Steam Fi?

[Jonboy]

Unfortunately the same now goes for the old Mamod steam models

Since when ? i've not heard of this

[Reid Malenfant]

Since when ? i've not heard of this

Tbh Jon i don't know when this came in. I was informed of this by a friend who should know what he's on about as he happens to have an old steam engine (nothing huge). We happened to be on about the old Mamods as well & he mentioned that unless they get pressure tested professionally then it's illegal to use them

I'd suggest you look into it if you need to genuinely know as it's secondhand info. I really wouldn't be surprised though with the way Elf N Safety is these days. Apparently some council is thinking of banning people walking on cobble stones in case they trip or slip on them Then there is the council that cemented a load of flat stones over an ancient load of stepping stones over some river just in case of the same thing

Nanny state has gone mad imo

[Jonboy]

We happened to be on about the old Mamods as well & he mentioned that unless they get pressure tested professionally then it's illegal to use them
Nanny state has gone mad imo

My initial reaction is that they do not get enough pressure up beacuse they are only soldered presure vessels so would be exempt, but if they are to be used in public then maybe there is some truth but not come across this before

Ok i have looked it up and it seems that if the Pressure vessal (boiler) is less than 3bar litres then it is exempt but they advise you to have a safety valve fitted ( most mamods i have had or seen have one fitted) and that the whole unit be checked over once a year

i think i must be writing in the wrong forum

[The Grand Wazoo]

From The Grave

[keiths]

Fantastic idea and great pics.

Wasn't Jack (Eco-Fan) working on something similar?

[MartinT]

directly driving the platter via bevelled gear and centrifugal governor

Now there's an idea for a turntable drive system. Could you imagine ways to reduce the gear noise?

[Jonboy]

Just found this one