speaking of old technology we're reteaching ourselves, and the variable benefits of a distractable mind, here's some really interesting machine pRon of old ship engine building tech.
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/guides/William_Doxford_and_Sons notice the size of the crank webs they're cutting. don't drop that crank on your foot! i didn't know oxy acetlyne could cut through a foot thick. how do you compress the rings when installing the pistons? or more simply, what do you use for a starter motor on an engine the size of a large building? a 12v92 pony motor could even turn over the valve train. must be a compressed air tank the size of a small house, and hope it starts on the first crank. j On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 3:30 PM, william <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree. Bruce is one of the good guys. > He has taken hours to explain projects that helped get our family through > tough times. > > Turn on your 'engineering humor' filter. > My read on Bruce's original reply was a 'tip your hat' acknowledgment of the > experts here, commenting that more people need to pay better attention to > what they say - confirming their earned right to say whatever they want - > encouraging them to continue writing because it is important, and whoever > might be 'bored' by their posts can easily go some place else. Nothing more. > > Hmmmmm chooooocolate! > Merry Christmas! > > William in GA > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: doug.williams <[email protected]> > To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tue, Dec 21, 2010 12:40 pm > Subject: Re: [Gasification] Pacific Island Gasification :Was Drying fuel with > IC exhause and otherpleasures... > > > Hi Mike, > > In your response to Bruce: > >>I don't remember ever seeing such an inappropriate response on this list. > > I am sure that Bruce's reference to ADHD was a light hearted attempt to > reflect the liquid like minds that follow gasification. Our discussions are > really like eels, slippery, wriggle all over the place, and important to > those who take the time to contribute. > > We are lucky to have a very public forum to strut our "intelligence", and we > waste it to make issues out of our differences, which I see every day in my > therapy research practice. Gasification isn't the only show in town for us > humans, but you wonder, as this morning I am meeting to discuss fraudulent > gasification claims being presented to unsuspecting investors, who are less > than able to evaluate gasification technologies that will solve all the city > problems, and make mega $$ in the process. > > It's Christmas time team, I'm struggling to make chocolates in 28C > temperatures. > > Enjoy your Festive Season. > > Doug Williams. > > > _______________________________________________ > The Gasification list has moved to > [email protected] - please update your email contacts to reflect > the change. > Please visit http://info.bioenergylists.org for more news on the list move. > Thank you, > Gasification Administrator > > > _______________________________________________ > The Gasification list has moved to > [email protected] - please update your email contacts to reflect > the change. > Please visit http://info.bioenergylists.org for more news on the list move. > Thank you, > Gasification Administrator > -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Jim Mason Website: http://www.whatiamupto.com Current Projects: - Gasifier Experimenters Kit (the GEK): http://www.gekgasifier.com - Escape from Berkeley alt fuels vehicle race: www.escapefromberkeley.com - ALL Power Labs on Twitter: http://twitter.com/allpowerlabs - Shipyard Announce list: http://lists.spaceship.com/listinfo.cgi/icp-spaceship.com _______________________________________________ The Gasification list has moved to [email protected] - please update your email contacts to reflect the change. Please visit http://info.bioenergylists.org for more news on the list move. Thank you, Gasification Administrator
