Dampfzauberer
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vertical BING Steam engine restoration finished + VideoAt last, here it is.
I finish the restoration on this engine.
My pal from nuremberg made me a new boiler plug and a new screw for the water gauge.
I soldered the steam pipe up and made all cocks go.
A little bit work on the finish (polished the nickel bits a little bit)
The photos do not show how it looks in real (boiler seems on photos too blotched)
Now on steam it runs perpectly...not very fast, but very powerfull.
Watch the video closely, in the last party it drives the big caroussel on the outter rim of its flywheel 
PS. you might notice the two bashes...thats when the airplanes of the caroussel hit the cam twice 
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Les
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What a wonderful engine, and very nice to see it working. 
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James
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Ooo that's nice!
How much is one like that worth?
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Sandman
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Amazing Mirko.
What a great engine. 
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johnreid
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Wonderful machine there.
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Mamodman123
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She's a great engine
A good restoration job
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Dampfzauberer
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| James wrote: | Ooo that's nice!
How much is one like that worth? |
Can't say exactly.
I paid 500,- euro's for this one...
Today there ended another bing similar to this on french ebay for about 700,- euro's BUT that was a smaller one (had not that special water gauge and not a cast iron firebox door)
So you can guess the rest
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Dampfzauberer
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | She's a great engine
A good restoration job |
Thanks to everyone
Yes, I think this is just the right amount of restoration that was needed.
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Dave B
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Very nice - a hard worker too! Sounds fantastic!
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shaygetz
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Beautiful. Is that some kind of water pump or lubricator on the side getting cranked?
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Nick
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Great engine! I must get myself a Bing. 
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Les
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| ncseverson wrote: | | Great engine! I must get myself a Bing. |
I would like one of those, it would go nicely with the rest of my Bings.
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toxx
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... great engine, congrats, Mirko! I like the way it drives your home-made plane caroussel.
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tmuir
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Great engine Mirko and I loved how we could just see that big fare ground ride in the background running from it.
I do love those early German engines.
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steamman
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Very good runner!!!
I have the same model from about 1924 -1932 without the feed pump or governor but the boiler is fitted with a pressure gauge.
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Nick
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Are there very many verticals with governors?
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Atticman
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| shaygetz wrote: | | Beautiful. Is that some kind of water pump or lubricator on the side getting cranked? |
Its a water feed pump, means you can refill with water without waiting for the boiler to cool down.
Mirko that is great. V embassassed as have been meaning to video me Dads, but been busy  . It goes at the same sedate speed- great
Did fire her up at STIA but I forgot to take pics and Sandy missed her going 
| Quote: | Are there very many verticals with governors?
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A few Nick, Have seen Shoenner ones, Dad has a Marklin but I think they are more for decoration than fun
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Dampfzauberer
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Not many vertical engine have a governor.
And if they have one, they do not have a pump.
Or if they also have the pump, they do not have the special water gauge.
And i am glad to have this engine because that's a thing i wanted for years but never could afford.
So now i quickly grabbed this one as 500,- euro's is quite cheap, regarding the size and the technical features it has
Steamman, i know you have a similar engine.
I am also looking for that pressure gauge.
Those Gauges were sold seperately, as the engine itself was quite expensive.
So you always could buy the pressure gauge extra for this engine when you saved some money....
This engine has on top in the front a special "screw-in-screw".
You can take the smaller srew out and put insted that pressure gauge.
Maybe one day i'll get that pressure gauge, too
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Griffin
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That is a lovely engine Mirko, and as you say packed with lots of features.
Great to see running.
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steamgranny
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Simply beautiful! Lovely restoration If only I could afford something like that 
I will do the next best thing & admire Mirko's splendid collection
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Reid
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Splendid, stately, historical, original (it looks unmolested: the best result)
It pulls the load, it chuffs, and most remarkable of all to me:
its bearings are well fitted--no clatter or clack.
This Bing is in perfect working order! It's a great thing.
What it would cost if it could be made again today?
A lot! It's real quality. Wonderful conservation job, Mirko.
Thanks for the super video too!
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