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Upgrade to my Steam Cave & Stuart Family Portrait
« on: April 19, 2023, 09:28:57 am »
The particle board tops that came with my 72” high x 48” wide x 24” deep shelving units were warping under the weight of my collection.

I replaced five of the shelves (the ones holding the heaviest load) with 1/2” plywood from Home Depot (which are precut to the exact dimensions that I needed),

This job meant moving around many engines and accessories and that led me to dusting them.

It also gave me an excuse to do a family portrait of my Stuart Engines.  I do have two Stuart Boilers on a high shelf and I didn’t get them down.

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« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2023, 10:06:09 am »
Nice Charlie .... I can certainly see why your shelves may have been sagging a little!

Some serious cast iron on display there!!!
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« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2023, 10:37:28 am »
   What a beautiful family you have !
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« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2023, 10:41:59 am »
Charlie, you have the best of the best there...sweet!

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« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2023, 11:30:54 am »
Charlie - wow, so much cool stuff! 
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Re: Upgrade to my Steam Cave & Stuart Family Portrait
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2023, 11:54:58 am »
Charlie - this is a very nice display - but it is incomplete ;D

there are still many more models from Stuart available....

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« Reply #6 on: April 19, 2023, 09:31:44 pm »
   Great collection, over the years I have had the 10H, 10V, D10, Twin Launch, the little ST, an incomplete #9, and four S50s. Have always wanted a beam engine and a 504 boiler, maybe someday!
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Re: Upgrade to my Steam Cave & Stuart Family Portrait
« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2023, 04:51:05 am »
A very nice collection Charlie - Stuarts are still some of the nicest steam engines in my book.
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2023, 06:57:20 am »
Really nice collection of Stuarts there Charlie. Looks like a Carette tried to sneak in at the back!
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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2023, 07:13:50 am »
A very nice grouping there Charlie, all lovely machine for sure.
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Re: Upgrade to my Steam Cave & Stuart Family Portrait
« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2023, 11:37:35 am »
What a great Stuart family photo...!!!

I also saw Mr. Carette finding his way into the picture.

Easy to see why you needed a display platform strength upgrade.

Very well done!

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Re: Upgrade to my Steam Cave & Stuart Family Portrait
« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2023, 01:02:52 pm »
Quote from: tenniV11 on April 19, 2023, 11:54:58 am
Charlie - this is a very nice display - but it is incomplete ;D

there are still many more models from Stuart available....

Arnold

Yes there are Arnold! :)

I have a Score somewhere.  Don’t remember what I did with it.  Here is a video of it running with my DaVinci Drum Model and Water Pump.



A Stuart Victoria is definitely on the list; as is the Stuart Pump Jack; and the Stuart Air Hammer.

I also had a very small Stuart one-one or No. 11 which went to Gil as a gift and I never was able to get it working. I don’t believe he has ever gotten it to run either.  It was a very early version and had a tag that said:

Stuart Turner Ltd.
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I had a Stuart No.1 which I sold to Saint Paul Steam.  The No. 1 came from Italy and was purchased in the 1980s from the Steam Age Shop in London.  Bruce is now the third owner.





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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2023, 01:46:17 pm »
Beautiful collection!!!
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Re: Upgrade to my Steam Cave & Stuart Family Portrait
« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2023, 02:07:56 pm »
Wonderful display Charlie, or is it "Teddy Bear"?
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Re: Upgrade to my Steam Cave & Stuart Family Portrait
« Reply #14 on: April 20, 2023, 02:43:32 pm »
Quote from: txlabman on April 20, 2023, 01:02:52 pm
Quote from: tenniV11 on April 19, 2023, 11:54:58 am
Charlie - this is a very nice display - but it is incomplete ;D

there are still many more models from Stuart available....

Arnold

Yes there are Arnold! :)

I have a Score somewhere.  Don’t remember what I did with it.  Here is a video of it running with my DaVinci Drum Model and Water Pump.



A Stuart Victoria is definitely on the list; as is the Stuart Pump Jack; and the Stuart Air Hammer.

I also had a very small Stuart one-one or No. 11 which went to Gil as a gift and I never was able to get it working. I don’t believe he has ever gotten it to run either.  It was a very early version and had a tag that said:

Stuart Turner Ltd.
Makers
Henley on Thames

I had a Stuart No.1 which I sold to Saint Paul Steam.  The No. 1 came from Italy and was purchased in the 1980s from the Steam Age Shop in London.  Bruce is now the third owner.




Hello Charlie - the Nr. 1 is in my opinion very beautiful and strong but best looking and working
is the Twin Victoria. My Favorit was always the Major Beam - fabulous engine. There are so many
nice ones - haha
The steam hammer also is a great one and fun to run.
Have you seen my Score with reverse?

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ey0GKVjequA

Greetings, Arnold :D
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