What's an Old Engine all About?
That old engine might have been used to run a pump, a washing machine, or a sawmill and was just thrown aside when a new, easier machine came along. To me it amazing that all of these old engines that can be dug out of some old cow lot, a ditch by a road, in the weeds of an orchard and still carry serial numbers that identify where and when it was made. The history of that machine can be traced.
Paul Waugh's private engine show
When you get then all running at once it is a special day!
September 11 is a great day for a birthday!
Happy Birthday, Paul
Engine Collectors are a special kind of person.
They learn what they can about their engines and are very happy to share it.
Nothing is more joyous as the minute that old engines takes off. Then you can tweck it and fiddle with it for years to come. But the joy is in having overcome the years it possibly didn't run - because it was stashed in a corner, under the weeds, or just covered with dust.There is a difference of opinion on whether engines should be painted to look like new or kept in their rustic state. This is a debate that goes on from show to show.
Feel free to join in the debate-
What do you think.
Should an old engine be repainted to look like new or should it be kept in its natural state.
Fetching blurbs now... please stand byPaint it - make it pretty.
Leave off the paint - Display its years of use.
blue22d says:
Keep it in its original state. My not always be possible as you may need to protect from rust. Maybe a clear coating is needed, but I am not a professional.
Posted September 23, 2009
Goinggreenmom says:
Leave off the paint unless there is a good reason that it needs to be done... more character that way.
Posted September 10, 2008
Jane says:
Keep it natural. After all we don't repaint ourselves. Sometimes I wish we could. But time ages all and that is the way it should be. Happy Birthday Paul
Cousin, Jane
Posted September 10, 2008
BG Waugh says:
Don't paint an old engine. Appreciate it for what it is and let it show its years of use/history. True appreciation doesn't need a coat of shiny paint any more than a beloved spouse needs a shave and a suit & tie.
Posted September 09, 2008
Jerry B Samuelson says:
Happy Birthday Paul,
So can Andrew use the Engines to power a compressor for a nail gun to build the garage at his new place? Good to see them all running at the same time in the video.
Love
Jerry & Arlene
Posted September 09, 2008
Learning about old engines is best done at the knee of a mentor---
when that fails you go to a book, a manual, something written.
Engines come in all sizes - and that doesn't necessarily give their value.
Each engine was designed for a specific job.
Some engines are small like the Maytag that was used on washers. Some engines were build big enough to power locks on a river. Steam engines could pull huge loads.Surprisingly enough they are all collectibles! A very hot selling item on eBay are old engines. There are not many but the sell well.
Even now people talk about old engines
What do they have to say?
- Buckley Old Engine Show - August 13th through 16th, 2009
- They've added so much, in fact, that the Old Engine Show now occupies its own 200-acre preserve just west of the village. Within its boundaries, the club has created a small settlement of its own -- a recreated turn-of-the-century Main ...
- J.D Stratton Electric, Inc. Wind Turbine Projects: Buckley Old ...
- We are at the Buckley Old Engine Show all the rest of the week. We have a tent up at the flea market area. Just look for the small wind turbine and the red tent. Stop in and say HI!. We will be have a drawing for $50 Walmart gift card. ...
- 76 Z50 Project
- It ran okay, but I found a 70 z50 rebuilt engine (by a Honda dealer) for $248.63 shipped?I figured it's worth it. I might sell the old engine?or maybe that will be the impetus for my next project (am I addicted?). ...
- Antique Tractor, Steam & Gasoline Engine Show Bowens Mills
- ?IT'S CIDER TIME FESTIVAL? Antique Tractor, Steam & Gasoline Engine Show Historic Bowens Mills kicks off the first of three ?Its Cider Time Festivals? the last of September. The gates open at 12:00 noon and close at 5:00pm both Saturday ...
Share your old engines stories - good and bad
serious and humorus.
WritingforYourWealth wrote...
Awesome! I'm not a machine person, even remotely, but I've always found steam engines to be cool. It's amazing how many different constructs and contraptions they put them on that most people don't know anything about today. I'd love to go to a show and see a bunch in person.
Posted September 18, 2008
Sis wrote
Happy Birthday Paul!
I vote for no paint. Age gives the character it has earned!
Posted September 11, 2008
A Waugh wrote
Happy Birthday. Hope you enjoy it.
Posted September 10, 2008
Goinggreenmom wrote...
Happy Birthday Dad!!! Hope you have a great day! Is pretty cool seeing your engines on the youtube vids. Love ya!
Posted September 10, 2008
BG Waugh wrote
Happy Birthday, Paul. This is a really neat thing Pam has done for you...even got me to write a note. Also, opinion on paint or not: A nicely restored and painted engine is an eye-catcher for the uninformed observer. However, I would guess that the dedicated old engine people prefer to rehab engines, leaving them as is - a testament to their years of use - rust, muck and all.
Posted September 09, 2008
by ebay-grandma
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