Unit steam engine

[samc88]

Just a little kit I found online for £20 so thought I'd give it a go. The crankshaft assembly has been done and it spins over nicely when lined up with EP90, anyone else with a series land rover will appreciate the smell of that stuff.

Being made on my 7x14 mini lathe

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[Ye-Ole Steam Dude]

Looks like a nice kit.

Thomas

[Jo]

£20 that is a good price. Looks like the sort of thing that would be good for a beginner to try their hand at 

Can you give us a link to where you brought it... My nephew could have one as his first set of castings   

I will be following along 

Jo

[Bluechip]

Cute little engine ... 

Is that the same one that was advertised in Model Engineer extensively some decades ago?

If it is the same I think it was possible to couple them together.  (IIRC up to a V-eight ??)

Or maybe something else entirely ...     

Dave

[Stuart]

did a pair for the grand kids a while ago
just machined the parts up tested then striped down and gave the ta bag of bits and the plans , they did get them together and they both ran fine and got two happy girls

but alas photosucit has blocked the pics in the thread its on here but without the pics there is no point linking it


I believe the white metal parts are pink alloy as mine were quite hard but machined to a good finish

now alas they have grown up a bit and its phones / tablets ( iPad/android) that interests them

they do run very well

here you go Jo. http://www.forest-classics.co.uk/Unit%20Steam.htm
yes dave you are correct they can form a multi unit

[samc88]

I got it from here http://forest-classics.co.uk/Unit%20Steam.htm

It seems quite good to be fair with a good little sheet giving you machining operations and the drawings are pretty clear (other than it being mostly metric with some imperial measurements but that's not an issue).

Been using my lathe for proper jobs on vehicles and things such as making bushes and fancied a cheap little kit just to get into the model engineering side of things

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[b.lindsey]

Nice little kit. I like how it is expandable too.

Bill

[samc88]

Bit more progress today, managed to machine the cylinder and piston and do a trial assembly. Before the final assembly I'm going to polish the mating face between the base and the cylinder to get as good a seal as possible. It's already pretty good when I hold it to the light but I think it could feel smoother. The plan is to paint t the upright part black and leave the other parts as machined so it has a good contrast.

Apologies for the poor pictures, haven't got a laptop at the minute to upload pics from my camera so having to use the camera on my phone which isnt ideal but hopefully you get the idea
 


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[samc88]

Piston rod and big end have been made and the engine has been assembled to test it and I'm pleased to report that it turns over nicely. Next step is to drill the steam ports in the standard and hopefully get it running


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[b.lindsey]

That is looking very nice....shouldn't be long at all till you have a nice runner there

Bill

[DTR]

£20 that is a good price. Looks like the sort of thing that would be good for a beginner to try their hand at 

Can you give us a link to where you brought it... My nephew could have one as his first set of castings   

I will be following along 

Jo

I got it from here http://forest-classics.co.uk/Unit%20Steam.htm

It seems quite good to be fair with a good little sheet giving you machining operations and the drawings are pretty clear (other than it being mostly metric with some imperial measurements but that's not an issue).

Been using my lathe for proper jobs on vehicles and things such as making bushes and fancied a cheap little kit just to get into the model engineering side of things

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Watching with interest! I'm in a similar position; been using the lathe for years but haven't got round to any model engineering yet. I was recommended to start with either a Stuart cast kit or an Elmer, so it's interesting to see this. Thank you for the link!