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Age of steam
… is no business of mine. I am very pleased that you are into steam as the more the merrier, we are as rare as hen's teeth on this website, more is the pity. You certainly sound extremely capable in the fitting and turning department, which c …
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Age of steam
… , as the pressure gauge shows zero pressure and the boat is steaming along at a fair speed. I would hazard a guess there is at least 20 PSI steam pressure in your boiler considering the engine's speed. I suggest you get the pressure gauge s …
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Age of steam
… e on this site as there is very little doing with regard to Steam. There are two valves you can use for throttle control one is a rotary valve which is complex, difficult to get hold of and expensive. then there is a lever-operated valve fr …
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Paddle Steamer Waverley
… year following a government grant and money from the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society. She has been a static exhibit on Loch Lomond for some years. Medway Queen went through a complete hull rebuild in Bristol a few years ago and is open …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… rida, but I would like my next build to be an “entry level” steam driven work boat. Any and all suggestions will be entertained. Regards Nuts in Floriduh
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… rom Alibris. Com, haven’t opened it yet, let’s see what the Steam Gods have in store for me....Si
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… Winter Special - just out - has an article on starting with steam - the things to consider. There are safety considerations to think about too - for example if you are running a gas fired boiler beware of gas build up in the bilges - any le …
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Steam Engines
… he best finish I have ever seen. Contact Kevin Doveton at kdsteamsupreme@gmail.com if you are interested
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Steam Engines
A friend makes beautiful small steam engines the latest being an outboard - anyone interested can contact him at kdsteamsupreme@gmail.com. I will post pictures of his other models tomorrow. This particular one sells for R3,400 (about 225gbp …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… under "Building Related" and leave Simon's seriously insane Steam Boat thread in peace to develop as he would wish. Who's up for that? (Design & Build contest perhaps?) DIVISION: CLEAR THE LOBBIES. Ayes to the right, Noes to the left. Cheer …
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Steam Engines
… , nice looking engine, I ordered a couple of books on Model Steam Engines from Alibris.com to start my research.
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Entry Level Steam Boat
Entry level steam boats - about twenty years ago there used to be an advert in the Market Trader newspaper for a simple tin toy steam boat. Worked with pellets of solid meths heating water and a jet over the stern. Wish I still had one. The …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
Sapot have a look at Steam Engines on the Forum - have posted a picture of the Steam Outboard and will be posting more unit pictures tomorrow - might be of interest simply to look at. Please keep us updated on your progress - look forward t …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… from Tony Green in the UK or there is the Australian Model Steam co as well although quite pricey - they advertise in Model Boats magazine through their agent. Saito himself was the owner of a large scale engineering works in Japan apparen …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… tructure. I know it a very steep entry point for the entire steam power plant, but I got this bug to push a giant boulder up a hill. I also stumbled across SAITO steam engines, right now I’m in the “pipe dream stage”
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… frica who makes an exquisite small single cylinder outboard steam engine - not cheap but really great model..... Can get his contact details/website if you wanted - River Queen plans are no problem either - not really suitable for the outbo …
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Entry Level Steam Boat
… parts and no superstructure to worry about. Pity Midwest's steam engines are no longer available......Dont think model expo keep any steam engines. In UK Tony Green Steam Models sell a simple oscillator in various stages which can be gange …
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Age of steam
… ed. The burner and 5 tube boiler did not build up that much steam, not enough burner. Added 4 more tubes and that seemed to help. In running, I fill the boiler up to valve near the top or the sight glass to get the longest run, a little ove …
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Age of steam
… e your oscillating engine and your great video. I have been steaming for eons and am fascinated at the steam pressure gauge at the start registering pressure , though I cannot read the actual pressure gauge numbers and what seems a lot of c …
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Age of steam
… board and want to put this on you tube as "Taking A Ride On Steamboat Willie". just have to learn
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Age of steam
… e, I used the sterno to fuel but what I did was to build up steam first put the fire out reload with sterno and I got between 25 to 30 minute runs, These are great boats!
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Marine steam engine wanted
… the billings kit which I plan to ditch in favour of a real steam plant. Apologies for any confusion. Mike
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Marine steam engine wanted
… ed “GaryLC” who asked some time ago if there were any other steam enthusiasts on this site. He posted just last week about any members in the north east who would like to get together. Look him up on the site. PS whats the problem with the …
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Plans for Mississippi paddle Steamer
… odelerscentral.com/ship-model-kits/mantua/mississippi-river-steamboat/ Good luck, Doug
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Alwyn Vintcent Steam Tug
anyone interested in building a steam tug - original built in Italy - so its good looking (my opinion anyway). Cant download pics at the moment but PM me and I will send direct (just over 1mb GA, lines & pic)
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Abergavenny steam and vintage show.
Great day at the Abergavenny steam and vintage show today. I took about 20 of my boats, along with 250 model lorries from my wife's collection. While there I managed to help a few new modellers get started and hopefully they will join us on …
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tvr steam engine
… ry I' m looking for the tread size for the ports of the TVR steam engine are they 1/4 32 or 1/4 40 as I want to order fittings in advance of my building the engine . Rick
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tvr steam engine
… plus a condenser to collect and separate the exhaust waste steam. My condenser is simply a piece of 2" brass pipe, I can do you some piping diagrams for you if this helps, or send me a plan of how you are going to connect it all together. …