Christmas gift for grandson

Christmas gift for grandson

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21 March 2018 at 16:46 #346956

Russell Eberhardt

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About ten years ago I made a simple steam plant as a Christmas gift for a grandson following an article in ME. Now I would like to build one for another grandson but can't find the article.

It was a similar design to the Mamod engines having a horizontal spirit fired boiler and a horizontal oscillating engine. Does anyone remember the article and the issue it was in?

Russell

21 March 2018 at 16:46 #37768

Russell Eberhardt

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21 March 2018 at 20:45 #347001

David George 1

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Can you give us a little more information or even a picture ?

David

23 March 2018 at 11:33 #347205

JohnF

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Bump — Can't help with your request Russell but this will push it up to the top again !

23 March 2018 at 12:12 #347215

Dick H

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Going to **LINK** and searching "steam plant" would point to about 1993.

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S.Atkinson

Model Engineering for Beginners. A basic steam plant

"Describes a simple oscillating steam engine and boiler. Boiler barrel, end caps, holes for boiler fittings, silver soldering"

Cheers.

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