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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2025, 04:56:15 am »
So far all your machine work looks excellent to me!!!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #16 on: March 04, 2025, 08:00:18 pm »
You are making good progress.

Thanks for the updates!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #17 on: March 11, 2025, 01:31:18 pm »
It Lives!



This morning for the first time, I fired up my ME Beam Engine.  I thought it sounded pretty good.  Timing is close.  Runs on about 12lbs of pressure and really moves at 30lb.  Still lots of things to complete, such as:

  • Finish governor
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  • Dissemble and paint engine
  • Clad base in "brick" face
  • Install cherry planking on top of base

Plenty to keep me busy
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #18 on: March 11, 2025, 03:38:15 pm »
That is Beautiful! Can’t wait to see it after all the extra details are done. I like the looks of this one over the Stuart
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #19 on: March 12, 2025, 05:53:44 am »
Very nice workmanship nice to see it actually running!!!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #20 on: March 12, 2025, 05:01:41 pm »
Yes. Very nice runner. Well done!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2025, 05:51:17 pm »
What a wonderful model!

Keep the updates coming.  ;D
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #22 on: May 16, 2025, 06:08:32 pm »
I have finally completed my ME Beam Engine from Reeves Model Engineering in England.  I am pleased with the final result.  Along with the pictures I have uploaded a video to YouTube: 
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #23 on: May 17, 2025, 08:49:07 am »
Time and effort really paid off, congratulations!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #24 on: May 17, 2025, 11:38:54 am »
Very nice engine and that is a understatement!  I love the box, its like the cherry on top (or in this case on the bottom)!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #25 on: May 17, 2025, 06:24:43 pm »
Superb work on the engine!  Very clean job and the engines is running well.  Going to the extra work of making a real-life setting for the engine with the brick work and hand rails greatly enhances the realism.
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« Reply #26 on: May 17, 2025, 11:12:10 pm »
Beautiful, great workmanship and that base really suits it.
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #27 on: May 18, 2025, 07:59:03 am »
That you chose to include steps up to your engine's "platform" shows the level of your meticulous detailing.

This is one truly BEAUTIFUL model!!!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #28 on: May 18, 2025, 03:12:32 pm »
Gorgeous!
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Re: ME Beam Engine
« Reply #29 on: May 18, 2025, 03:14:49 pm »
(still learning)

What is the purpose for the smaller, gear driven flywheel?  In the prototype this intended for a power-take-off belt like on a traction engine?
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