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Making a Simple Steam Engine

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The simplest model of a steam engine. It consists only of a moving cylinder and a piston. Without valves etc.   / maciej-nowak-962547184     / mn.projects   ...more
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Intro

0:00

First, I made the engine piston

0:14

I chose brass because of its good sliding properties

0:20

I made a simple stainless steel rod with a hole to mount the piston

0:49

Time to make a cylinder, I used a piece of stainless pipe

1:32

I cut the cylinder from the top to attach a piece of a flat bar

1:56

The welded flat bar will allow the cylinder to be mounted

2:11

The first hole is for the mounting bolt, the second is the steam inlet

2:25

The cylinder is ready, let's see how it works with the piston

2:37

The most important part is done, time to take care of the motor frame

2:52

The engine bearings will be mounted in a piece of pipe

3:24

A piece of stainless steel flat bar will be used to fix the cylinder

3:59

I made 2 small holes : steam inlet and outlet

4:04

The oscillating steam engine has 4 positions: zero - starting position

4:09

One - The steam fills the cylinder through the first hole and pushes the piston out

4:14

Two - The cylinder is full, the inlet closes

4:19

Three - The piston returns, pushing the steam out through the second hole

4:24

I adjusted one of the holes to the top to facilitate assembly

4:29

Time to make a boiler, I used a stainless pipe

4:45

The boiler will be mounted on 4 thin rods, so the heat will not escape into the frame

5:00

Steam from the boiler will be delivered to the cylinder through a pipe

5:11

I made the engine shaft and flywheel from waste found in the workshop

5:50

In the flywheel, I installed a bolt for mounting the piston

6:12

I screwed a rack on the other end of the shaft

6:42

The boiler will be heated with kindling

7:24

I used a pressure fuse as a stopper, lurecommend it for safety

7:37

First test with a medium-hot boiler

7:58

When fully warmed up, the speed is much faster

8:07
Making a Simple Steam Engine
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