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I show an instance where you are better off making your drill bit dull in order for it to work.

I describe my boiler design, talk about fuel and show the turbine running with new recent boiler design. See the turbine running at 13:50.

I describe Surface Feet Per Minute and show how to calculate RPMs for cutting tools.

I made this engine in 1991 while deployed in support of Desert Storm. I've been thinking about doing some cleaning and restoring of it after 29 years. Maybe it will run on steam?

My second horizontal boiler has a tube bundle underneath. I think it will work just fine. I light it off and warm it up, stop the video to fix a couple of leaks and come back with the turbine running!

I tested version 1 of the boiler for my small turbine. It didn't maintain enough pressure to run the turbine very long. I will have to re-design with tube bundles similar to the one I used in my previous steam plant.

I have the firebox portion of my home made boiler under pressure for a leak test. I explain my boiler design.

I describe my commercially made indexing head, talk a bit about how it is different than my home made one, and assemble the it from the hole plate.
My special guest is the awesome power metal band Sabaton.
40:1 is an awesome song about how less than 700 Polish soldiers held of 40,000 German troops for three days in the Battle of Wisna in the early days of the Blitzkrieg in September 1939.
40:1 is also the gear ratio of most commercially made indexing heads.

I describe the nozzle design, make a nozzle and test the turbine with LP air.

I machine the turbine case shape, cutting the top, exhaust and drain ports on a radius with an indexing head.

I explain my shift to BitChute, and introduce myself in the beginning of the video. I then explain and demonstrate how I cut a radius in a piece of stainless steel for a work project.

I machine a 1.5 inch hex on a piece of carbon steel using the rapid feature of my homemade indexing head

I use the cutter that I made in part 2 to cut the slots for the rotor in the turbine case.

I show my technique for sharpening a metal cutting drill bit.

I describe and show dialing in an off-center part on the lathe with a 4 jaw chuck

In this video I show how I dial in a square piece of aluminum on a lathe with a 4 jaw chuck

In this video I show how I cut the leading edges on the turbine blades.

I continue work on my home made turbine casing by making a tool to cut the slots for the rotor

In this video I demonstrate and explain how I dial in round parts on a lathe 4 jaw chuck

This is the first in a series of videos where I construct a model turbine casing around my home made rotor. This a silent time-lapse video of several hours of work.

I examine a spherical rare-earth magnet to determine the poles, then test my theory with a drill and wire coil

I describe the basic steam cycle, and show it with my homemade steam plant, bringing it completely online and making electric power!

I adapted a small permanent magnet DC motor to a homemade bike stand so I can exercise and watch ROKU videos an still not leave my garage. Great for present isolation nonsense.

I found this at the swap meet, took a chance for 25 bucks, and it runs great!

I demonstrate a homemade DC rectifier that I made by powering a computer fan with my homemade steam turbine and homemade alternator

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Created 4 years ago.

34 videos

Category Science & Technology

I am a retired U.S. Navy machinist and Maintenance Supervisor. I make hobby machining projects in my garage including model steam, bicycle mods, 3d printing projects and more.