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Welcome to the build of Jasper, a double-acting oscillating steam engine incorporating a sun & planet gear. I'm aiming to share the highlights of this build rather than a comprehensive build thread, as I simply forget to take enough photos for the latter. To begin, here is a brief clip of the 3D...

Hi everyone. I'm Ben from Australia and I'm in the middle of a steam engine build. It's a vertical engine with the flywheel at the top and an oscillating cylinder at the bottom. It has a sun and planet gear. I've been a member here before, many moons ago and the time has come to rejoin. I'm...

Well it's here! Have a look at the pics http://www.youtube.com/v/t3mrYLsF6xA?version=3&hl=en_GB&rel=0 For more information visit http://peake-engines.com/

Hi everyone, Just put some engines up on eBay starting at AU$0.01!! There are very few of some of these left in stock, so this may be one of your last chances to get one...

Hi Everyone! I just finished a new batch of engines :) Here are some pics and a video of it running. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ePIgFtyx4 To find out more, visit www.peake-engines.com. Thanks for looking!!

Hi everyone. I've just finished a new engine which features a sun & planet gear. Hope you like it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay7859S0AxE Thanks for watching, Ben

Hi everyone, Here is a groovy little engine I put together for a client of mine. I like this one a lot. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L_uYDuJYGI Thanks for looking!

Hi everyone, Just finished a new engine. Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoBCvGKEC1w If you want more info go to http://peake-engines.com/ Thanks for watching! Ben

Hi everyone! I have just finished my latest engine. Here is the video: http://www.youtube.com/v/V_lyo2_lwU4 For more information, check my website: www.peake-engines.com Thanks, Ben P.S. I have started the build thread and will get around to completing it in time.

Have any of the Australian members found a supplier for glass tube for such applications as boiler sight glasses and oilers? Would love to get a hold of some. Perhaps it would be viable to order some from abroad if postage was reasonable, so any suggestions welcome. Cheers, Ben

Hi everyone, Here is the build thread for the Peake 2, my next engine. I will be making 25 of these and they will be single acting "upside down" steam engines. The first parts I need to tackle are the patterns for the castings. I decided to begin with the flywheel because it is the most fun...

Hi Everyone. My latest engine has come together after much help and advice from members of this forum, thank you. This is the first time I have cast components for an engine and I'm quite happy with the result. I look forward to pursuing casting further. Anyway, here is the video...

Hi everyone, I've just completed a new engine and made a little video about it. It is a double acting oscillating engine of very small proportions - the flywheel is a mere 0.69" (17.5mm). It's quite a powerful engine for its size and I'm very happy with it. They are for sale although I suspect...

Hi everyone. This is a simple modification which is of great use (at least to me) as it makes locking the saddle of my Myford a breeze. It's very useful for milling and facing a part to an exact length. Here are the pics: These are the original components which are used to lock the saddle...

Hi Everyone. I just finished my spherical cutter and I have some pics of the build here for anyone who is interested. The requirements for the cutter where that it fitted into my QCTP, it could take a tangential tool, and that it could be accurately adjusted (I need to be able to make very...

My Myford ML7 came with the original tool post, which up until now I have tolerated. It holds only one tool and it is very time consuming to set up a new tool at center height. So I decided to build a quick change tool post from some plans I found on the net somewhere. I've found it difficult to...

Hi everyone. I was wandering around a small town called Telc in the Czech Republic and by chance I wandered into an art gallery with a number of stationary combustion engines tucked away at the back. The Gallery was called "Gallery Wimmer" and the owner was nice enough to let me take some...

Has anyone ever tried making a pressure gauge from scratch or found a really cheap source for miniature brass gauges? The only ones I've found have been quite expensive and it would seem to me that making one from scratch would present a few difficulties the primary of which would be...

Hi Everyone I found a video of two of my engines being run on steam by a customer going by the alias, Oz Steam Demon. Thanks Mr Oz Steam Demon for making the video. Hope this is a bit of fun for you all. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1lQNOhw7ao Thanks for watching, Ben

Hi All, Just wondering if anyone knows of any resources that might be useful in designing a small generator that is suitable for use with a model steam engine. By that I mean, it must have a high output at lows revs. Very much appreciative of your help, Ben