I bought a set of those castings as well and in the process of drawing up the engine which is a column type. The remainder can be made from readily available stock and it will have sealed ball bearings on the crank and connecting rod both ends. I kept the machining pretty straight forward and easy.
I'll post a pic when I get a chance.
-Ron
Progress on the boat
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87gn@tahoe
Re: Progress on the boat
It's a shame your dad threw away those engines. My father made a bash-valve engine out of a free leaf blower in an afternoon. It ran well in air. I expect it would run a lot better on steam.
I will try to find the setup to take pictures for you.
I will try to find the setup to take pictures for you.
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artemis
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Books Every Steam Engine Builder Should Own:
Steam Engine Design, reprinted in 1983 by Lindsay publications - but no longer available from them. Try Amazon, Ebay, etc.
Contains all the formulas, materials, etc. to design each and every part of a steam engine. Stuff you'd never think of including tolerances for shrinkage, wear, etc. A must for any hobbyist into the sucessful design/repair/rebuilding of steam engines.
Steam Engine Design, reprinted in 1983 by Lindsay publications - but no longer available from them. Try Amazon, Ebay, etc.
Contains all the formulas, materials, etc. to design each and every part of a steam engine. Stuff you'd never think of including tolerances for shrinkage, wear, etc. A must for any hobbyist into the sucessful design/repair/rebuilding of steam engines.
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Brenton Baker
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"Whatever you do, do it with all your might."
- PT Barnum, "The Art of Money-Getting"
- PT Barnum, "The Art of Money-Getting"
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Akitene
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A most excellent book, indeed!
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artemis
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No. The title is Steam-Engine Design, published in 1896 by International Correspondence Schools. Reprinted and copyrighted in 1983 by Lindsay Publications, Bradley, IL, ISBN 0-91799-4-10-4. Lindsay stopped printing the book several years ago and (last I heard) had none in stock.Brenton Baker wrote:Would that be this book here?
https://archive.org/details/steamenginedesi02whitgoog
If you google "steam-engine design lindsay publications 1983" You'll find that there are a number of book dealers (abe, barnes&noble, amazon...) that sell it - new or used - for as little as $ 8.94 (and as much as $ 50.00). It's a paper back comprised of several parts of the ICS text and totals around 160+ pages. It measures 5.5"w x 8.5"h (same size as Steamboating Magazine)
It has ALL the necessary formulas, drawings, descriptions to design & build a steam engine from 1 to 1000 HP