Double acting oscillating cylinder steam engine

by dorsey

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Raw materials: drill rod, C360 brass, and cast iron bar.
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Raw materials: drill rod, C360 brass, and cast iron bar.


Sorry that this is a little blurry, but you get the idea. This shows the pillow blocks, rotating assembly and the stuffing box.
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Sorry that this is a little blurry, but you get the idea. This shows the pillow blocks, rotating assembly and the stuffing box.



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Raw materials: drill rod, C360 brass, and cast iron bar.
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Cylinder with trunnion holes.
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Trunnions in place ready for silver soldering.
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Sorry that this is a little blurry, but you get the idea. This shows the pillow blocks, rotating assembly and the stuffing box.
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Haven't painted the flywheel yet, but this shows the broached keyway.
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Showing the side plate with trunnion nut,, pedestal, and platform.
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Detail of pedestal. In retrospect, I should have made them a little wider to fully enclose the hold-down bolts.
Description

Inspired by a book on making small steam engines, I did further research and developed plans and a parts list.

Supplies
  • 1. Raw material Metal Supply View
  • 2. Shop time Union County Vo-Tech View
  • 3. Flywheel Antique store
  • 4. Tooling MSCDirect View
  • 5. Radnor Safety-Silv AirGas View
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