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RocDoc
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| willsy wrote: | | where would i find one of these fantastic little engines |
I bought my Jenny Wren engine from the man himself ... Phil Gravett. His email address is: philgravett@hotmail.com. I think Phil posted a thread on the forum not so long ago but I can't remember where.
Pauly, the engine runs on meths ... just a few cc's worth in a tiny burner. Imagine half a dozen or so 5p coins laid on top of each other ... that's the size of the meths burner. The engine also comes with a tiny funnel for filling the boiler.
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pauly
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thanks  does she come to a boil really quickly with such a small water capacity 
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RocDoc
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I pre-boil the water in a pan before transferring the water into the engine (using a syringe and small funnel). It only takes a few minutes to come up to steam.
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kusuchi
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| Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2008 12:35 am Post subject: Re: My beautiful Jenny |
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Great video Pete,
I bought both the Jenny Wren and the Liliputt from Phil.
They have been a long time getting here. (Over a month). I received a parcel pick up slip in my mailbox on Friday. I think they have finally arrived.
Seeing your video has only made me more excited.
Exquisite miniatures. 
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kusuchi
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| RocDoc wrote: | I pre-boil the water in a pan before transferring the water into the engine (using a syringe and small funnel). It only takes a few minutes to come up to steam.
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I use the microwave, but it's the same principle for all engines. Use your fuel for steaming the engine, not heating the water.
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johnreid
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I generally microwave my water, however sometimes I let the Jensens heat the water from cold. I remember seeing Rangers Steam area in a video and he had a Mr Coffee dedicated for the purpose, another good idea, especially if you plan on steaming more than one engine. Blast those Xboxes, Ranger was a good fixture around here.
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IndianaRog
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I have found with the Lilliput, it takes no more time to let the 3 ml burner heat the water to a boil...then with syringe top off the burner "tank" for the run...burner tank only goes 5 minutes or less at a full burn. I think with something so small, the process of preheating, transferring by syringe and tightening the tiny "hot" filler nut is more hassle than a double burn.
But experimenting is the fun of it all. I found my tank held 9 ml of water when totally full, so I fill to 6 ml for a run knowing that allows enough headroom to build a bit of steam.
Fun little engines. I hope Phil goes back into Beam engine making mode, he thought he might this summer.
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