Stuart Major Beam Engine

[Alyn Foundry]

Morning Andy.

A superb demonstration, your models are a credit to your engineering skills and attention to detail.

   Graham.

[kvom]

How do you replenish water in the boiler?  Assume there's a pump somewhere.

[Chipmaster]

Hello Kvom,

Indeed I have two hand pumps alongside the boiler.

Here's a picture of the Stuart 504 boiler back at home,

S Major 1729 by Andy, on Flickr

Andy

[Chipmaster]

Jury rigged for steaming in the garden.

My six inch vertical boiler produced plenty of steam for the Major Beam Engine.
Here the boiler is fed by an injector and two hand pumps, I want to add a steam powered feed pump for the full experience. The copper tank with a conical top is a laboratory still I bought on eBay a while ago.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzYuBApMgb8" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzYuBApMgb8</a>

Andy

[crueby]

Great to see it puffing away on steam, fantastic!!

[cnr6400]

That runs great Andy! Love it!