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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: RedRyder on December 10, 2024, 07:17:09 pm

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 12, 2024, 02:09:09 pm

Quote from: Timvrip on December 12, 2024, 09:42:39 am

Very nice!

Thanks, Tim..!!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 12, 2024, 02:08:49 pm

Quote from: Steamburns on December 12, 2024, 12:03:17 am

That is an absolute BEAUTY!!!! Something I’d only dream of owning!!!!

Thanks, Travis..!!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: Timvrip on December 12, 2024, 09:42:39 am

Very nice!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: Steamburns on December 12, 2024, 12:03:17 am

That is an absolute BEAUTY!!!! Something I’d only dream of owning!!!!   

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 11, 2024, 05:40:45 pm

Quote from: Nick on December 11, 2024, 04:39:08 pm

Beautiful piece Gil 😍

Thanks, Nick..!!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 11, 2024, 05:40:22 pm

Quote from: St Paul Steam on December 10, 2024, 09:24:35 pm

I have fond memories of the 1st time I saw this running, still impressive.

Thanks, Bruce..!!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 11, 2024, 05:39:50 pm

Quote from: classixs on December 10, 2024, 09:13:41 pm

WOW!!!

A most impressive looking and extremely well built engine.

Thanks for sharing Gil!

Thanks, Jan..!!

John McDivitt did amazing work. He was a self taught metallurgist and machinist.

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 11, 2024, 05:38:05 pm

Quote from: Jim on December 10, 2024, 08:08:06 pm

Very impressive thing to watch running Gil.

Thanks, Jim..!!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 11, 2024, 05:37:37 pm

Quote from: Stoker on December 10, 2024, 07:22:55 pm

That's about how the big ones run ..... Looking very Elegant!!!

Thanks, Daniel..!!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: Nick on December 11, 2024, 04:39:08 pm

Beautiful piece Gil 😍

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 10, 2024, 09:24:35 pm

I have fond memories of the 1st time I saw this running, still impressive.

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: classixs on December 10, 2024, 09:13:41 pm

WOW!!!

A most impressive looking and extremely well built engine. 

Thanks for sharing Gil!

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: Jim on December 10, 2024, 08:08:06 pm

Very impressive thing to watch running Gil.

Title: Re: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: Stoker on December 10, 2024, 07:22:55 pm

That's about how the big ones run ..... Looking very Elegant!!!

Title: Stuart Major Beam at 7 RPM Really Slow Running
Post by: RedRyder on December 10, 2024, 07:17:09 pm

A few days ago I ran this engine comfortably at 9 1/2 to 10 RPM.

I wanted to slow it down to 8 RPM which was done before. However I wasn't too optimistic. 

It hadn't run this slow since relocating to the new Office of Steam 3 years ago.

Then I oiled it up good and left it running at 10 Rpm for a couple of days.

Today I tried again and to my surprise and delight... I got it slowed down to just 7 RPM...!!!

Enjoy,

Gil



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