Making Simple Model Steam Engines

by Bray, Stan

• ISBN13: 9781861267733
• ISBN10: 1861267738
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-12-01
• Publisher: The Crowood Press

Summary

This book details the construction of a range of simple miniature steam engines and boilers. The projects, each of which can be completed with only a basic workshop, range from a single-acting oscillator to more sophisticated twin-cylinder double-acting engines and a variety of boilers. A final project brings together engine and boiler for a simple steam railway locomotive. These projects are a perfect introduction to model engineering and an enjoyable exercise for the more experienced engineer or those who wish to pass on their hobby to a younger generation. Stan Bray is an experienced craftsman in engineering and metalworking; among his previous books isMetalworking: Tools and Techniques.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: INTRODUCTION	7	(13)
Getting Started	7	(5)
Drawing Conventions	12	(1)
General Construction Notes	13	(7)
PART TWO: THE ENGINES	20	(80)
Hero's Engine	20	(9)
Simple Sam	29	(13)
Tin Can Tommy	42	(6)
Slim Sam	48	(7)
Millie, a Mill-Type Engine	55	(8)
Invar, an Inverted Vertical Engine	63	(12)
Douglas, a Double-Acting Engine	75	(6)
Twinky, a Twin-Cylinder Engine	81	(6)
Victor, the Vee-Twin	87	(7)
Clarence, a Clapper Engine	94	(6)
PART THREE: BOILERS	100	(43)
Basic Boiler Construction	100	(8)
Boiler Fittings	108	(8)
Boiler Number One: Pot Boiler	116	(3)
Boiler Number Two: Basic Vertical Boiler	119	(4)
Horizontal Boiler with Water Tubes	123	(4)
Vertical Boiler with Flues	127	(3)
Boiler Number Five: Double-Barrelled Boiler	130	(5)
Supports and Burners	135	(8)
PART FOUR: FINALE	143	(13)
Vertical Boilered Locomotive	143	(13)
Glossary	156	(1)
Index	157