Hi,

the cover of the insulation is finished with EPIFANES and held in place with two bands of brass and screws.
Dietrich

Hi Ron, ... Sorry for the off topic. not at all, its quite interesting. Back to the cylinder of my engine. It is machined from a very massive cast iron block with a rifle and a plate of gun metal. Both are glued, the plate also screwed in place. EinZylBoot109kl.jpeg I have removed a lot of material ...

Hi, to check the dimensions and the accordance with the HASBROUK#10-drawings i have dismantled the engine. I have found some solutions i have never seen before. The slide rod EinZyl_Ausg001kl.jpeg The crosshead bolt EinZyl_Ausg005kl.jpeg It could move in the crosshead and the upper end of connecting...

Hello Mike, ... can't see any way to keep it polished without removing it each time ... there is one. A watchmaker plated his brass parts with a thin gold circulation. Another one is to clean and polish them in warm condition with BALLISTOL-Oil . Hi Wes, What questions remain? Some facts i asked me ...

Hello, some times ago i have bought a HASBROUK#10 inspired column-style-single-steamengine. It was successful run by the builder with compressed air. It has a boring of 59,5 mm and a stroke of 74 mm. HASBROUK10_010kl.jpeg HASBROUK10_008kl.jpg It was tested first time with steam and runs but there we...

Hello Barry,

is it an copper or steel barrel? if its copper ask this guy in germany.

Regards Dietrich

Hi,

there is an interesting video

https://youtu.be/oXluVzRqH04

For such a small vessel i recommend a reinforced STUART 3 (original 1 1/2 + 2 1/4 x 1 1/2", reinforced 40 + 60 x 40 mm) and a ofeldt-typ-watertube-boiler. That is a very powerful boiler. I have successfully tested my steam engine (double acting single 60 x 74 mm) with such a boiler (my little LOCKEN...

What displacement does your boat have? You will need 2.2 kW per 1000 kg water displacement of the boat.

Best Dietrich

Here a crank driven feed pump (Steam launch "Bell Bird" 1876).


The crank is at the outside excenter.

Dietrich