In the video of my electric prototype engine a very prominent detail is missing:
The pantograph.
An electric engine without a pantograph is like a bald Hippie, Hagar the Horrible without a horned helmet or Dolly Parton without a… wig (didn´t you know?). Well, you get the point.
Problem as usual: Have never built one, dont know how it works, lack of prototype info etc.
All excuses aside, some progress has been made:
This is what it should look like:
I really don´t understand why I have pushed back on the building of the pant so long, it is after all *the* single most important detail on the engine.
It is the only detail that no other type of engine can boast of.
Actually, I do understand why I have avoided the challenge. It is a delicate contraption, has to work flawlessy, and involves a lot of tricky joints that need to be really solid.
Should be ready for the centennial jubilee in 2008! (as all my products should be, of course.)
