Re: Candle power engines.
never saw a candle powered one before.? But I do have a Stirling engine for my tea cup.
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Jerry Durand
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Candle power engines.
Here few gifts on hot air engines
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davesmith1800
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Using g a Sextant made easy
Y ou find where are? 4 times year you do not need any table or chart
Apx March 20 and September 20 at noon is zero
Apx June 20 and December 20 at noon is The axial tilt of Earth is currently about
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davesmith1800
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Re: CO2 engine video
Dave,
I had one of the Air Hogs toy planes as a kid. Worked on exactly that principle.
Doug?
Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 16:17,
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Doug Pfaff
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CO2 engine video
CO2 engine at work
https://animatedengines.com/co2.html
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: GPS back to in hand WHY
Here next 2 parts
part 2 of 3
https://youtu.be/x6Vxq1v31-A
part 3 of 3
https://youtu.be/7wKhsOQlmCY
misl
https://youtu.be/30_wEda3ltM
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davesmith1800
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Re: GPS back to in hand WHY
https://youtu.be/00ZEIZsl5xk
Info
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davesmith1800
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Day you had no GPS on a road trip
In 1803 when steam engine was a latest and greatest of day.
Lewis & Clark had no GPS and they on dry land now what.
They had Sextant &? Octant (45°/90° sextant)? with Artificial Horizon (pan of
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davesmith1800
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Artificial Horizon using a cake pan and sextant
Here the way for a Artificial Horizon using a 9x13 card pan aka Ford parts pan.
Since the sextant measures a angle.
The sun reflects off water
This gives angle of sun reflection and the sun just
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davesmith1800
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GPS back to in hand WHY
Here a article I read last year.
It was reprint from 2016
Dave
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"Raise your hand if you have ever determined your location on the planet using the stars," Lt. Daniel Stayton
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davesmith1800
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Ball bearing cross slide covt
Here working next is converting my cross slide to ball bearing
. Using a motor 6201 seal
Thd pdf is clearer than screw shot.
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: Handy measuring tools
*Here few more disks*
*Some for special work and keep it simple.*
*The two I use is for my work is multiple use type.*
*Dave*
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davesmith1800
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Re: My project thread
Like seeing photos
Gives a sense of being in shop and you giving us a tour.
This time year everything slows down until after April 15.
Thank you
Dave
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davesmith1800
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Re: My project thread
My Grizzly sitting on the table of an 1850 build date planer table in the Fred R Clark Machineworks.
She will now reside in that shop instead of on my diningroom table.
Her first job there was
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Nitro
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The compass made easy
Here youtube on the compass.
Easy too
Dave
https://youtu.be/ckhPRie1iKk?feature=shared
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davesmith1800
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GROUP NOTECE
Hello Everyone just monthly hi from
MINILATHE @groups.io group at 开云体育, a free, easy-to-use email group service.
Please take a moment to post your latest projects and photos here.
Note: It
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davesmith1800
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Handy measuring tools
*Please post your Handy measuring tools for small work*
*Here one almost never use? but very handy the day I need it.*
*Pocket Comparator*
*This one comes with 5 disks does fine thread and
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davesmith1800
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Watch size turning
Most use a follower rest but most only goes down to 3/16" [3.5mm] aBIX TOOL WILL GO DOWN TO Wtch
A small box goes down to watch size here article on roller box and box tools works in tailstock
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davesmith1800
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Re: On the Funny Side
*When draftsman had a very bad hangover and hair of dog that bit him fail very badly . I saw this for first time about 1970 in all engineering offices*
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davesmith1800
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Fun Fact
St. Elmo's fire (also called witchfire or witch's fire)[1] is a weather phenomenon in which luminous plasma is created by a corona discharge from a rod-like object such as a mast, spire, chimney, or
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davesmith1800
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