A while ago Morlock and I had a discussion regarding these engines and he suggested starting a thread on them. So, here we go:


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Compensating-lever well engine
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Differential Engine with double quadrants operating plunger pumps
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Compound Cornish Engine as installed on Marriots shaft Basset mines
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Compound Cornish Engine installed at Waihi Mine New Zealand.
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Plan of engine at Waihi.
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Section of engine at Waihi
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Small compound engine with triangular con' rod to beam The
engine also has a cast iron frame making it non-reliant on masonry and thus cheaper to move from site to site
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Compound differential engines Muke Mine Japan
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Another view of the Waihi engine
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End elevation of the Waihi engine
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Compound Cornish Engine, South Staffordshire mine drainage

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Was this the same company that made the Sir Francis engine?

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Some fine engine drawings. 🙂 Do you have any drawings of the associated pumps and possible 'in shaft' balance weight set ups?

Some fine engine drawings. 🙂 Do you have any drawings of the associated pumps and possible 'in shaft' balance weight set ups?

Yes I do but I think it should go on another thread

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Yes Hathorn Davey produced these.

The engine installed at Lumpsey ironstone mine, Yorkshire N.R., in 1908 operated lift pumps at a depth of 560 feet through similar surface quadrants to those illustrated. Presumably plunger pumps as you suggest would have to be fitted on both sets of spear rods to keep the thing in balance. Even then the very bottom set of pumps in the sump would still need to be lift pumps.

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Horizontal compound rotative engine pumping on a decline shaft

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G/A Of pumping, winding, and capstan engines Muke mine Japan. Shaft dimensions 41' x 12'

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Strewth! 🙂

Thanks for posting all these.

Grahami

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You can blame Morlock Graham. :lol:

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You can blame Morlock Graham. :lol:

Marvelous bits of kit. 🙂