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55fairlane:
Last time Jeff I logged one was dec 21 2022.......and this thread almost 10 years old
maury:
I saw your post about Historical Model Design. This engine is one I initially purchased from
Dennis, some years ago. This is not a marine engine as you requested, but a really hansome
beam engine.
When I lost my foundry, I sold all my designs from Dennis to Jeff L. Unfortunately, he is no
longer with us. This design was not in the initial deal, and has a long and winding story. I
have some of the patterns, and his surving wife may have the rest.
When I recieved this engine from Dennis, there were two versions, this is the small one. Many
of the parts were not cast, but in bar stock. I took the kit and designed it onto Solidworks.
Also, made patterns and castings for many of the bar stock parts. I have drawings, but am not clear
on where the ownership lies.
If anyone is interested in resurecting this design, and making kits, I will be glad to help with the
process. I can contact Jeff's surviving wife to determine whether she still has the rest of the patterns
and what her intensions about them may be.
Maury
Lone Star Engine Works: Retired
Dave Otto:
Hi Maury
I didn't know that Jeff had passed away, sad news indeed. Jeff always wanted me to build one of his kits but I seemed that I always had other things going.
Dave
Jasonb:
If you are looking for a marine engine then there is a kit available from Germany. Not quite such heavy Gothic styling but does have the beam low down as a marine one should. They also do a more Gothic one which like the one Maury shows has the beam at the top.
https://www.steamofsteel.de/en/p/phoenix
https://www.steamofsteel.de/en/p/novelty
On the subject or resurecting the old casting kit as the CAD is done it would be interesting to see what it might cost to have the "castings" done by 3D Metal Printing and with the possibility of going back to making some of the other smaller parts from scratch which may keep the costs down. There is no real reason why a lot of the parts like the beam and Gothic frames could not be printed in Aluminium with the flywheel in steel or stainles sto give it the weight.
crueby:
--- Quote from: Jasonb on March 21, 2026, 07:18:07 am ---If you are looking for a marine engine then there is a kit available from Germany. Not quite such heavy Gothic styling but does have the beam low down as a marine one should. They also do a more Gothic one which like the one Maury shows has the beam at the top.
https://www.steamofsteel.de/en/p/phoenix
https://www.steamofsteel.de/en/p/novelty
On the subject or resurecting the old casting kit as the CAD is done it would be interesting to see what it might cost to have the "castings" done by 3D Metal Printing and with the possibility of going back to making some of the other smaller parts from scratch which may keep the costs down. There is no real reason why a lot of the parts like the beam and Gothic frames could not be printed in Aluminium with the flywheel in steel or stainles sto give it the weight.
--- End quote ---
Interesting! That Phonix engine is very similar to the Maudslay engine from Brunel's Great Western paddle steamer that I am currently drawing up in CAD. Maudslay made several versions of that engine in different sizes.
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