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Don’t know where I’m going to put this or what I’m going to do with it, but I was already in the guy’s basement, an hour from home, the price wasn’t bad and I didn’t want to drive back empty with the price of gas 😂

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Well that sure in an interesting addition Nick, what do you know about it?

I know that it’s big and heavy 😂

Came from a guy in his late 80’s that used to have a couple antique shops. He says he bought it from a local blacksmith in 1993 and it has sat in his basement since then. I had high hopes when talking on the phone that I was going to arrive to a Sipp engine/boiler, I was wrong 

Great info Gil! I first contacted the seller on January 31st. He had a picture of another engine (shown below) in an antique shop so I got his number from a lady at the shop. She told me to be patient with him as he is nearing 90 and has a dozen or so storage sheds all over. I gave him a call and he said he had a show around Valentine’s Day to get ready for, so wait till after that… maybe March he says    Called him again early March and he said he knows where it is but would need some time to get to it… Called back on Friday and he was just heading out for the weekend, he said try next week. Called him right away this morning and got there just in time before he was leaving.   He did show me the pictured engine in person, but I did not recognize the maker and he’s pretty set on $1650 because it’s brass or bronze.

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This is good stuff - with a portion of skill and perseverance can be made into something quite beautiful.
It's just work you have to put in - or you leave it as it is and just play with it!
Happy Day, Arnold

I know a guy a bit north of you that would probably buy it from you. 

After he gets back from Texas.

Jim in Minnestoa

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The heater itself is stamped 230V 4400 Watts. I have taken the end cap off and was hoping to rotate it so the position of the pipe plug would be at the bottom. It is currently 3/8” NPT but has enough metal to drill and tap it for 1/2” NPT. Was hoping to find a large enough immersion heater, but it’s not as easy as I was hoping… I did find a 750 Watt, 12” long for $30 but going off the reviews I don’t know if it will keep a head of steam… I just want enough to have the engine tick over… the boiler is 6” diameter, 22” long. I have a few emails in with some heater companies and found one that could make me a 1000 Watt heater, with the current 3/8” NPT thread and 14” long, but they said delivery is 3+ weeks, so I assume coming from China and they want $174.20. Ideally, I am guessing a 1500 watt heater would be a much better choice, but they are 3/4” NPT and may be taking to much metal…

https://www.heatingelementsplus.com/cartridge-heaters/standard-size-cartridge-heaters/1-2-inch-diameter-cartridge-heaters/cartridge-heater-stainless-steel-npt/14-insertion-cartridge-heater-1000w-120-240v-ss-npt.html