Maxjon

If you are extracting more of the heat from the burner due to having cross tubes rather than it going straight up the chimney then the...

AVI file (plays with Microsoft Media Player for me) of the picket boat mentioned above in action. Uncontrolled as the crew have jumped...

Assume the worst... I have experienced (scrapped) boilers (made by others) that had cross-tubes and had failed due to stress...

See my comments above. 45psi is more than adequate for free running small engines on the bench. - Say less than 1 in bore x 1 in...

https://miniaturesteammodels.com/products/copy-of-4059-3-inch-vertical-marine-boiler-1 This would be a good thing! 45psi

Yes I'd be confident of a nice finish in the CNC, not so much on my lathe in the shed at home.....I will leave a heap of stock for...

I generally don't ream cylinders I bore them. Unlikely to get a brake hone to fit this engine so turn down a bit of scrap aluminium or...

Yup! I use one too, but in the pedestal drill, with bottom stop set, and a careful action towards the top (Never let stones project by...

I have found there are "simply" 2 sorts of modellers. Those with the cash and those without. It used to be "those with the time" and...

Hello everyone, I bought a second kit from Bengs : the Grasshopper steam engine. Over the weekend, I finished the engine itself. What's...

That burner is probably using a no 8 jet? = about a 1.2Kw gas jet... so you won't get a lot of steam at 25psi from that. But if only a...

What are people using to finish the bore of the engine, after reaming..?

I'm a newbie too. I have started a small steam engine build with 5/8" bore. I plan on running it on steam, as it's a steam engine, not a...

Coffee machine steam pipe, now you got me thinking....

https://miniaturesteammodels.com/products/master I wonder if this boiler will run my engine build? 25 psi ?