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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: Steamburns on October 28, 2024, 06:02:22 pm

Title: Re: Steaming a Stuart Double 10V using a Jerry Rigging
Post by: Steamburns on October 29, 2024, 10:02:12 am

Quote from: Raphael on October 29, 2024, 08:38:43 am

Bonjour Travis,

The D10 is my preferred steam macine, it is always a pleasure for me to see one operating smoothly.

My concern about it is its bad abililty to rust ==> how do you prevent yours from rusting ?

Mines have a little nut on the cylinde head to onsert oil after each run :
https://youtu.be/hHnH30v66xA
https://youtu.be/CtoQT9tvom4

I really need to look into that, however on all my engines I usually put some oil into the cylinder bore; if they will be idle a long time.  I run them so frequently that this usually isn’t an issue.  But, I also realize this D10 is using cast iron not gun metal, thus probably need to invest in an air compressor.

This D10 has an oiler installed.

Title: Re: Steaming a Stuart Double 10V using a Jerry Rigging
Post by: Raphael on October 29, 2024, 08:38:43 am

Bonjour Travis,

The D10 is my preferred steam macine, it is always a pleasure for me to see one operating smoothly.

My concern about it is its bad abililty to rust ==> how do you prevent yours from rusting ?

Mines have a little nut on the cylinde head to onsert oil after each run :
https://youtu.be/hHnH30v66xA
https://youtu.be/CtoQT9tvom4

Title: Re: Steaming a Stuart Double 10V using a Jerry Rigging
Post by: Steamburns on October 29, 2024, 12:37:23 am

Quote from: Jim on October 29, 2024, 12:04:02 am

What's the white stuff in the bottom of the firebox Travis?

It is a heat retardant/ insulator that Charlie gave me a long while ago.

Title: Re: Steaming a Stuart Double 10V using a Jerry Rigging
Post by: Jim on October 29, 2024, 12:04:02 am

What's the white stuff in the bottom of the firebox Travis?

Title: Re: Steaming a Stuart Double 10V using a Jerry Rigging
Post by: Steamburns on October 28, 2024, 10:53:49 pm

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Title: Steaming a Stuart Double 10V using a Jerry Rigging
Post by: Steamburns on October 28, 2024, 06:02:22 pm

Today I wanted to steam my Double 10V by impulse so I jerry rigged it.    My Stuart boiler is still under repair but the Jensen boiler puts out plenty of power to run this engine.

I also jerry rigged an oil catch, as seen.

Steam test, before mounting to permanent board.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziwJJMHmjmI

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H70dPcKkZsc