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Ben brought it (still unfinished) to the Portersville fall show. He even steamed it Friday night for the folks there cooking apple butter. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151709050688730&set=vb.144288548936562&type=2&theater It still has a few teething pains. He brazed the final drive...

While last night's revelers dream and the faithful get ready to pray, cold and aching stiff you face your day. No time for soft bed or fine clothes. There's ashes to scrape, tubes to brush, wood to split, water to haul - before you actually even begin. As you tend your labors you can't help but...

This thing is turning out to be a fairly easy build (there isn't really much to it) I'm working on the blade lifts this weekend

The boiler is (conservatively) rated a 2hp... tiny power rates the M at 5hp... at something like 500 rpm. Since he's planning to set the governor at half that, he should be ok. The basic HP calc for a double acting steam engine is 2plan/33,000 (yes I know there are a lot more variables and this...

He's made some progress since August... He wants to mount a barrel on the front for feedwater. I suggested a square tank between the frame rails then put his little donkey winch on the nose just for giggles (or to help him get out of mud holes)

This project is still in the "scrounging" stage, but I've managed to score 85% of what I need.... for only $8!!! What do you get when you combine a free garden tractor snow blade, a $3 bed frame, four steel wheelbarrow wheels ($5) and some scrap 3/4" pipe? Eventually (hopefully), something...

It's a 1907 8x10 (16hp) Frick... It came from the factory with an interesting, non-standard paint job (wheels burgundy, engine red, flywheel & frame green, only part that was that pumpkin was the gear covers) The owner preferred it simpler

A good buddy of mine (he's not online) decided a bit over year ago that he wanted a steam butt buggy. He has a 2HP Lookout vertical boiler, and has purchased a Tiny Power M that he goes to pick up tomorrow. He also got himself a bunch of McCormick-Deering manure spreader parts and stray bits...

Quick report: we got LOT of positive reviews on how the building is shaping up (plus the usual grumpy morons). In addition to the air table we had a multi-scale model train display, a display case full of steam toys, and part of my 1/24 ongoing (aka not finished) oil field model project - in the...

Today the electrician got the new (to us) 3HP screw compressor hooked up and running. It's slick, quiet, and capable of supplying a LOT of air He's supposed to bring us a new regulator as well - since the old one decided it quit.. At the moment everything is line pressure, so please be aware and...

Jeff, done and done. I hope you guys will like the bigger table. Folks needing help with unloading and setting up should be able to find me down with the big 20th Century. Also, exhibitors coming from the north are advised to avoid I-79 Southbound at US422. Due to bridge construction, long...

We extended the table to 16 feet with 14 1/8"npt connections. If that isn't enough We can see about adding 5 more. Do you guys have a preference for the distance between the table and the bench seat?

Going over tomorrow to finish rebuilding two display cases, move a tool board or two, and see about adding a second section to the air table. For those willing to display multiple days, please backchannel me and I'll send you a gate pass. For those needing help setting up, I'll probably be...

This past Tuesday, Kim had to go to a Director's meeting at the showgrounds. So while she got frustrated with a bunch of stubborn old men, I got to take my frustrations out. Some wit pointed out a couple weeks ago that "Steam rollers don't have strakes on the rear wheels..." Well, no sh-t...

As I may have mentioned, I've been appointed to head the grandstand/exhibit building. The show is August 1-4 this year, so I figured I'd better get my butt off dead center and start making plans now - since things get crazy by mid-July. :fan: To do that, I could really use input from the guys...

Did a bit more yesterday before the rains set in. Fabricated a couple braces and the handle & quadrant for the clutch. I also built the detent, but didn't get it installed. And a couple apron bars from a manure spreader became rear canopy supports.

Well, winter was longer and colder than expected, and I spent much of my spare time and $$ helping a friend who was having health & marital problems, anyway. But I found a few small needed pieces in some scrap and swarf that was headed to be recycled this week. So I finally made a little...

I'm going totally anti-materialistic this year. If I don't buy you anything, it doesn't mean I don't care. Of course some of it might have something to do with having no money (disability doesn't allow you much in the way of disposable income), and finding out last week that the place we're in...

As of the director's meeting on Nov 13th I'm now officially the "area head" for the building. --- Come Spring I'll be trying to identify and re-organize the shtuff that's in there and start refurbishing the display cases. I think I also got stuck with the job of hauling all the crap they store...

A couple weeks ago Ben brazed the sprocket to the dog clutch for me (I'm out of gas, and too broke to buy more) Cleaned up and ready to install One of those many little parts that needed made, the front roll brace is 5/8"x 1" solid bar. Kim had a director's meeting this evening so I went...