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I was fortunate enough to capture another 1/2 hp G. Sipp steam engine. this one comes all the way from Texas & had a bit of a rough trip , I completely disassembled it & had the base repaired at (2) different machine, shops B&B steam & Acro engineering, the base was nearly 1/8" untrue on the bottom & I had it machined on a blanching surface grinder & they also trued the top pads for the engine mount & the stanchions for both axle supports , so now its nearly 100% level, true & parallel with itself. it was missing one acorn oiler so I made a 50% larger one for the crosshead guide. I am now breaking it in again with the new parts and this is a slow process. the cast base has been repainted black (top & bottom). in addition it has a Swift steam lubricator , brass whistle & pressure gauge. thanks again to Chris Harpring @ Acro Engineering (owner) , Greensburg In. for his careful surface grinding on a very old  cast frame. Also A big thanks to Charlie for helping me acquire it from the Scott Rouze collection

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The Sipp came from Scott's collection.  His widow drove it from Houston to my house in Plano.  I packed it in a Fed Ex Freight crate.  I worked on the packing for an entire day, but it didn't survive the trip.  The Base was cracked and the axle was bent.  My first failure shipping a steam engine.  I was heartbroken.  Thankfully, it ended up in Bruce's hands and I am so relieved that he had the resources and relationships to get it fixed.

Thank you Bruce for saving this wonderful engine.  You did a phenomenal job!

Bruce, what a handsome engine...love the sound!!!

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