How about steam powered rotisserie?

[jim lee]

Was thinking how to go about roasting something over a camp fire using some sort of rotisserie. I've seen where people make a paddlewheel in a creek and use that. I thought about the self powered fans for setting on wood burning stoves. Then it came to me. How about a steam powered rotisserie?

Set up a frame over your campfire that one side has a bucket of water and little (toy sized) steam engine geared to the rotisserie. Run a coil of metal pipe through the coals to make the steam from the water in the bucket.

Start your fire, let it burn for awhile to make a good bed of coals. Place the frame over the fire, fill the bucket with water and let 'er rip.

What do you think?

-jim lee

 

[Jedi]

How very steampunk!

 

[Smileyshaun]

yes yes and yes

 

[jim lee]

Here ya' go. How about this for the motor. I'll need to design a gearbox to gear it down and some sort of boiler to put in the fire..

-jim lee

 

[Flip4Ford]

steam power is a very cool idea. I used to run a tube around the side of my fireplace with a small electric fan to push air and warm the living room-- a tube running through the fire with water in it would make a good boiler?

 

[jim lee]

That's the idea. We'll see..

-jim lee

 

[Wanderlost]

That would be incredibly cool!
Or, if you have kids make them take turns cranking it rotisserie. :)

 

[Temudjin]

Certainly sounds possible but not sure it is worth the effort as you may need a lot of trial and error before you get ti to work. You may want to look at this product:

http://auspit.com/product/auspit-basic-portable-rotisserie-package/

The Auspit is very popular in Australia. And remember your US $ goes further in Aus - about 70 US cents buys $1 Aussie

 

[augenholz]

we live steampunk: Here is a little insight