Vince's version of the Monitor Steam Engine

[Jim Nic]

Really nicely done Vince, congratulations.  I look forward to seeing the painted engine.
Jim

[Flyboy Jim]

Nice engine Vince...........well done!  I love to watch these engines run.........quite captivating.

Jim

[vcutajar]

Thanks Stan, ShopShoe, Jim and Jim for the nice comments.

You are a braver man than I to disassemble a running Monitor.

Stan, I don't consider myself braver, just stupid.

Any ideas for a next project?

Yes, next project has already been decided on.  That is the reason I want to finish the Monitor and clear the table.  It is not going to be a model engine but a model of something else, so I won't be doing a build log here as it would not be appropriate.

Vince

[Gas_mantle]

A great model Vince, something to be proud of 

The flanged pipe work really adds a nice touch.

[JR72]

Hi Vince, What a beautiful example of model engineering at its best. Well done.
Very impressed.
JR72

[vcutajar]

Thanks Gas_mantle and JR72.

Vince

[Roger B]

Excellent    It's fascinating to watch  but I do wonder about the phasing of the pistons and valves with the angled connecting rods and rockers 

[vcutajar]

Thanks Roger

Vince

[cfellows]

Beautiful piece of work, Vince.

Chuck

[vcutajar]

Many thanks Chuck.

Vince

[Tjark]

Vince,  its a beautiful piece off work.
Very nice running to.

    Tjark.

[vcutajar]

Thanks Tjark.

Vince

[vcutajar]

Started the painting process.  This time, instead of totally disassembling the whole model, I thought of a removing part, painting it and then remove the next part for painting.

Before I started removing parts I thought I would take a couple of photos of the eccentrics and slide valves as a reminder for re-assembly.







Finished the rocker arm bearings and the plate on which they are fixed.





Vince

[vcutajar]

Filled the piston groove with graphite string.  This method worked well in the Corliss so it should also work on the Monitor.



Fitted the steam chests to their linkages.



Assembled the cylinders with gaskets.



Joined together the steam chests to the cylinders not forgetting the gaskets of the steam chests.  Cylinders complete.



Vince

[b.lindsey]

The painting looks very nice Vince. Does anyone know if there was a color scheme for the original engine?

Bill