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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: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 10:48:13 am

Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: RON on April 13, 2019, 10:34:33 am
Must admit i love to see things in miniature really wish i had the skill i have taps and dies that go below the 1mm but would not dare to use them i again marvel at your skill keep them coming
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: Nick on April 13, 2019, 09:31:52 am
Hi Charlie,
 Yes I will be at the NAMES show this year. I only live a couple of hours away and have attended all but 3 events.
I hope to see some of the fellows from this forum. Stop by and say hello.
gbritnell
Looks like there will be nearly a dozen of us from the forum this year  ;D
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 13, 2019, 06:04:38 am
Hi Charlie,
 Yes I will be at the NAMES show this year. I only live a couple of hours away and have attended all but 3 events.
I hope to see some of the fellows from this forum. Stop by and say hello.
gbritnell
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: txlabman on April 13, 2019, 03:52:34 am
Thank you for sharing the pictures George.

Model engineering Marvels.

Will you be attending NAMES this year?
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: KNO3 on April 13, 2019, 03:18:55 am
Very beutiful engines. I could easily imagine the twin in a little model steamboat.
Did you also build boilers for the engines?
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: St Paul Steam on April 12, 2019, 10:49:49 pm
I just read this wonderful right up on you George your work and skill is incredible -

https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/britnell.htm
I just finished reading this article myself, it confirmed what I suspected the whole time....his work speaks volumes ( & loudly) you are a very fine craftsman of the highest order George, we are fortunate to have you here on this forum contributing as you do. some absolutely amazing work, something I would  aspire to be 1/10th as good as.
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: Jim on April 12, 2019, 05:11:06 pm
I just read this wonderful right up on you George your work and skill is incredible -

https://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/britnell.htm
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: Dr.Rev.DelmarMacReady on April 12, 2019, 04:05:42 pm
George, I just got through perusing your YouTube channel and WOW! Amazing work. I'm awestruck by the Case bailer. And everything else...
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: Swift Fox on April 12, 2019, 12:58:56 pm
Wow these are amazing miniature models George!

Hard to pick a favourite amongst them all, i do like the horizontal with the working governor but i also like the brass horizontal which would work great with steam.

Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: Scorpion2nz on April 12, 2019, 12:46:02 pm
Very nice and well done.
As some one  who has  just started  dabbling in Stuarts and previously
made “. 66% “  toy steam engines I can see this type  of work in my future if I ever complete  my  “to do “ list

Cheers
Dennis
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: Mi Steam on April 12, 2019, 12:02:09 pm
Here is a shot of the trio together.

These look great and you have great machining skills that I wished I had.
How tall are the engines?
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 11:07:36 am
Videos of all these engines running can be seen on my Youtube channel: gbritnell
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 11:01:10 am
Along the line, I don't remember what the sequence was, I built a miniature of the Stuart Twin Launch.
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 10:59:37 am
I was at an Antique Engine show and a fellow was looking at these tiny engines and said he would love to have one but could I make it from brass. I told him that I could so this is the small horizontal in brass.
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 10:56:45 am
Here is a shot of the trio together.
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 10:55:20 am
The next mini that I built was made from the parts for the singles but as a horizontal. Awhile after building it I decided to add a working governor so I designed and built it using mini bevel gears that I cut.
Title: Re: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 10:50:37 am
The next one I built was patterned after the Stuart #10 double but with the dimensions and drawings that I had already made for the singles.
Title: Stuart copies in miniature
Post by: gbritnell on April 12, 2019, 10:48:13 am
I didn't want to post these in the Stuart thread when in actuality they aren't Stuarts but they were modeled after the Stuarts that I have built over the years.
The first one was modeled after the Stuart #4 and scaled down to fit the parameters specified by the Sherline company for their first model engineering contest. I later built several more, one of which was sold to Mrs. Red Ryder. The small bolts are M1.0 x .25 stainless hex bolts. I made the longer ones for the reverse linkage. It's made from 12L14 steel with drill rod for the shafts.