Steamthereum (steamthereum.eth)

I thought I'd change this account to a DIY project I'm working on with my dad. It's a steam boiler that powers an engine that runs a generator to make electricity. I thought it could power an eth node, API and website. I'm definitely a novice with limited coding experience but a good machinist!

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I don't have a lot of early pictures for the boiler build but here are the rough materials. We're building a steam powered eth node.

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We got the new engine! It needs to be machined so it's gonna be a bit. It's got a 6.5" flywheel and is a monster compared to our other little one.

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To get the 5300 rpms out of the generator, ½” pulley on the dynamo. For our engine, the flywheel is 2.5". 5300/5 = 1060 rpms roughly. These steam engines typically run at 500 RPMs and the boiler works hard for it. So finding an engine with 6.5" dia. flywheel would be ideal. 5300/13 = 410 rpm roughly

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