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Re: PM #5 engine with #1 boiler - first successful run
« on: February 19, 2025, 03:56:46 pm »
Thanks for the kind words.  It was verrry rewarding to see it run.

I've added a link of this combo driving a Jensen generator.



I must admit.....the engine is a bit clunky.  Both flywheels are
a bit off center and that has caused one crank end to be a bit sloppy.
Well, it will probably never be run more than one boiler's worth of
water so it is no biggie.  I wonder if an extremely thin skin of
lead could be set onto that bearing surface, kind of like old-timey
car engine bearings when you could pour your own.  Probably a silly
idea.

Wayne