Post by: St Paul Steam on December 18, 2019, 02:14:41 pm
Bruce, I sure wish you had been the Jensen design man to come up with all these cool iterations...then we could all be owners!!!Rog...if Jensen would turn me loose at the parts bin ,I would build them 4 different prototypes a year 😉👍
Rog
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 18, 2019, 02:12:16 pm
Well you have certainly been busy building Jensen's this year Bruce :o, another spectacular build with one of Jed's special boilers. 8)Thanks Philip, I build these to last for a very long time , and use components that I think will last for generations well 😉👍
I'm sure it will give you many years of service.
Post by: IndianaRog on December 18, 2019, 02:05:27 pm
Rog
Post by: Swift Fox on December 18, 2019, 12:14:16 pm
I'm sure it will give you many years of service.
Post by: Stoker on December 17, 2019, 08:19:52 pm
Sorry Jed ... I really did know better!!!
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 17, 2019, 07:59:37 pm
Truth to tell ... that came out every bit as EXCEPTIONAL as I figured it would from first viewing Matt's custom boiler and knowing the whims of the ultimate Jensen master modifier!thanks Daniel, I think I might have built this plant just around one of Jed's boilers.
SUPERB Bruce .......... far more than "simply" SUPERB!!!
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 17, 2019, 07:56:36 pm
Gil said it !!!thanks Jan, better get busy building that windmill for yourself..... : )
Amazing job Bruce, and thanks for sharing it with us all here :)
Post by: Stoker on December 17, 2019, 02:59:45 pm
SUPERB Bruce .......... far more than "simply" SUPERB!!!
Post by: classixs on December 17, 2019, 01:32:16 pm
Amazing job Bruce, and thanks for sharing it with us all here :)
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 17, 2019, 06:11:19 am
Bruce another great job on building a new type of Jensen. It justCarl ,I can (& have) stood at my lathe for hours without ever even noticing the time passing by, when I was making the pulleys for this generator was such a time, I don't know how I ever went for so long without a lathe.
wants me to get better on the lathe and make something new and
exciting.
Post by: Mi Steam on December 17, 2019, 01:26:26 am
wants me to get better on the lathe and make something new and
exciting.
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 16, 2019, 10:03:48 pm
Post by: Steamandoil (Tim) on December 16, 2019, 08:30:20 pm
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 16, 2019, 01:18:49 pm
Another super-nice Jensen beauty, Bruce!Thank you 😊
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 16, 2019, 01:18:07 pm
Another beauty Bruce - now I know what lust is!Thanks Larry, you have plenty that I desire very much 😊
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 16, 2019, 01:17:05 pm
Nice combo Bruce I like your way of think’n.Thanks John 😉👍
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 16, 2019, 01:16:20 pm
A fantastic build Bruce.Thanks Charlie, your to kind , find a vintage Jensen plant that needs one of those boilers ,they're really something.
I am in awe of your talents.
Thanks for the detailed description and the well done video.
I am still trying to decide what to do with my two boilers from Jed(i) the Boiler Master.
Merry Christmas,
Charlie
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 16, 2019, 01:14:42 pm
OUTSTANDING.....!!!Thanks Gil.
and then some!
Post by: krypto31337 on December 16, 2019, 10:54:23 am
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Post by: txlabman on December 16, 2019, 07:07:27 am
I am in awe of your talents.
Thanks for the detailed description and the well done video.
I am still trying to decide what to do with my two boilers from Jed(i) the Boiler Master.
Merry Christmas,
Charlie
Post by: RedRyder on December 16, 2019, 06:57:37 am
and then some!
Post by: Nick on December 15, 2019, 10:17:51 pm
I think I said this with your last project, but these just keep getting better!! 8)Be happy to do it Nick (do you want em' back ? 😉 )
I think I need to send you my pair of 50's and have them turned into one setup :D
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 15, 2019, 10:16:34 pm
I think I said this with your last project, but these just keep getting better!! 8)Be happy to do it Nick (do you want em' back ? 😉 )
I think I need to send you my pair of 50's and have them turned into one setup :D
Post by: Nick on December 15, 2019, 09:58:37 pm
I think I need to send you my pair of 50's and have them turned into one setup :D
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 15, 2019, 08:46:50 pm
this is my most ambitious project for 2019, it features (2) Jensen #55's connected via 1 common boiler with (2) separate throttle controls, one engine powering a cast based windmill & the other a specially modified #15 Jensen generator, the plinth is 3/4"thick 20.5"X16", it weighs 17lbs 11oz (dry) & is 18" tall @ the windmill. starting with the left side we have a Jensen replica windmill with red hand painted fan tips, red ladder & a custom cast iron base with solid oak faux water pump (with 2 roller ball bearings installed on the drive axle) (2) pulleys , one can act as a transmission & drive accessories. the # 1 #55 has came to me as an orphan & has had much work done to it, completely disassembled, bead blasted the base & repainted with Jensen dark blue paint, it runs very well. the boiler is completely brand new & specially custom made for me by Jed P. (gearhead Jed) this boiler is 6.5" long, has 14 rivets on either end, the bushings are brass inserts carefully turned on a lathe & soldered into place, they are thick & designed to last forever , the boiler is thicker than stock Jensen boilers & was built for the use of (1) 660W "hotwatt" immersion rod heater. this boiler also has a special port on front & a nickel plated brass Jensen #50 style boiler drain valve. the boiler has one of my special 0-30 psi or 0-2 bar pressure gauges. the right engine was a "brass tag" engine & was in perfect running condition, it powers a Highly modified Jensen #15 generator, this unit features an on/off switch, the 3" axle was replaced with a 4" axle, has (2) 4 tiered pulleys & has 2 special purpose drive/idler pulleys inserted on the axle just inside the stanchion, the idler pulley has (2) roller ball bearings pressed into the bore & when the generator is to be used for slow turning applications you merely slide the belt from the drive pulley over to the "idler" pully …the belt never needs to leave the drive flywheel. this engine has another belt built in to drive the generator via small flywheel pulley to the large pulley on the generator (while main drive belt is on the idler pulley) there is a special 660W, 6 amp, #55/55GW "modifications by St. Paul Steam" metal tag on the rear of this unit. the cord is heavy gauge 3 wire (w/ground) 16 Ga. vintage cloth covered style with (new) vintage style 3 prong plug.
this plant takes about 5 minutes to come up to steam, the SV releases @ about 25psi, & the run time varies from 20-25 minutes depending on the speed of the engines. it came together very well & is a pleasure to run with many things to keep a steamer busy.
(https://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/bruceang1/20191214_190301_zpslrvzktgj.jpg) (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/bruceang1/media/20191214_190301_zpslrvzktgj.jpg.html)
(https://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/bruceang1/20191213_163756_zps5lh2lqja.jpg) (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/bruceang1/media/20191213_163756_zps5lh2lqja.jpg.html)
https://youtu.be/KAT6XmAeBv4