Quote from: markdansie on August 26, 2012, 11:05:15 PM
Hi all
i have not visited here for a while so I am sorry I did not see your emails sooner.
I have respect for many of you (Milehigh and TK) and would never lock swords with you unless I have a death wish.
I still have not seen the two day demo yet , but I never put a time frame on this. However as with all things as time carries on the confidence level always diminishes.
My observations some time go on a visit was it could hold pressure and keep operating for a limited time. I believe the longest run is 4 hours.
I was impressed by many of the people working with Wayne and thought it has a chance. But I will not say its real until a two day run followed by a team of very qualified engineers and scientists.
Many of you have called for me to call it a scam or busted but to be honest I am not qualified to debate the physics or mechanics. History is saying it can not happen, the engineers and scientists I have spoken to are divided.
I had advised Wayne not to debate matters in forums like this, just get on with it and get it running long enough so all inputs could be accounted for. i see no use in long debates and endless rhetoric. I am not sure Wayne is fully qualified to answer the questions but he does have some bright engineers on his team.
So I am just going to sit back and see if the day comes when I get the phone call to come down.
My other reason for as some of you put it you have gone soft on this, is it is sometimes about the journey. There is a lot of people involved at all levels and the journey is sometimes more important than the destination. Is it folly? I do not know but in depressed times in a rural community where this is coming out from it has brought a lot of happiness and good will from all walks of the community. Sometimes it is important to believe in things and I think the benefits can be measured in many ways.
However have no fear, I am still on my game in all other areas, busting an average of 10 technologies a month lol. (I hate my job as I always just once one would work)
So all those who wrote to me, thank you and your views are noted and I agree in most cases. To Wayne, just get on with the demo.
As I stated before, I have no time frame but as time goes on confidence will diminish. I have not signed of but at this stage a think a little more breathing room is warranted.
Kind Regards
Mark Dansie

Thanks Mark, and I do respect your advice -
I have tried not to engage in the debate - but to share - it is difficult to separate the two.
This has been a valuable learning experience for me, so much so that I do suffer long.
It will not be long now - so all the time past will be forgotten - the effort and results will not be forgotten.
Thank You
Wayne

Just a thought, if I understand correctly, for those looking for build material. These are graduated plastic beakers that you can probably cut the upper pour spout section off with a razor blade by rotating on a turn table.   

Plastic Beaker Set - 5 Sizes - 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1000ml

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OA1VY6/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A37SSOMGWCKVU1

Attached is the 5 Riser and a updated 4 Riser version files. They both have a new 'Gap Above Ret. / Below Riser' value. I added this because the previous way of using the Gap for both air / water column and above ret. / below riser causes a distortion effect with the larger relative gaps on a smaller model.

The attached picture shows output from the Idea Section of the 5 Riser and below is a 4 Riser. Again, the hydraulic is increasingly losing the battle as the number of Risers go up. The Riser + Ret. Diff. values are very interesting. Note how 25.135 is the same  for Riser 5, Retainer 4 and Riser 4, Retainer 3 even though the Accumulated PSI values are not the same. This is due to the fact that the SI's are the same, but the total difference in pressure below and above the Riser is the same. They are the same all across but at the end of the 5 Riser it has the additional 72.65 value being added. Layers Rule!

@Neptune,  Congratulations.

Regards, Larry

Quote from: cyber19 on August 27, 2012, 12:59:11 PM
Just a thought, if I understand correctly, for those looking for build material. These are graduated plastic beakers that you can probably cut the upper pour spout section off with a razor blade by rotating on a turn table.   

Plastic Beaker Set - 5 Sizes - 50, 100, 250, 500 and 1000ml

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004OA1VY6/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A37SSOMGWCKVU1

Cyber19 - Welcome!
Nice find but also look for a set where the height of all beakers are equal. I believe that would replicate the risers more accurately.

Quote from: GreenHiker on August 27, 2012, 01:13:31 PM
Cyber19 - Welcome!
Nice find but also look for a set where the height of all beakers are equal. I believe that would replicate the risers more accurately.

You could vary the cut below the spout to make the height equal on all if that is the only issue.