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Mechanics of Steam Engine Governors

Mechanics of Steam Engine Governors

SOLD! Thanks to HMEM for hosting the free classified section. :) Gorton O-16A Universal Vertical Milling Machine. Excellent size for a home shop or small garage. Table is 9x24. Motor is a modern Leeson 3/4hp 110/220V currently wired 110v for household current. Comes with a complete set of...

Is there a general rule or ratio between displacement and valve size in model IC engines? I have the cylinder and crankcase casting from an old air compressor that I'd like to turn into an IC engine. Throttled carb, dual OHC's, & pressure lube are what I'd like, but maybe I'm aiming too high...

Just a heads-up that I uploaded a scanned copy of "Mechanics of Steam Engine Governors" to the files section. It's a small treatise rather than plans for a particular engine. However, it should have all the engineering info needed to scale down a governor for your application. Enjoy, Bob Farr :)

I'm trying to improve my basic understanding of cam timing and cylinder pressure (BMEP?) and I'm having a bit of difficulty getting my mind wrapped around it. I know that steam engines rely in part on a predictable rate of steam expansion. I'm curious whether an air/fuel mixture has a...

SOLD 7/18/2010 I've moved on to some larger dedicated free-standing machines so it's time to sell my Astoba benchtop universal mill & lathe, made in Switerland. I'd like $3,500. Here is some info from Tony's site (in fact, my machine is pictured there)...

Long time lurker, new member from West Bloomfield, Michigan, USA. I bought my first klunker lathe just a few years ago, but I've been interested in steam and I.C. engines for a long time. I finally purchased a set of Bentley BR2 plans at NAMES this year and promptly removed .002 too much from...