Check out this little steam candle that spins... someone could adapt the rodent powered nightlight and make it run on steam! Link
Steam Candle
Check out this little steam candle that spins... someone could adapt the rodent powered nightlight and make it run on steam! Link
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This is essentially a pop-pop boat engine, but it's a neat idea to make it go round and round :-).
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my thoughts exactly.
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I made a boat using copper tube and a contact solution bottle as the craft. The copper was thick, so it took a while to start, but it eventually did.
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where did you get such narrow gauge (1-2 mm) copper tubing? the smallest i can find is 1/4 inch and sold in 5 foot increments.
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