It sort of HINTS at being a Proto-Weeden?!?!
Nice one Nick.
Does it have a Safety Valve?
What is in the hole in the middle?
Have you run it on Air or Steam?
Nice one Nick.
Did you ever make a video of it?
I have not played with it yet, picked up a spare Stuart boiler last summer to pair it with. Here’s a video from when crazydoug had it. Smashes the nut really well! I have been saving large bubble wrap for the kids to pop with it 
https://youtu.be/kcGYqzda7EU
I love the bubble wrap idea!
I thought Bruce had one and smashed a hot dog with it. It will definitely crack your eggs.
Day 95: here’s a rare, early one… likely 1870’s/80’s, not sure on maker…
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Nick, when I bought that beam engine it came from the guy you got this from.
He had them both listed and I went for the other one. When I came back to this,
it was gone. You got it. At the time I could only afford one so I chose the
beamer in my Avatar. Look at the filler screw and the safety valve on top.
Well my SV is also the steam regulator valve. S- curve wheel and cylinder.
I remember this like it was yesterday. You got a nice one.
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It sort of HINTS at being a Proto-Weeden?!?!
Nice one Nick.
Does it have a Safety Valve?
What is in the hole in the middle?
Have you run it on Air or Steam?
The lever and weight for the safety are missing, just a hole in the top.
The one on the Smithsonian site shows a chimney in the center hole, but it doesn’t look original
https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_847241I have never done anything with this one…
Day 95: here’s a rare, early one… likely 1870’s/80’s, not sure on maker…
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Nick, when I bought that beam engine it came from the guy you got this from.
He had them both listed and I went for the other one. When I came back to this,
it was gone. You got it. At the time I could only afford one so I chose the
beamer in my Avatar. Look at the filler screw and the safety valve on top.
Well my SV is also the steam regulator valve. S- curve wheel and cylinder.
I remember this like it was yesterday. You got a nice one.
I have not had this one very long, and this one was up for bids, not a buy it now… Maybe I bought it from the next guy? Or there is another out there? I did think of your engine when looking at this one.
Day 96: Hefesto
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@Nick,
I found this in a file. No info other than this picture was from a website in 2005 that no longer exists, and won't come up in the wayback machine on archive.org. The throttle is slightly different from yours.
Nice find!! So three exist in the past 20 years for sure
Day 97: stopped at my camper today and had to share this one, a good friend told me he had a real nice beam engine and that he’d give me a really good deal on it 😂
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Early Colonial Beam Engine, hacked out of the wilderness by our Pioneer Forefathers! ;c)
Actually, I really like that one a whole lot!!!
Early Colonial Beam Engine, hacked out of the wilderness by our Pioneer Forefathers! ;c)
Actually, I really like that one a whole lot!!!
Me too!! Actually, it was likely made by a
boy of ordinary intelligence. This comment will make sense very soon. I suspect Nick knows what I'm talking about.
@NickHere's one more (restored) example of your engine. My take on these engines is that the variations in the steam pipe are not the result of production changes over time, but are the result of more than one company/individual assembling the engine from a parts/castings supplier. That's speculation, of course.
Me too!! Actually, it was likely made by a boy of ordinary intelligence. This comment will make sense very soon. I suspect Nick knows what I'm talking about.
@NickA conundrum wrapped in an enigma? 🤠
Day 98: needs a sight glass and a good cleaning, but couldn’t pass this one up with such a nice decal on the boiler
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Day 99: most of a Weeden Favorite?
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