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It's often dark by the time I get to play with my engines, so I use my much loved Coleman Northstar petrol lamp. This little MH&B twin cylinder marine engine is 9mm bore, 9mm stroke, double acting, slide valve. The valve chest is at the side of the cylinders, and the valves are driven from a separate shaft parallel to the crankshaft and driven from it by a pair of gears. The valve shaft is fitted with slip eccentrics operated by a lever on the crankshaft engaging a neoprene ring on the valve shaft. In the video I've tried to show the forward/reverse mechanism, and I move the throttle lever forward to vent the valve chest via the exhaust to remove boiler pressure from the slide valves, allowing the eccentrics to turn more easily.
newsteamer123
very nice
Bugsy
They don't get much nicer than that, Miles.
Very droolworthy...
Les
Very sweet indeed.
Sandman
Jeez Miles, you really do have some classy kit.
That is just marvelous to watch.
Great stuff.
STEAMPROPULSION
Marten Howes & Bayliss marine engine
AT LAST I SEE ONE RUNNING ... (SURROUNDED BY A ROMANTIC SET UP)
ozsteamdemon
A very nice engine and boiler combination .
whistleman
wonderful set up you have there.
Ross
cool
calypso
Really nice Miles.
Another pressure lamp fanatic I see!
I have about six or seven.
P.S. I thought my hands were bad.
logoman
calypso wrote:
P.S. I thought my hands were bad.
I must give up the cigarettes
johnreid
That one is beyond cool
logoman
calypso wrote:
Another pressure lamp fanatic I see!
I have about six or seven.
