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Most of the equipment was gone. Perhaps this compressor remained 'cause they could not pry it off that slab of concrete. Or maybe there's no salvage value. Either way, I appreciate it being there.
2 cylinder electric powered air compressor on Australia Level, which supplied power for drills and other machinery in the quarry.
Deep in the well which once held a compressor wheel at the Mohawk #6 hoist house. Closer up, it looks like this.
Yet another photo from the long lost archives.
The Roystone Grange limestone quarry was developed around the time of the First World War and by 1920 was using compressed air drills to assist in extracting the stone. This compressor house to supply the air was erected some distance away where there was a spring that supplied water to cool the oil engines and compressors. The structure has been secured and the roof is sound but it stands empty and unused.
Bigger crane for (Lego Technic) 8258; 3 instead of two upper sections, pneumatics (v2) including compressor.
I've started using this method for sealing now - still perfecting it on my own dolls for now but once the new website is up I should be ready :)
4 stage compressor for air. Manufactured at DEMAG in the 60s. Freshly overhauled it still runs today....
Ilford HP5+ exposed like 1600ISO, developed in Kodak's HC110.
Mamiya645 proTL, Sekor45/2.8
Worthington-Simpson Ltd., Lowfield Works, Newark-on-Trent, manufactured a comprehensive range of high-grade engineering equipment, including centrifugal pumps, borehole pumps, steam pumps, power pumps, rotary pumps, vacuum pumps, pumping engines, air and gas compressors, condensing plants and auxiliaries, evaporating plants, distilling plants, cooling towers, etc.
Railway preservation isn't just about trains. This little gem is on display at Wirksworth, Ecclesbourne Valley Railway. 13th August 2026.
Struck by a run-away tire, Mr. Compressor lies in wait of assistance.
I found this while out for a walk, quite unexpectedly. And, by sheer coincidence, We're Here looking for unexpected objects in unexpected places. I think it was unexpected by Mr. Compressor also!
Dinorwic had 5 air-compressors in the quarry, the most well-known being the Compressor House on the Braich side of the quarry at Australia level. This example is lower down on the Garret side at Penrhydd Level, next to the Smithy and the start of the Foxes Path.
From the looks of this photo, there appeared to be no other merchandise around this lone compressor, but actually still a good bit of stuff on the shelves behind me.
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Sears, 1965-66 built (closed January 2019), Elvis Presley Blvd. at Shelby Dr., Memphis
Upgraded air compressor in action with the landing gear of the ship that's now been in development for what feels like forever.
Once upon a time, pharmacists made up their own medicines and bottled them. Then they had to get a cork into the bottle. This is a cork compressor; the fresh cork is placed in the slot and the handle forced shut to compress it. The cork is quickly put in the bottle neck where it expands to seal the bottle. Not high tech, but it worked!
The Museum of Flight, Seattle.
The Pratt & Whitney J58 (company designation JT11D-20) was a jet engine that powered the Lockheed A-12, and subsequently the YF-12 and the SR-71 aircraft. Twin J58s pushed the SR-71 to a cruising speed of 2,211 MPH.
The J58 was a single-spool turbojet with an afterburner. It had a unique bleed from the compressor to the afterburner which gave increased thrust at high speeds.
This feature caused it to be referred to as a turboramjet in some writings.
It delivered 25,000 pound-force (110 kN) of thrust without afterburner (dry) and 34,000 (150 kN) with afterburner (wet).
General characteristics
Type: afterburning turbojet with compressor bleed bypass
Length: 180 in (4,600 mm) (an additional 6 in (150 mm) at max. temp.)
Diameter: 50 in (1,300 mm)
Dry weight: approx. 6,000 lb (2,700 kg)
Components
Compressor: 9-stage, axial flow
Combustors: Cannular 8 burner cans in an annular combustion casing
Turbine: two-stage axial flow
Fuel type: JP-7, JP-4 or JP-5 for emergency refuelling from any tanker (Mach 1.5 limit)
Oil system: Pressure spray return system with Fuel-cooled oil cooler
Performance
Maximum thrust: 34,000 pounds-force (151.24 kN)
wet, 25,000 pounds-force (111.21 kN) dry
Overall pressure ratio: 7.5 at take off
Bypass ratio: low bypass ratio to afterburner
Air mass flow: 300 lb/s (8,200 kg/min) at take-off power
Specific fuel consumption: 1.9 lb/lbf (190 kg/kN) per hour
Thrust-to-weight ratio: 5.23 lbf/lb (0.0513 kN/kg)