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The dent in the front was caused by transporting the compressor on its side during previous transportation. Fortunately, it has not damaged the condenser. What should have been done is to put something under the fins either side of the controls,
To lift it off, rope was threaded down one set of fins and up the fins on the other side.
This perspective is about 5ft from floor level, looking down a clean line of sight between the eight rows of compressors in Pyestock's old turbine hall. I liked the appearance of depth provided by this view.
Picture for the article about the Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor in my Mark Knopfler guitar blog, see www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/10/09/the-dan-armstrong-orang...
It was a tedious job cleaning between the fins. Some parts are impossible to get at, but as this part of the restoration is purely cosmetic, only the parts that get seen need to be painted.
This compressor was a later addition in its own little extension. The stair case at the back gives an idea of scale. Massive!
I got the idea for this compressor after building nico71's Inline 3. I wanted to build a compressor fast enough to power the engine smoothly without stops. This was the fastest I could get with 1 small pump.
In the title, MS1.1 stands for:
M - Uses M-Motors (all Buffline Compressors use four)
S - Small Pump
1 - 1 Small Pump used
.1 - Version 1
Picture for the article about the Dan Armstrong Orange Squeezer compressor in my Mark Knopfler guitar blog, see www.mk-guitar.com/blog/2008/10/09/the-dan-armstrong-orang...
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We popped through into another hall that now housed three derelict JOY compressors but had obviously house one big turbine at some point. Judging by the labelling around the place it was a turbo generator for electricity production in this part..
Out with our old leaking compressor box. K&W Tool Boxes in Bronson, MI is building a custom box that uses a leak-proof seal design. K&W specializes in custom aluminum boxes. www.customtoolboxes.com. We will be completely redesigning the compressor system using twin Extreme Air compressors by Extreme Outback Products, www.extremeoutback.com, a 5-gallon ACCUAIR aluminum tank, www.accuairsuspension.com and a new air management system designed by Hellwig www.hellwigproducts.com and Extreme Outback Products.
This compressor facility provided the miners in the Cossack Tunnel with compressed air to operate their tools and machinery.
White Knob Mining District
Significant copper deposits were first discovered in the White Knob Mountains in 1879 and by 1884, the White Knob Area was being developed into one of the largest copper producers in Idaho. The tram towers here, from the early 1900s, were part of an aerial tram system in the White Knob Mining District used to carry ore over four miles down the mountain to the smelter and blast furnaces from the Empire Mine to the railroad. This historic mining complex contains a railroad grade, industrial mining buildings and features, adits and ruins of miner’s residences. Recent work has restored the tram towers and railroad trestle.
I decided to add a compressor to the engine as it shows clearly in the prototype photo I'm working from. Also- last winter I was making what I could from material on hand before making a purchase specifically for this engine, and this was a fun little project.
I scaled down the model shown in the New Shay book and simplified it a little. it mounts under the front corner of the cab on the left side of the engine.