Beginner making first steam engine

Finally finished it !

Many thanks to all those who followed the thread and offered their support

Peter.

Peter,

that looks nice for a first attempt. What's next? A model loco perhaps, a Stuart double 10 or and I.C. engine? Whatever you choose if you stay with that standard of work it will look great.

Hi Bob,

I want to make a more sophisticated horizontal engine that Jason gave me a link to, before I do that I really need to get a bench drill and one or two other tools so as a stop gap to tackle something a bit easier and get some more experience I've got an idea in my head that I'll try and start tomorrow.

I'm hoping to try and built a V twin upsidedown wobbler with the flywheel at the top and try to incorporate it in a candlestick. Mechanically it ought to be fairly straightforward but the idea is to take a simple engine and build it in a contemporary design.

Well that's the plan anyway

Peter.

Edited By Peter Nichols on 23/07/2015 22:02:34

Well done, nice job!

Neil

Thanks Neil,

I eventually sorted out the issue of it not running when horizontal.

The power piston conrod was sliding along the crank pin when the engine was laid flat but remained parallel when it was running upright. The travel was probably only about 1mm but in a small engine was enough to affect the timing.

I made a small retaining ring to fit the crank pin, it works perfectly now in the horizontal position and runs a lot faster.

Peter.