Watt's atmospheric engine

[silvernd]

I would like to model Watt's first engine. Is there a kit or plans or even an article that I could use.

silvernd

 

[tel]

From memory, there was a series of articles in Model Engineer 25 or so years ago. I'll do a search of the index later.

 

[deverett]

David Hulse did a series of articles in Engineering in Miniature, during the mid to late 80s, covering several early designs that he built to exhibition standard.

A model Newcomen engine principle is sold in the UK by Sussex Steam
http://www.sussexsteam.co.uk/Newcomen.html

An interesting site to look at is http://home.earthlink.net/~luap41/index.html

Dave
The Emerald Isle

 

[tel]

That might be the series I'm thinking of Dave - is he the one that made all the little bricks?

 

[tmuir]

If you do go for the Sussex steam Newcomen engine be warned I know two people that have built it an neither can get it to run. Both have required parts replaced due to parts been made wrong due to parts of the instructions been unclear.


Saying that the second one is still being tweaked with and we are hopeful he will get it running.

 

[deverett]

Yes, Tel. The very same - and thousands of 'em.

I have seen the models; they are truly impressive. Look at a close up photo of them out of their glass cases and you would not realise they are models. They are large -too big to sit on your grand piano!

The brick making machine looks pretty basic from the outside, but what it produces is indistinguishable from the real thing.

Dave
The Emerald Isle