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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: jkbixby on April 15, 2025, 02:03:55 pm

Title: Re: Partially Restored Stuart Steam Plant
Post by: Nick on April 16, 2025, 09:21:45 pm
Quote from: jkbixby on April 16, 2025, 04:22:23 pm
No, it has only been run on air.  At some point the desire and time to finish it went away and it was time to move on. I find that not having anyone to pass steam engines on to has affected me to some extent but still look forward to a couple of upcoming projects - but this just wasn't one of them.
I really wish you were closer Larry, would love to stop by and enjoy some steam-ups with you! My brief visit wasn’t enough…
Title: Re: Partially Restored Stuart Steam Plant
Post by: Steamburns on April 16, 2025, 06:22:31 pm
This is nice!

Love Stuart stuff.  Good work on cleaning it up.
Title: Re: Partially Restored Stuart Steam Plant
Post by: jkbixby on April 16, 2025, 04:22:23 pm
No, it has only been run on air.  At some point the desire and time to finish it went away and it was time to move on. I find that not having anyone to pass steam engines on to has affected me to some extent but still look forward to a couple of upcoming projects - but this just wasn't one of them.
Title: Re: Partially Restored Stuart Steam Plant
Post by: txlabman on April 16, 2025, 11:57:03 am
Nice work Larry.

Have you steamed it yet?
Title: Re: Partially Restored Stuart Steam Plant
Post by: jkbixby on April 16, 2025, 11:07:06 am
Thanks, originally I intended to completely finish it with makeup water tank and a burner but other things took priority. I've still got four or five more unfinished projects that I'll be lucky if I get done. Should have started steaming when I was young.
Title: Re: Partially Restored Stuart Steam Plant
Post by: Steamloco on April 16, 2025, 09:10:17 am
That cleaned up well.
Title: Partially Restored Stuart Steam Plant
Post by: jkbixby on April 15, 2025, 02:03:55 pm
Thought I'd share a couple of pictures of the Stuart steam plant that I started to restore but never finished. I got the clean and paint bit done but still needs a makeup water tank and a burner plus TLC in the way of gaskets and adjustments for use with steam. It's the latest of my closet cleaning crusade.          [attachimg=1][attachimg=2]