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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Jim on February 08, 2021, 05:37:19 pm
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I have roughly 1000 hours on my Stuart Turner Beam engine , I built it in 1983 .
And it still runs great!
Thank you Nick
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No idea of the hours, but the steamengines here which has seen far the most action, is without any doubt an early 70´s Jensen #20 and the Gintschel Tornado.
Both are my favourite go to engines, all depending on the task at hand, and both kept well out of storage to be fired at short notice.
I was not familiar with both these engines, but as you listed them favorite to steam on short notice I viewed them on youtube. I like the cast base and larger bore on the #20...but the Real treat was the Gintschel Tornado I saw...the model was quite small and very attractive but the steam exhaust and sound of turbine was a real treat...it had a lamp and switch and when he turned on the lamp you could hear it pull the RPM down....I will have to keep an eye out for one of these. Thanks for Sharing!
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No idea of the hours, but the steamengines here which has seen far the most action, is without any doubt an early 70´s Jensen #20 and the Gintschel Tornado.
Both are my favourite go to engines, all depending on the task at hand, and both kept well out of storage to be fired at short notice.
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It's not a special model but my buddy and I both have one of these little coffee cup stirling engines. We began a fun competition to see who could get there engine to run the longest on one batch of hot water. The winning time was over 14 hours! The ticket was pre heat the thermos with boiling water, boil a second batch and refill the hot thermos, place engine and set timer. This model will self start on boiling water. The brand of thermos is Artic...a Yeti might do even longer. I believe I have well over 300 hours on this little Stirling engine. If it started to make clicking noises during an endurance run the top of the cyl is sharp glass, a light scrape of pencil lead dust falling in to the bore would cause it to go nearly silent. Fancy extra fine graphite Would likely be even better as pencil lead contains clay. The 2 little stickers on flywheel are reflecting tape, my buddy has a RPM gauge that would pick this up. We also had speed run competition ;D
Those are some really interesting tips Ben , a thermos never occurred to me.
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It's not a special model but my buddy and I both have one of these little coffee cup stirling engines. We began a fun competition to see who could get there engine to run the longest on one batch of hot water. The winning time was over 14 hours! The ticket was pre heat the thermos with boiling water, boil a second batch and refill the hot thermos, place engine and set timer. This model will self start on boiling water. The brand of thermos is Artic...a Yeti might do even longer. I believe I have well over 300 hours on this little Stirling engine. If it started to make clicking noises during an endurance run the top of the cyl is sharp glass, a light scrape of pencil lead dust falling in to the bore would cause it to go nearly silent. Fancy extra fine graphite Would likely be even better as pencil lead contains clay. The 2 little stickers on flywheel are reflecting tape, my buddy has a RPM gauge that would pick this up. We also had speed run competition ;D
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Hummmm, tough question really.
Seems I run a lot of different engines a little, but perhaps one of my many Jensen #25's or #75's may actually have gotten the most hours over the long haul as they tend to be go to engines for any accessory testing or quick steam fix. I have a handful of engines out and ready to be run, while most of my engines are actually put away in various storage scenarios, so don't see much action.
There for a while, and maybe still, the Chicken Barn Jensen #50 was being steamed more regularly than any other, and once fired up it tends to be run much longer as well, but it really doesn't meet the "my" engine specification, so I don't know if I can actually count it here.
I do have quite a few hours on my Solar Engines Sun Runner as well, but that is highly seasonal, and this isn't its best season, though it still romps well in mid-winter when given a good sunny day.
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Which one do I run the most, or work on the most? My D24 is a good go to for me.
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I have roughly 1000 hours on my Stuart Turner Beam engine , I built it in 1983 .
And it still runs great!
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I have roughly 1000 hours on my Stuart Turner Beam engine , I built it in 1983 .
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What engine have you run the most? And roughly how many hours do you think you would have on it?
Probably an EJ22 with ~ 9,500 Hours
I had to look this up , its a Subaru motor car ?
That's what Google turned up for me as well Bruce.
I did some quick math and if 60 miles equals 1 HR. Of driving time...that auto has a whole bunch of miles under its bonnet 🙄👌
~ 250K in Outback, using 60mph is pipe dream in Washington DC..
I had a Gyroplane with same engine, a rebuild and sold it after 150 hours..
I like to run my D21 and #25
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Ironically , most of my engines don't get run very much after I build them...I'm onto the next project 😉👍
But my Wilesco D11 calls me the most right now , I can watch it for hours.
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Probably my Wilesco D16 (my dedicated accessory tester), but to be honest I don’t know if I would have much over 40-50 hours on it... I hope I have a few years left in me, so I’ve got to baby my engines ;) :D
Ya' lucky son of a gun Nick :)
Most of the rest of us can steam 'em like we stole 'em ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Probably my Wilesco D16 (my dedicated accessory tester), but to be honest I don’t know if I would have much over 40-50 hours on it... I hope I have a few years left in me, so I’ve got to baby my engines ;) :D
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What engine have you run the most? And roughly how many hours do you think you would have on it?
Probably an EJ22 with ~ 9,500 Hours
I had to look this up , its a Subaru motor car ?
That's what Google turned up for me as well Bruce.
I did some quick math and if 60 miles equals 1 HR. Of driving time...that auto has a whole bunch of miles under its bonnet 🙄👌
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Assuming your talking about a model/toy engine , it is usually the latest engine I have built or bought. Whilst typing this & loosely watching forensic files on TV I have within my reach a Westbury Cheddar engine , a wilesco D21 ,and my latest restoration a Jensen #60 that I am running in to test my work.
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What engine have you run the most? And roughly how many hours do you think you would have on it?
Probably an EJ22 with ~ 9,500 Hours
I had to look this up , its a Subaru motor car ?
That's what Google turned up for me as well Bruce.
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What engine have you run the most? And roughly how many hours do you think you would have on it?
Probably an EJ22 with ~ 9,500 Hours
I had to look this up , its a Subaru motor car ?
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What engine have you run the most? And roughly how many hours do you think you would have on it?
Probably an EJ22 with ~ 9,500 Hours
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What engine have you run the most? And roughly how many hours do you think you would have on it?