Vertical steam engine build

[cheepo45]

I am working on the vertical engine from the Victorian Stationary Engines book by Stewart Hart (Excellent book by the way!)
The first part I made was the flywheel (I like flywheels!)
It started out as a 3/4" slice of 5"diameter brass that was given to me by a friend.
The Lathe work was first - face, O.D., trepann the center cutout and finish with boring bars.
Then I set it up on a fixture in the mill. The spokes were cut out using my Bridgeport Mill with a Prototrak CNC controller.
I then chamfered the spoke edges, flipped the fixture over and chamfered the other side.
It came out really well.
Scott

 

[pileskis]

I am working on the vertical engine from the Victorian Stationary Engines book by Stewart Hart (Excellent book by the way!)
The first part I made was the flywheel (I like flywheels!)
It started out as a 3/4" slice of 5"diameter brass that was given to me by a friend.
The Lathe work was first - face, O.D., trepann the center cutout and finish with boring bars.
Then I set it up on a fixture in the mill. The spokes were cut out using my Bridgeport Mill with a Prototrak CNC controller.
I then chamfered the spoke edges, flipped the fixture over and chamfered the other side.
It came out really well.
Scott

Very nice work!
Nice detail.

Keep it up!

Sid

 

[GRAUBELE]

That is a very interesting machine design.
I particularly like the crosshead deflection of the piston rod to the connecting rod.
I have a steam engine with a similar basic design.
I will follow your construction report with interest.
Thanks for showing it.

Dieter

 

[GRAUBELE]

Hi Scott

I just ordered the book (Making model VICTORIAN STATIONARY ENGINES) you showed us from Amazon.

Regards

Dieter