While cruising down Mandela Parkway last weekend Pappy picked up a hitchhiking Santa Claus and one of his elves two days in a row and delivered the duo safely to The Crucible during their annual Holiday Gifty. Talk about a grand entrance… and yes, steam tractors are clearly superior over reindeer as a mode of transport.
Also appearing at the Roll Out:
A welcome return of Shovelman!
Jon Sarriugarte’s Golden Mean flaming art car!
KSW crew member Will Francis’ Tesla Turbine!
Kathy kept the steam-powered snocones flowing at Sand By the Ton last weekend thanks to our friends at Big Art Labs at American Steel.
Nick brought out his forge bent some curved strap for cross braces. Other work continued including grinding the hull and more work on the rudder. Other members were prepping for the Sand by the Ton event this weekend.
See the gallery for more pics!
Nick and Bruce bend heated strap for Wilhelmina at worknight, Jully 28th 2010
KSW will be at Sand by the Ton this weekend at American Steel. We will have our steam-powered snow cone machine powered by Little Baby Steamy Pants, our small watertube boiler. Come out and join the fun!
Jim Hussey (left) diagnoses as Nick Monahan (right) looks on.
Jim Hussey brought his freshly overhauled and painted 3 & 5 x 4” fore and aft compound engine over to KSW for a test run before returning it to his launch, the 27’ SL Seahorse.
The engine was designed by Robert Scripps, builder of our beloved Wilhelmina, and was cast in his foundry in Fredricksburg Texas.
The design includes D valves on the HP and LP, the reverse is handled by Stevenson Link. The crankshaft is built-up multi piece and the engine was machined and assembled from a set of castings and blueprints by an unknown machinist.
KSW will be at the Best of the West 50th Anniversary show in Santa Margarita june 24th – 27th.
click here for their .pdf flyer and for photos from previous years, look here
