The Contraption 2.0

karine · Post by **karine** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:05 am

And a mini green pack! (It looks JUST LIKE the real one)
And the necklace!

Mozy - you are so thoughtful.

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:25 am

Thank you all.

the picture is a large high res jpg. 1771x2500 300dpi... So if any one wants to print or send it to a printers please enjoy.

Tiahaar wrote: Yowsa!! dammit you know I'm a furry fetishist don't you????

Hehehe I would be lying If I said I didn't.

OK back to work..

karine · Post by **karine** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:27 am

thanks- I might just go do that!

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:07 am

LeChatNoir wrote:
unjonharley wrote:SAlem is going to have a big over that..
She wants goggles now...

damn it.

Now I gotta go machine out a tiny set cat goggles. I drew the line at the flaming claw thing, though. Too many potential problems when she sleeps in the closet.

here you go this is where I picked up the steampunk goggles. http://www.steampunklab.com/goggles/7

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:04 am

I am in need of a pair of Penny Loafers, size 11 and used..These are for a street punk custom..

F..in thing are about a 100$ new..
Not for the playa..

karine · Post by **karine** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:49 am

I don't know about the penny loafers, but those goggles are sure cute.

unjonharley · Post by **unjonharley** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 10:12 am

Gene Gene, Made a machine.

Hank Hank, Turned the crank.

Joe Joe, Made it go.

Art Art, Blow a fart.

Damn Machine, Fell apart.

* this is from my grade school days

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Sat Apr 19, 2008 4:18 pm

Oh jeezâ€¦now I gotta try and remember some of the old goofy rhymes from my school days. I dont' remember anything about machines though, so that makes them automatically more watered downn than unjon's to start with.

But donâ€™t worry when riding around this year... The Contraption is made of fart resistant materials that are mostly safe when not smoked or chewed on.

Despite the quiet nature of the thread lately, Iâ€™ve made some progress on the steam engine. The paying part of the shop is almost overwhelmingly busy right now, but that isnâ€™t something to complain about. I gotta get some pics tomorrow or something and get them posted. Iâ€™ll be doing some lathe work anyway so itâ€™ll be on my mind. Maybe Iâ€™ll post a pic of the thing I found down the street too.

Karine?

Make me post pics tomorrow.

fciron · Post by **fciron** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 3:17 pm

cat-sized goggles for your delectation.

http://flickr.com/photos/porkshanks/2403603482/

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 4:40 pm

Xanax. Must find my Xanax. Must....
(Staring at screen and drooling.)
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Forget the Mona Lisa. THAT is art!

Post by **mdmf007** » Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:06 pm

its a trick!! apparently those goggles leave ink rings around your felines eyes as a prank.

fciron · Post by **fciron** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 6:04 am

mdmf007 wrote:its a trick!! apparently those goggles leave ink rings around your felines eyes as a prank.

Encre noir, chat noir. Tant pis.

Mister Jellyfish Mister · Post by **Mister Jellyfish Mister** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:34 am

fciron wrote:cat-sized goggles for your delectation.

http://flickr.com/photos/porkshanks/2403603482/

Fabulous! Love the little omega etching! The work-stained fingers are a nice testament to your labours. Are there hot steam-punk chicks that dig that?
Les Chat Magnifique!

Dusza Beben · Post by **Dusza Beben** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:50 am

Mister Jellyfish Mister wrote:
fciron wrote:cat-sized goggles for your delectation.

http://flickr.com/photos/porkshanks/2403603482/
Fabulous! Love the little omega etching! The work-stained fingers are a nice testament to your labours. Are there hot steam-punk chicks that dig that?
Les Chat Magnifique!

Actually those are the ink stained fingers of a hot steampunk chick.
Ms. Molly Porkshanks does lovely work.
Thanks for sharing FC!

DB

fciron · Post by **fciron** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 8:10 pm

Thanks for setting the folks straight, Commodore Beben.

There is a link to Ms. Porkshanks flickr page under that photo so that you all may give kudos in the appropriate direction. (Also, feel free to admire more miniature goggles.)

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:57 pm

LeChatNoir wrote: I gotta get some pics tomorrow or something and get them posted. Iâ€™ll be doing some lathe work anyway so itâ€™ll be on my mind. Maybe Iâ€™ll post a pic of the thing I found down the street too.

Karine?

Make me post pics tomorrow.

Well????

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 5:32 pm

I know I know...

(hangs head down)

I'm workin' on it.

Like "heading to the shop right now" workin' on it.

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:18 pm

Contraption Update!!

Ok you guysâ€¦ hereâ€™s a few pics of the progress.

It doesnâ€™t look like much really, but part of it took a long time to figure out before ever turning a machine handle. And I really have nothing more than a sneaking suspicion that it will work when all put together.

Hereâ€™s a pic of the latest finished parts:

Shown here are the eccentrics and rings, the A and B plates for one of the heads, and the rotary valve assembly, including the little arm that links to the eccentric's travel. The rotary valve has slots milled into it 180 degrees opposed. These slots rotate by different holes (steam in and exhaust out) as the valve is accuated by the up and down movement of the eccentrics (I can go into greater detail about the valving if anyone wants, and probably will later anyway) . The channels milled into the brass "A" plate are for steam to travel to the inlet ports.

Next up is a little critter that was finished up tonight. I suspected there would be a problem with the fact that the eccentrics were about two inches out from the arm on the rotary valve. I figured the rod on the valveâ€™s arm would have to be so long that it would just try to twist the arm rather than move it up and down. Sure enough, thatâ€™s what happened and so I had to figure up a way to transmit the motion from the eccentrics, two inches back to line up with the arm on the valve. The solution is the assembly you see sitting by the engine base.

If it doesnâ€™t make much sense at the moment, then it will once I get the thing together and you can see it in action for itâ€™s first test runâ€¦

Maybe before the end of the week!!!

Hereâ€™s another shot of the assembly in place. I'm using a black oxide finish on all the steel parts.

And on a final note, if you look in the pic showing the entire engine, you will see one of the old heads in the background. The new heads will also have this full radius machined into them before it's all said and done.

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:29 pm

Love it~~

ibdave · Post by **ibdave** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:37 pm

MozyBonz wrote:Love it~~

What he said.....

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:59 pm

Jewelry!

Say... are the oval bell crank arms keyed to each other thru the pivot shaft? I see a lot of torque being transmitted thru the spacer between the heim joints. If that becomes a problem, you could simply make the bell crank arms as one piece -- maybe shaped like the letter H.

This engine reminds me of a guy who hand built a pair of heads for an old Chrysler Hemi, hoping to revolutionize Top Fuel drag racing. He made each head in two pieces -- two layers -- as this was the only way he could access the interior of the ports.
(It ran, but not for long.)

Absolutely jewelry, Cat.

Captain Goddammit · Post by **Captain Goddammit** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:05 pm

I bought a small metal lathe a few years ago, had it stashed at a friend's garage... I just brought it home tonight, and especially after admiring the awesome contrapting here, I'm all the more amped up to go make metal shavings.

OH! *thought just pops up* My welder was over there too! I shoulda' grabbed that too!

I have a little more garage space now because my '55 Chevy, which does NOT sleep outside, is now over in Gramma's unused garage. What the hell, she's 91 years old and has NEVER driven a car!

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:16 pm

Bell Crankâ€¦ thatâ€™s the term I was looking for.

The bearing shaft is a 0.625 dia. Bronze rod that is 0.005â€

bigbluedoggy · Post by **bigbluedoggy** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:16 pm

Dang! I stand once more in awe of your beautiful machine work, Le Chat! Makes me want to learn how to do all of that! I've got a pretty good mastery of carpentry but the metal working stuff never made its way into my repertoire. Your machined parts are beautiful... even more so when I think that they will all be chugging in harmony! Looking forward to the next installment!

LeChatNoir · Post by **LeChatNoir** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 10:25 pm

Thanks guys...

...and keep your fingers crossed. Hopefully it'll be running on compressed air soon. I hope.

But if not, then you'll know about it and I'll be asking for ideas yet again!!!

Tiahaar · Post by **Tiahaar** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 11:34 pm

Wow yes! That's great work LeChatNoir! I tremble to think of the amount of brass in those heads, that's gonna be one solid engine. What kind of RPM's do you figure it will run at? Those bellcranks are splendid, Captain Jed Whitey heartily approves

(hey and you've got a bowling alley near you right? every midwest town is required to have a bowling alley...if you haven't yet, request a look at the pinsetter machinery in action, especially if old Brunswick A2 units, maybe even pick up some cast-off spare parts for steam-punking usage!)

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 9:10 am

Hopefully it'll be running on compressed air soon.

I ran a tire and rim on compressed air the other day. Ran them all the way over the house, and they came down, separately, in the neighbor's yard. This is known as a One Stroke or Single Cycle engine. Hopefully, yours will prove to be Multi Cycle! But what I mean is, you may want to test it at the end of a long hose like I overinflated that tire.

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:36 am

Elliot wrote:
Hopefully it'll be running on compressed air soon.
I ran a tire and rim on compressed air the other day. Ran them all the way over the house, and they came down, separately, in the neighbor's yard. This is known as a One Stroke or Single Cycle engine. Hopefully, yours will prove to be Multi Cycle! But what I mean is, you may want to test it at the end of a long hose like I overinflated that tire.

Hahahaha It must be fun hanging out at Elliots house.

That reminds me of a friend that had just put on a used flex fan on his 67 cougar. No hood 289ci tunnel ram.. you know street rod.
We where standing in the drive way as he jumped on it around the corner near the house. When that fan let go It made the best out of balance sound on that motor as it went with an explosion that brought the engine to a stop.
In the silence we could hear the pieces of fan rain down onto the street and car.
He had pieces of fan in the fire wall~~ it cut hoses~~plug wires.....

We laughed at him for an hour.

Elliot · Post by **Elliot** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:50 am

Oh dear. I worked in a Ford dealership in the 1970s. Did a lot of recalls and "secret warranty" repairs. One recall was a flex fan that included early Mustangs. Cougars were basically the same car. The new fan had a reinforcement around the rivets. Sounds like your friend had one of those recalled fans.

Now, let's see if I can find a photo of the Home Made Hemi Head Explosion....

MozyBonz · Post by **MozyBonz** » Thu Apr 24, 2008 11:31 am

Hahaha it made the sweetest sound.

I met a very sharp hemi guy once but this one had worked for Chrysler. He had a set of heads but they worked well...very well. He Built and tuned fuel altered in the sixties. As I remember his name was Les Hawkins.

Les Hawkins wrote:"You did not know what car was in this picture. This was the original "BAD NEWS COUPE" (after Bruce McDowell sold the car to Joe Martinez). Tom King revamped the car. I built and tuned the motor & Lyle Webster drove the car. This car ran a 354 Chrysler, which was a B Fuel Altered. On 9/5/64 at San Fernando we ran 174.75 in 8:90. This was the first time any fuel altered ran that fast or that quick. The car ran as Martinez-Hawkins-Webster."

I think I met him about 1972~71