Author Topic: Help drawings needed! #1 tangye by saturated steam  (Read 1438 times)

Offline 55fairlane

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Help drawings needed! #1 tangye by saturated steam
« on: October 28, 2024, 12:28:23 AM »
So I was a gifted a NOS #1 tangye by saturated steam casting kit....with no drawings.  I am looking for a set of drawings,  scans, original,  hand redrawn....I will buy, beg, trade but not steal....

Thanks in advance

Aaron
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Offline michaelr

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Re: Help drawings needed! #1 tangye by saturated steam
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2024, 10:00:36 AM »
Don't know if they are still in business but may be worth a try.
Saturated Steam.  P.O. Box 4175  Miami Lakes, Florida 33014.  800-749-7832, Tangye No. 2 steam engine casting kit.
Or this thread may help
https://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/threads/2%E2%80%9D-scale-saturated-steam-tangye-build.34690/


Offline internal_fire

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Re: Help drawings needed! #1 tangye by saturated steam
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2024, 01:30:49 PM »
I think Saturated Steam has been gone for more than 20 years.

http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?t=33546

http://ibls.org/mediawiki/index.php?title=Saturated_Steam

There may be drawings floating around somewhere, but not from the original seller of the casting set.

Gene

Offline Chipswitheverything

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Re: Help drawings needed! #1 tangye by saturated steam
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2024, 04:31:17 PM »
A rather similar double Tangye steam engine, which can be built as a single, was written up in Model Engineer by Edgar T Westbury, in a series from January 1954.  This was based on a Double Tangye engine buit by another model engineer and written up in ME mag back in 1933 !  By chance I do happen to have the issue from that early date, with the GA, - it's essentially just the same as the 1954 GA partly shown in my photo -  and the photo atop the 1954 article is of the 1933 engine.   I've got the mags with the 1954 article series here, but though I had been hopeful that they would be the key to your drawing problem, the engine doesn't seem to be exactly the same.

The photos give a sample of size and layout of the Westbury Tangye, you may be able to tell whether any further details would be helpful.  My feeling might be that, with some idea of the detailing and configuration of this ME version of the engine, it could be easier to suss out an appropriate design and dimension schedule working with the castings that you have, rather than be chasing after very elusive drawings?   Unless someone helpful does announce that they have a set of them stuffed in a workshop drawer ...   Dave
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