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  1. 11-23-2022, 03:38 PM #1
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    Love this kind of machinery.

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  2. 11-23-2022, 06:51 PM #2
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    Default Re: Starting a large steam engine

    I love the size-80 font on the gauges.

    I love the whole thing, actually...
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    i love the whisper sound
    Simpler is better, except when complicated looks really cool.
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    Default Re: Starting a large steam engine

    I like the color.

    Starting it reminds me of a friend who had a hand crank three cylinder Volvo in his boat. He would open the compression valves and start turning the crank slowly for a couple of minutes. When I asked him why he was doing that, he said, “I’m just getting her used to moving.”
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    Default Re: Starting a large steam engine

    What a wonderful machine. Thanks for posting!
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    What did that power? Amazing machine!
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    Actually, I adore everything about it.
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    Default Re: Starting a large steam engine

    Quote Originally Posted by Hugh MacD View Post
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  9. 11-24-2022, 12:54 PM #9
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    Default Re: Starting a large steam engine

    Here’s another.

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  10. 11-24-2022, 01:10 PM #10
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    Default Re: Starting a large steam engine

    Magnificent! I love how these industrial spaces are fitted out with detail and ornamentation like a city hall. Works of art as well as utility.
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