New Stuff From Four Days at the Coolspring Engine Show

New Stuff From Four Days at the Coolspring Engine Show
Posted by crazydoug on 16 Jun, 2019 07:37
Four days and an empty wallet later, I came home with several new purchases. The first is this Cretors horizontal, all original except for the cross slide oiler. This is a massive engine, as you can see; it spreads across the entire width of our 30" gas range.
https://youtu.be/ZEOpbdTldiE

Next is a hand-crafted solenoid replica of the 600 HP Snow engine that is housed at the Coolspring Power Museum. I bought this from a gentleman who created all of his engines from charity-store finds, including lamps, trophies, and even a bird made from a brass toilet-bowl float!
https://youtu.be/YF_-ry2EE8E
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Next is a Phillip DuClos six-cycle horizontal hit and miss engine. This is a project engine, as it lacks compression. I don't think that it was ever run.
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Next is a partially finished one third scale New Holland hit and miss engine. This one has considerable work left to be done, but the price was right, and it included the blueprints and even the loan of an original finished engine to help with the completion of the project.
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Last is an Economy model hit and miss engine. These engines are quite rare and hard to find. I bought this as a non-running engine, and was fortunate to get it running with rather minimal work. It even came with the nice cart and a simulated buzz box and ignition system (which also needed a little work), but it now runs great. However, it does need a good cleaning. It looks as though it has twenty years of accumulated grease, grime, and dust! I'll see how it looks after a clean up. I prefer to leave it original, rather than doing a complete repaint.
https://youtu.be/J6yPbPFSMqo

All in all, it was a great week at the engine show, one of the biggest I've seen since I started attending. The place was packed, and only one day of rain! I also sold several engines and other items, but not enough to break even!

#1 Reply
Posted by jerseysteam on 16 Jun, 2019 07:41
Wow, that's really neat. Can you tell us about your steam generation system? Pressure cooker?

#2 Reply
Posted by Pete the steam on 16 Jun, 2019 07:56
This sound and motion of that engine

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Posted by St Paul Steam on 16 Jun, 2019 12:30
Geez Doug ...they're all very nice, I couldn't choose right now which one I like best, they all have a very different appeal, nice capture on each & every one.

#4 Reply
Posted by crazydoug on 16 Jun, 2019 15:00
Quote from: jerseysteam on 16 Jun, 2019 07:41
Wow, that's really neat. Can you tell us about your steam generation system? Pressure cooker?
Old pressure cooker . $5.00 at a yard sale. The old ones come with that nice pressure guage, but the pressure relief is set to pop off around 20psi. Lots of volume for bigger engines, but not enough pressure to run bigger governed engines, or big engines under heavy loads. Still, it is great for running steam engines at shows with a big turkey fryer propane burner under it!And no inspection nonsense.
crazydoug

#5 Reply
Posted by RedRyder on 16 Jun, 2019 17:25
Doug, you did great at Coolspring!

Congrats on all....!!!

Gil

#6 Reply
Posted by IndianaRog on 16 Jun, 2019 18:03
Doug, sure love the look and sound of that Economy...great score!

Roger

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Posted by SeeSteam on 16 Jun, 2019 20:10
How do you watch the water level? Did you add try cocks or something?

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Posted by Roscoe on 16 Jun, 2019 21:06
Go big or go home,lol. Nice buy Doug.

#9 Reply
Posted by crazydoug on 16 Jun, 2019 21:42
I got the Duclos 6 cycle running today. It took some work!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf236OkTtk8

#10 Reply
Posted by crazydoug on 16 Jun, 2019 21:44
Quote from: CBWho on 16 Jun, 2019 20:10
How do you watch the water level? Did you add try cocks or something?
It holds 2 gallons of water- you just shut it off after a couple hours, let it cool down and refill it. It's not a perfect system!
crazydoug

#11 Reply
Posted by classixs on 17 Jun, 2019 01:48
What an impressive haul Doug, well done !!!

Love them all, but for being different to what we usually see in here, that solenoid Snow replica wins with me.
Looks quite well made, and looks so cool with all the "valve movement" going on when running.

#12 Reply
Posted by crazydoug on 17 Jun, 2019 07:20
Quote from: classixs on 17 Jun, 2019 01:48
What an impressive haul Doug, well done !!!

Love them all, but for being different to what we usually see in here, that solenoid Snow replica wins with me.
Looks quite well made, and looks so cool with all the "valve movement" going on when running.
I will be keeping an eye on this fellows creations, and hope to have a chance to buy more in the future.
crazydoug