mamod twin steam engine

steam engine twin cylinder homemade parts

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• meccano
• steam
• engine
• twin
• mamod
• homemade
• mec1
• stationary
• boiler
• lathe
• milling

[astravanmk2]

I got round to making one just posted a video response, sorry for the poor vid quality :-)

[skyrocketpuke]

@astravanmk2

good man, for making one, i wondered when it was going to happen, be careful though, its a slippery slope , next its a four cylinder , then a v8 :)

[Timothycan]

Help me please!  I've got two of these little engines, the same model.

Where can I get the little washer gaskets from?

Tim.

[skyrocketpuke]

@Timothycan

hi tim , try, manor models .co.uk , they pretty much have all the mamod spares

[DLRTV]

Very well done. Have you tried the cranks at 180 degrees apart like the SE3 ?

[skyrocketpuke]

@DLRTV

thanks, good idea 180 degrees ill look at that, i think mine where 90 degrees, as i read it would self start , but didnt lol

[laphant1]

myford ml4 strikes again..cool Mike...laphant..melvin...usa

[astravanmk2]

That is brilliant, I have a couple of ebay find mec1's with bits missing i'm tempted to have a go at this myself. as soon as i can find a suitable t piece =-).

[skyrocketpuke]

@chesterfield44

hello sir!, yep it was the timing of the cranks, the crank i fitted to the end of the existing shaft isnt the best fit, so it moved a bit ,in the build, just needed a "slight twist" to the right lol

as for the se3, still on my to do list, but man there expensive on the ebay, even in poor condition , on a lighter note im making a video at the mo of a early manchester "rapidor" power hacksaw im restoring, regards chris

[chesterfield44]

Remarkable engine, why wouldn't it start at 2:04 was it the cranks?

And did you ever do the SE3 project