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I still appreciate the updates :)

Okay, I had no idea you would need to scale up steam production that much depending on bore size, thats good info. Unfortunately GI doesnt seem to list bore size on many of their engines.

Oh neat, maybe ill rip apart my wilesco and start with that. This is such a neat hobby! Steam is so much more fun to me than just running it on air, so ill definitely be going the boiler route. Thanks for the excellent posts guys!

Hoooo baby those stuart models look awesome. A little pricy for a beginner though. Both PMR and Graham look like they have some fantastic stuff. I will probably pick up one of those. Any suggestions to make or buy a cheap boiler? Can I rip the one off my wilesco kit?

The idea of running it on steam, watching it puff, and drip out is a lot more fun to me. I used to have a wilesco kit as a kid, and it was fun but all it did was sit and spin. I would love to get a kit that actually drives something. There is a mamod steam roadster that is catching my eye...

This is excellent thank you! To run a steam engine, I require a boiler aswell right?

Hey guys! I just found this forum and im enthralled with the idea of a tiny desktop engine. I was curious, does anyone sell full kits? I unfortunately dont have access to any metalworking machines or the skillset to machine anything. Im going to guess no because of the time and effort it takes...