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Sorry the quality isn't too good. Hopefully from this picture you get the basic idea that is in my head. I intend to add another much smaller piston that will actually act as a pump. Hopefully, after running the steam through a radiator, I'll pump the water back into my boiler.
A roller bearing will go at the top to cut down on friction. I may have to cut a groove into the swash plate to make the bearing turn as the engine goes around.
The timing will all be handled by troughs cut into the center shaft. I figure I'll make them small at first, then lengthen them later to get a good power to efficency ratio.
There's a tempkin bearing at the bottom that keeps the shaft from being pushed out of the engine, and a roller bearing will be at the top.
I'm hoping this is a very compact and powerful engine.