can anyone identify this engine

[garyParticipant @gary44937]

[garyParticipant @gary44937]

it was used to drive a dynamo at a local granite polishing works which started mid 1800s and closed 1950. the base is 31" x 5 1/2 the bore is2 3/4 and stroke is 5" it is 21 1/2" from base to top of governor, the flywheel is 22 1/4" as you can see there is only one bearing for the flywheel , what type of support would it have had at the other end. gary

Edited By JasonB on 30/12/2019 16:18:50

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

looks a bit of a home brew job rather than any specific make.

There would have been a similar pedestal the other side on a mounting plate, that and the main bedplate of the engine would have been raised up so the flywheel could swing freely or possibly just the engine bedplate raised with a much taller base for the outrigger pedestal to bring it upto height

[garyParticipant @gary44937]

thanks again Jason, the object in the first photo came with the engine but I cant see that it fits anywhere its made of brass

[garyParticipant @gary44937]

finished restoring my mystery engine, it runs very well but makes my new compressor work hard

Edited By JasonB on 01/05/2020 07:20:51

[SteviegtrParticipant @steviegtr]

What a great job. Very nice.

Steve.

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

It seems likely that it was originally mounted on a granite block in view of its origins.

That initial photo looks like a standard fitting for a water/steam distribution line

[garyParticipant @gary44937]

thanks steve and bazyle

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Very nice work. Looks lovely and I'm sure sounds as good chuffing away.

Could the first pic be a pump? Is there a hole in the right hand end with some packing around it for a piston rod to go in and out of? Could have been the boiler feed water pump, missing the crank and con-rod. Valve on the left could be a priming cock or a bypass valve to regulate flow of water into the boiler.

Or it could be something else altogether!

[garyParticipant @gary44937]

you are spot on hopper it is a pump, I discovered two valves inside it when I dismantled it. it feeds the made up water tank in the picture. the copper tube at the right of the picture is a whistle which I made for my grandson,big mistake don't get much peace now!

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Ah ok. So it runs off the second eccentric then? Nice one. Lol yeah steam whistle and grandkids sounds noisy!

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