[modeleng] Re: Square pistons

Please send; I'm interested in any further info. There is a pretty good
description and drawing in Rose's book. Have you looked at it? It'll be
years before I find time to make it though!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:modeleng-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Jesse Livingston
> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 4:02 PM
> To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Square pistons
> 
> Ken,
> 
> The square piston engine may be similar in operation to the Dake Square
> Piston engine.  I am working on a steam powered fork lift truck that used
> a
> Dake engine and since I know your email addy, I can send you a photo of
> the
> innards of a Dake.  I haven't started to build one yet because I need a
> few
> more photos of the lift truck and don't want to build an engine unless I
> can
> use it in the truck.  The steam fork truck that I have photos for came
> from
> a glass factory, but they were also used in foundries. Look over the photo
> and see if the Robertson looks the same or similar to the Dake.
> 
> Unka Jesse over the pond in Troy, TN fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> From: "Ken Strauss" <ken.strauss@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>  Page 28 of "100 Great Models" shows a "Robertson Semi-Rotary Engine"
> which
>  is described in "Modern Steam Engines" by Joshua Rose (page 329-330).
> Have
>  plans for this engine for the modeller been published?
> 
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