Steam Powered Turntables?

RuSsMaN
RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
edited December 2010 in 2 Channel Audio
Why not! Steampunk taken to the extreme. Check out the post on my buddy Marc's blog.

http://thevinylanachronist.blogspot.com/

Cheers,
Russ
Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • AudioGenics
    AudioGenics Posts: 2,567
    edited November 2010
    that is so hot...
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  • skrol
    skrol Posts: 3,378
    edited November 2010
    The aesthetics are great and I think the wavering speed really adds something to his choice of music. I do wondering what he uses for fuel and how long it takes to build up a good head of steam?
    Stan

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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited November 2010
    I do believe Lirpa Labs had a steam powered tt back in the day. Prof. I Lirpa was a genius who was, like Tesla, widely underappreciated. Except on April 1st.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2010
    It does have a fantastic look, but a DC power supply seems less noisy overall...
    Jake
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  • thsmith
    thsmith Posts: 6,082
    edited November 2010
    I guess you could steam clean your albums and play them at the same time.
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited November 2010
    Kinetic art!
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited November 2010
    He used a piston design instead of a turbine or rotary type engine. Also I did not see a precision regulator anywhere in there. With enough mass he should be able to get it to run somewhat smooth. That may require a larger boiler to keep up with the steam requirements.
    Please. Please contact me a ben62670 @ yahoo.com. Make sure to include who you are, and you are from Polk so I don't delete your email. Also I am now physically unable to work on any projects. If you need help let these guys know. There are many people who will help if you let them know where you are.
    Thanks
    Ben
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  • RuSsMaN
    RuSsMaN Posts: 17,987
    edited November 2010
    I kind of like the crudeness of it, I don't think I would want to clean it up.
    Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited November 2010
    Headline: Suburban man dies in turn table explosion.
    Jake
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  • disneyjoe7
    disneyjoe7 Posts: 11,435
    edited November 2010
    zingo wrote: »
    Headline: Suburban man dies in turn table explosion.


    LOL good one.

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  • TECHNOKID
    TECHNOKID Posts: 4,298
    edited November 2010
    How about discarding the tone arm and recycle the steam output to clean the record :wink: also eliminates the cacophonie :eek:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiVWkk5zaQ&feature=player_embedded
    DARE TO SOAR:
    “Your attitude, almost always determine your altitude in life” ;)
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  • organ
    organ Posts: 4,969
    edited November 2010
    Very cool!
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,804
    edited November 2010
    zingo wrote: »
    Headline: Suburban man dies in turn table explosion.

    boy, would that be embarrassing...
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited November 2010
    I wonder if Lirpa Labs' chain-drive steam-powered turntable ever went into production?

    Unfortunately, I believe Lirpa Labs is concentrating its corporate efforts into its new 4D Universal Player

    svi0510_tech-zone-5.jpg
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  • cristo
    cristo Posts: 231
    edited December 2010
    We have steam radiators, so I already have a boiler plenty big enough.
    Maybe I should get one.
    I might not want to run it in the summer, however, especially since we have no
    air conditioning to counteract the steam heat that running the boiler would produce.
    cristo

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,730
    edited December 2010
    RuSsMaN wrote: »
    Kinetic art!

    It's more than that, Russman: it is one of the "Tools of the Gods" !

    That ...... is ....... so ....... freakin' ........ awesome ........... :eek::eek:

    Sure, "wow and flutter" levels might be a tad higher than one is used to.
    Sure, the safety lifting while playing LP's might throw take a little getting used to.

    But .... the Venus de Milo is missing some arms, yet it's a masterpiece even with all its "flaws".

    The Youtube video of this gem in operation is here:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiVWkk5zaQ&feature=player_embedded#!

    More info on build is here:
    http://www.asciimation.co.nz/bb/2010/11/30/a-steam-punk-record-player

    "...so I next moved onto how to measure and regulate the speed. For this I used some magnets, a coil as a pickup and an Arduino driving a servo to move the throttle to control the speed."

    How to link for speed regulation here:
    http://www.asciimation.co.nz/bb/2010/11/20/more-on-the-steampunk-o-phone.

    BTW, this guy's motto is pretty cool:

    "Asciimation
    I'd rather live in a world full of eccentric thinkers than one full of unthinking consumers

    Awesome .... pure awesomeness. :smile:
    Sal Palooza
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