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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: parallelmotion on September 17, 2025, 04:24:20 pm

Title: Re: tiny EP engine with vertical saw
Post by: Stoker on September 18, 2025, 07:52:09 pm

I've seen some Weedens with melted flywheels too!

I guess lead was easier to work with back in the day!?!?

Title: Re: tiny EP engine with vertical saw
Post by: parallelmotion on September 18, 2025, 07:26:48 pm

Thanks for you comments. Most of the cast parts on the smaller Plank engines and accessories are cast in a lead alloy, so have to be very careful--I've seen a few half melted flywheels.

Title: Re: tiny EP engine with vertical saw
Post by: Weedensteam on September 18, 2025, 04:11:56 pm

Love the cast iron frames on that saw, nice little engine as well.  :)

Title: Re: tiny EP engine with vertical saw
Post by: RichSteamTx on September 18, 2025, 02:41:12 pm

Very nice old engine with its saw - love the balance wheel.

Title: Re: tiny EP engine with vertical saw
Post by: Stoker on September 18, 2025, 10:05:24 am

Certainly, very high levels of quality and ingenuity were established back in that time and place!

Title: Re: tiny EP engine with vertical saw
Post by: Fullraceflathead on September 18, 2025, 09:18:55 am

Very nice steam engine and accessory!!!

Title: tiny EP engine with vertical saw
Post by: parallelmotion on September 17, 2025, 04:24:20 pm

Plank made a series of these little engines on a common base with one of their toy machine tools. This one is from around 1900 and has a scotch yoke-driven vertical saw. Amazing how well they run after all these years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GbJj4yYpWo