All About Pocket Knives

tongueriver wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57_P0Sr ... e=youtu.be

Well that’s pretty cool!

After a 12 pack I’m running on all cylinders too


Joe

Dragline wrote:After a 12 pack I’m running on all cylinders too


Joe

After a 12 pack I'm ready for bed.

How does it work: flame heats up beer can, then what makes rod rise & fall ?
kj

Well, for such an ingenious contraption it was very poorly photographed. I would liked to have seen the other side of it.
I never fully understood the mechanics, but I don't understand internal combustion very well. But this was external heat. Was it steam?
As with any crankshaft this one had to be spot on. That must have been one of the most important aspects of the machine.
The fly wheel was well centered. That was important.
It would keep a hamster busy. Very clever.

kootenay joe wrote:How does it work: flame heats up beer can, then what makes rod rise & fall ?
kj

I was a mechanic for many years and I’m not sure how it works. I’m guessing (as someone else did) that it’s steam powered but it’s hard to say based on the video.
A pretty cool project irregardless.

I don't know either, maybe just hot air? But I can tell you that this next one is even better than watching the microwave or the toaster. I have been watching it for years, with some breaks for food and sleep.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_0xifuTqVA&t=199s

Well I have to be honest at first I thought this was an april fools post.

It was id'd in the YouTube posting as a "Stirling Engine".

https://www.google.com/search?q=stirlin ... e&ie=UTF-8

Charlie Noyes

I couldn't see it because Dragline shoved me out of the good eyeballin seat....