Hi,
I am in London, England, in a district called Balham, and I am starting on a horizontal steam engine to be called the Balham Basher. Cast iron single acting cylinder with a pin on the end of the piston to open a sprung mushroom type valve to let in some steam. Exhaust will be via a port, somewhere near the top, opened and closed by a piston valve operated from an eccentric on the crankshaft, which comes ready made from an old sewing machine, including the flywheel.
Anyone have experience of this type of engine? Should I spring the pin (the basher) as well?
Nick
I am in London, England, in a district called Balham, and I am starting on a horizontal steam engine to be called the Balham Basher. Cast iron single acting cylinder with a pin on the end of the piston to open a sprung mushroom type valve to let in some steam. Exhaust will be via a port, somewhere near the top, opened and closed by a piston valve operated from an eccentric on the crankshaft, which comes ready made from an old sewing machine, including the flywheel.
Anyone have experience of this type of engine? Should I spring the pin (the basher) as well?
Nick