Dennis,
Your fan looks great.
If you find that it is too aggressive, it may pull the flames out and the burners wont stay lit.
You many need to adjust the voltage or damper it down a bit.
The idea of the fan for this tractor does not take much draft to keep the flames going in the right...
I have a set of Reico Uni-Flow steam engine castings to sell.
These were made in Grafton, Ohio in the 1970's and 1980's. They are no longer available.
1 1/4" bore, 2 1/2" stroke.
7 1/2" dia. flywheel.
Overall dimensions 18 1/2 x 11"
Aluminum cast base.
Cast Iron and brass castings.
Cylinder is...
I have a set of Paul Breisch Full size Popcorn Steam engine castings to sell.
Aluminum base.
Cast iron and brass engine castings.
1 1/2" bore
2 1/2" stroke
8 3/8" dia. flywheel.
Governor castings included.
Drawings included.
Asking $350.00
Doug
I have various parts of engines to get rid of in this lot.
There are some Weeden # 14 parts.
Stuart Turner Twin Launch.
Antique Vertical Steam engine
Governor
Bar Stock Horizontal frame and cylinder
Bar Stock twin vertical launch
Two Cylinder casting engine, unknown make
Two horizontal engine...
Very nice Dennis.
Another thought about my tractor, I placed a double wall inside my firebox area.
This has maybe 1/8" insulation between the inside and outside wrappers. This also helped control the heat and helps keep paint on the firebox side sections.
Doug
Dennis,
Everything looks great!
My tractor has some wicking material that was available years ago that my contain asbestos. It was put in and run for hours and I've not had to disturb it any at all. The wicking sticks about 1/8" above the burners. I don't recall the size of the flame but I'm...
No Problem,
I'll get the dimensions for you later this weekend.
My bearings I got from the hobby shop, they had a nice selection of bearings for RC car wheels.
My engine does have a nice amount of compression. They also suggested putting a screw into the cylinder connector to releave compression...
I made one of these engines and it is a mystery to many.
Sometimes it runs quite well and fast, sometimes not so fast.
It is hard to find others that know about these engines, and even at model shows you don't see them.
Mine ran better after I made sure there was no extra friction anywhere. My...
Another tip.
I found at a flea market an old worn out ream with a Morse taper shank that fit into my tail stick. It has a shaft of about 9/16" dia.
I cut off the flutes and made die holders and a tap holder with a Jacobs chuck to slide over the round shaft.
Any reasonable size would work...