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Love the video's .That's a really good idea Rake ...... And thanks for adding one of my machines in the first video ,,,,,, That was a nice supprise for me ... Many Thanks :bow: :bow: :bow:

Hi Sam ....... The Engine and hand pump were made about 8 months back (took about month to make them both), and the engine was just sitting on the display stand , so i thought i would make a boiler for it ...... The boiler took 3 weeks from start to finish , Regarding the photos of construction...

Thanks Jeff..............The base is an old chopping board .3/4inch... I Just cut the ends off and routed it , sprayed it with primer , then black , The check is for a dolls house floor.

Hi Chaps and thankyou ..... I try my best The whistle was a first for me ...... I did look at a drawing , but it didn't work , so i had a look at a Mamod whistle and copy ed it , but made it bigger .... It seems whistles are a bit of hit and miss ...... I have a few engines i could post pics...

Here is a new project i did ....... All scratched built Boiler ..... 3 inch ....... 9 inch high ..... copper 1.6mm ...... Tested to 120psi for 12 hours ...... Running pressure 20psi .... safety valve blows off at 50 psi..........Heated by meths .... 10 Min's from cold to working pressure...

If an engine is called a Steam Engine Then it is intended to run on steam , we all know that anything will run on compressed air as its cold and there is lots of it , and running on steam makes the engine hot and changes all the characteristics of the metals as you know . Working with castings...

I think an Steam Engine that is to be nominated should be show in a Steam Video fully working , and not just photos or an engine running on compressed air , all good steam engineers know that running a Steam engine on compressed air is completely diffrent than running on Steam , i also think...

Glad you like it Chaps I was supprised how smooth it ran on steam , so i was thinking of making a boiler for it, and make it into a small steam plant . Artie & Trout ....... Just go for it ...... I have only been actual model engineering for about 15 years ,but i have always been intrested in...

Hi Chaps Here is another steam engine i have made from scratch , it looks a bit like the Stuart Turner Real Engine , Well i saw this engine and thought i would build my own , even though the dimensions are all diffrent from the Real Engine just looks a bit like it . This was a quick build as it...

Here is another video running longer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSKn7KBUrek

Hi Chaps Glad you like it , i will post some more pics , but at the moment its in bits as i didn't seal the floor properly and some water got at it , so i have recovered the floor with some other tiling , which is meant for a dolls house 12th scale , but here are some more details. The base is...

Here is my new project , all scratch built except for the fly wheel and the pressure gauge........ I was inspired to build this project after looking at the York Steam Plant ....... The Bore is 15mm and the stroke is 45mm , The flywheel is 7" , The boiler is made from 3.5" x 1.6mm copper tube...

So Sorry Chaps ....... I re-organized my photos on photobucket , and not realising it would affect my post ...... So here are the photos again. Steve

Hi Chaps ....... Glad you like it ...... As you know cast-iron rusts fast , so i sprayed it with a black enamel paint ...... Wasn't sure if the paint would last with the heat , but seems to be ok after a 15 minuet run.

Here is a flame licker engine i designed and built , i just love these engines .....Here are some dimentions. Barrel ..... Castiron Bore........ 1 inch Pistion..... Hard Brass Stroke..... 1 .3/4inch Flywheel.. 6 inch

Hi Chaps ........ Just to let you know i have put a video of the flame licker engine in the Photos & Video section ...... And Many Big Thanks Again for your support and Help......... My next attepmt is a Jan Ridders Twin Cylinder flame licker engine , with lots of bling ...... ;D

Here Is my Flame Licker Engine , which i designed myself and built from scratch . This was my first attempt , i had a few problems at first , but some of the chaps on here , helped me out and now its working fine..... Many Thanks Steve

Hi Guys ....... Can i First say a very BIG Thankyou to everyone for the info ........ And its been a very big help ...... And i have got the engine to run ....... As theres not much in a flame licker engine , i looked at the piston and it did feel a bit heavy , so i machined it making the piston...

Hi Chaps and thankyou for your replies ....... I made this flame licker engine by looking at other designs and ideas . I know that there isn't much power produced by this kind of engine........... I didn't polish the bore , but it is very smooth , but not like glass ......... I have made most of...

Can someone please help on this problem i have on a scratch built Flame licker Engine ......... It will not run at all ...... The cylinder is castiron..... 1 inch bore ..... 2.5 inch long ...... Piston Is castiron ....Stroke 1.8 inch.... The timing is correct , working from BDC ...... Valve...