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As a follow-up, I made a set of prints for a gentlemen and mailed them to him. There were 9 prints 24" x 36". Kinkos charged me $2.25/print and shipping via Priority mail was $10.20. A Mailing tube is a couple of bucks. So, the total is around $30. to $35. If interested, I will be glad to help...

Hi Rick, your user name certainly does not fit your workmanship and fine craftsmanship. Your engines are a delight to look at. I like the idea that they seem to be made from common bar and plate stock. Have you every thought of making a booklet of plans for your engines to share with others much...

Continued from previous post about the "Contractor Box".

Greetings, It is time to move on to the "Contractor Box" of the CASE 65. I had a 1/4 scale CASE 65 for almost eleven years. During that time I built 3 contractor boxes for that little CASE. The bottom kept rusting out on me even though I would drain it and dry it out after each use. So this time...

A few more boiler build shots. Next posting I will get into the construction of the contractor box. By the way the contractor box and canopy were extra when you ordered a traction engine. The canopy was considered for protecting the mechanics and not necessarily the operators.

Looks like you are having a lot of fun. It reminds me of some of the good times I had in my shop classes back in high school. May I offer these suggestions. Counterbore the holes on the top of the cylinder head so a washer and nut will have 100% contact with the head and to incorporate some ball...

Well the top tube sheet is welded to the boiler shell and I have started to work up the copper flue tubes. A brief recap; I am drilling out the copper tubing that was sent to me to 0.250" diameter and then reaming 1-1/2" into each end with a Letter"F" (0.257") reamer. This makes it just the...

I totally agree Dan. Even though there are NO codes in place does not mean anything goes. Sound design based on past experience and established construction techniques should/must be followed. First and fore most, common sense must prevail in any size of boiler construction. Personally, a...

Thanks for the update Dan on the Maryland code site. A few more pictures of the firebox for the 1/3 CASE 65. Picture #1 shows the entrance way to the firebox and the weld prep that had to be done. Picture #2 is a side view of the firebox with the stay bolt holes. At this point I am hoping...

Well the deed has been done. The firebox ring is in and welded. YEH ! Picture #1 is a view of the interior after welding. Picture #2 is view of the outside just prior to doing the root weld. Picture #3 is the boiler standing tall and proud and anxious to make steam. Next is installing the...

You are exactly right ! The rod is a 0.250" diameter hardened steel dowel pin that has a point ground on the end. It was then inserted in the center hole of the aluminum block. Sorry, but I tore the setup down before reading your request for more pictures. Jason, I find setups almost as...

Jasonb, you are absolutely right, it will be tricky and will take a lot of patience on my part. I will have to leave the coffee alone prior to welding the inside. :big: A bevel will be ground on each mating piece generating a "V" at the weld joint. The surfaces will be flush with each other. But...

As a newbie to this forum I was browsing through this thread and the 1903 Wright Flyer Engine caught my eye. It was my father who researched and with a ghost writer wrote the book mentioned earlier. Dad started to build a 1/3 scale model of the engine when the name Charlie Taylor caught his...

Giovanni, thank you very much for your kind comment. I had a little time to spend in the shop today, so I made the hole in the boiler for the firebox entrance way. Picture #1 shows an aluminum block with four 5/16-24 bolts in each side. The bolts have a slight crown to them so they can be...

This posting shows what took place to generate the firebox. Picture #1 shows the front and rear pieces of the firebox tack welded to a piece of channel at the appropiate distance apart. The channel was clamped very firmly to the welding table. Then the crown sheet was tack welded at its...

JasonB, I just had to hit the applaud button for you. The craftsmanship and attention to detail is outstanding :bow: I have enjoyed going through the various threads and seeing some great mechanical devices of all sorts, but your engine is something to just sit and look at and look at and look...

I have hundreds of pictures of the 1/3 CASE 65 build. I will be glad to share any and all and any information I may have. I will begin with the boiler, because everything mounts to it like the main frame of a vehicle. The Boiler ! The heart and soul of any portable or traction engine. When...

Work has been progressing on the LaFrance. I made a minor mistake in the placement of a hole for the brake lever shaft in the left side frame. So I dismantled what I had to correct my mistake. While it is apart I decided to finish the boiler as much as possible or at least to the hydro test...

Continued from Reply #68 Picture #1 shows some of the threaded studs that protrude into the pressure side of the boiler. What I do is to take the TIG torch head and hold it vertical over the stud, apply the current and slowing melt the stud material down to the inside of the boiler shell. All...

Continued from Reply #67 Picture #1 shows the mud ring in place with the beginning of the root weld. I like to do short sections opposite each other to help distribute the heat evenly throughout the work piece. After completing the root weld, I will let the piece cool down completely before...