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One engine is a Stuart 10V and the other is a Bolton Mill Engine. The feedpump is a really old Stuart one. They haven't made it for a long time. I snagged the castings on Ebay. Haha my wife knows better than that. Next big project is a Stuart No9. which will probably need a bigger boiler...

After 4 years I of tinkering I finally got my steam plant to the point where it can do something. I hesitate to say it's finished because I am still thinking of things to add. I made most of it myself with the exception of the safety valves, pressure gauge, and a couple of the other fittings...

Thank you very much!

I think I did them separately. It's a while ago now.

Hi Ed, I have often thought about making one of these little diesel engines. My biggest concern is where to find the fuel for them. I notice you are in Sydney, is there a supplier in Sydney that has suitable fuel?

I have been told that the very best thing for piston rings is a plastic called peek. I haven't tried it because it is insanely expensive but it is reportedly very low friction and very good resistance to heat.

I thought a guard rail would look good so I built one. I turned the posts from 1/4" stainless using a half-round form tool. Because they were so spindly I worked from the end towards the base turning it down to size about 1/4" at a time. This worked out well and I managed to make 6 posts. I...

Another quick update for my little engine. Things are back together now after fixing various issues with the conrod and tidying up some bolts etc. It's looking nice and running well. One of the last jobs was to put some lagging on the cylinder. I am really happy with the results but I still...

That's beautiful work Mike. I would love to see some photos of the Reeves version too from some of the other guys making those. A little steam hammer is on my never ending bucket list!

Although it worked ok I was annoyed by the fact that the slide head was not quite in the middle of it's guides (longways). It was caused because the con-rod was just a bit too short. I think this might have been due to this being a Version 1 set of castings and I am using a Version 2 set of...

Thanks!, I used a radius dresser to make a round shaped grinding wheel for my surface grinder. I used that to make a very accurate concave lathe tool from HSS by holding it at 7 degrees compound angle in my sine vise. So it wasn't too bad really. Sometimes if they are large radius I just do...

Once I finished my displacement lubricator I decided that the engine also needed some kind of valve. I set about making a globe valve from scratch by using a form tool to cut the body. Once this was done I drilled it out and silver soldered in the center part which the handle connects to...

Hi Del, If you are having trouble drilling brass or bronze accurately you might want to try 'brassing off' your drill bits. This is a term that refers to flattening the front cutting face of the bit so that it does not dig in suddenly. It's a bit tricky to explain but Clickspring has a great...

The idea of the holes is so that you can loosen the screw and the liquid will flow out through the bottom of the plug. You don't have to completely remove it to let the liquid out.

Encouraged by all your recent comments here is the latest instalment in my Mill Engine build ... I've never built a displacement lubricator before so I thought I would try to make one for this engine. I had a look around for ideas and found some basic plans on the internet to work from...

Hi Del, Thankyou for your nice comments! I don't have a video of it yet. I want to add a couple of more bits of bling and then I will make a nice video. I'm currently just about finished making a displacement lubricator and then I want to make a nice steam valve for it. Definitely have a go at...

Wow, beautiful work! How long did it take to build?

I thought this engine needed some oil cups to keep the bearings and slides nice and oily. I started out by making a little form tool from HSS and proceeded to form little cups. I held them in a collet to drill the hole in the top. This was a bit tricky and as always I had to make sure I had a...

Oh yes of course!

Emma Ritson has a whole series of videos on how to build this engine. Here is a link to the full playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUNkS7pOL3zt6nKu8fzsUyypB8ueFiXQA