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toxx · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:

... here's the finished engine (pix is a bit dark). Fire box repainted with black vht, base wine red. The green colour is a tic to 'greenish'. Larger flywheel! The original is, TMM, ridiculously tiny. It's my SE3's original flywheel. I had to insert a reduction tube into it, since the MM1's f/w axle is thinner and has a thread. Tomorrow, she shall have her trial run!

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johnreid · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:55 am Post subject:

Looks like an entirely different engine. Are you still going to mount it to the same base as the Jensen 85?
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steamyman · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:56 am Post subject:

WOW! great work Toxx, luv the big f/wheel!

Les · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:44 pm Post subject:

That's good.

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toxx · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 12:54 pm Post subject:

steamyman · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:06 pm Post subject:

pauly · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 1:48 pm Post subject:

love that BIG

flywheel.

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Les · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 2:52 pm Post subject:

The 'Mighty Minor'

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Mamodman123 · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:15 pm Post subject:

Looks great Tom!

Not sure how the little cylinder will get on with that flywheel. Will be a smooth runner though

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Nick · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject:

Great job Tom!

I love the flywheel.

I can't wait to see this mounted with the 85. How close are the dimensions of the two?

madeinenglang · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:41 pm Post subject:

Great job

toxx · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 6:56 pm Post subject:

... of course I couldn't wait until tomorrow!

I tried her out with 73ml normal tap water; after about five minutes, she took off like a charm, spraying me nicely with steam and droplets of scalding hot water. She makes a satisfying clap, clap, thonk, thonk sound (as good girls do

). Interesting: Her boiler leaks from one end cap ant 2 places, oozing a drop about every 10 seconds. The amount of water loss is minimal, and there seems to be no pressure loss, since the leaks are at the lower part of the caps, well under the safety amount of water I have her run on (this would be a point for Reid to ponder on).
After about 15 minutes she started to slow dow: The wick was getting low, and I don't know how much water was left. The big flywheel might slow her down a bit, but that really doesn't matter since I don't want her flipping all over the place anyway, 'till she's mounted to the wooden board.
All in all a perfect first run!

Any more name suggestions for her, gents?

Nachtrag: I just emptied the boiler - 34ml water left after 15 minutes running. That's just fine and a good safety measure.
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Les · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:10 pm Post subject:

Saucy Susie.

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toxx · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:12 pm Post subject:

... I like that name, Les!

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Minor1PJG · Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:33 pm Post subject:

I like the Mighty Minor, I have to say.

Great flywheel!!
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