Nick's Table

Nick · Nick's Table

This posting is reserved as an index of my table (thread)…

Page 1 - Introduction
Jensen 65’s
MM2 & MEC1
Jensen 10 arrival
3 Trip Hammers
Wilesco D24 & Flesichmann 125/4
Page 2 - D24 & 125/4 Continued
Wormar Trojan Model D
Jensen 10 - First Run
2 Spiral Wheels
Jensen 75's
Page 3 - L4 & MFTwin
Pair of Luton Bowmans
Pair of Drop Hammers
Falk on Air
Pair of Jensen 25's
3 Marklin Accessories
2 Marklins (5 cm & 6 cm)
Page 4 - 2 Marklins (5 cm & 6 cm) Continued
Wilesco Potter & Fleischmann Sausage Maker
Fleischmann Roller
Mamod TE1a
Boiler finding
Wilesco Burner
Pair of Jensen 55's
Page 5 - Pair of Jensen 55's (Continued)
Three Jensen 10's
Fleischmann Windmill

Nick

I'd like to start this off by saying "Happy STWWW" to all forum members!

(Good morning to the U.S. members, Good afternoon to the UK/European members, Good late evening/early morning to Australian members, and Good anything to all other worldwide members!

)

Many of you have probably guessed from my pictures and videos, that the majority of my collection has been shown on my freezer top. Well, this will also be my table for STWWW, here it is:

I have been very busy this past week filming my collection and even busier uploading the pictures & videos. I only began Sunday and can't believe how much I've gotten done.

There are still a few videos I have left to make and if my newest engine arrives this afternoon or tomorrow morning, I'll be able to make a very interesting video for you guys.

There's a lot of extra stuff I use when preparing and firing my engines, so I thought I'd show you guys:

In the following picture, you can see the following: The brown towel is where I set my engines while running them, two rags for cleaning up oil/water, a variac for controlling my electric engines, a quart of motor oil and a can of oil, a pliers and side-cutter for drive belts and other small parts, some screwdrivers, a rectangular key (for porthole Jensen sight glasses), 2 funnels and some filter paper, a syringe (filling boilers & burners), and some Maas polish & a rag:

And in the next picture, you can see the following: 3 types of fuel (Meths, Esbit & Sterno), matches, lead ingots (for temporarily holding accessories), my checklist of engines I wanted to feature at STWWW (almost complete

), a plastic container and measuring glass for the water, distilled water, vinegar, and a small torch with some solder and flux for repairs:

Now, I’ll share my collection “in action” with you… Train

Nick

I've got to start this off by posting the engine that got me started in steam, a Jensen 65:

This engine was purchased by my dad in an antique shop. He had been trying to find a steam engine after remembering the Robert Fulton vertical that his dad had, and this is the best deal he could find.

I remember spinning the flywheel by hand; but even better, I remember the few times that we actually fired it (using Sterno in a home-made burner).

Recently I found my own Jensen 65 (a little older (very early style burner and straight wood handles and copper firebox). I have not fired this one yet:

I still couldn't bring myself to fire my 65, so I decided to hook it up like a large accessory

:

Esbit burning under the boiler:

Steam shooting out the whistle:

And here it goes...

Close-up of the engine:

Some still shots:

Check out that plume of steam

Stop back for more...

Graham-Jilly

great engines mate thanks for showing them

Mos6502

The 65 is a classic engine if there ever was one. I love the copper firebox on the early versions (and I wouldn't fire it either).

Nick

Nick

I suppose I better post up a pair of engines for all you Mamod fans.

I'm sure you've already guessed the engines, an MM2 (found in an antique shop) and a MEC1 bought off ebay:

Side by side with the burners lit:

Stop back when they've built up some steam...

Nick

I think I hear the water boiling, so let's see what they can do:

MM2:

MEC1:

Jay_Minor

fantastic photos

Les

Are you going to build a vehicle using your MEC1??

Nick

Nick

Has anyone else found any engines today?

Well, I had this one dropped off at my table today, but I wasn't to happy with the box.

Or the packaging

Nick

I've now got it opened up and it isn't as bad as I figured it would be:

The lamp post received the only damage that I can see so far:

The metal has a bad spot:

Nick

I suppose I could leave you guys with a couple accessories before leaving my table for a little bit

Here's some noisy ones.

The Weeden's my first and one of my favorite accessories.

Nick

Well guys, I'm back and the air is just to clean in my area after running the MM2, MEC1 and my electric Jensen 55 (powering the accessories).

How would you guys stink the place up?

I know what I'd do...

I'd burn some Esbit, and lots of it

:

I'll let you guys guess at my next two engines while I get the pictures and videos ready.

Nick

You guessed it, a Wilesco:

And a Fleischmann:

Together:

Wilesco D24:

Fleischmann 125/4:

Burners in:

And they're running:

Nick

The Wilesco's running great:

But it's not looking good for the Fleishcmann

The seal broke on the sight glass (looks like I have a future repair):

More steam escaping:

And some still-shots of the Wilesco:

whistleman

fantastic shots, Nick!

Nick

Thanks Clinton!

This next engine came from the "Temple of Steam", a Wormar Trojan Model D

Here is how Roger received it:

By the sounds of it, he had a tough time restoring it (and I can see why, it's very small).

In the end, he did a great job

(I hope you don't mind me posting your pictures Roger, they're very nice.

)

An advertisment for the engine:

And now it's on my "table"

Nick

It runs great too!

Still shots:

Nick

The wiring looks good on the engine, so I'll see if the heater works now and hopefully try running it.

Check back soon for my progress.

Nick

The heater works and it's building up steam!

Nick

Here it is, my newly arrived, late model Jensen 10 in steam (early 1960's):

The sight glass leaked at first:

But it tightened up and the engine ran well

I then hooked it up to the generator:

Plenty of still shots again:

Nick

I'm off to bed, so I'll leave you guys with a pair of spiral wheels...

Fleischmann:

Wilhelm Krauss:

Les

Nick, the last one is a Wilhelm Krauss Chromotrope c1930 and if you are wondering who the other bidder was it was me.

Nick

Les, I knew the age and brand, but what does chromotrope mean?

Up next I have a pair of Jensen 75's. The only thing they really have in common is their name:

Modern:

Classic:

Esbit flame:

Alcohol flame:

They both run great:

Nick

Running at different speeds:

Still-shots:

Les

It refers to the ability of the lights to change colour.

Nick

And now the reason I prefer meths (nice clean boiler after run):

Over esbit:

Even the whistle is covered in soot:

And here's the original price tag on the modern 75:

Nick

Nick

Here's my 3 smallest engines:

And the boxes of the two I will be running (Both engines came from the same forum member

):

The L4 and MFTwin side by side:

The L4's SV hidden within the chimney next to the MFTwin's SV:

Burners lit:

And in their place:

Nick

They've built up steam and off they go:

Nick

Now that I have a 3rd Jensen 10, I'm going to attempt something I've never done before and run 3 engines at a time.

I'll let you guys know how it goes and hopefully take plenty of pictures and video.

Dave B

Fantastic collection Nick, thanks for your efforts in sharing it with us all!

Do you ever fire the mini traction engine? It is one of my favorites on your table!

Well done!

Nick

Nick

Nick

As I was going to fill the small one for the first time, I discovered this:

And this:

I fixed it, but couldn't keep it running yet (still needs some work).

The 203 ran great though

Nick

Since the little one wouldn't run on its own, it received some help from its bigger brother:

Nick

I'll leave you guys with a couple more noisy accessories:

Nick

I wasn't quite ready to leave the event for the day, so I ran one more engine on compressed air, my Falk:

Nick

I've now made it back to my table and I'm setting up my two Jensen 25's.

Older:

And newer:

Nick

The water's boiling, let's see if they'll start:

I'm always amazed at how slow and smooth the non-reversing 25 runs

Nick

I'll be posting a video of these two Marklins in steam, in a few hours:

But, until then, here's some Marklin accessories:

Nick

It took a few hours, but the Marklins are ready.

6 cm boiler:

5 cm boiler:

Burners in:

The little one just can't stand still

Both engines close-up:

Nick

And of course, more still-shots:

Nick

The 5 cm boiler has a fatigued flywheel

But the engine bases have some great paint jobs

I'm almost certain that's a finger print:

Nick

Here's an accessory I haven't seen working on the forum and I can see why; it doesn't really do much:

And of course...a sausagemaker:

Nick

I steamed up two mobiles tonight and I was a little disappointed...

First was the Fleischmann Roller.

I had been having some troubles getting it to move on different surfaces, so I thought I"d try it on the back side of some carpet:

I lit the burner (only one tablet of esbit:

View from the cab:

A quick stationary test-run:

I couldn't get it to move, the backing was too sticky

So I took the rug away (but as you can see, the floor was to slippery):

Nick

Then came more troubles with the Mamod

It looks nice:

I added fuel:

But it would only run stationary

(I had it running very well the other night, but forgot the camera. I'm guessing there might be some blockage in the steam line)

Nick

Look what was found in one of my new engine's boiler.

Nick

I'm off to bed

Time to shut down my table for the evening, but I will be back in the morning to post more. (I still have 5 wood-based Jensens to post and hopefully make a video of my first engine)

madeinenglang

A great collection of engines

Nick

I know we've talked about it before, but I thought I'd show you guys how easy it is to adjust the flame in a Wilesco burner:

Nick

Coming soon...

Les

All your engines are great but I am wondering where all your accessories have got to??

redryder

Great showing Nick !!!

Gil

Mark-One

That new 10 you just got is interesting. Is that unusual (and very fine looking) wood base original or a replacement?

I think the hammers are my favorite tools. Anything that goes tick, clack, or smack just does it for me

Nick

Nick

Nick

As promised, my two 55's:

(The loud rattling noise is becase the boiler straps are off, so the boiler rattles on the firebox)

Nick

Here you can see the difference between the engines:

And the different reversing systems:

Nick

Running the 55 on air wasn't much fun either, so once again, I hooked it up like a large accessory:

Still-shots:

Name-plates:

...or what's left:

2 steamy photos:

Nick

I now have three model 10's, so I decided to run them all together.

This is the first time I have run 3 engines at one time:

(This video proved that the nicer the engine looks, the better they run... I guess I have some work with two of them.)

Nick

Nick

I'll leave you guys tonight with a Fleischmann windmill: