HEXAMINE. PLEASE READ!

[Ozmundo]

I believe a member here enquired about license for use as cooking fuel and we’re told no as there are alternatives.

 

[neoaliphant]

Hexamine.

Mamod got a license, but can only sell to other license owners.

I think ill be using up the rest of my hexamine in my mamod, u just wont take it out of my house...

 

[Ozmundo]

I wonder how much you need to run a traction engine......

 

[Toddy]

Well half a block runs my Mamod for an hour

 

[neoaliphant]

Well half a block runs my Mamod for an hour

mines about the same, ive got a stationary engine...

 

[Toddy]

I have a traction engine, there's a road roller one in my brother's house, and Son1 has a stationary 'factory' one.
They're kind of cool toys
Something very satisfying about them.

Have you seen the coffee mug powered Sterling Engines though ? Those are really appealling.

 

[neoaliphant]

I have a traction engine, there's a road roller one in my brother's house, and Son1 has a stationary 'factory' one.
They're kind of cool toys
Something very satisfying about them.

Have you seen the coffee mug powered Sterling Engines though ? Those are really appealling.

Its the factory one ive got, i got it when I was 7 but over 40 years later i still use it....
have been tempted by the stirling engines, and even the model working petrol engines..

 

[Toddy]

Its the factory one ive got, i got it when I was 7 but over 40 years later i still use it....
have been tempted by the stirling engines, and even the model working petrol engines..

We still have three or four of the old Glow engines (for RC model aircraft) up the loft.

We need a clear out methinks.

 

[Kepis]

We still have three or four of the old Glow engines (for RC model aircraft) up the loft.

We need a clear out methinks.

Dread to think how many glo and small diesel engines i have in the loft, everything from a teeny Cox .049 to OS 61 i think, I know i have a few OS40's and similar up there.

I have a Mamod Showmans engine that sits in the dining room on display, very occasionally take it out for a run up

 

[Glow_worm]

We still have three or four of the old Glow engines (for RC model aircraft) up the loft.

Getting quite collectable* now, there is a growing movement of people who are building balsa aircraft again as a reaction to all the Chinese pre-assembled stuff and soulless electric motors. I'm not going to admit to being one of these people though

*which is a shame in a way, as collectable all too often means 'sits on a shelf'. Things that were built to fly should fly!

 

[Pattree]

I know exactly where my Eifflaender diesel engine is! I don’t I can ask for it back after sixty plus years

I had a Mamod static steam engine but never did anything with it except watch it chug.