PM Research Kits

[mopar92]

I have the gov kit on ebay, it bolts to the steam chest on the pm Research modle #1 . The best way I can explain is their is a rotory valve which lets steam into the chest area. I havent finshed the engine yet and havent started the gov yet but it looks like to will work. this is my first engine from casts and Im working a little slow. The guy from eclectors devices inc was very helpful to me he emailed me photos showing how to set up and machine varous parts of the engine , and upgradeing it by adding bearings ect if some one wants them I try to forward them to you.

Mike

 

[PolskiFran]

The PM Research #3 was the first casting kit that I had built. It machined according to the prints, assembled and operated perfectly. I have had this engine operating at shows for close to 10 years. It works equally well on live steam as compressed air. I have used it to power a water pump and now has been put to work on the oil derrick (see pic below).

Another satisfied customer,
Frank

 

[Powder keg]

Wherr did you get that little drill press? Could you please post some more pictures of it?

Thanks, Wes

 

[gt2ride]

Polski The show grounds look like Waverly NE. Nice show. went there in 2005.

 

[PolskiFran]

Powder,
I have posted some pics of the drill press (before and after) in my gallery under J&H. Have a look.

gt,
This pic was taken at the Hay Creek Festival at Joanna Furnace, just north of Morgantown PA.

BTW, I have a few PM kits that are waiting to be started. I feel sometimes that I'm becoming a kit collector rather than an engine builder .

Frank

 

[JKAG]

Hi, resurrecting an old thread with a bit of 1st hand knowledge

I'm a noob, but I've built 3 PM kits a 3BI, a coke bottle vertical and a #1 with governor.

PM kits are nice but I prefer the Stuart's with the separate steam chest. A function of my machining skills and the lack thereof.

Re the governor on the #1,I bought one with the #1, it is the elector's kit and irrespective of pictures, it is a real governor with a valve on the steam inlet controlled by the rising balls. However, the governor is a bit over sized for the #1 and with the indicated mounting directly to the steam chest the stem is a too short to keep the governor shaft aligned, so I will need to redo it with a longer stem going below the steam chest mount and a couple of bronze bushings to keep it aligned under load.

That said the #1 runs nice and the governor valve will adjust/control the engine speed.

 

[smokebox]

Hello Everyone;

I scored an old 3B off of ebay and the castings are bronze, they don't make this in bronze anymore, which makes me almost want to do a modern one first.
It is also my very first one to build.
I was very impressed with the plans to build it, they are very indepth. I'm also thinking of making their boiler to run it / them as they look like a nice model to show off for company.
By the way, with one of their boilers, how many engines could be run at the same time?

Thanks,

Rob "Smokebox" Wright