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Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Technical Tips, Builds, and Help => Topic started by: krypto31337 on July 07, 2025, 09:44:02 pm

Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: txlabman on July 10, 2025, 12:50:40 pm
Quote from: Nick on July 08, 2025, 11:39:01 pm
Nice work!!! I have a Ben Peake engine like this and love the design 😎 I may have to update the forum header picture, this would look good up there 😉

Agreed Nick!
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: krypto31337 on July 09, 2025, 05:18:50 pm
Thanks again guys!  I got a lot of ideas from the folks at the Model Engine Maker forum to make this engine better than my last.
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: RedRyder on July 09, 2025, 06:43:30 am
Excellent craftsmanship..!!

I have always loved this clever design. It is mesmerizing, almost hypnotic, to watch it run.

Gil
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: St Paul Steam on July 09, 2025, 06:17:28 am
A very nice steam engine, with some really nice extras. :)
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: Jim on July 09, 2025, 12:47:31 am
Amazing work of art you made there!
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: Stoker on July 08, 2025, 11:51:07 pm
Quote from: Nick on July 08, 2025, 11:39:01 pm
Nice work!!! I have a Ben Peake engine like this and love the design 😎 I may have to update the forum header picture, this would look good up there 😉

I think so too!
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: Nick on July 08, 2025, 11:39:01 pm
Nice work!!! I have a Ben Peake engine like this and love the design 😎 I may have to update the forum header picture, this would look good up there 😉
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: krypto31337 on July 08, 2025, 09:23:01 pm
Thanks!
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: Stoker on July 08, 2025, 08:29:06 am
Elegant, with superlative visuals!

Well done that ...... Well Done Indeed!!!
Title: Re: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: jkbixby on July 08, 2025, 04:34:51 am
That's a great engine - truly mesmerizing.  Well done!
Title: Elmer's #5 Geared Model Steam Engine
Post by: krypto31337 on July 07, 2025, 09:44:02 pm
Here's my latest engine build, an Elmer's #5 Geared engine. It's a model of a cyclodial steam (no crank) engine for which the plans were published by Elmer Verberg in Modeltec magazine around 40 years ago.

(https://doug.sdf.org/images/elmer_geared_37.jpg)

I bought the gears as cutting an internal gear without special equipment is tedious and time consuming. The flywheel was machined from a casting and the other engine parts were machined from bar stock. No kit.

(https://doug.sdf.org/images/elmer_geared_38.jpg)

I used a piece of acrylic for the valve cover so you can see the valve working. Because of this I will be sticking with compressed air to make it run.

https://youtu.be/I2T6dQtQzho

A short video with a couple different views of the working engine.