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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Videos The Office of Steam Cinema => Topic started by: St Paul Steam on November 01, 2020, 09:03:05 pm

Title: Re: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: yussufhippo on November 03, 2020, 01:00:41 pm
An impressive engine and an informative video!
Title: Re: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: Nick on November 02, 2020, 10:18:16 pm
Nice looking D32 Bruce  8)  Really enjoyed the video
Title: Re: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: St Paul Steam on November 02, 2020, 07:59:13 pm
Bruce - a very good walkthru video.  Sold mine a few years ago but had fun with it while I had it.  Mine was a 220V Euro version, Bugsy walked me thru making a voltage reducer. 

Yours runs well.  All water pumps make a fierce rattle on those I've seen.
Your right about the water pump Scott , it took me a few minutes the 1st time I ran it to isolate that the water pump was the noise, apparently a built in noise with these steam plants , knowing... that I'm ok with it. This one was originally a 220V model as well , I changed it from a 220V series wiring to a parallel 110V wiring setup.
Title: Re: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: oilfield_steam on November 02, 2020, 07:26:52 pm
Bruce - a very good walkthru video.  Sold mine a few years ago but had fun with it while I had it.  Mine was a 220V Euro version, Bugsy walked me thru making a voltage reducer. 

Yours runs well.  All water pumps make a fierce rattle on those I've seen.
Title: Re: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: Jim on November 01, 2020, 11:09:06 pm
Very nice Bruce, I have been waiting eagerly for you to do a vid of the D32.

Must say, I have a bit of size envy happening after watching though ...... golly you can fit a kitchen table and chairs in your workshop 
Its a pub table Jim, given to me by my eldest sister, wasn't sure I would like it in there....but I love it & it has been a fine work station for most of my projects now. :)

I reckon something that big would be just fantastic to have in your workshop Bruce, I have made a small table 2'6" x 2'6" and have it on locking casters and an old leather office chair and shoehorned them both recently into my small shed and they're in use all the time now.
Title: Re: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: St Paul Steam on November 01, 2020, 10:01:34 pm
Very nice Bruce, I have been waiting eagerly for you to do a vid of the D32.

Must say, I have a bit of size envy happening after watching though ...... golly you can fit a kitchen table and chairs in your workshop 
Its a pub table Jim, given to me by my eldest sister, wasn't sure I would like it in there....but I love it & it has been a fine work station for most of my projects now. :)
Title: Re: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: Jim on November 01, 2020, 09:21:27 pm
Very nice Bruce, I have been waiting eagerly for you to do a vid of the D32.

Must say, I have a bit of size envy happening after watching though ...... golly you can fit a kitchen table and chairs in your workshop 
Title: Wilesco D32 live steam engine
Post by: St Paul Steam on November 01, 2020, 09:03:05 pm
I received this awhile back & needed to do some work to it to get it in good running condition , these are quite the handful to operate & when running good are a lot of fun. I did commission a new 'Americanized" control panel plate made with the German language translated to English. I have the original German control panel plate that's in perfect condition with a build date of 31,5,1968 on the backside of it

https://youtu.be/UbfSQQsmTZw