something I've been busy with for the past few weeks, it seems that the Jensen #35 is such an under appreciated little engine, that doesn't bring much on E-bay, yet is such a fine runner & good value that I thought I'd try to bring her' status up a bit with "2" of them mounted side by side Empire B42 style, here is my attempt....
This is a custom built steam plant that features (2) Jensen #35 steam engines on one common firebox which measures 6.7/16" x 5.1/2" & has several coats of high temp paint on the firebox , has (2) 450 watt 4 amp heaters, (2) chimney stands & stacks, (one has hole delete) the firebox has all the nuts soldered into the underside of lip & the center bar on firebox is 1/8" thick & tapped for all bolt threads. the 3/4" base is 9.5" Sq 1 engine has been reversed & pocket threaded lugs soldered in (cant leak) there is a nickel plated crossover manifold (with 2 Banjo screws) in rear to balance boilers & provide a place for the pressure gauge. has old style SV has been converted into an adjustable SV now. both old style sight glasses completely cleaned & rebuilt. firebox is insulated Jensen style under the boiler, also with heat shield, boilers are completely insulated with flame proof strips under boiler & under the boiler bands. has Heavy duty grounded 3/16 gauge cloth cord with white tracers & vintage style 3 prong plug, weight 7 lbs. 2 oz.'s with water load. it has an UL label & a custom "brass tag" updated with the correct information. again, this was not a Jensen Mfg factory offering , but rather, something produced by me.
it was very hard to capture this brass tag, my local plaque maker did an exceptional job of this I thought
the video, its a bit long...my apologies
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