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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: frazer heslop on April 10, 2019, 03:42:01 pm

Title: Manfreds 2-90M
Post by: frazer heslop on April 10, 2019, 03:42:01 pm
Whilst waiting for some inspiration for the next bigger build and the weather to pic to up the paint the Ericsson I knocked up this little engine from scrap
The smoke box is a bit of old stainless exhaust ,hot cap from a bit of stainless conduit from the days when I had to do that dirty four lettered word for a living and the rest from the wall of shame of oops parts
The drawings can be downloaded from Manfreds Hobby page.de
The rods have been modified with ball bearings and a smoke box made and a throttle valve fitted as I like them to run a bit slower
It has a wee bit of clatter to sort out but its a runner
cheers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAgTKHgQesE
Title: Re: Manfreds 2-50M
Post by: SlowArrow on April 10, 2019, 03:54:03 pm
Nice running little engine.  You worked that up from loose parts around the house??  Thats awesome!
Title: Re: Manfreds 2-90M
Post by: frazer heslop on April 10, 2019, 04:01:58 pm
Well not loose parts more from failed  ideas over the years that have been buried under the bench with the spiders
Keeps me out of trouble
cheers
Title: Re: Manfreds 2-90M
Post by: Nick on April 11, 2019, 12:12:55 am
I think you need to keep digging for more scrap parts, that engine's a Beauty!  8)

Also like the Schoenner-type firebox vents  8)
Title: Re: Manfreds 2-90M
Post by: frazer heslop on April 11, 2019, 08:47:54 am
Thanks Nick, couldnt remember the maker that had used that style of vents
Running out of scrap so may have to buy some stock sooner rather than later . I have a rotating cylinder Stirling that just wont work so that maybe the next to sort
cheers
frazer