Winter Project

Winter Project
Posted by jkbixby on 12 Jul, 2019 16:43
As the result of an excess of ill gotten gains from some recent sales from downsizing my collection I was able to buy a steam plant from Chiltern Model Steam. It's a Tandem Mill Engine with a 3 1/2" Pendle boiler, expansion tank, and boiler feed water tank with hand pump. I hope to hook up one of my generators to it with a lamppost so as to make a nice steam plant that's smooth running and looks good also. I'm getting the cart a little ahead of the horse as it's number 15 of 20 on my project list but I know if I don't strike while the iron is hot I'll rethink spending the money and back off in the future. Anyhow, here it is laid out as delivered - just thought I'd share with you my plans for this winter (hopefully).
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#1 Reply
Posted by St Paul Steam on 12 Jul, 2019 17:27
lots of pretty and shiny Hardware there Larry, good luck with your project and it sure looks like a beautiful one.
is that your James Coombes engine in the back right ?

#2 Reply
Posted by IndianaRog on 12 Jul, 2019 17:43
Larry, sure hope you find the time this winter, that engine looks to be a really nice one...good luck with it.

Rog

#3 Reply
Posted by Stoker on 12 Jul, 2019 18:33
Certainly I will look forward to the results of this project, but might I ask for a build thread along the way, so we can see the project progress and get semi-regular updates?

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Posted by jkbixby on 12 Jul, 2019 19:19
All three Stuarts are sitting at the back of the table.......still. I'm a little surprised that they haven't sold on the forum or Ebay yet. When I was buying Stuarts I would have jumped right on them but folks may be waiting until the bitter end Sunday evening......hopefully. Then again my pricing may be off but it's hard to find comps for the same engines. And I'll probably give some updates on the project but a build thread is out of my league as I would probably embarrass myself with my lack of knowledge and expertise.

#5 Reply
Posted by crazydoug on 12 Jul, 2019 21:34
I have all 3 of these engines and would not let them go for the prices you are asking. It might be worth your time and effort to get them running properly- I'm sure they would sell for more.
crazydoug

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Posted by jkbixby on 13 Jul, 2019 06:27
Quote from: crazydoug on 12 Jul, 2019 21:34
I have all 3 of these engines and would not let them go for the prices you are asking. It might be worth your time and effort to get them running properly- I'm sure they would sell for more.
crazydoug
The Stuart 7A and 8 run just fine now on low air pressure, there's nothing wrong with them. The James Coombes is probably okay just tight. I don't sell my engines to make a profit, don't need it and this is just a hobby.

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Posted by txlabman on 13 Jul, 2019 06:33
An excellent winter project Larry.

This is going to be a real beauty when completed.

Good luck with the build!