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Side Lever Steam Engine
« on: December 28, 2024, 07:28:19 pm »
Hello,
I just completed this side lever steam engine model.
This type of steam engine was used on European side wheel steamboats in the 1850's. The plans came from Home Shop Machinist magazine in 2008. It was interesting to build as there were many very small parts. The plans were metric, so I had to do a lot of conversions. It took about a year to build, and all the work was done in my home shop.
 Hope to see some of you at the Cabin Fever show in January.
 Scott








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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #1 on: December 28, 2024, 08:56:42 pm »
Scott, wonderful job on this build ,it looks & runs excellent.
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #2 on: December 28, 2024, 11:02:10 pm »
Scott .....beautiful engine and skilled model engineering on show there.
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #3 on: December 29, 2024, 02:04:38 am »
Wow, I like that, great job!
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #4 on: December 29, 2024, 07:08:26 am »
Bonjour Scott,

I agree with the other members and would that this machine would deserve a steam test  ;)   
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #5 on: December 29, 2024, 01:05:13 pm »
Nice looking engine Scott! 👍
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #6 on: December 29, 2024, 09:13:11 pm »
Scott, that engine looks awesome!!!

Hope to see you at Cabin Fever.

Gil
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #7 on: December 30, 2024, 10:13:06 am »
excellent craftmenship - congrats - very nice model

I have made a model from castings designed by Lothar Matrian Germany.
It is a double beam model with a drive wheel for a paddle steamer -
therefore it has a fork connecting rod in the center of the crankshaft.

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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2024, 08:31:56 pm »
Wow! What an awesome model!
I love how ornate it is.
 Scott
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2024, 09:10:18 am »
Bonjour,
What do you think of this machine ?
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Re: Side Lever Steam Engine
« Reply #10 on: January 01, 2025, 08:37:10 am »
Awesome engine!
 I love all the linkage motion!
Maybe someday....
 Scott
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