STEAM ENGINES

Hello everyone! Check out my homemade wilesco and mamod gas burners and tell me what you think. Gas valve, fits on gas cartridges that have thread valve 7/16", aluminium burner tray with venturi and

Hi Keith, thanks for taking the time to video this comprehensive tutorial on the strip down repair and rebuild of this lovely Stuart 5A Engine I a well equipped workshop Inc. Milling machine, centr

As an enthusiast of Stuart Turners engines i have an ever growing collection of their engines. To fund this i have taken to buying engines that have been left too long in the shed or never finished, r

I am a novice machinist and would very much like to build my first Stuart model Steam engine, but what engine would you suggest i start with? Have built two wobbler steam engines form scratch material

Hello everyone... my name is Jason and I am from Northern Ontario. I recently purchased some steam engines from an estate sale and there is one that is rather interesting. It looks like a Stuart S50 m

Hello My name is Joshua Kilen and I am from the US. I am wondering what is the best type of compressed air lubricator? A fog/mist type or a Oil drop type? The steam engines I am will be running are in

I am building this engine from the plans available here :- http://www.vapeuretmodelesavapeur.com/telechargements4/h-potty-mill-engine-09-02-08.pdf and would like some advice as to how to machine this

I've been watching a video on "Stationary Steam Engines - Steam Powered Rice Mills in Thailand". These engines are two cylinder, horizontal, expansion engines, with the pistons in-line (single piston

Just thought I'd share pictures of my toy steam engines designed and manufactured by my grandfather in the late 1940's.  I have the blue prints, patents, original company stock offerings, lead prototy

I recently acquired a Stuart Turner 3MTB stationary engine. Unfortunately the slide valve and ancillary parts are missing. does any have or know where I could get drawing of these parts. I have contac

Charlotte - can you ask you Dad about model steam governors where they can be found and if he knows of any kits that are available. I am building a scale man cave (1/12 scale) so when my granddaughte

I'm studying the reversing gear plans for the Stuart 10V, and although I understand the Stephenson gear (I think), I can't see what the range of steam admission is. I thought one set the eccentric at

I saw a photo of a green twin oscillating steam engine on the Preston Services website a few years ago, and a Canadian buddy of mine challenged me to make one. Long story short, I built a foundry, use

I've been building a Model Maker steam engine from solid billet (no castings). I have deviated from the blueprints by adding reversing gear to the engine. I have set up temporary adjustable valve ro

Hi I have bought a well made single Victoria After running very well for some months on air the crank web now spins on the crankshaft There is no pin or grub-screw fitted, nor a keyway What is the met

Hello I'm Hugh and I've been watching Keith's Videos for a few years now. Based in Melbourne Australia, I trained thirty years ago as a fitter and turner/tool maker but then over time ended up behind

Hello I have a, NOT very well made Sun engine, will have to make quite a few new parts? And would like to find the machine drawings for this engine? I have look the net over and over with no luck? Wou

This is my Stuart Turner No.9 and 10v steam plant with a Stuart Turner Babcock 504 boiler this wasn't built by myself it was bought on eBay in March 2011 and built by a very talented West Midlands mod

Hi I am thinking about building a metre Maid for my first locomotive because I can get a boiler made for it so I don't have to build one myself. But I am wondering what sort of size lathe I would need