Beam type steam engine model

This engine was designed by Elmer Verburg and published in the Nov 1980 edition of Live Steam. Modeled after the huge Power/Pumping engines of the early 1900's, these engines where sometimes 2 stories in height and had a flywheel of 18 feet or more in diameter. This was the first scratch-built engine I have built since purchasing a Sieg Mini-Lathe and Mini-Mill. It is shown operating on compressed air (2 to 5 PSI), but I hope to soon have it running on steam.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Elmer
• Verburg
• Beam
• steam
• engine
• model
• Sieg
• Mini-Lathe

[philjoe5]

Very nice engine. What is the diameter of the flywheel?

[jds44]

The flywheel is 2.5" diameter and the height to the top of the center post is 3.5"

[PinkRL]

Just beautiful. I've built an Economy Hit & Miss scale working model and an Atkinson Cycle working scale engine. But I'd LOVE to have the plans for this! How/where can I get them? I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks. Bob P

[DrFrankensteam]

Nice engine, I like its action.

[jmar1371]

Elmer's 24. Beautiful work, man.

[wackedoutdude]

What a work of art im amazed. You modeling lot certainly do know cow to use lathes i had a mini lathe 3.5+10 i gave it away to a mate cos it was not big enough for my projects. That beam engine is stunning the quality is awsome.

[Fireball870]

hey can someone tell me what these are used for cause im thinking about buying one.

[gavsr70]

Beautiful engine - I myself have bought a sieg c1 lathe to start building steam engines.

Can you recommend any good lathe beginner pages?

[johnrob281]

Very nice job with some tricky linkages. Good running engine.