Thread: glass steam engine

That's rather amazing

very clever

I think this goes beyond clever. I've sat & watched the glassblowers at Eumundie and was really impressed with what they created , very clever people. How on earth you could create the steam engine with the tolerances needed , with all the different shapes & close fit, Humans never cease to amaze me with their cleverness. Never cease to amaze with their foolishness, either. [ I belong to the 2nd group, mostly] Bob

Wow!!!

Originally Posted by Ratel10mm

Wow!!!

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Scientific glassblowing is a lot like tool making, except the material used is generally borosilicate or quartz, instead of metal or plastic or whatever.

This is a great little example of what can be done with glass. Using a precision bore tubing machine, a centreless grinding machine, a honing machine and a glass lathe as well as some more common glassblowing equipment this kind of engine can be made in most well equipped glass blowing/glass engineering shops.

Clever people those glass blowers.

Originally Posted by D110V8D

Scientific glassblowing is a lot like tool making, except the material used is generally borosilicate or quartz, instead of metal or plastic or whatever.

This is a great little example of what can be done with glass. Using a precision bore tubing machine, a centreless grinding machine, a honing machine and a glass lathe as well as some more common glassblowing equipment this kind of engine can be made in most well equipped glass blowing/glass engineering shops.

Clever people those glass blowers.

Modest as well

Originally Posted by Redback

Modest as well