Myers Model engine works Murdoch single cylinder

[55fairlane]

Great progress, and top attention to detail as usual.

Thank you my friend!

[55fairlane]

Got a little more done....this pillars the one closest to the cylinder, has the little shelf for a bronze bearing to live on....I'm using a parallel to span the feet to get a good dimension



Stood upright and drilled & tapped



Managed to put a couple "holes" on my hand on a sharp edge on the control cabinet, after 2 years of this, you'd think i would have fixed this by now

[rstreift]

55Fairlane,  Reading that you met "Mr. John Jensen", do you know if he is the John Jensen in this excerpt at https://www.jensensteamengines.com/museum.htm ?

Tom Jensen enjoyed life for 92 years, spending the last 61 years of his life working in his little Jeannette Steam Shop, inventing, creating, crafting and perfecting the highly specialized tooling and dies used in the manufacture of his Jensen Steam Engines. In 1992, President George Bush wrote to Mr. Jensen, thanking him for his "...unique contribution to America". Mrs. Jensen, who recently passed away, had this treasured letter on display for all to see. Tom left a legacy of not just his tooling and the all important blueprint drawings for each and every part, but also a son, Tom, Jr. and a grandson, John, both of whom are also Mechanical Engineers, to carry on this unique family tradition.

I talked to Brent Myers about 3 years ago when buying a single cylinder casting from Myers Engine Works.  Maybe the old scale models kits from Breisch, Keeley, and other will continue to survive for another generation.

- Reed