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One thing to keep in mind regarding these small flame lickers is that they may not shed heat as quickly as they need to in able to keep running well. As the cylinder heats up, it is far less able to form the partial vacuum by instantly cooling the flames hot air, which it needs to do for the return (power) stroke to work well.

All in all you have that one working amazingly well ..... without a doubt!!!

I like that stamp mill 

Has the engine got enough power to belt it up to your speed reducer?

Thanks Nick, I do like that old stamp mill.

No, the engine wouldn't have the oomph to get the transmission even turning over I reckon.

Now for something a little different here we have a Wilesco D406 Steam Traction Engine Black/Brass driving an Academy Water Pump that I have done some small mods to. The Wilesco Traktor is being fired using hand sanitizer gel in a modified burner tray -

Nice one Jim, clever thinking for the wheel chocks 👍 Did the sanitizer work out good?

Those fur tacks just come in more handy all the time

Really like the hand sanitizer, doesn't last as long as Esbit but its easy to refill the burner tray. The modded burner tray allows me to put extra in.

I’ll have to give the sanitizer a try... I know a lot of the newer stuff has a higher alcohol content (made just for covid) so should burn even better 🔥

The one I like (tried a few) is a gel one from Aldi that has a high alcohol content. Smells nice too

Great stuff Jim!

Quite impressed by both engines here, particularly the stirling, as that really doesn´t induce much confidence at first glance.

Well done Jim!

Thanks Jan, its just cobbled together from what looks like bits and pieces left over from other builds. I was surprised it ran!