Nick
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Two Engines Arrived Today!The first actually came Saturday, but I wasn't home. The post office is closed Sundays and yesterday was Columbus Day, so I had to wait until this morning to pick it up.
Opening it up:
I see a flywheel:
Tags that were on the base:
And it's not a steam engine:
I've wanted a hot air engine for awhile, but decided to wait for an older one. I'm not sure if the base is original because the other Plank ones I have seen have a larger base with firebox.
But it does run!  (video later, hopefully running some accessories)
And this second one was dropped off minutes ago:
Have you guessed what it is yet?
I'm not sure either.  I am pretty sure it's a Schoenner or a Falk, but I can't read the letters stamped into the base:
The letters are in between the 2 "Made in Bavaria" stamps:
More pics (will hopefully run this tonight after work:
It will eventually need a new sight glass and a burner made:
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jakesm
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both are beauties! may have to start looking for an older german engine!!
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Les
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 Very nice Nick , are you going for the older and more exquisite German engines now.?? 
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johnreid
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über cool, either one would be the prized centerpiece of most peoples dream collections,
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Nick
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| johnreid wrote: | | über cool |
Nice one John!  Very clever. 
| Les wrote: | | Very nice Nick , are you going for the older and more exquisite German engines now.?? |
I would love to get more, but I don't like their prices. 
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Dampfzauberer
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The overtype is a Falk engine.
One of the later ones where the upper part of the chimney in not made of a fine steel mesh but from sheet metal
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Nick
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| Dampfzauberer wrote: | The overtype is a Falk engine.
One of the later ones where the upper part of the chimney in not made of a fine steel mesh but from sheet metal |
Thanks Mirko!
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Nick
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It runs! I didn't have much time, so I'll make a better video at a later date. It has a few things that need some work. My camera battery died just as I was trying to find the whistle. 
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IndianaRog
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Ooooh Nick, your taste in quality steam just goes up a notch with each acquisition. I absolutely love that overtype.
Rog
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peol
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Such a good and smooth runner, real quality built in to those old engines 
Btw, found a picture of how the rest of that Plank hot-air engine should look.
Click to see full size image
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redryder
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Congrats Nick..... Those are both great additions to your collection !!!!!
Gil
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Sandman
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OOooh. That Falk does it for me mate.
Beautiful engines.
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Atticman
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Wow, both are really nice, but i do like those Locomobiles with the force feed pumps 
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newsteamer123
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i just love thos overtypes
great runners!!
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igy569
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I really like your taste in engines.
I wish I had the kind of money to spend... 
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Nick
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| peol wrote: | Such a good and smooth runner, real quality built in to those old engines
Btw, found a picture of how the rest of that Plank hot-air engine should look.
Click to see full size image |
Do you know the owner of the pictured engine? I'd love to get a few measurements.
I do have the lineshaft, so that would be very easy to duplicate and the firebox wouldn't be too hard.
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peol
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| Nick wrote: | | peol wrote: | Such a good and smooth runner, real quality built in to those old engines
Btw, found a picture of how the rest of that Plank hot-air engine should look.
Click to see full size image |
Do you know the owner of the pictured engine? I'd love to get a few measurements.
I do have the lineshaft, so that would be very easy to duplicate and the firebox wouldn't be too hard. |
I found this picture at an auction site, so I don't know the owner.
The engine was made in different sizes, from the smallest model 333 without a lineshaft up to the biggest model 338 including a lineshaft. The 335 which is on the picture seems to be the most common one. The model dates from 1902-1903.
The meausrements I have for the baseplate of these models are
335 - base 29x14cm
336 - base 32x19cm
338 - base 41x? cm.
Looking forward to see it come to life again
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