craig00747
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Hello Gents. I just joined this site and am very interessted in building a steam engine,to power a RC boat. The boat which I am interessted in,is the African Queen and the model will be sratch-built. I assume that the length of the model,would be approximately 1,2 m (4ft.)
I`ve been building model gas turbine engines for RC jets and have a Myford ML7 lathe,which has a milling attatchment on it. So it is possible for me to do milling work. I`ve looked at various drawings of engines and noticed that there is a lot of milling work,which has to be done. I have got brass,aluminium and stainless steel material on hand and just need some "coaching" to put me in the right direction. Have also mastered TIG welding for stainless steel and silver soldering.
Now for the questions:
Can anyone recommend a steam engine plan/drawing which can be built without requiring any castings?
Should I go for a SINGLE or DOUBLE cylinder to power the African Queen? I assume that the DOUBLE cylinder would look more "scale-like".
The Boiler - This is the most important stage of the whole build and where can I get a drawing of a very reliable unit? I`m aware that the boiler is a dangerous thing and can cause serious damage if things go wrong.
Any advice from you guys will be much appreciated and I`m asking this,because I`ve got no experience with steam engines.
Regards
Craig
I`ve been building model gas turbine engines for RC jets and have a Myford ML7 lathe,which has a milling attatchment on it. So it is possible for me to do milling work. I`ve looked at various drawings of engines and noticed that there is a lot of milling work,which has to be done. I have got brass,aluminium and stainless steel material on hand and just need some "coaching" to put me in the right direction. Have also mastered TIG welding for stainless steel and silver soldering.
Now for the questions:
Can anyone recommend a steam engine plan/drawing which can be built without requiring any castings?
Should I go for a SINGLE or DOUBLE cylinder to power the African Queen? I assume that the DOUBLE cylinder would look more "scale-like".
The Boiler - This is the most important stage of the whole build and where can I get a drawing of a very reliable unit? I`m aware that the boiler is a dangerous thing and can cause serious damage if things go wrong.
Any advice from you guys will be much appreciated and I`m asking this,because I`ve got no experience with steam engines.
Regards
Craig