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Re: Jensen #20 brass tag , Riveted boiler (Restoration project)
« Reply #15 on: October 23, 2021, 03:00:29 pm »
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Re: Jensen #20 brass tag , Riveted boiler (Restoration project)
« Reply #16 on: October 23, 2021, 05:42:36 pm »
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Re: Jensen #20 brass tag , Riveted boiler (Restoration project)
« Reply #17 on: October 23, 2021, 11:24:17 pm »
Love it !!!

Well done Bruce, very well done.
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Re: Jensen #20 brass tag , Riveted boiler (Restoration project)
« Reply #18 on: October 24, 2021, 09:09:04 am »
Beautiful job and quite the runner!

If you boiled-down the essence of all the great engines in Jensen's 80+ year history and combined them, this is what you would get.  It has everything!  A riveted boiler with a tube sight glass in a plain, black firebox.  Dark blue painted cast iron bases for both engine and generator. A very well running #20 that effortlessly powers the generator with a spare pulley to power more.  Everything sitting on a rustic-looking board with brass tag.

The improvements are subtle and tasteful: a brass plug that actually holds the chimney and a nice upgrade from the Hayco strain relief.

Super job!
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Re: Jensen #20 brass tag , Riveted boiler (Restoration project)
« Reply #19 on: October 24, 2021, 11:36:25 am »
Quote from: krypto31337 on October 24, 2021, 09:09:04 am
Beautiful job and quite the runner!

If you boiled-down the essence of all the great engines in Jensen's 80+ year history and combined them, this is what you would get.  It has everything!  A riveted boiler with a tube sight glass in a plain, black firebox.  Dark blue painted cast iron bases for both engine and generator. A very well running #20 that effortlessly powers the generator with a spare pulley to power more.  Everything sitting on a rustic-looking board with brass tag.

The improvements are subtle and tasteful: a brass plug that actually holds the chimney and a nice upgrade from the Hayco strain relief.

Super job!
Thank you krypto31337
You have very eloquently put into words all my thoughts about this plant.  Reading what you wrote was music to my ears , exactly what I was striving to achieve.  Thank you 😊👍
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Re: Jensen #20 brass tag , Riveted boiler (Restoration project)
« Reply #20 on: October 29, 2021, 12:14:06 pm »
Well done Bruce!

I have one of these that I got from Brent a couple years ago.

It is one of my favorites. And yours is nicer than mine. :)

You did a first class job on this restoration.
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