Hi George,
Nice to see you on here, this forum is streets ahead of the one we use to
belong to, with very knowledgeable and helpful engineers.
With regard to your eccentrics I had a similar problem on my launch engine so I machined mine from steel.
Mick
Hi Jim, I did not work from a set of plans, a very good friend of mine
a very experienced engine who has built many boilers and engines steered me in the right direction as this is only my second venture into
steam.
Regards Mick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTblV02MWrY&feature=youtu.be
Hi Arnold, This is a video of the engine running on 20psi compressed air.
not easy on your own to hold camera and tacho, the flywheel is not running out its covered with black tape to get a tacho reading.
The boiler has been...
Hi all, this is my Stuart Twin Launch engine built from a set of castings,
the crankshaft is not included in the set or any of the reverse gear.
I made the crankshaft webs from 30mm dia ENiA and brazed them to
the silver steel shaft, I also scratch built the Scotch return flue boiler...