Great question!! That spinning device is called the governor. The governor is the speed control for the steam engine. As the steam engine runs it spins the governor by a series of belts or gears & shafts. As the engine builds up speed/revs the centrifugal force of the governor forces the balls to spread out on the governor. The balls then move a series of linkages which either alters the steam engine’s valve timing or steam flow to control the engine’s speed and stop it going too fast. If it goes too fast then it can act like an emergency stop and trip the engine which shuts off the steam and stops the engine. Hope this helps!!! Thanks, James 😀
Was the large drum used to reel cable in and out? Looks like one that was used in the copper mines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to bring copper ore to the surface.
"World's largest"? What about the River Don Engine in Sheffield? That's certainly larger, is working and it's certainly a "mill engine" since it powered a steel rolling mill - do you mean cotton mill engine?
![Start up squence of the River Don 12000 HP steam engine {Sheffield] #steamengine](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/MrcIBSm2mB8/mqdefault.jpg)
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 INTRO
0:37 MILL ENGINE RUN NO.1
3:15 MILL ENGINE RUN NO.2
7:24 GENERATOR SET
8:01 LANCASHIRE BOILERS
8:13 R&GE STEAM ENGINE "IRENE"
8:40 WHITELEES BEAM ENGINE
9:48 MATHER & PLATT SPRINKLER PUMP
10:11 BLACKSMITH SHOP
10:38 BOILER FEED PUMP
10:54 FERN MILL ENGINE
11:14 MODEL ENGINES
11:42 OUTRO
Absolutely elegant. When todays modern tech fails due to the EMP bombs this will just keep humming along.
Es ist eine Freude sowas zu sehen 5:18
The way the engine was designed was together with the building
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' Just fantastic, wonderfull! 👍
👏 👏👏 thank you 🤩 for showing! 👏👏👏
Victorian engineering - BUILT TO LAST.
Absolutely!!
Preserving the past for the Future, understanding the present by remembering the past. Hence the importance of history ( that always repeat itself )
Absolutely!
" that always repeat itself"
not always, at least not regarding to a human understanding of time
Wonderful engines !!!
Another excellent video James. When are you going to get around and take the blacksmith course at Tee's Cottage?
Thank you!! I hope to do it next year, they’re really popular so are booked up
@@teescottageguyproductions I would think that a volunteer like you could get on the list quicker. Put your name on the list!
@rickburris6164 I’m sure I could sneak on to it!
4:40 what do these do?
Great question!! That spinning device is called the governor. The governor is the speed control for the steam engine. As the steam engine runs it spins the governor by a series of belts or gears & shafts. As the engine builds up speed/revs the centrifugal force of the governor forces the balls to spread out on the governor. The balls then move a series of linkages which either alters the steam engine’s valve timing or steam flow to control the engine’s speed and stop it going too fast. If it goes too fast then it can act like an emergency stop and trip the engine which shuts off the steam and stops the engine. Hope this helps!!!
Thanks,
James 😀
That's where the phrase "Balls Out" comes from.
Was the large drum used to reel cable in and out? Looks like one that was used in the copper mines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula to bring copper ore to the surface.
The drum had cables running off it which turned shafts which powered the cotton mill.
What is the rated horse power for this operation? I know the torque is outrageous on those big rotating devices.
The rated HP of this engine is 3,000HP
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ashley coal mine has a large steam winding engine still working its on you tube
I visited Astley Green in August but it wasn’t running when I was there, I’ll go back when it’s running
Frank Dibnah would be proud.
Hopefully! By the way his name is Fed Dibnah not frank
@@teescottageguyproductions its Fred. we both got it wrong. 🤣
😂
What does the mill make?
It was a cotton mill, it doesn’t make anything anymore since the weaving shed was demolished
"World's largest"? What about the River Don Engine in Sheffield? That's certainly larger, is working and it's certainly a "mill engine" since it powered a steel rolling mill - do you mean cotton mill engine?
The river don engine is smaller in size but it’s more powerful, when they refer to the mill engine they mean a cotton mill engine yes.
The trencher field engine has to be very close Fun Fact that was the engine the Japanese Ananime people looked at for the epic Steamboy flick .
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