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(Click on any image to open an enlarged view in a new window.)
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| Elmer Verburg Beam Engine |
| This was my first experience at building a model engine, about 1980. When I saw it, I thought "It's mostly wood, I'm a woodworker, this should be easy." The metal parts are smaller, but they aren't fewer! |
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| Elmer Verburg Oscillator Engine |
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This oscillator is also an Elmer Verburg design, featured in Live Steam about 1981, and was my second engine. It, like most of my engines, runs well on lung power; however, when they get smaller than 3/8" bore it is pretty hard to get friction low enough. |
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| Freelance Mill Engine |
| Some may recognize this engine, as it has roots in Live Steam. The feature series on the 2" Minneapolis traction engine provided the design. It was further scaled to 1-1/2" and built left handed as a Mill engine. It runs very well, and the valve gear adds interesting action, especially when reversing at low speed. |
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| Cretors Oscillator Engines |
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These two are the only engines I have built using castings by others. The Cretors upright has been a popular design. In order to make mine unique, I built the one on the left with a hidden reversing gear (a rotating plate that reverses the ports). The one on the right has the crank replaced by epicyclic gearing which doubles the speed of the fly-wheel (or allows much slower running, depending on your point of view). When run at shows, the gearing may prompt lively discussions. |
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| Tiny Oscillator Engine |
| This is the smallest running engine I have built. A further reduced-scale model of Elmer Verburg's smallest engine, "Tiny," it fits easily under the cap of the old (ca. 1910) fountain pen. As long as I have it in my shirt pocket I can pull it out and be an exhibitor at most engine shows! |
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| Freelance Marine Engine |
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This little marine engine is of my own design. Please note the exhaust plumbing is incorporated into the bottom head. It was also my first experience with foundry work. The 28 brass and 1 aluminum castings were made in my garage using a blacksmith forge for heat.
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| Buffalo-Springfield Roller Engine |
| This is a model of the engine on a Buffalo-Springfield 10 ton tandem roller. It is 3/16"=1" scale. The working governor is 3/8", the correct scale for the 2" on the original. When working with imperial measurements, scaling by ratios divisible by 16 keeps sizes standard. |
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