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This is a current project that I have been working on for a couple of months now. Basically, it is being done as I can afford to buy the parts. These pictures are not in any real order. They are just various pics I have been taking while building.
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Sealing inside of pump ends where the wood flanges fit over the steel tabs |
Building wooden flanges |
Sealing the outside of the pump flanges with fiberglass resin
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Fitting the metal flange strips on the pump ends
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Metal flange strips with 38 holes per strip! |
flanges brazed on – inside and outside
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Engine drums and start of frame |
Poor view of inside brazing
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View of pump end plumbing connections |
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Side view of crank shaft shaft mounted on frame
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Crank shaft before main axle mounted |
drums and crossbar mounted
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View of engine drum with brazed flange strip and plumbing connections
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Piston rod crossbar connectors
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Piston rods and diaphram plates |
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Fabrication of diaphrams. One layer of 1/4″ thick nitril gasket rubber between two layers of t-shirt material glued on and covered with high temp automotive type silicone gasket material |
Current view of work done on engine |
Flow diaphram of current engine |
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My high tech wheel mount for the rim and tire flywheel
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View with wheel mounted |
I got the engine to work but I couldn’t
supply enough hot water with the
panels I was using. I could only get a
few rpm. If a good source of used hot
water was available the engine would
operate much faster.
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