Transparent steam engine

[pjpickard]

Hello all,

New poster here...I am really a live steam loco maker but do love all the stationary engines too(steam, gas and Stirling)

My question is...I thought I recall seeing plans for a steam engine that was all transparent, made from acrylic probably. But I can't seem to find it in my back issues of Live Steam, Modeltec, etc...

Does anyone remember such a thing?

Thanks,

Paul

 

[kellswaterri]

Hi Paul,I do not have a memory of that but i do remember some one covering the cylinder valve chests with ''Acrylic'' so viewers could see the valves at work,
All the best for now,
John.

 

[jwcnc1911]

There is one in Digital Machinist, is this it:

 

[GailInNM]

One of the best known is "Lucy" by Ed Warren. There used to be better quality plans for it on the web, an probably still are, but here is a set on HMEM with an example built by Tin Falcon.

http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/f12/simple-see-through-oscilator-93/

Gail in NM

 

[jwcnc1911]

I believe "Lucy" is the one in the DM mag. I also have this:

 

[pjpickard]

Thanks all, good references...except (and it could be me, see here for what I mean: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yN-6PbqAPM[/ame])
What I recall seeing was a basic slide valve engine with Stephenson gear....

 

[portlandron]

Here is one made of glass
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73txXT21aZU[/ame]

 

[Tin Falcon]

You can relay take any plan set you have and like and make a see through version . I personally like having a "real" metal engine on the table then a see through version next to it.

The first one built as Gail mentioned was Lucy .

Then I built seymour an adaptation of the PM research #3.

and then built Clair a see through version of the McCabe runner engine.

So as you can see have done a little work with Plexiglas and engines.

Tin

 

[pjpickard]

Those are nice Tin! Thanks all for the links, that glass one is pretty neat. I took a glass blowing class a few years ago, and its not easy. The class was for making scientific labware not "art" stuff, so I know what it took to make that thing.

Paul