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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: New "Droolbucket"
« Last post by classixs on 42 seconds ago »
Quote from: Jim on April 15, 2021, 06:08:44 pm
Nice Jan :)
Quote from: St Paul Steam on April 15, 2021, 08:54:43 pm

Nice work Jan , does the job nicely.
Thanks guys  :)

...and Bruce, it actually does.
Goes without saying that any can could collect the condensate, but the heavy base on these casings makes them sit very stable, having to be tilted more than 30 degrees off vertical to tip over.
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: New "Droolbucket"
« Last post by classixs on 9 minutes ago »
Quote from: steamerado on April 15, 2021, 09:54:33 pm
Jan, if you decide to start selling these, please put me down for one!
Thanks Ted, very flattering, but i won΄t.

Anyway, if something similar is desired, it is much more fun and very easy to make it yourself :)
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: New "Droolbucket"
« Last post by classixs on 24 minutes ago »
Quote from: RedRyder on April 15, 2021, 05:23:06 pm
Jan, that is a great use for some serious brass you have there!

Is the taller one an Anti-Aircraft Artillery shell?

Gil
Could easily have been Gil, as this shell is used for just that.

Unfortunately mine has a less intriguing history, as it lived its life as a blank "salute shell".
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: New "Droolbucket"
« Last post by classixs on 30 minutes ago »
Quote from: Stoker on April 15, 2021, 04:47:38 pm
...I do believe you will find that extra barb to be of advantage from time to time.
Thanks Daniel!

I did "see the light", inspired by your past remarks.
Am certain they΄ll come in handy, not just for twins, but also when running two engines side by side.

DANG! What if those two are 55s...need to make one with 4 barbs now ::)
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Boiler gauge glass replacement question
« Last post by classixs on 46 minutes ago »
You could make it yourself, and if not contact a local glazier, and get him to cut one for you in the correct thickness.

Made a couple myself, back when i collected Wilesco. They were made from unidentified scrap glas, and has held up fine.
However, later wisdom forces me to recommend a confirmed borosilicate glasstype, as it has a very low thermal expansion.
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Scam, Steal, Swindle, and Fraud / Re: Rapael Kamara wants to throw 15% of 7.5 million my way... says he is 17 years old from the Ivory Coast Sierra Leone
« Last post by Raphael on 2 hours ago »
Bonjour,
Bad luck for me, my first name is Raphaλl but my mast one is not K...  ;D
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: New "Droolbucket"
« Last post by steamerado on April 15, 2021, 09:54:33 pm »
Jan, if you decide to start selling these, please put me down for one!
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: New "Droolbucket"
« Last post by St Paul Steam on April 15, 2021, 08:54:43 pm »
Nice work Jan , does the job nicely.
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Cooper Bros Jensen Engines
« Last post by St Paul Steam on April 15, 2021, 08:46:31 pm »
They sold under the Montgomery Ward name also I believe.
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Cooper Bros Jensen Engines
« Last post by krypto31337 on April 15, 2021, 08:16:07 pm »
I seen on Ebay that someone is selling a Cooper Bros branded Jensen engine which reminded me that I have a similar model up in the attic.  It's kind of a basket case, really, as I didn't realize when I bid on it that the boiler has pretty extensive damage.

Anyway, my question is who were the Cooper Bros and why did Jensen sell their engines under their name tag?  I can't recall seeing any other Jensen engines being marked with another name.
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