " parts may fall off"

[OldMetallerParticipant @oldmetaller]

I like the primitive 'deadman', where if you take your foot off the pedal, the belt slips.

John,

[J HancockParticipant @jhancock95746]

Fantastic, love to see that at Cadwell.

[David Davies 8Participant @daviddavies8]

What a lovely machine, loads of low down torque, plenty of "flywheel effect" and dead economical! A bit like my pal's BSA M21 I suppose?

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Undoubtably plenty of bottom end torque, but ultimately limited by its 1 1/2 HP rating. I expect they could fit a lid to the cooling hopper if they really needed to avoid sloshing hot water around. Nevertheless, an interesting use of an old stationary engine in a ‘moving’ appication.

[bill ellisParticipant @billellis45274]

What a brilliant idea, glad to see some people with a sense of adventure. It has given me some thought as to what to do once I've rebuilt my Lister. Better start growing a beard and collecting old tat to become a steampunk (Oh hang on! I've been doing that for years, the collecting bit not the steampunk bit .

[Ron LadenParticipant @ronladen17547]

Excellent that looks like loads of fun.

[DanielParticipant @daniel]

What a great idea.

Quite inspiring

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

There is a 10 1/4" rail car with a Lister D engine that has been seen at Alexandra Palace.

Here is another Bike https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMkNNwfa0O0

Martin P

Edited By martin perman on 27/10/2019 08:52:09

[Tim StevensParticipant @timstevens64731]

A stationary engine which pushes the envelope.

Tim

[DalboyParticipant @dalboy]

I had to laugh at the start button at the beginning

[JC54Participant @jc54]

What a bit of light hearted FUN. We had a home built go-cart with a Lister in it after we totaled the original BSA bantam engine…..

[mark costello 1Participant @markcostello1]

If everything goes pear shape He might have the only ride this side of a horse.

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Posted by martin perman on 26/10/2019 22:34:21:

I has one rather painful issue, boiling water splashing over your lower parts as you go along.

Martin P

You're not actually supposed to quite boil knackwurst. And the man didn't appear to have any sauerkraut to go with it.

Shocking.

[Mike PooleParticipant @mikepoole82104]

As the weather in Norway can be a bit chilly and I have noticed that riding in cold weather can cause shrinkage then a bit of warm water could be welcome. Water heated handlebars could be a useful mod for winter riding.

Mike

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

There was an old guy in our village back in the 60's who had ridden Scott Squirrels back in the 20's/30's. He had extensively modified his, one of the mods being water heated handlebars. He also claimed to have done 2 wheel drive on a solo and 2 wheel drive on a combination (easy by comparison) but I never saw any evidence. Probably helped that he had a business making oddball machinery for the textile industry, so plenty of machine tools. It's houses now.

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Great, I wonder if it has a footbrake on the right?

Sometime I think that in every model engineer there's a secret steampunk trying to escape…

Neil

[Iain DownsParticipant @iaindowns78295]

If I ever finish my steam engine, I thought I might try and attach it to a go-kart.

First, the engine, then the boiler, then we'll see.

Not this year….

Iain

[oldveloParticipant @oldvelo]

Hi

Comparing the two creations shown is that the motors rotate in opposite directions. With a single cam on the camshaft. Clockwise or Anti Clockwise driving dog and crank handle available from the factory.

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

you will also notice that the carburetor and exhaust swap places, the governor linkage is different and you require a reverse rotation magneto.

Martin P

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Not forgetting that the dipper, for lubrication, must be fitted facing the other direction… likely inlet and outlet valves may be different materials?

Don’t know about the magneto, but would certainly be needed to be reset for opposite rotation, especially if it includes an impulse coupling for improved spark energy at cranking speed.

[oldveloParticipant @oldvelo]

The engine used clockwise rotation as a standard, but some Anti-clockwise engines were factory produced. The exhaust and inlet is the same on both engines. I used a Lister D on a shearing plant in the 1950's no impulse magneto drive fitted.

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