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Howdy all,

Got some time to sit down and photograph some of the engines I've been working on. Actually these were mostly built some years ago and I have just decided to finish them up and maybe start some new ones.

The first on I made is pretty simple, 1/4"x5/8" bore and stroke and small boiler. It runs pretty well on it's single wick burner, which I can't seem to find at the moment.

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The overtype I am really pleased with now. I just built a taller and larger firebox for it and a 2 wick burner. I've still got some small things to finish, but it works really well.

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The vertical I hope to get working next. I've got o make a new port block and screw it on rather than just solder. I also hope to make a small 2 wick burner for it and a base of course

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I have quite a few bits and bobs from a few years ago. I really want to build a steam launch, and a larger horizontal boiler of perhaps 2 inch diameter. Then maybe something other than an oscillating engine.

Regards,

Robin

Thanks,
I made some forming blocks from aluminum on the lathe. I then annealed the brass and slowly beat the ends over.

Small taps and re-annealing is the key.

Once I had them formed up I took very light clean up cuts on the lathe. I think Tony Bird documented this pretty well in one of his old threads, that's pretty well where I saw it.

Very nice looking engines, well done Robin!

Very well done, Robin...!!

Thanks all for the kind and encouraging words.