Hello! I found a lot of this video very interesting. When those two gentlemen were pressing the levers at 25:15 , what exactly was going on there? Were they manually opening steam valves to start the large beam moving up and down?
Yeah that's absolutely right with these be am engines you have to manually operate the steam inlet and exhaust valves to start the engine whilst it gets going.
@@TheDenix8 its to help with the inertia of the engine turning there's a fair bit of weight being moved up and down with the weight of the pump rods and the. Sewage, the momentum of the large fly wheel turning at speed helps even the forces out.
greatly enjoyed watching the two fellows forging with the steam hammer. Thank you for not cutting that part short.
Excellent content. I enjoyed this presentation very much!
This is one of the most pictorially detailed and informative videos I have seen. Excellent, thank you for sharing it.
Thank you very much.
32:08 best shot Thanks Any body have any idea how long it took to make and assemble the behemoth?
Hello! I found a lot of this video very interesting.
When those two gentlemen were pressing the levers at 25:15 , what exactly was going on there? Were they manually opening steam valves to start the large beam moving up and down?
Yeah that's absolutely right with these be am engines you have to manually operate the steam inlet and exhaust valves to start the engine whilst it gets going.
Why do these engines have such large flywheel?
@@TheDenix8 its to help with the inertia of the engine turning there's a fair bit of weight being moved up and down with the weight of the pump rods and the. Sewage, the momentum of the large fly wheel turning at speed helps even the forces out.
@@HeritageVideosbyJSouthward Ah I see :) thank you for explanation! I find these engines fascinating. Great video!