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I had the pleasure of working with one of the mods here, Lumberyard Dave, and helped him reverse-engineer an old ship engine (hey Dave; what's up?).
And I lucked out and got to sit next to a guy named Dave Nelson last year at NAMES, and he got me excited about building ships and such.
He has a great website.
My dad built model steam engines for about 12 years until his death in 2006, and I picked up the hobby in 2012.
I decided to make a cast engine, and built a foundry.
I saw a photo of a nice engine in England, and so I made a 3D model of it from 3 photos, made patterns, and cast the parts.
The flywheel is gray iron, and the remaining parts are in 356 aluminum.
I thought it turned out pretty well for a first engine.
Below are photos of the 3D model screencapture, the original engine from England, and the last photo is the engine I built.
I made a sailboat when I was a teen, and I remember doing the hull in strips of wood.
I would like to build a tugboat, perhaps 72" long, with a boiler and steam engine in it.
Happy boating !!!
Pat J
A video of me pouring the flywheel for the engine below is here:
And I lucked out and got to sit next to a guy named Dave Nelson last year at NAMES, and he got me excited about building ships and such.
He has a great website.
My dad built model steam engines for about 12 years until his death in 2006, and I picked up the hobby in 2012.
I decided to make a cast engine, and built a foundry.
I saw a photo of a nice engine in England, and so I made a 3D model of it from 3 photos, made patterns, and cast the parts.
The flywheel is gray iron, and the remaining parts are in 356 aluminum.
I thought it turned out pretty well for a first engine.
Below are photos of the 3D model screencapture, the original engine from England, and the last photo is the engine I built.
I made a sailboat when I was a teen, and I remember doing the hull in strips of wood.
I would like to build a tugboat, perhaps 72" long, with a boiler and steam engine in it.
Happy boating !!!
Pat J
A video of me pouring the flywheel for the engine below is here: