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Part 26 Build a Putt PuttPop Pop Steam Boat s23 parting words
Part 26 is a congratulations and some final words. I depend on feedback to make the instructions better. And frankly, when you get the engine working it’s encouraging to me to hear that as well. There is a gallery of pictures http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/boat/boatGallery.html of people’s pop pop boats that you can add your boat to. Also, now that you have made a boat, be aware that there is a Yahoo group of people from all over the world who experiment and talk about pop pop boats. Some people are just interested in engine development, or scaling up engines, others in making a beautiful boat for the engine, others in the history. There are nice people moderating the group, there is an enormous archive of tips and pictures, there is no money involved, and it’s easy to join (if an internet dummy like me can do it, anyone can). And, we are mostly older people, but I think I can speak for the group that we would be thrilled to see the work that younger people are pursuing (and you are still welcome if you are a geezer like the rest of us).
The Yahoo pop pop group’s home page is here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pop-pop-steamboats/
For dozens of other DIY science toys like this one go to the sciencetoymaker.org main page http://www.sciencetoymaker.org/
More instructions for a fancier boat body coming soon, I hope.
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September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
@FF7Naruto The …
@FF7Naruto The patterns are at sciencetoymakerDOTorg. I cannot put URLs and link in these comments.
Slater
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
ummm scientoymaker …
and thanks for the intrunctions:))
ummm scientoymaker ican’t find the thing’s i need to print? please help
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Thank you for …
Thank you for sharing with us – the instructions were perfect. I made one as a trial for my sons’ science project and it worked first time. I found the birthday candle burned out quite fast, so I’ll try another thin candle and see how that works. We’re looking forward to making more of these.
I’d like to make one out of tin, so that will be a good challenge.
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
ey,
thnx for the …
ey,
thnx for the instructions. I maked one out of a butter cup and it works great
great turtorial, it was really easy to follow.
greetings
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
thx for the …
thx for the instructions my first engion works fine
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
MAN IT WAS SO COOL …
MAN IT WAS SO COOL TO SEE THE LITTLE ENGINE WORK
IVE NEVER BEEN SO EXSITED THANKSSCIENCETOY MAKER
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
@hellkid94 Thanks …
@hellkid94 Thanks for the tip.
Slater
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
this is a great …
this is a great tutorial and it worked fine for me, since i didnt have epoxy i used gel crazy glue which worked as good, that you for the tut
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
i still could not …
i still could not find it but i have made the engine by following your instructions! thank you Slater! for posting the instructions
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
I haven’t heard of …
I haven’t heard of that happening before. I did find the link in Step 7 to the pattern was actually going to the YouTube video, so I corrected it. Perhaps you can try it again or try another computer. It’s a PDF format. Let me know what happens.
Slater
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
i went on your …
i went on your website and clicked on the plans for step 7 and the boat but an error came up and i printed it and it was a grey page? can you help in any way!
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Thanks for the …
Thanks for the feedback and the tips. Your experiments lead me to think you might like being part of the pop pop group–linked in the text box to the right.
Slater
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
hi slater,
i made …
hi slater,
i made a pop pop boat, well i made 3 and the third one is the fastest,i have ran out of things to do to make my boat faster, i have already put 3-2 straws in side of each other and i have made it abit lighter, i also made it aerodynamic so it glides in the water.
a little tip,when fastening the end of the straws to the end of the boat, put a spacer in between and the straws will sit in the water more. it was a great experience. thankyou.
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
you rule
you rule
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Sorry i ment clay …
Sorry i ment clay or plastiline. What ever you call it. With super glue and it worked perfectly.(though next timei should be carful with the super glue….got my fingers stuck together…
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
The best thing is …
The best thing is click “Post a Video Response.” By default it opens to “Record a Video” but click on “Choose a Video” instead. Click on the video you want to send.
Slater
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
How do i send a …
How do i send a video of my pop pop boat to you?
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Great! What is …
Great! What is platine?
Slater
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Hey in stead of …
Hey in stead of epoxy i used super glue and some platiline and it work!!! thank you sooooo much !!!!!!
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
thx so much it took …
thx so much it took me 4 tries i use hot glue,scilocone and final epoxy and it worked thx 4 ur help
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
thank you! i will …
thank you! i will make a video showing the one i made with your help!
thanks so much!!
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
hay i got luky it …
hay i got luky it worked the first time thank u!
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Pop pop boats have …
Pop pop boats have been around for over a hundred years. I evolved his particar design to be cheap and easy to make.
Slater
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
i made this and it …
i made this and it is sooooo goood. also did u make this yourself or did u get the plans somewhere else
September 4th, 2010 at 3:36 am
Other people have …
Other people have posted videos of double engine boats. From what I have seen so far, they do not seem to go much faster, but perhaps they would push bigger boats?
Slater