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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 09, 2026, 09:31:56 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on April 09, 2026, 09:35:40 am
That thing is cast out of Babbitt, good gawd yes, it truly must be very heavy. Amazingly fine casting quality it would seem.

I think you have an incredibly unique and interesting engine there Mike!!!

Oh, it is quite heavy!
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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 RichSteamTx on April 09, 2026, 05:17:08 pm »
Wow, are you going to try and steam it?  That thing is cool!
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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Re: Weeden Large No. 81 & Small No. 80 Windmills
« Last post by RichSteamTx on April 09, 2026, 05:11:41 pm »
Quote from: Stoker on April 09, 2026, 03:58:16 pm
Good score and nice save!!!

Thanks Stroker!

I updated the photos in my post to have side by side shots, front and back of the Windmills.  I just painted the #81's pulley hubs - I think the green came out pretty good (I mixed a little Testors blue into the the green.
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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Re: Weeden Large No. 81 & Small No. 80 Windmills
« Last post by Stoker on April 09, 2026, 03:58:16 pm »
Good score and nice save!!!
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Videos The Office of Steam Cinema / Weeden Large No. 81 & Small No. 80 Windmills
« Last post by RichSteamTx on April 09, 2026, 03:48:30 pm »
Here is a little video of my newest addition, a No. 81 Large Windmill with the Small No. 80.  Driving them is a No. 1 Line Shaft and Electric 670 Engine.

The #81 had been on eBay for a bit and I was able to get it outside of eBay from Russ Terpstra (on eBay as rojo3kids) that made it worth while to repair.  His Weeden collection is beyond impressive and many of the rare Weedens are on Frank's Weeden Web Site.  I think he said he is missing under 10 items offered from Weeden!

Anyways, this #81 was in bad shape when I got it.  It was missing its lower axle bar & double pulleys and the top pulley was broken off too.  I bought a #80 to get its double pulley (it was missing its top & blades). Then I used a broken No. 1 Line Shaft that I had in a drawer to get its one good pulley.  I also had to get some 2mm bar stock to make the top axle.  Over all, I think it came out pretty good - at least it didn't fly apart when I ran it behind my 670 - ha!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hny_MhoWpVk
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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 komet163b on April 09, 2026, 10:10:04 am »
What a find.  Looks heavy as heck - let us know how much it
weighs.

Hope the grandson appreciated that it was going to a good home.

And...is that kitty chow on the top of the boiler?

CleanIt, TestIt, SteamIt, VideoIt!

Good Luck,
Wayne
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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 09, 2026, 09:35:40 am »
That thing is cast out of Babbitt, good gawd yes, it truly must be very heavy. Amazingly fine casting quality it would seem.

I think you have an incredibly unique and interesting engine there Mike!!!
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General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals / Large Steam Engine made of Lead Babbitt Castings
« Last post by Junkologist on April 09, 2026, 08:43:38 am »
 Just picked this monster up yesterday. All the castings are lead babbitt and that includes the entire base. It is HEAVY!
The base is roughly 16” square and it has a 1-1/2” bore. The flywheel is 6” diameter and has a centrifugal governor that limits the stroke of the slide valve to throttle the engine. It has a vertical tube boiler with a gas burner underneath. It appears to be repurposed burner from a 1920s kitchen range.
This engine was built by Herman Nelson Soegaard 1889-1969. His initials are embossed on the engine main frame. I got the engine from his grandson who is around 77 years old and he remembered seeing the engine run when he was a kid.
I’m thinking this engine may have only been run once or twice. It shows no wear and appears unfinished in some aspects. It would be interesting to know if it was a scratch design by Mr Soegaard, or if he built it from a set of published plans. Seems to be a very unique design with that type of governor. What do you guys think?
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Off Topic / Re: Happy Birthday to our forum founder, Gil
« Last post by RedRyder on April 08, 2026, 06:06:04 pm »
Thanks, Daniel..!!
No worries. You're welcome to come in late!
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Off Topic / Re: Happy Birthday to our forum founder, Gil
« Last post by Stoker on April 08, 2026, 02:38:56 pm »
Hey Gil

So sorry I missed wishing you a Happy B-day last month. I was gone for a couple of weeks during that part of the month so completely missed it ... dang!

Hope it was a great day for you and one heck of a good party ..... being that I missed it, it probably was!!!
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