Model Hit & Miss Engine

[Paul LousickParticipant @paullousick59116]

Model engines at the Sydney Antique Machinery club Rally, 2015

A great display of antique steam engines, cars, trucks and machinery was a collection of working model engines, including a Galloway Hit & Miss engine, driving a full size watch makers lathe with Action Man at the controls.

Half scale model of a 1911 Domestic engine driving a small grinder.

Engine spec.  1hp, Low tension ignition, side camshaft

Edited By Paul Lousick on 21/09/2015 10:03:01

[Paul LousickParticipant @paullousick59116]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Thanks for thaose Paul, though the Galloway looks to be a bit of an oddball/hybrid. Possibly an Assoc Hired Man frame with a scratch built cylinder/hopper.

[Paul LousickParticipant @paullousick59116]

Hi Jason,

I do not have the history of the model but an interesting display of little engines. I did like the little lathe. Thought it was a model at first but was informed it is full size.

Paul.

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

The only thing is the action man is at the back of the lathe

Roy

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Posted by roy entwistle on 21/09/2015 11:26:25:

The only thing is the action man is at the back of the lathe

Roy

As the hit & miss engines all tend to run clockwise as viewed in the photo the action man is on the correct size for using a hand graver on the rest as the lathe is running in reverse.

 

I don't really like "littel men" on a model but they do give Joe puplic an idea of scale.

Edited By JasonB on 21/09/2015 11:44:25

[John Stevenson 1Participant @johnstevenson1]

So put a twist in the belt

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Jason it might be my eyesight but there appears to be a compound slide on the lathe and as you say the lathe is running backwards

Roy

[MichaelRParticipant @michaelr]

The Domestic side shaft engine in the picture has the logo of the builder (Regimoto), he has a interesting web site of all the engines he has built. Here

Mike.

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