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Hello all, I'm building a PM#1 steam engine, and am soon going to start on the cylinder casting. When looking at the drawing, I noticed that the slots for the steam ports are 3/32 & 3/16. I do not have a slot drill or end mill in either size, however, I do have a 3mm end mill and a 5mm. Will the...

Hi there, Would anyone who has built the PM research #1 and #3 engines be able to tell me what sized taps and reamers I would need (Or their metric equivalents)

Hi there, I am currently working on a Quayle 16-16H steam engine, but I am having trouble sourcing a flywheel to fit the engine. Its a 16-bore x 16-stroke steam engine designed for making from bar stock. The drawings call for a 59mm steel flywheel. I have a cast iron flywheel a bit larger than...

Hello, I've recently(ish) got myself a vertical mill and i want to make a quick change tool post for my lathe. Where could I find a set of plans for one? I'm looking for something about equivalent to a BXA size for a 10"x30" lathe

Hello, I am thinking of building a toy steam traction engine, similar to a mamod for my nephew for one of his birthdays. I'm wondering what you think is the age where a kid could use one of them without (much) risking hurting themselves or damaging the toy.

Hello, im looking at building my first boiler and had a question. i want to use hold water heater (see pictures) for the copper, its been tested to 120 PSI before and doesn't leek. I was wondering if i would be better keeping it the way it is and adding all the fittings and putting a source of...

what size boiler should I make for a Stuart S50 steam engine? I want to make a coal-fired, vertical firetube, steel boiler. the engines I want to run with it are a Stuart S50 and/or elmers#33. I believe that the S50 is that larger engine (S50 is 5/8 bore, #33 is a 1/2 bore)

Hello, I'm looking at building a vertical firetube boiler similar to the one built on the channel blondihacks however, I want to do a coal-fired boiler. also, I plan to use steel instead of copper because I don't have copper money, and know how to and have the gear to weld steel. What (if...

I'm making a small model steam engine and I need something to hold the crankshaft onto the crank plate and eccentric. I know normally you would use Loctite 609 but I can't seem to buy it anywhere and the only Loctite products I can find are quite expensive for what they are, so I was wondering...

hello, i am building a small "steam" engine that will allways be run on air. i have Made the alluminium cylinder, but now i am going to make the piston and was wondering if alluminium or brass(or maybe even acetal or nylon) is the best material for the piston. cost is not a concern as i can get...

I've been looking into making an engine from castings, but ive noticed that the castings kits are quite expensive for what they are, for example the Stuart Victoria kit costs well over £300, epically once you include shipping to me out in NZ and at that price its probably almost enough to get a...

Hello, I'm looking for my second steam engine to build, I've done a little wobbler but now I'm looking to make something more advanced. I was going to make the Quayle 16-16H (Quayle Engine Kit 16-16H) but I wasn't able to buy just the plans and ild rather not buy the whole kit when I have it all...

Hello, I'm building a wobbler engine and I've got the engine almost finished, I just need to drill the inlet hole. I'm wondering how I figure out the right location for the hole where the air/steam goes in? Thanks, Henry

Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tried to cast their own model steam engine castings? if so how did it go? any tips if I want to try it? Thanks