Monster Steven's model dockyard

steamman · Monster Steven's model dockyard

This engine only arrived yesterday and has already been given a good clean. It is a Steven's model dockyard mill engine dating between 1880-1920. It is by far the largest engine in my collection. The cast base measures 16.5 inches long by 10 inches wide at the flywheel. The flywheel measures 10.5 inches diam and the cylinder has a 3 3/4 inch stroke.

The cylinder is fitted with a lubricator, which can be controlled via the handle. The ruler in the photos give an idea of it's size

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the next plan is to find a suitable coal fired boiler.

TRAPPERKEEPER

It looks like a great engine, now how are you going to steam it?

shaygetz

Wow...time to pull out the air compressor. Thumbs up!

kusuchi

Good Grief

It's gorgeous but it's huge. How are you planning to steam it?

You are going to need a big boiler and lots of heat.

Any ideas?

johnreid

Wow!!! Isnt that something else. Real cool engine.
Would some sort of Propane fired boiler be more convenient?

Les

That's nice.

tmuir

Nice engine. I would love something like that but the chances of finding something like that in OZ for a realistic price is zero.

mc_mc

My first thought was "Wow that's hideous" but that was about the cloth the engine was sitting on.

The engine itself is smashing.

johnreid

Is the cloth from the 1960s?

steamman

Well we have had the cloth along time!!!!! most likely from the 1960s!!!

After looking at a reproduction steven's model dockyard book from 1919 a engine of this size would cost around £19-£20. A boiler suitable to steam the engine would measure 24 inches tall without chimney and 12 inches dia. This cost £12.

This engine was designed to drive small metal or wood lathes, saw bench or dynamo. It could also be fitted with a governor and feed-pump.

MTA

Steamman, for a coal fired boiler I would recommend looking at:

www.stationroadsteam.co.uk

regularly as he gets some small, gas or coal fired boilers in from time to time