Recent content by lndshrk25

So this photo is pretty much were im at today. Things were starting to rust so i thought id throw on some paint. Now i need to figure out where to put my air inlets so i can start on the "steam" chest. Then on to wrapping my head around the Eccentric size.

Decided to make a base while i wait for other stuff to be finished up.

Was a sunny day, thought id take a few pic to help visualize the end idea :)

Put together my cross-head assembly, it has been revised since ive taken these pictures

Got my heads machined, waited for 3 months to get it back..well worth the wait.

so ive started a post with pictures, as people post responses, do i have to start a new post to add new pictures or can i keep adding to my original post?

Hi there, my throw is 2 inches, crankshaft is 12 inches long, cross head assembly is 12inches long, piston rod 12 inches, piston and heads are 10 inches, inside barrel 4 inches round, the piston itself is 2 inches perhaps 3, id have to measure it again.

So, I've always wanted a steam engine. Loved the smell, sound and the real hands on approach to running these machines. I'm a tinker, i love to mess around with just about anything. i put together plastics models, dabbled in woodworking with mild success. Recently..well for a couple years now...

Hi everyone, new guy on the block. Live in St Thomas Ontario. Been following this site for awhile now and enjoying it very much. I have a heavy interest in steam engines..well steam anything really..actually anything old n rusty.:thumbup: I've recently began a project to build a stationary...