Homemade Rat Steam Engine Live Steam

• Homemade Rat Steam Engine Live Steam
  Posted by Jim on 10 Jan, 2023 15:22
• Homemade Rat Steam Engine Live Steam
  Know what a Rat Rod is? This is a Rat Steam Engine
  My 12 year old Grandson with my help, made this out of some plumbing bits and pieces  ..... 4 hours in the workshop one day and 4 hours the next day.
  It's all silver brazed except for the steam and exhaust inlet & outlet.
  He learnt a lot and I had 8 hours of absolute bliss with him!
  It's rough....but it goes!
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tmx_P0pSgEo
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by St Paul Steam on 10 Jan, 2023 20:23
• What a delightful running engine, great job Jimmy & Grandad. Jimmy & Ruby you both did a wonderful job demonstrating this very creative build. Well done...Well done indeed 😊
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• #2 Reply
  Posted by Steamloco on 11 Jan, 2023 10:37
• Runs very well, good job! Thanks for the video!
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• #3 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 11 Jan, 2023 17:00
• Quote from: St Paul Steam on 10 Jan, 2023 20:23

  What a delightful running engine, great job Jimmy & Grandad. Jimmy & Ruby you both did a wonderful job demonstrating this very creative build. Well done...Well done indeed 😊
  

  
  Thanks Bruce, appreciated mate.
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• #4 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 11 Jan, 2023 17:00
• Quote from: Steamloco on 11 Jan, 2023 10:37

  Runs very well, good job! Thanks for the video!
  

  
  Thank you kindly Bret.
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• #5 Reply
  Posted by Nick on 11 Jan, 2023 17:26
• I LOVE this Jim!!! Jimmy is a lucky boy to have you for a grandfather. I hope he and Ruby can make some future videos with you. I don’t know how much interest Ruby has in the engines, but maybe the two might enjoy building a fairground or workshop with you.
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• #6 Reply
  Posted by Jim on 11 Jan, 2023 18:19
• Quote from: Nick on 11 Jan, 2023 17:26

  I LOVE this Jim!!! Jimmy is a lucky boy to have you for a grandfather. I hope he and Ruby can make some future videos with you. I don’t know how much interest Ruby has in the engines, but maybe the two might enjoy building a fairground or workshop with you.
  

  
  Thanks Nick....Ruby does like running an engine now and again and she did like helping build the ferris wheel.
  
  Jimmy's just nuts at the moment for steam engines which so good for me! Finally got a steamer living close by         
  
  They both watched your vid of Trev's engines in the snow.....they've never seen snow and were blown away with the background and the amount of steam the engines were putting out
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