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New steam engine completed
« on: October 10, 2024, 06:31:54 pm »
Last month I finished building a St Helens steam engine. This a model of an engine built to pump water for the Kirkby area of England in 1880. The ful size engine was a two cylinder compound with one 60 " and one 32" cylinder. The engine was rated to pump 1.5 million gallons of well water per 24 hour period. I bought the castings from a German company called Steel of Steam. [ Guests cannot view attachments ] If you scroll down you will find more pictures.
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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2024, 07:00:22 pm »
What an incredible build.....love to see some more photos of this beauty.
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« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2024, 07:02:14 pm »
Wow, beautiful!
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« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2024, 07:15:56 pm »
Help ...... my jaw is hanging down on my keyboard!!!

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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2024, 08:09:10 pm »
Yes yes...more pictures please, you can't just tease us with ONE photo. This is amazing. We would leave to see it in operation.
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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2024, 07:13:22 am »
I will try to add pictures:
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« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2024, 08:30:55 am »
Mighty impressive build!
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« Reply #7 on: October 11, 2024, 08:31:08 am »
Thanks for the extra photos, most are nearly identical, but from the one that showed a little bit of the mechanics, looks really nice and complex.  Well done from what I can discern.
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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #8 on: October 11, 2024, 11:33:12 am »
Very well done, congratulations on an impressive build.  I tried to find the supplier but no luck, could you provide a link?

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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #9 on: October 11, 2024, 11:34:09 am »
What a beautiful build!!!
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« Reply #10 on: October 11, 2024, 05:25:53 pm »
The address for Steam of Steel is: https://www.steamofsteel.de/
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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #11 on: October 20, 2024, 01:30:43 am »
Clif, got to see you and the engine in a video today posted by Gale, looks like you’re having a good time at a show I need to make it to sometime!!
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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #12 on: October 20, 2024, 04:46:03 am »
Very nice built - model was designed and distributed by Lothar Matrian, Dortmund Germany
Today steamofsteel.de has the castings/plans in their program. Lothar is retired today.
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« Reply #13 on: October 20, 2024, 11:54:43 am »
Quote from: tenniV11 on October 20, 2024, 04:46:03 am
Very nice built - model was designed and distributed by Lothar Matrian, Dortmund Germany
Today steamofsteel.de has the castings/plans in their program. Lothar is retired today.
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Wow, what a BEAUTY.


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Re: New steam engine completed
« Reply #14 on: October 20, 2024, 08:17:50 pm »
Awesome model engine, Clif..!!!
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