Has anybody tried building a set of Walchaert gears to control the steam more efficiently? I built such an engine several years ago but have not applied it to anything as yet.
Tom
This is an engine I built several years ago. I will up load photos later. I can run it on air or steam, using an old pressure cooker as a boiler. The gears allow me to control the amount of steam used in each cycle as well as reversing.
Year: 2010
Engine: double acting steam engine using...