Thank you for this very informative video! Hear in cornwall I’m used to the Cornish cycle of running a beam engine. Our engines were very early in steam power development, your engine shows where it ended up!. Glad you mentioned Arthur woolf, he tends to be forgotten. We are very proud of him and Richard Trevithick of coarse! Great watch👍
Thank you very much!! I really want to come to Cornwall to see your engines. I’ve seen a Cornish cycle engine at Dorothea quarry before (I did a video on it)
The only engine worked by steam is a winding engine, it’s at levant mine near st just. Cornish engine houses at pool redruth have a winding engine being turned over by electric motor. And across the road a 90 inch pumping engine that is at present not working but well worth going to have a look at. These are now owned by the national trust. There are only 3 other non working engines left now in cornwall. But back in the day there must have been dozens of them working on the mines, Pumping, winding and crushing tin and copper ore. We still have many empty enginehouse still standing all over cornwall. Hopefully you will get to see them soon!
@Dave.w-ev9qn1962 yeah I’ve heard about them. I’m hoping to see them all one day. I made a list. I think it’s: Levant mine Mitchell’s shaft Taylor’s shaft Roberts shaft Parkandillick clayworks
Yes your list is good! Parkandillick is owned by the clay company so not open to public. Occasionally they let societies have look round. It’s like a time worp inside so much artefacts left in the engine house. Thanks for flagging up the Dorothea engine! I will read up on that now, see it was made by holman’s hear in camborne cornwall. Google Trevithick society, you will find lot of info on there will interest you!👍
@Dave.w-ev9qn1962 I follow the Trevithick society on Facebook. Apparently Parkandillick could be run on an air blower which compressed air in the original boiler which then slowly ran the engine, there’s some videos of this on the Trevithick society Facebook. Here’s a link to the video I did on Dorothea. ruclips.net/video/Yw8FBMMHiuU/видео.htmlsi=s9WYyHqdaqXxc0BC
Amazing video Loved every second of it Never knew those engines had cut off That engine looks a bit more complicated than 2685 On 85 the fireman or driver would open the hidrostatic lubricator valve to allow steam through the steam chest to pre heat Depending on the tipe of engine you could have a run away if you don't know what your doing Most of our steam locomotives we have drifter valves No its not to tokeyo drift on points Trust me you wont believe how many people believed me when i said that lol It supplies wet steam to the engine Used to get a cold engine moving or giving a lil bit more power The regulator would have water sitting in the header because its been sitting so long If you open it you can cause the engine to basically prime What would happen if the beam engine primes?
Thank you! Our beam engine is only 1 of 3 in the UK to have a cutoff. The beam engine can’t prime because it’s not directly next to the boiler like on a locomotive. Plus the engine is warmed for 1 day prior to running. This is to reduce the risk of condensation in the cylinders, even then we have drain cocks which we can use
These gears are actually not like a Mercedes logo but Citroen. And André Citroen did not invent these gears but he bought a patent for production process from a small factory in Poland so there's that.
Very good James - well done }:-)))
Thanks Keith!
Great to see young people interested in these histories. Thanks and well done to James for this superb tour.
Thank you very much
Thank you for this very informative video!
Hear in cornwall I’m used to the Cornish cycle of running a beam engine.
Our engines were very early in steam power development, your engine shows where it ended up!.
Glad you mentioned Arthur woolf, he tends to be forgotten.
We are very proud of him and Richard Trevithick of coarse!
Great watch👍
Thank you very much!! I really want to come to Cornwall to see your engines. I’ve seen a Cornish cycle engine at Dorothea quarry before (I did a video on it)
The only engine worked by steam is a winding engine, it’s at levant mine near st just.
Cornish engine houses at pool redruth have a winding engine being turned over by electric motor. And across the road a 90 inch pumping engine that is at present not working but well worth going to have a look at.
These are now owned by the national trust.
There are only 3 other non working engines left now in cornwall.
But back in the day there must have been dozens of them working on the mines,
Pumping, winding and crushing tin and copper ore. We still have many empty enginehouse still standing all over cornwall. Hopefully you will get to see them soon!
@Dave.w-ev9qn1962 yeah I’ve heard about them. I’m hoping to see them all one day. I made a list. I think it’s:
Levant mine
Mitchell’s shaft
Taylor’s shaft
Roberts shaft
Parkandillick clayworks
Yes your list is good!
Parkandillick is owned by the clay company so not open to public.
Occasionally they let societies have look round. It’s like a time worp inside so much artefacts left in the engine house.
Thanks for flagging up the Dorothea engine!
I will read up on that now, see it was made by holman’s hear in camborne cornwall.
Google Trevithick society, you will find lot of info on there will interest you!👍
@Dave.w-ev9qn1962 I follow the Trevithick society on Facebook. Apparently Parkandillick could be run on an air blower which compressed air in the original boiler which then slowly ran the engine, there’s some videos of this on the Trevithick society Facebook. Here’s a link to the video I did on Dorothea.
ruclips.net/video/Yw8FBMMHiuU/видео.htmlsi=s9WYyHqdaqXxc0BC
Amazing video
Loved every second of it
Never knew those engines had cut off
That engine looks a bit more complicated than 2685
On 85 the fireman or driver would open the hidrostatic lubricator valve to allow steam through the steam chest to pre heat
Depending on the tipe of engine you could have a run away if you don't know what your doing
Most of our steam locomotives we have drifter valves
No its not to tokeyo drift on points
Trust me you wont believe how many people believed me when i said that lol
It supplies wet steam to the engine
Used to get a cold engine moving or giving a lil bit more power
The regulator would have water sitting in the header because its been sitting so long
If you open it you can cause the engine to basically prime
What would happen if the beam engine primes?
Thank you! Our beam engine is only 1 of 3 in the UK to have a cutoff. The beam engine can’t prime because it’s not directly next to the boiler like on a locomotive. Plus the engine is warmed for 1 day prior to running. This is to reduce the risk of condensation in the cylinders, even then we have drain cocks which we can use
@@teescottageguyproductions cool
What how fast do ye think itll go if ye sent full regulator and you "accidentally" disabled the governor?
@@laaity I don’t know; it’ll go 16rpm before the governor trips
Excellent video - extraordinary experience to watch your explantions and work!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
These gears are actually not like a Mercedes logo but Citroen. And André Citroen did not invent these gears but he bought a patent for production process from a small factory in Poland so there's that.
I got the car companies mixed up
Brilliant video James, loved it!
Thanks!
Well explained - a real ly knowledgeable enthusiast
Thanks!