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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Collections & Pictures => Topic started by: txlabman on June 28, 2024, 03:40:42 pm

Title: Re: Joseph Higgins’ Beam Engine built in 1994
Post by: txlabman on July 03, 2024, 06:05:28 pm

Thanks Jim, Daniel and PO9R4S4CHE for your feedback.

Title: Re: Joseph Higgins’ Beam Engine built in 1994
Post by: PO9R4S4CHE on June 28, 2024, 07:12:51 pm

Stunning.  Love the woodwork too.  Thanks for the refrence photos as I can use them ti get mine running.  I think mine will be air run only as well.  I really cant wait to show a video.  Yours is great runs perfect.  Thanks for the Share again. Also I didnt realize I said wood wooden beam rather than walking beam 😂

also same fly wheels with the 3 wood flatts combining to make 1.  And Much better varnish job and base.  I dont think mine was ever finished

Title: Re: Joseph Higgins’ Beam Engine built in 1994
Post by: Jim on June 28, 2024, 06:51:52 pm

Very interesting seeing a timber constructed working engine Charlie.

Title: Re: Joseph Higgins’ Beam Engine built in 1994
Post by: Stoker on June 28, 2024, 05:38:00 pm

Immaculate!!!

Title: Joseph Higgins’ Beam Engine built in 1994
Post by: txlabman on June 28, 2024, 03:40:42 pm

This thread was inspired by @PO9RCHE thread entitled “Wood Wooden Beam engine Elmer plans??”.

I purchased this engine in 2019 at the Cabin Fever Live Auction.  It will run on 1psi.

Below is a short video that I recorded today of it running on air.

https://youtube.com/shorts/jfBq39J_az0?si=Y7WstXh2bw3YePPK (https://youtube.com/shorts/jfBq39J_az0?si=Y7WstXh2bw3YePPK)

And a few pictures:

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