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Thank you charles Its gonna work eaven better I did a reasonable job because i surely Use it again Cheers great idea Chris

Ok i made the port measure device Tomorrow abpirce of brass under the screw And a handle then measure Regards chris

Hi jason No need thats correct they turn straight out Make tool an measure See my lathe Regards chris

Steamchick. About your digression on running a compound. I think your colleague is right to run at a higher pressure and on the...

Tomorrow i make this tool Try to remove that valve and measure Best regards chris

From the paper rubbings it looks as though the steam ports are reasonably square. The exhaust port may not be, but that does not matter...

No reason to remove pistons at this stage or lift the cylinder off. Valve rods should unscrew from the valve gear below. Charles, I was...

Yup will do so Thanx guys Chris

Hi charles If i would loosen the piston nuts The 2 big nuts on the posts And the 4 in the back where the reverse is mounted i probably...

So here is a comparrison between the height of the cavity in the valve and the ports for a number of model compound engines. Note in...

It is hard to say if the original designer/builder adhered to typical steam engine norms, or did their own thing. Could be either. We...

And this diagram from "Verbal Notes" gives a lot of information about events for a steam engine, which are admission, cutoff, release...

This is my analysis of the Stanley. This material will give an actual commercial design to discuss. .

Your valve is designed around asymmetrical ports and bridges. I am not aware of a steam engine that had assymetrical ports. Asymmetrical...

Why would you want a Huco when there is no axial rotation? Your valve cavity is very short and as K2 says will see a lot of back...