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Default paper steam engine

Origami steam engine??

Free steam engine model made entirely with paper

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~eellbee/steam2.html

This might be an interesting project.
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I found a bunch of paper spacecraft models a while ago. neat stuff from
NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreduc...gy/Models.html

Rex wrote:
Origami steam engine??

Free steam engine model made entirely with paper

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~eellbee/steam2.html

This might be an interesting project.

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Why?

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Origami steam engine??

Free steam engine model made entirely with paper

http://www.home.earthlink.net/~eellbee/steam2.html

This might be an interesting project.



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Robert Swinney wrote:

Why?


Because you can also do it in sheet metal, with a big hammer and a
torch. "Blacksmith's origami[tm]"


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Or sheet brass, a smaller hammer and a torch, and with the currant
interest in miniatures, probably make some coin on the side.

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| Robert Swinney wrote:
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| Why?
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| Because you can also do it in sheet metal, with a big hammer and a
| torch. "Blacksmith's origami[tm]"
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| Nick
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| Motormodelle / Engine Models:
| http://www.motor-manufaktur.de
| Ellwe 2FB * VTM 87 * DLM-S3a * cubic
| more to come ...


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