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Thanks! Very good info. I will keep the boiler at 100psi and use a 115psi pressure relief valve. This amount of pressure should be fine in a 7.5" diameter x 4.5" height steaming a two-cylinder engine with 1-1/8" bores. I will be using Anton gas/steam pressure regulators. Is it possible to cast...

Thanks Troy! That would be great. I just talked with the owner of a Stanley race car engine that is offering me an opportunity to completely disassemble the engine for laser scanning of the engine parts and creating 3-D CAD drawings. I can now have 3-D acrylic models made for the silicon bronze...

The laser programmer can set up the design for the tubing size and clearances with quick results. Thanks, Giovanni

Thanks, Guys! I have learned a lot listening to you experts here. I will use 1/4" ID copper tubes and keep them 1/8" distance from the walls. Can I use Type-M copper tube? I just got 3D CAD drawings for the Flying Tea Kettle body and chassis. I can now make the wooden bucks to form the aluminum...

Jason, A beautiful textbook example! Is that a stationary boiler? Will I need any stays since I am filling the entire plate areas with 1/8" copper tubes? Thanks, Giovanni

Tel, Can you please post a drawing of that? I am planning to flatten the rivets on the inside of the boiler, before soldering. I am using rivets in the plates, as well. I will use silver solder paste in between the plate seams. Regards, Giovanni

I'm getting ready to build a 7.5" diameter x 4.5" height all-copper boiler. The wall thickness will be 1/8" and the working steam pressure of 150psi. Will I need any stays? ??? I'm going to roll copper plate to form the tank shell and copper rivet the seam together then silver solder the...

I will be making a small production run of machined 1/4 scale Stanley Steam engine kits. I need some for the Stanley race cars that I am building and thought that I would offer engines to other builders. Regards, Giovanni

I use lots of 316L tubing in this size for my business and it is around $1.00 @ ft. It bends very nicely, too. Giovanni

You can also buy Nomex insulation sleeves. These slide on very easy. http://www.sleeveit.co.uk/products/2_ara-braid_x.php Regards, Giovanni

I need to make some 1/4 scale Stanley Steamer hubcaps with the script and wondering what would be the best method for the highest resolution? I was thinking after machining the hubcap to have the Stanley Steam Car script laser printed. Thanks, Giovanni

Hey Frank, Fabulous build! :bow: How were your valve covers script-engraved? I need to have some scale model car tires, that are 8.5" diameter, molded and was wondering what would be the best tool to use to put the sidewall script into the aluminum dies? Should this be done with EDM machine...

Where can I have my steam engine drawings converted to 3D computer files? Regards, Giovanni

I have Stanley steam engine drawings now. Thanks for the help friends! Regards, Giovanni

Here is a very good test sheet on model boilers. Regards, Giovanni

Does anyone have a set of scale drawings of the 1906 Stanley steam engine? Thanks, Giovanni

The Flying Tea Kettle or later misnomer The Rocket broke the land speed record at Ormond Beach, Florida. There is a Rocket recreation at the NASCAR Daytona Museum. The real Rocket ran 127mph in 1906 ( 900psi ) and 150mph in 1907 ( 1300psi ) just before breaking up in two pieces. Regards, Giovanni

The photo does show the square water tank just behind the boiler but desperately need an overhead view to accurately get the components correctly positioned. Here is the photo and drawings. Regards, Giovanni

Thanks Jason. Those photos really tell the procedure! :bow: The 2-cylinder case will be about 3" to 4" in width so hoping to get those valve passageways cast into place. I just got off the phone with the Stanley Steam Car Museum archival expert and he said that they have scale drawings of the...

I got confused, too. LOL! :big: Sorry, Giovanni