The Wasp Mill Corliss Tandem Steam Engine At Bolton

[@rhavrane]

Bonjour, "Sacrée Machine" And thank you very much for the accurate explanations included in the movie, thats helps a lot to understand all the machanisms that I do not find on my little steam engines. Amicalement, Raphaël

[@harryolynx]

Thanks for your very kind comment. It's exactly this sophisticated - but although easy to understand - variable release gear I was fascinated of. Pity that I could not show the changing of the cutoff point because of the too low revving speed. Good luck for your next LEGO projects and greetings from Austria!

[@scowell]

RIP Harry... still enjoying your stuff.

[@scowell]

RIP Harry... thank you for your videos.

[@legoenginewise9346]

What? Harry has passed? How do you know?

[@scowell]

@@legoenginewise9346 I believe it was in a comments section... sadly, I do believe it's true. I could find nothing on Google, but he has not been active in many years.

[@legoenginewise9346]

scowell That’s incredibly sad 😔 his videos were great and I will continue to watch them now and then.

[@scowell]

@@legoenginewise9346 My feelings exactly... I started spreading this news when I found it.

[@legoenginewise9346]

@@scowell Yeah, Rest in peace Harry.

[@harryolynx]

Thank you very much! The engine dates from 1902, queen Vic died in 1901, so it was indeed best Victorian engineering tradition. Well and it's encouraging, that these technical marvels are preserved to the next generations due to the work of non-profit trusts with their volunteers!

[@WesleyHarcourtSTEAMandMORE]

Your videos are still so good. Thank you for posting these. Are you still filming?

[@ModelingSteelinHO]

Absolutely love the Victorian age of engineering marvels. Then again I guess I just like how everything moves & with such precision. That fascinates me is to how the engine firms built these using the Tools in the Victorian era. Amazing. Excellent Sound Capture BTW.

[@chrismofer]

what a beautiful engine. 1000 looms! wow.

[@ichabodon]

Lovely video. Many thanks

[@InflatablePlane]

Wow the workmanship the British out into these engines is exquisite. I wonder what the biggest mill engine or most powerful one was? And if that little horsepower (about the same as my car coincidentally) could drive 1,000 looms I almost wonder what these big two to four thousand hp engines could do!! Thanks again for this beautiful masterpiece video and incredible detail of the valve gear.

[@paulkrieg4197]

Great video. Thank you for all the detail.

[@TheVasan693]

How much of the pressure to run this engine?

[@rhavrane]

Re bonjour Harry, Merci de faire l'effort de répondre en français. La technique est ancienne, certes, elle n'en reste pas moins complexe et tes explications sont indispensables pour notre compréhension. Merci encore pour le travail de partage. Amicalement, Raphaël.

[@harryolynx]

Thank you very much, Paul. I hope, it's not detailed too much. Greetings from Austria!

[@harryolynx]

Merci Raphael, c'est que j'essaie tojours de comprendre la technique vieille (et interessante!). Les bonjours de l'Autriche, Harry

[@aplinewalker]

Fantastic,,,, Thank you,,,,,,,, You have a wonderful collection of fascinating videos

[@harryolynx]

Hallo Alan, thank you very much for your lot of friendly posts!! Trick valves I've seen in Munichs's Museum but also in Bolton' s Steam Museum. Maybe there is an other designation in Engish speaking countries? Thanks again and greetings from Austria, Harry

[@harryolynx]

It's the torque which lets the music play! Steam engines dont have much horsepower because of the low rpms (power is proportional to the product of torque times rpm) , but a lot of torque starting just at standstill - where a combustion engine can never compete. E.g. the giant Kempton triple pumping engines have got 'only' about 1000 hp - but - at 50 rpm. Your car will need approximately 6000 rpm to achieve its maximum power! Thanks for watching and posting! Greetings from Austria!

[@jacquesblaque7728]

Bit of a stretch there, looking for peak power from auto engine @ 6K. Diesel truck engines peak @ little more than 2K. Very few cars above 4K. OTOH I've a few 2-stroke chainsaw engines that peak @ 9.6-10K, but that's another story, and a lot more fun..

[@harryolynx]

Danke sehr! Herzliche Grüße aus Österreich!

[@stranraerwal]

beautiful engine-beautiful (detailed as usual) video ! Thanks for sharing. stranraerwal

[@jsjhdhshs4632]

I need your mail please

[@francisconikotian2326]

I guess one of the reasons they use steam engines in submarines is because of how quiet they are

[@littleorley5218]

magnificent

[@buttole]

Completely right lol, in hindsight my post was entirely motivated by the attitude where i live :V

[@raymondj8768]

i guess he shut the main steam stop wow lmao the sand pebbels haha the movie

[@harryolynx]

Hello Mr. Nik, no they dont use compressed air! They've got a problem with the gas supply for the boiler and therefore a low steam pressure. It's not possible to run all the large engines in steam at the same time. And they dont make any profit because of free entry in their museum and all the genlemen are volunteers. The Northern Mill Engine Society is alimentated by donations only and there is no money for solar systems or similar features. (And I fear, you dont know Bolton's climate.)

[@buttole]

I don't understand why they don't run these engines regularly... seems kind of silly to have something that once generated power for people is now taking peoples' power to run off compressed air. I think it would be cool if museums like this used profits to invest maybe a solar boiler system, so they could sell energy again for a lightened financial burden

[@gregwarner3753]

The Wireless and Steam Museum in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, USA, does operate the extensive collection of Steam Engines From a coal fired boiler. Google them for more information.

[@rriquelmy3522]

Good idea, poor execution. Try again, please.