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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Large Steam Engine made of Lead Babbitt Castings
« Last post by Junkologist on April 12, 2026, 08:49:10 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on April 12, 2026, 05:57:14 pm
Ooooooooohhhh .... that's really nice!

Flywheel looks to be very true too!!

Obviously, a quality build out of quality castings, from a rather unusual material, with Weeden as a major exception!!!

I can even spin the flywheel backwards and pump the boiler up to 5 pounds of pressure. I think that says a lot about the fit and finish.

I also found a date inside the pressure gauge that lines right up with the time period I suspected this engine was built within.
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Large Steam Engine made of Lead Babbitt Castings
« Last post by Stoker on April 12, 2026, 05:57:14 pm »
Ooooooooohhhh .... that's really nice!

Flywheel looks to be very true too!!

Obviously, a quality build out of quality castings, from a rather unusual material, with Weeden as a major exception!!!
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Large Steam Engine made of Lead Babbitt Castings
« Last post by Junkologist on April 12, 2026, 04:55:35 pm »
I hooked up some air to the engine today and was very pleased to find that it runs flawlessly.

https://youtu.be/OGc4wwK_dJ4?si=grtU2e_CnIyx-KD6
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Large Steam Engine made of Lead Babbitt Castings
« Last post by Junkologist on April 11, 2026, 09:50:58 pm »
Quote from: RedRyder on April 10, 2026, 03:50:08 pm
Hi Mike, That is a real interesting and unusual find.

Weeden comes to mind with lead cylinders however not even closely related to yours.

If you get a chance to pull the steam chest cover off, I would be very interested in photos of the internal rigging.
None I have seen have the valve rod going into the steam chest that low.

Congrats..!!!

Gil

Hi Gil,

I attempted to take the cover off the steam chest and the studs were coming out with the nuts and one stud was stripped out in the valve chest, so I abandoned the operation. I’m not going to disturb anything else unless I absolutely have to.

The slide valve rod does enter at the centerline of the valve chest, though.
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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Re: Weeden #10 Steel Jacket Engine
« Last post by RichSteamTx on April 11, 2026, 01:57:29 pm »
Quote from: Weedensteam on April 11, 2026, 01:44:47 pm
This is my fix for that style SV, but not original:

(Attachment Link)

That's a cool solution, as is your whistle base for these engines.  I hope your store is opened up again some day.  The pressure valve base would be great for steaming and then keeping the original on during display.  They would likely look really good if they were nickeled.
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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Re: Weeden #10 Steel Jacket Engine
« Last post by Weedensteam on April 11, 2026, 01:44:47 pm »
This is my fix for that style SV, but not original:

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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Re: Weeden #10 Steel Jacket Engine
« Last post by RichSteamTx on April 11, 2026, 01:42:30 pm »
That's a nice running #34, my brother has one and its a wonderful engine!  I have to agree with you, these big jacketed engines are darn fun to run.
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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Re: Weeden #10 Steel Jacket Engine
« Last post by komet163b on April 11, 2026, 12:16:38 pm »
Gotta love those big Weedens

I also had questions regarding the S/V.  Mine was in
pieces but looked complete - but how to reassemble it
wasn't obvious.  As you can see from the photo, I fussed
till it looks like a normal S/V and it worked as it should. 
I'm sure it was originally some obtuse S/V setup a Weeden
engineer thought up when hung-over.

As for mine, At least the coarse threads it screws into are
in good shape.  It looks like hell, but I'm not taking it out
just to pretty it up.  I don't want to stress the inner threads
as I've read they are prone to stripping.

I added a photo of the S/V and a video of it running.  Gotta love it.

https://youtu.be/rf-fXmM27N4

Happy steaming,
Wayne

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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Re: Weeden #10 Steel Jacket Engine
« Last post by RichSteamTx on April 11, 2026, 11:17:04 am »
Found a #34 that sold on eBay and it has a good shot of its pressure valve - no idea if it is original or done by a previous owner but it seems I am on the right track

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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Re: Large Steam Engine made of Lead Babbitt Castings
« Last post by RedRyder on April 11, 2026, 06:54:09 am »
Quote from: Stoker on April 10, 2026, 04:39:35 pm
Quote from: RedRyder on April 10, 2026, 03:50:08 pm
Hi Mike, That is a real interesting and unusual find.

Weeden comes to mind with lead cylinders however not even closely related to yours.

If you get a chance to pull the steam chest cover off, I would be very interested in photos of the internal rigging.
None I have seen have the valve rod going into the steam chest that low.

Congrats..!!!

Gil

Howdy Gil, looks to me from the first photo when magnified, that the valve rod is actually entering the steam chest at centerline height or very nearly. The second photo's perspective does make it look to be very low, but I don't think that is actually the case?!?!
Good observation Daniel. I suspect you are correct!

Had I gone back to the first picture I would have seen it as an optical delusion, LOL.
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