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Very beautiful engine.. The column marine engines are my favorite ones and this is one of the best.. I wish we could see the video. Glückwünsche, Zeki

evilamish, I can send you the 3 dimensional AutoCAD drawings if you like.

"Not a drop of paint in sight" as John said, and the same for out of sight as I have seen it myself.. Zeki

I can only say "wonderful, great" etc. because of my poor english.. It is not a matter if some of them will end up in a museum since you've already got a museum there.. Many machinists build Elmer's designs but yours are absolutely the "MB" ones. By the way do you have any idea why a lot of...

They look great.. Not exactly the same thing but the boxer engine bikes like most BMW's or my Moto Guzzi that has a crankshaft which is placed parallel to the bike axis ( like the one in the first photo) tend to lean slightly to a side when you open throttle. For the one in the first photo this...

Thanks Dan, beautiful engine and beautiful poster. I think it is a brilliant idea using single housing for both valves dividing the block into two. Obviously this helps machining and also shortening the crankshaft for its own scale which you can make a very thin double stephenson's reverse...

Thanks for your interest and kind comments though it is Erdem who deserves the compliments mostly. Well, I don't know if it is unique or not but it is true that it is a little bit unusual layout for a marine engine. I see that you've got most of the answers beside the questions about why I...

This is the 2 cylinder marine steam engine, we have just finished in cooperation with Erdem (esteam). I have designed this engine in order to use in a model tugboat which we will be working on next..Erdem has shared the building of the crankshaft before in the topic "the first crankshaft that I...

This looks great..and it would be wonderful to see it running. Has this ever been done before?

Congratulations Nick, Great job..I hope I will have time to try mine next week. Regards, Zeki

Blogs, The boxer runs great. It's been encouraging though I'm not so sure mine is going to be some runner to compare with. The crank shaft and the burners area almost done. I hope it will not be too heavy with twin flywheels on it. Now its time for pistons and valves. I will try brass first for...

Thanks Nick, I will be waiting for your results. Here is another step. The flywheel is borrowed from another engine. (I'm not that fast) :) Zeki

Hi Nick, Though I do not think I am experienced enough to give any advice or make comment about this engine (at least not before I get mine running :)) I could not wait since you wrote about trying some other design. I could not get if you are talking about the "poppin" or the "two cylinder" of...

For the pistons and valves I will try brass first because I've had satisfactory results in some previous steam engine projects with stainless tube cylinders and brass pistons. In order to take advantage of the smooth and hard inner surface of (304) stainless steel tube, first I have found the...

Thanks Nick, Here is the actual appearance with some parts assembled. I will keep sharing the further progress. Zeki

Thanks for your interest and kind comments. As I have mentioned this is a machine I have built 18 years ago. Although I have not been totally apart from model engines all this time I think I have been a little clumsy about using internet. Anyway late is better than never and I'm glad to be...

Thanks for your interest, As I have mentioned this is an adaptation of the Jan ridders flame eater engine and it runs (I hope) exactly the same way. The main difference is the materials I chose for the cylinder and the block in order to overcome (my) difficulties in producing very high...

Yes, I have done the drawing using AutoCAD.

I have just started a "Two cylinder flame eater engine with internal valves" which is an adaptation based on the Jan Ridders Flame Eater engine. Though the operating system is exactly the same there are some differences in materials and the crank shaft design. As I have looked up for the...

This is the video of the first steam engine I have built starting from scratch, almost 18 years ago..I remember it wasn't easy putting the copper cylinders back into shape after welding. In time I have made a few modifications like piston rings for both power pistons and valves. For me it is...