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First Steam Engine Build

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stevendavis:
Just joined Model Engine Makers last week as I found it perusing for information on building model steam engines. I've been looking at building a steam engine for a while now and found myself with a couple of Coles C 611 castings. I'll be getting started on one of them soon and will probably have lots of questions. I've only had my lathe for a couple of years now and still consider myself a newb! My first project was the PM Research mini lathe and I still have a little to do on it, but it taught me a lot. Here's a pic of the almost finished mini lathe and the casting kit for the Coles C 611.

Thor:
 The lathe looks nice, good luck with the steam engine.

Thor

pirmin:
Nice lathe, those Lathe models are no joke ! For a Beginner this is definetl< quite a achievement.

i made the PM Nr1 Mill and love mine.

good luck with the coles engine ! jkeep us updated

stevendavis:
Thanks for the kind remarks!

stevendavis:
I'll be getting started on the cylinder tomorrow, and possibly the piston. What kind of clearance should I be shooting for on the piston to cylinder fit?? I'll be using Teflon for the ring. Thanks

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