December 14, 2011

How the Rumsey Rotary Steam Engine Works

We made a 2D model, and Dave Singer’s made a video of it moving. The pieces, yes, are plywood. Birch plywood stains nicely.

For simplicity, the gate springs on the model are rubber bands. No, Rumsey did not have access to rubber bands in 1791, nor do we plan to use them!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n9JHIt_VS8

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3 Responses to “How the Rumsey Rotary Steam Engine Works”

Sara Wright
February 29th, 2012 at 1:16 PM

Hello.

I am working on a story, a short history of the steamboat. I am looking for illustrations of Rumsey’s work and was wondering if I might obtain use of the illustration of the diagram showing how the steam engine/boat operated?

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- jamesrumsey
  February 29th, 2012 at 2:53 PM
  
  Howdy,
  
  We appreciate you asking. Could you first tell us a little more; what publication, periodical, etc. the story is for?
  
  all the best,
  Nick Blanton
  
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  - Sara Wright
    March 1st, 2012 at 1:52 PM
    
    Hi,
    
    Can you please give me an e-mail contact? I’d be happy to say, but don’t want alot of info in public, so to speak, for now. If it doesn’t come through with this reply, you can find mine if you follow my blog info.
    
    Thanks.
    
    Sara