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My dad had one of these on his skiff, and I used it many times. Rock solid little motor; simple and robust; never had a second's problem with it. My brother-in-law still has my dad's Seagull. As I recall, it had a cast iron cylinder, and perhaps a spring-loaded prop. And I seem to recall it...

Baker used the name "Monitor" for many things, including their windmills. The "Little Monitor" (1 1/4 hp) that is commonly seen in a pump jack configuration used a "GA" prefix in the repair parts catalog list of parts. The engine had the vase-shaped water hopper. The Monitor "GB", "GB-A", "GD"...

Welcome, glad to have you. .

Welcome, glad to have you here. .

Fred Rosse used a hydraulic cylinder for his steam engine. I am not sure what material the cylinder is made from.

That Henry Ford engine looks impressive. Looks to be perhaps 18" long ? https://www.steamofsteel.de/p/gussteilsatz-novelty .

A typical reciprocating steam engine works just like a jackhammer. There is a piston inside of a cylinder. Air (or steam) is introduced into one side of the cylinder, driving the piston down, and then the valving is reverse, and air (steam) is introduced into the opposite side of the cylinder...

Welcome. I was obsessed with taking apart anything I could get my hands on when I was growing up, and I still do that to some extent, but not as much as I did when I was young. I recall going over to other kids houses, and the first thing I asked was "Where is your workshop; lets go build...

Welcome. I don't know anything about an Emcomat 7 lathe, but I did inherit a Grizzly, and had to learn from scratch how to operate it, so I know the feeling. I am sure someone here can assist you. Good luck. Pat J .

That engine has an incredible look and sound to it. Superb work, and great tenacity in getting everything worked out ! .

I found a scale steam locomotive group about an hour from my house, and went to visit them one weekend a few years ago. I arrived and met the president of the club. He said a few things about the club, and then proceeded to release the longest political screed I have ever heard, against his...

I think the member here is methuselah1. Seems like the crankcase would be relatively easy to cast in aluminum, with "relatively" being related to how familiar you are with metal casting, and how much foundry equipment you have. Welcome and good luck. .

I am pretty sure I have all the Lindsay books that dad had, and I recall the hot air engine book, so I will look for that when I get home next time. .

So while your topic suggests you are asking a question, what you are really doing is making a statement that "this is the only way we can do things here". So not really a question then, and thus there is no question mark in the thread topic. With all due respect, I understand your opinion...

No, not contradictory at all. My work requires that I be able to do it, but I don't enjoy doing that low voltage stuff. Sort of like going to the dentist, knowing that I may experience extreme pain, but I still go because I want to have teeth. Not contradictory at all. Are you suggesting that...

Sage advice for sure. .

Will do. I hope to be able to do that one day as part of creating a non-profit entity that promotes the hobby and offers limited numbers of casting kits. .

The Soule show had one day where schoolkids from the region would attend, and they were eager to look and learn new things. I have observed many/most modelers at NAMES and other shows posting signs around their engines which say "DO NOT TOUCH ! ". For museum-grade engines, obviously one does...

It should be noted that the world is full of annoying people. If you are unable to filter out what annoys you, then you will find yourself in a constant state of agitation, and you are letting annoying things totally control your life. Take control of your thoughts, and focus on what you are...

I am pretty sure that fan patent is the one dad used to make his fan hot air engine. I will have to dig out the Ericsson material that dad had, but as I recall, dad's Ericsson information came from a book that was published by Lindsay Books. In general, the bulk of dad's engine designs came...