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Well, I needed a bit of a break so this was it.

https://youtu.be/C1g5o9XPSU4

Steaming my troubles away,
Wayne

Arnold....you brought this mess back to life?
That mess is now the beautiful engine in the video?

Wayne

Arnold....you brought this mess back to life?
That mess is now the beautiful engine in the video?

Wayne

Yes, all brass parts are newly made from solid material - even the chimney with crown
The piston, rod and cylinder top are completely rebuilt. The cast frame of the engine
was badly broken and screwed together invisibly. Paint only a bit restored/relined.
The flywheel was one of the Parts that were still fine and I just needed to give it a good polish.
The platform itself couldn't be saved - I used a piece of old parquet flooring and added a blued steel frame.
Gave some work on the lathe - but that's part of the game..
Arnold

Alas, only thing I have run today is the washing machine 

And now, first run of my Weeden 672 basket case after repairs....

https://youtu.be/BsbGI-W-abE

Now, I'm up for a Weeden franken engine I have in mind.

Ahhh, the sweet sound of success,
Wayne

D.E.....those are some busy photos.  Lots of steaming fun there.
Give us a video!

Anyway, a tall Marklin was my choice today.  Needs a redo of the
steampipe to get full pressure but it does run smoothly.  The engine
is a replacement sourced from Germany for a reasonable price.  I'm
about to receive an older $$$ German vertical engine so I may need to
find a new home for this one. 

https://youtu.be/zBGZbyTSDNE

Can't keep 'em all,
Wayne

Early 1950's Jensen #25 with heavy flywheel and reversing linkage.

It ran well, but with a lot of leaks that I repaired (mostly) on the fly, with Teflon washers on all the main joints. The lower sight glass banjo bolt has a broken thread and the hole it screws into the boiler end cap seems to have weak threads too, so it kept a slow drip up as the run progressed. A new banjo bolt with full threads will be required to complete this repair and stop the leak, but otherwise, it was a fine run!