[Steam-engine] The Rice & Sargent Corliss Engine Lives!

Andy glines pioneersop96 at yahoo.com
Tue Nov 28 06:26:37 PST 2006


Excellent!  It sure is cool the first time that you
see it go around by itself.  Looks like you have built
a fine display facility around it as well.  You folks
have a lot to be proud of.  We are looking forward to
seeing it under steam!  Thanks for the update.
--- James Mackessy <jmackess at twcny.rr.com> wrote:

> In 1998 we learned of a corliss steam engine in our
> home town in need of rescuing. In searching for
> advice and to know if it was even possible, we
> discovered the ATIS lists on the web. Through the
> things we learned here, we were able to put a plan
> together and successfully rescue the engine.
> Well, after 8 years of work, we finally got to a
> point where we could test her on compressed air. We
> only have enough air for about 3 power strokes on
> this 18 x 36" cylinder, but to see her under power
> for the first time in over 56 years was, well,
> ....AWESOME! For those who don't know, 450
> horsepower @ 150 RPM on 145 PSI steam, 7 ton 11'
> flywheel. We have a lot of small details to attend
> to, such as a leaky packing on the piston rod, oiler
> line piping, indicator pipes, etc., but we're almost
> there. The boiler is about 85% complete, and we hope
> to be done by spring. We took a few videos, less
> than 15 seconds each so they should not be too much
> to download. Here are the links:
> http://www.youtube.com/v/YkmoWjqsCwo
> http://www.youtube.com/v/6mio1Ub_2q4
> http://www.youtube.com/v/ZXGH5fcjlXQ
> To see the project web pages, a little out of date
> now, go to:
> http://www.eriecanalcamillus.com
> and click on "steam engine".
> Best Regards;
> Jim Mackessy
> Camillus Canal Society Steam Engine Project
> 
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Andy Glines
Evansville, IN


 
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