Stuart 10V Vertical Steam Engine
Discussion
dhutch said:
A work of art.
Thanks - must say I'm happy with that because I dodged a couple of bullets with the cheapo step drills and the holes ending up so close to the edge of the plate. I can't even rememebr if I accounted for the clearance holes when I machined the cylinder casting. Next time I'd make them 1mm further in board.Here’s a video of it running for the first time. Should work if you click on it:
I sheared off the top drain cock on fitting - I didn’t realise how fragile they were (or it was already damaged).
I’ll link to my son’s YouTube channel with some better quality video at some point. In the meantime, thanks for looking, and thanks for the advice all. About five months of work - almost to the day. I’ve enjoyed every minute, and I’m very pleased with the result. Cheers!
I sheared off the top drain cock on fitting - I didn’t realise how fragile they were (or it was already damaged).
I’ll link to my son’s YouTube channel with some better quality video at some point. In the meantime, thanks for looking, and thanks for the advice all. About five months of work - almost to the day. I’ve enjoyed every minute, and I’m very pleased with the result. Cheers!
Here are some better videos. They are on my son's YouTube channel; if you stray onto his drawing videos, please turn the music down to avoid hearing loss or worse.
Slow/Medium speed, 10 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du06dJGC89g
Fast/Medium speed, 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWLn4vA27DU
Turning by hand, 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEKk1IuWAYQ
Under light load, 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOJRI2ZqE3w
Muffled exhaust (ie mainly mechanical noise), 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiLlyRaA1mI
Thanks.
Slow/Medium speed, 10 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=du06dJGC89g
Fast/Medium speed, 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWLn4vA27DU
Turning by hand, 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEKk1IuWAYQ
Under light load, 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOJRI2ZqE3w
Muffled exhaust (ie mainly mechanical noise), 30 psi (air)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiLlyRaA1mI
Thanks.
Procule said:
Fantastic build thread, Very impressive detail and process. Thanks for posting your progress.
Thanks! No problem. It’s ‘proper’ modelling (in my opinion); everything that moves has to be made to the right size and tolerance, and everything needs to look good too. Pretty steep learning curve, and mistakes can be costly in both time and money, but it’s really satisfying when it all comes together and works.Yertis said:
dr_gn said:
Thanks! No problem. It’s ‘proper’ modelling (in my opinion)
And that of my father. He thought plastic kits just a bit of a gimmick (compared with balsa wood) and Lego just a toddler's toy (compared with Meccano).Your pics have inspired me to get out the Brasso...
I thought the 10V looked pretty good, and that I’d done it in a reasonable time etc.
Then today, while visiting the most excellent Maritime Museum in Hamburg, I saw this; a model I’ve seen many times before, but never really with a model engineer’s eye, and I would never have identified the 10V base model had I not built one:
This 10V is much more detailed, and just a tiny fraction of the whole model, which is this (10V circled in green):
Also some Stuart Sirius engines there I think:
I can now appreciate the skill and time that went into this amazing model.
Here are a few others:
The museum workshop:
And a tiny fraction of the number of exhibits. These are small scale Wiking models. There must be at least 20 metres of floor to ceiling cases full of these models:
There are hundreds of much larger scale ship models, all meticulously detailed. Thoroughly recommended to anyone remotely interested in ships and/or models. The largest model railway in the world (Miniature Wunderland) and the small but perfectly formed Prototyp car museum are all within about 20 mins of each other in the city.
Then today, while visiting the most excellent Maritime Museum in Hamburg, I saw this; a model I’ve seen many times before, but never really with a model engineer’s eye, and I would never have identified the 10V base model had I not built one:
This 10V is much more detailed, and just a tiny fraction of the whole model, which is this (10V circled in green):
Also some Stuart Sirius engines there I think:
I can now appreciate the skill and time that went into this amazing model.
Here are a few others:
The museum workshop:
And a tiny fraction of the number of exhibits. These are small scale Wiking models. There must be at least 20 metres of floor to ceiling cases full of these models:
There are hundreds of much larger scale ship models, all meticulously detailed. Thoroughly recommended to anyone remotely interested in ships and/or models. The largest model railway in the world (Miniature Wunderland) and the small but perfectly formed Prototyp car museum are all within about 20 mins of each other in the city.
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