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Michael S.:
Hi there,

I would like to start with the construction report of the "Wolf No.1". It's been a few years since it was built. It started in 2005.

Before that, something about the history of the machine. It was the first steam engine that Rudolf Wolf built when he founded his factory in Magdeburg in 1862. It went to a rich farmer near Madeburg.
When the farmer bought a new and larger machine from R.Wolf, the old one was bought back. That was in 1887.
In the Wolf factory, the machine without wheels was used in the joinery to drive the transmission.
When the Deutsches Museum opened in Munich in 1907, the machine went into the exhibition. She was previously restored with new paint and wheels.

As a "Magdeburger" I naturally wanted to build this machine. There were only 3 kits left to buy. I had to pick up my kit from a place 500 km away. Unpack and start.........but took 9 years.

Michael

Michael S.:
one picture was double!

The boiler shell is made of steel and has already been welded by a specialist. Holes had to be drilled on the firebox and 3/8 inch threads. The tubes are screwed into the firebox. They are later made from copper tubing. The pipes are sealed with a screw connection on the smoke chamber wall. Is so in the sense of the designer of the model.

Michael

propforward:
Wonderful! I shall enjoy reading this, thank you for posting the build details, I really like seeing how these engines are constructed and the process involved.

samc88:
Very interesting looking model, I shall be following along keenly!

Michael S.:
Hello and on we go,

the boiler has copper tubes with a diameter of 15 mm.
According to the instructions in the blueprint, you should solder an 18 mm piece of pipe onto the 15 mm pipe and then cut a thread.
I tried like this, but didn't work. Thread destroyed.
Then I bought bronze parts from the plumbing market and soldered them with silver solder.
This could then be properly machined on the lathe.
The tubes are screwed into the firebox. This is also the case with the original.
The smoke chamber wall is sealed with an O-ring and screw connection.
That worked well then.
The firebox also has a lead nail at the top as a safeguard if the water level is too low.

Michael

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