[Noisebridge-discuss] SteamVibe on Boing Boing Gadgets

[Ani Niow]

Didn't have a chance to measure it last time I was at the shop but I did get
a chance to take a video of it running.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vniow/3533035564/in/set-72157617413089233/

Weee.


-Ani



On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Leo Dearden <leo.dearden at googlemail.com>wrote:

> Ani: Thank you. If it's reasonably easy, I'd like to know, but it's
> not worth taking great trouble over.
>
> Everyone: When I saw the article about the Steam Vibe I looked up
> Tesla turbines. In the wikipedia article, they mention using a turbine
> with disks with involute profiles as a pump. I couldn't work out what
> they meant and haven't found any other references to it. Other
> articles seem to show circular disks used for pumping. Any idea what
> the relevence of involution is?
>
> Leo
>
>
> 2009/5/7 Ani Niow <avniow at gmail.com>:
> > I'll have to do some measuring, the air compressor in the shop I machined
> > this all at is in a very inconvenient location. I'll be sure to measure
> it
> > next time.
> >
> > -Ani
> >
> > On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 2:35 AM, Leo Dearden <leo.dearden at googlemail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> 2009/5/5 Ani Niow <avniow at gmail.com>:
> >> > Hey that's me!!!11
> >> >
> >> > On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Michael C. Toren <mct at toren.net>
> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >>    SteamVibe: "Stainless steel, brass and awesome."
> >> >>
> >> >> Congrats, Ani! :-)
> >>
> >> Awesome hack, and a beautifully made beautiful object. I find it very
> >> inspiring.
> >>
> >> Roughly mow many scfm of compressed air does it take to run well?
> >>
> >> With much respect,
> >>
> >> Leo
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