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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 June 14, 2025, 03:51:34 pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z77MXwErGI
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Did some more updates. ;D A very rare riveted freshly nickel plated boiler installed with my own custom sight glass and blowdown…. It really turned out stellar!
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Spectacular and beautiful plant. Congratulations!
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THIS WAS TRICKY!!! But it is a siphon tube (soldered pipe) to bottom of boiler and a water pump at the same time. Close the bypass to pump water in.
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After finishing 2 major projects for Charlie (which I am sure he will post about soon); I did an overhaul of my first built plant (the baby blue)
The wood is 50% larger so it isn’t as cramped. Things have been arranged in a better fashion and has some new features. The water cup is to the left of the boiler and much larger. Also bolted down, and I am not using a siphon tube but simply a tube drilled into the bottom of the cup, leak proof. It now features guardrails as well. The boiler is mounted to a metal plate and there is a BIX stand under the boiler to secure it in its place. This will help insulate and secure the burner. It now also features a BIX tank which is near by the boiler to keep it warm as it condenses. Utilizing a coiled gas line which absorbs vibrations.
The dynamo, lamp, and switch are now on a risen wooden box which is hollow to hide wiring inside of it. Upgraded pressure guage and a few various other things. Installed union nuts on the steam pipe so I can easily un assemble the engine in need of maintenance. I worked for about 11 hours straight on this today. M
Had to re engineer everything and it is much much better.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIGaNuH57k