Post by: yozhek on June 24, 2020, 11:09:24 am
Got impatient and bought this off Ebay so i could try some steam ;D
https://youtu.be/S3L-nviLGKQ
Bit loose and rattley but everthing works
Ade
Post by: St Paul Steam on June 25, 2020, 06:24:44 am
Post by: yozhek on June 25, 2020, 06:45:01 am
nice runner Ade
Thanks Bruce,
Just had to peen the whistle spindle so it would stay closed, add some oil and water and away she went.
Ade
Post by: Jim on June 25, 2020, 06:25:43 pm
Post by: txlabman on June 26, 2020, 01:14:54 pm
Running very nicely Ade, thanks for sharing the video with us.
Well done Ade!
Post by: Steamandoil (Tim) on June 26, 2020, 10:45:17 pm
Post by: Nick on June 27, 2020, 09:15:06 pm
Post by: yozhek on June 28, 2020, 03:56:34 am
What a fun first steamer! 8) Now you need the matching workshop tools to go with it ;)
Stop it Nick ;D
just say no...just say no...
Post by: Steam Technology on June 28, 2020, 05:14:44 pm
Post by: Nick on June 28, 2020, 09:11:40 pm
What a fun first steamer! 8) Now you need the matching workshop tools to go with it ;)
Stop it Nick ;D
just say no...just say no...
;D ;D
And then there are the three other engines, the marine engine, then of course all the different bases ;) ::) 8)
I wonder if Ade knows about the red and green bases :D
Post by: Steam Technology on June 28, 2020, 09:43:59 pm
What a fun first steamer! 8) Now you need the matching workshop tools to go with it ;)
Stop it Nick ;D
just say no...just say no...
;D ;DAnd then there are the three other engines, the marine engine, then of course all the different bases ;) ::) 8)
I wonder if Ade knows about the red and green bases :D
And two and four sided, then Merit and SEL 8)
Post by: yozhek on June 29, 2020, 02:20:12 am
Post by: Nick on June 30, 2020, 01:35:13 am
OMGoodness, now you guys have got me Googling SEL and Merit engines, quite a range and a red one would look kinda nice next to the green one... aggghhh noooooo ;D
These little SEL's don't take up that much shelf space ;) ;)
Post by: yozhek on June 30, 2020, 02:32:51 am
Hi Nick,OMGoodness, now you guys have got me Googling SEL and Merit engines, quite a range and a red one would look kinda nice next to the green one... aggghhh noooooo ;D
These little SEL's don't take up that much shelf space ;) ;)
I have a wife, there is no shelf space ;D
I do see their is a sad looking Stuart Victoria steam plant for sale, the engine looks like a disaster zone but i couldn't buy the unmachined kit and boiler for that price so seriously considering it for a project.
Ade
Post by: Nick on June 30, 2020, 10:16:55 pm
Post by: RedRyder on June 30, 2020, 10:58:52 pm
Very well done!
Post by: yozhek on July 01, 2020, 02:42:45 am
Ade, if you're just looking for someone to give you a nudge and some encouragement, here I am :D now go buy that Vicrtoria plant! ;) :D
My wife will give me more than a 'nudge' when she finds i spent a small fortune on 'another engine thing' but i bought it anyway... i will be screaming "that Nick made me do it" as i dodge the frying pan ::) ;D Should make a good project i guess :)
Ade
Post by: Nick on July 01, 2020, 09:07:18 am
Ade, if you're just looking for someone to give you a nudge and some encouragement, here I am :D now go buy that Vicrtoria plant! ;) :D
My wife will give me more than a 'nudge' when she finds i spent a small fortune on 'another engine thing' but i bought it anyway... i will be screaming "that Nick made me do it" as i dodge the frying pan ::) ;D Should make a good project i guess :)
Ade
Well, I think it was a good buy ;) ;D ;D
Post by: yozhek on July 01, 2020, 09:14:19 am
I guess there is a good chance this plant was owned by a member of this forum so i better not do a rebuild thread for fear of offending the builder :-X
Still thanks for the encouragement :D
Ade
Post by: Nick on July 06, 2020, 12:05:26 am
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-S-E-L-LIVE-STEAM-ENGINE-MODEL-STANDARD-No-1540-NEVER-USED-BOXED/143650205823?hash=item217238307f:g:BHQAAOSwE6dfAfN-
Post by: yozhek on July 06, 2020, 01:24:54 am
Post by: Scorpion2nz on July 06, 2020, 01:39:15 am
What a fun first steamer! 8) Now you need the matching workshop tools to go with it ;)
Stop it Nick ;D
just say no...just say no...
;D ;DAnd then there are the three other engines, the marine engine, then of course all the different bases ;) ::) 8)
I wonder if Ade knows about the red and green bases :D
And two and four sided, then Merit and SEL 8)
And after SEL and Merit there is always “ Multum “ accs very similar to SEL
Cheers
Dennis
Post by: yozhek on July 06, 2020, 01:50:34 am
I don't see where to pour the fuel in on that one? ;D
Ade
Post by: yozhek on July 06, 2020, 08:47:31 am
Hmmm.... Check out this little Beauty.... ;) ;)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-S-E-L-LIVE-STEAM-ENGINE-MODEL-STANDARD-No-1540-NEVER-USED-BOXED/143650205823?hash=item217238307f:g:BHQAAOSwE6dfAfN-
There is a dynamo to go with it too ;-)
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143650209461?ul_noapp=true