Well, AlanILW has scored the pneumatic actuators and soon, I hope, we'll be redirected to UTube to see them work. So I've decided to power up my blast gates.
I've given this serious consideration. I've ruminated about (oh, I'm sorry, thought about) this for a long time. It's time to jettison my Luddite tendencies and move forward.
STEAM!
Yes, the same technology that opened the West. Golden spike and all that. San Francisco and all it stands for today. Ker-chuff, ker-chuff, ker-chuff, ker-churr <whoooooooo...>.
Why steam?
1. Tested and proven. 200 years of success.
2. Pollutes the natural way, by burning mistakes.
3. Causes global warming and aggravates enviro-persons.
3A. Converts drinking water into steam, which cannot be imbibed (sorry, drunken... no... drinked. NO. Draught. Well, let's stick with imbibed) but is returned to the atmosphere and comes back as rain. Which we all need. Time to wax your cast iron, girls.
4. Sexy sounds during operation, as the piston to and fro (in and out) awakens stuff in your brain and makes your wife more attractive (temporarily).
5. Smells great when you stoke the fire.
6. Get rid of your mistakes in the fire.
7. Can power a steam box for bending wood.
8. Can heat the shop.
9. Can make corn likker. (Well, maybe. The boiling point of the "runoff" is less than the boiling point of water, but it may be easier to visit the local state run monopoly)
10. With proper insurance and a little accident, may permit a rebuild with completely new Powermatic Gold equipment. <Bribe your insurance agent first. The runoff from #9 may work well.>
Now, where's my kitchen matches?
I've given this serious consideration. I've ruminated about (oh, I'm sorry, thought about) this for a long time. It's time to jettison my Luddite tendencies and move forward.
STEAM!
Yes, the same technology that opened the West. Golden spike and all that. San Francisco and all it stands for today. Ker-chuff, ker-chuff, ker-chuff, ker-churr <whoooooooo...>.
Why steam?
1. Tested and proven. 200 years of success.
2. Pollutes the natural way, by burning mistakes.
3. Causes global warming and aggravates enviro-persons.
3A. Converts drinking water into steam, which cannot be imbibed (sorry, drunken... no... drinked. NO. Draught. Well, let's stick with imbibed) but is returned to the atmosphere and comes back as rain. Which we all need. Time to wax your cast iron, girls.
4. Sexy sounds during operation, as the piston to and fro (in and out) awakens stuff in your brain and makes your wife more attractive (temporarily).
5. Smells great when you stoke the fire.
6. Get rid of your mistakes in the fire.
7. Can power a steam box for bending wood.
8. Can heat the shop.
9. Can make corn likker. (Well, maybe. The boiling point of the "runoff" is less than the boiling point of water, but it may be easier to visit the local state run monopoly)
10. With proper insurance and a little accident, may permit a rebuild with completely new Powermatic Gold equipment. <Bribe your insurance agent first. The runoff from #9 may work well.>
Now, where's my kitchen matches?
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