A FEW THINGS TO PASS ALONG: 1. Everything that slid, move, went up and down, side to side, in and out or rotated, had oil on it. Maybe not shown in the video, but it was done. 2. The crank does have features to accept the grub screws so they don't scar the crank. Also a personal detail not on the print. 3. No the shop isn't technically near a race track, its more like a state owned drag strip. US 183 4. My local home center doesn't sell ignition wrenches, so I improvised. 5. I'm sticking with air power for now. 6. Sorry about the pin on the clevis rotation. It got fixed before the end of the video. 7. Yes, hex head bolts would look awesome, but don't come with the kit. 8. I will watch Keith Appletons video to learn how to time this model. 9. Thank you all for your holiday wishes and please know, I wish the same for you and your loved ones. 10. This model is running in reverse. A 180 degree rotation of the eccentric will correct that.
#3 😰😄 I live on a similarly "city" owned drag strip. City employees frequent it's use regularly as well seeing as how I am located two blocks away from the local PD and Fire departments. Lots of air horns and sirens all day and all night every... single... day... Picking nits aside, a job well done and appreciate you sharing it with us. Feliz Navidad to you and your's Joe. Hoping that 2021 will be much kinder to all of us!
Very nice job, Joe. Once you oil it properly and adjust the timing for early admission of steam you will avoid that knock. If you must run it on air make sure that you oil EVERY moving part. Steam has a degree of lubricity that is missing from compressed air so you should find that it run even better under steam.
Absolutely beautiful Joe, all it needs now is a nice walnut stand with a brass plate that’s says made by Joe Pie 2020 . Then you can start on building the boiler for it 😉😉 ! Still think you should auction it off , or have a Raffle, so we could watch you build another one. Ha ha , take care have a Merry Christmas and thanks again for all the tips and tricks .
If I auctioned this off, the minimum starting bid would have most of you rolling on the floor laughing. imagine the real value of this just based on a standard shop rate. The joke would be on me when someone just 'wrote the check'. I'd be sad to see it go. ( but i'd get over it)
@@joepie221 , only those who have never built anything would laugh, those of us that have built anything or tried can understand the effort , workmanship, satisfaction , and pride that goes along with something like this project . To me the term priceless comes to mind . Best to you , and enjoy the Christmas present that you made for yourself 😊 !
Joe, I enjoy every video you have make it entertains me, educates me, and humbles me by reminding me that I never stop learning, my first projects will be making more tools like collet blocks, vise stops, etc. I'm just starting to set up a small home shop. are there any other handy tools to "make life easier" that you haven't made a video of ? or any old tools you made a long time ago, I just turned 63 and I still have the second project I ever made in High school a machinist hammer. and other misc. tools I have made or altered, I needed some really thin open end wrenches one time for hydraulic fittings and was sure happy to see that the job site had a surface grinder. I saw a video of a draw-bar tool where the head was a socket on one side and soft hammer on the other I plan on making one soon, would love to see your version. I remember when I was a kid my Dad told me "if you need a tool and you can't get it, make it". He was an awesome dude he had a small engine business and in the late 50's go cart racing was the poor mans NASCAR, he was so obsessed with it he read books on making aluminum castings then would design and make his own carburetors, he set a track record for the single engine class at 127.5 MPH. (Born Christmas day 1921, a teen on a chicken farm during the depression only finishing 8th grade but he read a lot , exempt from the draft he was the only son became a Staff Sergent in the Ardennes campaign earned 2 Bronze Stars and a Purple heart. I am one of the truly blessed that can say my hero and my father are one in the same) I love watching a master create a work of art. keep it up Joe and Merry Christmas. sincerely Mark, Waterford, Mi.
Thank you so much for taking the time to do all these videos. I learnt so much about work holding and other tip and tricks from them. Have a great Christmas.
My praises for a job well done. It runs as well as I was expecting. When "broken in", it should be able to run by blowing into the input port. As I commented elsewhere, this style or design of engine is not for high speed running. Full-sized engines of this design usually ran less than 150 RPM. I worked on a full-sized engine(4" x 16") that top speed was 15 or 16 RPM but it had 2 cylinders cranked at 90* to be self starting.
Love the roller bearing set-up for the bend...so obvious in retrospect...added to my list of work-throughs that I have gleaned from your presentations. Thanks for this series Joe Pie...enjoyed every minute!
Masterful Job. I believe you might have it running backwards. From what I could see the Eccentric is 180 deg out. This causes the force of the cross head to put pressure on the upper brass guides and threaded bolts instead of the frame sliding surface during both power strokes. This results in gravity causing a clicking sound when the piston reverses as the cross head rises to drive the crankshaft. It might just be the way I saw it but just make sure the force on the cross head is toward the frame when piston is pushing and pulling for smoother operation. Engines will run fine in either direction but sound better running with forces toward frame. As mentioned, a masterful job and greatly enjoyed the build.
Running the other way would also be safer because the crankshaft would knock your hand up and out of the way if you got your fingers near the back end of the crankshaft. The way it is now it would grab your fingers and drive them into the frame.
I found a small museum in the south of England displaying model steam trains and traction engines. Particularly interesting were the builders workshops on display. This was in the days before electricity and all the machine tools were powered by small steam engines. Before you could start machining you had to fire up your boiler!
Can you tell me where that was please? I’d like to go and see that, when of course we get this bloody COVID-19 under control and out of this lockdown here in England.
Wonderful result! Thank you for sharing this! Glad you caught the valve rod clevis issue before the internet cognoscenti went off on you (too much). You might want to put a very little bit of cotton from a Q-tip in the oil cups to slow oil distribution a bit if using 3-in-1 or MMO. If you want to go for really slow RPM and a more authentic-sounding engine; Keith Appleton (Mainsteam) has several tutorials on setting valve timing for steam engines. Best to you and yours this Christmas! Have a very Happy New Year!
Beautiful. Try adjusting the timing just a tiny bit to allow air to cushion the piston at the end of the stroke. Like a gas engine is always timed before top dead center. A steam engine is more susceptible to piston slam. Take your time and just go miniscule amount of adjustment. Best to lower the air pressure to about 1 or 2 psi and hold the flywheel and listen to the exhaust. When all is well the engine will lurch slightly at the end of the stroke on a minimum amount of air and smooth out at normal speed and power will be at the maximum. Fantastic build with CNC accuracy. What next? How about a walking beam or a Cyclops steam engine? You would have a blast doing the ring gear on a Cyclops. Merry Christmas to you and yours Joe.
Great job!!! Now ready for the NEXT PROJECT! ( THE FLUX CAPICATOR ) Ok little above my head... Thanks Joe for sharing and taking time for this build. Very interesting to say the least!!!!!
Hoorah!!! Finally the much anticipated conclusion - wonderful. Joe this has been a real tour-de-force through and through... every part (of so many) had challenges, some more than others, but all the way thru just so good to see it come together. It's a work of art and a thing of beauty ... hard to even put a price value on it. What a joy seeing it run. :) Merry Christmas Joe and thank you for this series.
This project has been full of challenges in set up, work holding, and machining; not to mention showing in detail how a basic steam engine works. Thanks so much Joe for making these videos, from which I have personally learned a heckuva lot!
Nice one! Looks great, and I hope to see more. You can eliminate that pinch point by rotating the eccentric 180° to run the engine the other direction so the crank comes up at the back rather than biting you
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from us, here in NJ, in the snow 😩 And thank you for the time you invested in this series, it is good to watch an expert at work, it makes you appreciate what skills are required to create things we mere mortals may take for granted.👍
This series was one of the best things that I have watched all year. Top quality machining and some great tips along the way. Thanks Joe. Best wishes for 2021.
The best instructional video series of this kind on the internet. Well done and thank you and merry xmas. Inspires me to get one shipped to the UK from USA. God bless.
@@joepie221 I hope you didn't think I was implying anything. It was supposed to be a recommendation. I just didn't want his capability being judged by his lack of machinist skills. I hope you like what you see :)
He’s a master when it comes to timing, that’s true, but he admits he’s not an engineer. I’ve been watching loads of his videos to get my fix between Joe’s episodes. I like his old fashioned sense of humour too.
Every time you hear that little engine clack, think of it as one of 107,000 subscribers applauding! Just think of the roar you would be listing to! Great work and videos Joe! I have been anxiously awaiting each episode of this build, throughout! Thank You and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Absolutely brilliant Joe. I will certainly watch this series many more times. Wishing you and your family a very Happy Christmas and successful 2021 from across the pond. Already looking forward to more machining soon. Tony and Kim, England.
Very nice series. Really satisfying to see that flywheel spinning perfectly true, testimony to the quality of the machining you have done. Merry Christmas and may all your toys work as well as this one.
Merry Christmas! I really enjoyed the build. Sure looks like that crank sprung some and the end is running out. 32:06 I think I would be tempted to give it a go with some heat straightening. I am sure it sprung some from stress when that center web was removed.
Thank you. I am an amature machinist, electronics engineer by trade ( 44 years an engineer, class of '77) . A decade ago or so ago I mentioned to a friend at work that I was interested in machining. He loaned me a Taig lathe and I built a very simple Liney model on it. I've built a few other Liney machines since then, (plus other stuff) using an HF mini lathe and mill (modified a bit, as per necessary). I decided to build a real steam machine (although I'll run it on air) recently and stumbled upon both the current builds on You Tube. I new about Stuart kits, but not PM Research. I appreciate your balance between showing every detail, and the important aspects. Also your experience as a machinist/engineer shines over all you show and do. My lathe, mill and vise are much smaller than yours, so some of the setups you employ, I can't manage, but at least you have have shown me how to think about alternate setups. ( I need some 0.5, 1 1.5 blocks!) I have the kit and have started machining it, based more (but not entirely) on your methods. I am looking forward to more machining of it over the next week. From now on when I have a new to me machining task I'm going to check and see if you have done something similar that can shed some insight on how to do it.
I used to be a toolmaker until my plant was closed. I'm now being retrained as an industrial electrician. I bought this kit after watching your videos. It's very fun to machine. I haven't built anything to a print since 2014. I can't believe how much I miss working as a professional toolmaker. Working in a fully equipped industrial toolroom was the highlight of my career.
hello bluemarkthomas a similar thing happened to me. was working as a design draftsperson at a manufacturing works and thoroughly enjoyed it. 50 people in the production works alone. then one day the whole business was shipped to China. it was the 3rd. company this happened to that I had connections with. at that stage I had had enough of this bullshit so retired. to sate my design work passion I bought a good lathe and along with my cad 3D modeling knowledge I get private work. its not the same as working in a whole business but it has its rewards... so I share your reflections wishes from australia
Even if I had the machines or incredible skill with chisels and files I could not come as close to perfection as this engine. Congratulations. I have been considering buying a completely machined kit but after seeing the assembly video I realize that my hands no longer have the nerve control required. I will be satisfied visiting museums and steam meets. Thank you for the presentation.
As a retired machinist with little aside an old armature lathe and bench top drill press along with that drawer full of sharp files I am going to take this on. It may or won't be near as beautiful but it will function. We can do it my friend.
This project was a lot of fun to watch and I learned a lot about fixturing and machining. I also got in a lot of eye exercise trying to keep up with the focus. Merry Christmas!
I'm very impressed with the accuracy you were able to maintain with all the parts. It reminds me of my Dad when he was a machinist and had to keep the tolerance within .0003". I would love to have the lathe and mill you have in your shop. Well done Joe!
Congratulations on a successful build :-) Would be useful to know what PSI you were running it at. Having completed the running-in process it would also be useful to know what PSI you got the engine to tick over at. Things to do - 1) Have a great Christmas! 2) Drill holes in the casting so the engine can be mounted on a proper base. 3) Replace those godawful slotted screws with hex head machine screws or studs and nuts. 4) Build a boiler and run it on live steam. Wishing you all the best for 2021.
Although you may not like the slotted screws the original screws would be slotted as the Phillips screw wasn't invented yet. To keep the original design slotted screws have to be there. I just want flathead slotted screws because that would be the right kind of screw. Just try to assemble it with that kind of screws though. LOL
One final touch: without caps on the oil cups, a felt plug is common. The plugs help keep dirt and dust out, and keeps the oil from splashing out from the cam cups.
Nice job, good to see a fellow toolmaker make a steam engine . let's see how you get on with a boiler, and feed pump, and condenser. It would be an education to a lot of people who never had our training. I really like watching none toolmakers make steam engines also they are so inventive and clever.
Like a swiss watch Joe. I enjoyed the serie throughout! Thank you, Now let's change the screws for proper bolts and washers..(oil?). My only, just cosmetic, comment. Have a nice christmas and a wonderful next year! Best, Job
Worked on many similar full sized machines in my life. Piston clearance was always set with 2/3rds clearance on front head & 1/3rd on the back head. We used to crush lead solder between the piston & head to measure the clearance. This allows for expansion of the piston rod during operation. Thanks for all the information you’ve passed along to me and others. Your tips are clear & concise.
Great build series! Enjoyed every one of them... Except the last one, where you run this beautifully built engine on air WITHOUT OIL! You can hear it squeak on the close-up video. This was a pain to watch. Oil has to be added into the cylinder, steam chest and to all oil cups before running the engine.
Now we really see how all the little details come together to make it look outstanding, like getting the flywheel running true and many others. All the details really make it "pop". Now a nice dark varnished base with a brass name plate will really finish it off. Merry Christmas.
Hi Chuck. I thought about your model many times during this build. I certainly have a greater respect for your build. If I had time, I was going to make a cylinder head with some custom graphics on it. I'm jealous now. Take care sir and thanks for checking in. Merry Christmas and stay well.
BEAUTIFUL little model steam engine! Congrats on your work! You should now give it 'autonomy' by building a boiler and respective tubings. I'd love to see that! HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you and all your family and friends, and may 2021 be a better year for the whole world. Best regards.
great series ..... now I know what my wife always means when she says that it was good, but in the end unexpectedly over quickly 😂🤣 Merry christmas! stay healthy!
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this series and the methods you came up with. Really nice engine for sure. Don't forget to put oil in the air! I'd love to see a mini boiler and a pump driven from the engine.
Great build I really enjoyed your videos. It runs superbly. The only thing that I would mention about the design is that I can't understand why the valve eccentric is hanging so far out on the crank. I would move it inboard to be next to the crank journal and straighten the valve rod. The more in line the better in my book.
Thank you, Joe, for your patience, thoughtfulness, and thoroughly enjoyable series. Watching your Steam Engine project series has been my Christmas present this year. I can't wait to see what you will do next.
Hey Joe... just wanted to say this video was quite the Christmas gift... I’ve been invested since I picked up the series at about Ep 3, so... this thing is insanely cool. I know you don’t need to hear it from a chipmaking noob like me, but holy shit what a job well done. Funny thing, though... I’ve learned stuff in these videos that I’ve applied to both wood and leather. It’s really cool when you get to see how good principles usually don’t just apply to one material or process, they apply craftsmanship across the board.
Thanks Joe, for this series as well as all your other videos. I worked in the mold making world for 40 years and am now retired, but even so, I have picked up a few tricks and good ideas from you. The way you work and the way you think are a joy to see in action. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
Re: Small wrenches - they used to be called "ignition wrenches" since no one works on ignition points anymore they are now called "Midget wrenches", not sure who works on midgets though...
I still have a set and use some of them on a regular basis at work, we have thousands of PECs on the baggage system at Heathrow airport which require small spanners.
Congratulations on completion. The series was amazing. I have this kit but as a beginner home shop machinist, I've not gotten very far with it. I've built one PM machine before and am working on a second, but this one I've been struggling with. Thanks to your videos (and Quinns) I'm inspired to pull it out and try to get started again. Thank you so much, Merry Christmas from Philadelphia!
You had me going there Joe. The misaligned clevis was really grinding my gears. Amazed such a newbie mistake would find it onto the drawings. The only thing I would change is to make another Z bend (in Steel) rod to minimise the unsightly exposed threads and eliminate the indent from the bending. I realise this is not a true scale model but when it comes to painting I'd be using some high build primer to smooth out the casting texture. Did you finish this in the steps shown in the videos or simply attacked it over a few days? Either way an outstanding result anyone could be proud of.
In the early 90's someone said pretty soon nobody will be making ignition wrenches anymore. With in a couple of days I was heading to Sears, bought a imperial and metric set.
Outstanding Series and Build Joe ! Your attention to detail was first class. Thoroughly enjoyed the entire series. Thanks for sharing all those setups and techniques...I sure learned a lot from this series. Prefect timing for holiday reveal..... Wishing all a Merry Christmas
Love it. For finishing the castings, consider Japaning. this was the finish used on old hand planes. See: ua-cam.com/video/SBqgpdBNrt8/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/y6BXE4uDW-Q/v-deo.html Still need to make a boiler and something to run with the engine like a steam punk pencil sharpener. Perhaps a small model room with a line shaft.
Good to see it running. I've been thinking this would be a good project to practice some Fusion 360 on, seeing it come together helps a lot. Have a good Christmas and New Year.
3/16" open ended wrenches are commonly found in ignition wrench sets. In Canada you can get them at Canadian Tire and Princess Auto, Harbor Freight in the US should have them.
I have a very nice 20 plus year old Craftsman ignition wrench set, SAE and metric. All the sizes for model engineering scale nuts and bolts, plus British BA series nuts and bolts (I have both US and British sourced designs).
Beautifully done as always, and some great lessons in there too, I regularly use Joe Pie methods in my day to day work and You've helped me be a better machinist. Thanks mate! Merry Christmas Joe!
How much pressure is required to run it? Does the oil cup on the crank throw oil everywhere? Would adding some felt help prevent it? Or maybe make a cap. That is a real thing of beauty! Thanks for bringing us along, Joe.
Very nice, slow and smooth, everything running true. really enjoyed watching the build and cheers for the tips which can translate into multiple jobs. Heres wishing a very merry christmas to you and yours Joe, stay safe
Joe - if there were an award given for UA-cam productions you’d get my vote! I’ve enjoyed the series both for the content and educational tuition. There’s some good humour in your epilogue. 👍 John 🇬🇧
Very nice build, thanks. Learned a lot of very useful tips. One thing that I have done when building similar models is to machine a narrow very shallow grove in the crankshaft where the eccentric setscrew seats itself. That way small timing adjustments can be made without marring the crankshaft. Also, a small flat on the crankshaft where the flywheel setscrew seats for the same reason. Thanks and looking forward to the next one. You should visit one of the model engineering expos next year after the pandemic is over. You'd be amazed at the beautiful workmanship of some (actually all) of the models displayed. Jack
After positioning and timing, I disassembled this model and put shallow cylindrical indents in the crank. No damage will occur on this model. Your suggestion is solid.
I very much enjoyed watching this series not because I plan to build one but for the set ups, that was worth every second. PS if anyone interested in seeing what doctors are saying about the current situation going on you might try bitchute.com and brandnewtube.com seems good old youtube is removing any video with a different perspective that the official one.
Merry Christmas Joe I really enjoyed this build. Timing can be set for early admission aka before TDC. This works against the momentum and cushions the movement at the end of each stroke. It makes the engine run smoother. Something you might enjoy trying. Learned about it watching Keith Appleton.
Truly a thing of beauty. Oil it. Set your timing for early admission ( Have the air/steam admitted to the cylinder slightly prior to the piston reaching the end of the exhaust stroke) it will cushion the piston and reduce the clunking sound. I like your style . Very entertaining and instructional. Good hints and solutions to peculiar shaped parts and how to machine them. Looking forward to your next engine. Maybe with reversing gear. Thank you for sharing the adventure.
Great Christmas present for you and ALL of us out here on YT land following the build, many thanks from John, Australia. Have a safe and happy festive Season to ALL.
What a great way to end 2020 seeing your fine working model running,,,got to show our grand-kids this today while having our family Christmas get together !!! The model is a work of true art as well..Bear
A FEW THINGS TO PASS ALONG:
1. Everything that slid, move, went up and down, side to side, in and out or rotated, had oil on it. Maybe not shown in the video, but it was done.
2. The crank does have features to accept the grub screws so they don't scar the crank. Also a personal detail not on the print.
3. No the shop isn't technically near a race track, its more like a state owned drag strip. US 183
4. My local home center doesn't sell ignition wrenches, so I improvised.
5. I'm sticking with air power for now.
6. Sorry about the pin on the clevis rotation. It got fixed before the end of the video.
7. Yes, hex head bolts would look awesome, but don't come with the kit.
8. I will watch Keith Appletons video to learn how to time this model.
9. Thank you all for your holiday wishes and please know, I wish the same for you and your loved ones.
10. This model is running in reverse. A 180 degree rotation of the eccentric will correct that.
Merry Christmas 🎄 excellent
Really wants a wood clad boiler lMHO.
Woooooh Woooooh
Number 8 is a grand idea! Looks very nice though. Have a great holiday and a happy new year to everyone, let us hope for a better 2021.
#3 😰😄
I live on a similarly "city" owned drag strip. City employees frequent it's use regularly as well seeing as how I am located two blocks away from the local PD and Fire departments. Lots of air horns and sirens all day and all night every... single... day...
Picking nits aside, a job well done and appreciate you sharing it with us. Feliz Navidad to you and your's Joe. Hoping that 2021 will be much kinder to all of us!
Square head bolts and nuts would look good too.
Looks really good. Would like to see it when you've mounted it on a stand. Do you intend to paint any of the castings?
Very nice job, Joe.
Once you oil it properly and adjust the timing for early admission of steam you will avoid that knock. If you must run it on air make sure that you oil EVERY moving part. Steam has a degree of lubricity that is missing from compressed air so you should find that it run even better under steam.
Thanks. I tried to locate the knock to no avail. I may play with the timing as time permits.
Absolutely beautiful Joe, all it needs now is a nice walnut stand with a brass plate that’s says made by Joe Pie 2020 . Then you can start on building the boiler for it 😉😉 ! Still think you should auction it off , or have a Raffle, so we could watch you build another one. Ha ha , take care have a Merry Christmas and thanks again for all the tips and tricks .
If I auctioned this off, the minimum starting bid would have most of you rolling on the floor laughing. imagine the real value of this just based on a standard shop rate. The joke would be on me when someone just 'wrote the check'. I'd be sad to see it go. ( but i'd get over it)
@@joepie221 , only those who have never built anything would laugh, those of us that have built anything or tried can understand the effort , workmanship, satisfaction , and pride that goes along with something like this project . To me the term priceless comes to mind . Best to you , and enjoy the Christmas present that you made for yourself 😊 !
Joe, I enjoy every video you have make it entertains me, educates me, and humbles me by reminding me that I never stop learning, my first projects will be making more tools like collet blocks, vise stops, etc. I'm just starting to set up a small home shop. are there any other handy tools to "make life easier" that you haven't made a video of ?
or any old tools you made a long time ago, I just turned 63 and I still have the second project I ever made in High school a machinist hammer. and other misc. tools I have made or altered,
I needed some really thin open end wrenches one time for hydraulic fittings and was sure happy to see that the job site had a surface grinder. I saw a video of a draw-bar tool where the head was a socket on one side and soft hammer on the other I plan on making one soon, would love to see your version.
I remember when I was a kid my Dad told me "if you need a tool and you can't get it, make it".
He was an awesome dude he had a small engine business and in the late 50's go cart racing was the poor mans NASCAR, he was so obsessed with it he read books on making aluminum castings then would design and make his own carburetors, he set a track record for the single engine class at 127.5 MPH.
(Born Christmas day 1921, a teen on a chicken farm during the depression only finishing 8th grade but he read a lot , exempt from the draft he was the only son became a Staff Sergent in the Ardennes campaign earned 2 Bronze Stars and a Purple heart. I am one of the truly blessed that can say my hero and my father are one in the same)
I love watching a master create a work of art. keep it up Joe and Merry Christmas.
sincerely
Mark, Waterford, Mi.
Mark, that's a wonderful comment! Thank you!
Thank you so much for taking the time to do all these videos. I learnt so much about work holding and other tip and tricks from them. Have a great Christmas.
My praises for a job well done. It runs as well as I was expecting. When "broken in", it should be able to run by blowing into the input port. As I commented elsewhere, this style or design of engine is not for high speed running. Full-sized engines of this design usually ran less than 150 RPM. I worked on a full-sized engine(4" x 16") that top speed was 15 or 16 RPM but it had 2 cylinders cranked at 90* to be self starting.
Love the roller bearing set-up for the bend...so obvious in retrospect...added to my list of work-throughs that I have gleaned from your presentations. Thanks for this series Joe Pie...enjoyed every minute!
Masterful Job. I believe you might have it running backwards. From what I could see the Eccentric is 180 deg out. This causes the force of the cross head to put pressure on the upper brass guides and threaded bolts instead of the frame sliding surface during both power strokes. This results in gravity causing a clicking sound when the piston reverses as the cross head rises to drive the crankshaft. It might just be the way I saw it but just make sure the force on the cross head is toward the frame when piston is pushing and pulling for smoother operation. Engines will run fine in either direction but sound better running with forces toward frame. As mentioned, a masterful job and greatly enjoyed the build.
Running the other way would also be safer because the crankshaft would knock your hand up and out of the way if you got your fingers near the back end of the crankshaft. The way it is now it would grab your fingers and drive them into the frame.
Well done Joe! Who else smiled when you saw it going ? I surely did!
I found a small museum in the south of England displaying model steam trains and traction engines. Particularly interesting were the builders workshops on display. This was in the days before electricity and all the machine tools were powered by small steam engines. Before you could start machining you had to fire up your boiler!
Can you tell me where that was please? I’d like to go and see that, when of course we get this bloody COVID-19 under control and out of this lockdown here in England.
My propane model fires on both ends of travel driving it back and forth ! I is an engine! This is a great presentation on calibration.
Wonderful result! Thank you for sharing this! Glad you caught the valve rod clevis issue before the internet cognoscenti went off on you (too much). You might want to put a very little bit of cotton from a Q-tip in the oil cups to slow oil distribution a bit if using 3-in-1 or MMO. If you want to go for really slow RPM and a more authentic-sounding engine; Keith Appleton (Mainsteam) has several tutorials on setting valve timing for steam engines. Best to you and yours this Christmas! Have a very Happy New Year!
Keith is also just a pleasure to listen to as well.
Matthew, thanks for your support, comments and backup during this project.
A wonderful journey. Thanks. Happy and thankful holidays. Cheers
Beautiful.
Try adjusting the timing just a tiny bit to allow air to cushion the piston at the end of the stroke. Like a gas engine is always timed before top dead center. A steam engine is more susceptible to piston slam. Take your time and just go miniscule amount of adjustment. Best to lower the air pressure to about 1 or 2 psi and hold the flywheel and listen to the exhaust. When all is well the engine will lurch slightly at the end of the stroke on a minimum amount of air and smooth out at normal speed and power will be at the maximum.
Fantastic build with CNC accuracy. What next? How about a walking beam or a Cyclops steam engine? You would have a blast doing the ring gear on a Cyclops.
Merry Christmas to you and yours Joe.
It's double acting with simple valve gear. Short of moving or resizing the steam ports there is not a lot of latitude for timing.
@@RobB_VK6ES if you advance the eccentric slightly it will open the intake ports sooner at both ends of the stroke , double acting doesn’t effect that
Great job!!! Now ready for the NEXT PROJECT! ( THE FLUX CAPICATOR ) Ok little above my head... Thanks Joe for sharing and taking time for this build. Very interesting to say the least!!!!!
Hoorah!!! Finally the much anticipated conclusion - wonderful. Joe this has been a real tour-de-force through and through... every part (of so many) had challenges, some more than others, but all the way thru just so good to see it come together. It's a work of art and a thing of beauty ... hard to even put a price value on it. What a joy seeing it run. :) Merry Christmas Joe and thank you for this series.
This project has been full of challenges in set up, work holding, and machining; not to mention showing in detail how a basic steam engine works. Thanks so much Joe for making these videos, from which I have personally learned a heckuva lot!
Nice one! Looks great, and I hope to see more.
You can eliminate that pinch point by rotating the eccentric 180° to run the engine the other direction so the crank comes up at the back rather than biting you
I could watch this for hours.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from us, here in NJ, in the snow 😩 And thank you for the time you invested in this series, it is good to watch an expert at work, it makes you appreciate what skills are required to create things we mere mortals may take for granted.👍
This series was one of the best things that I have watched all year. Top quality machining and some great tips along the way. Thanks Joe. Best wishes for 2021.
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!
The best instructional video series of this kind on the internet. Well done and thank you and merry xmas. Inspires me to get one shipped to the UK from USA. God bless.
Forrest Classics in the uk are distibutors, but out of stock currently, I would also like to build one of these as soon as they become available too
I have to admire your commitment to precision - I just bent the valve rod with my fingers...
Up vote for Keith Appleton when it come to timing, he's not an engineer but a musician and in music, timing is everything;)
I bet he has a little more experience than I do with timing steam engines. Just sayin.
@@joepie221 I hope you didn't think I was implying anything.
It was supposed to be a recommendation.
I just didn't want his capability being judged by his lack of machinist skills.
I hope you like what you see :)
He’s a master when it comes to timing, that’s true, but he admits he’s not an engineer. I’ve been watching loads of his videos to get my fix between Joe’s episodes.
I like his old fashioned sense of humour too.
Every time you hear that little engine clack, think of it as one of 107,000 subscribers applauding! Just think of the roar you would be listing to! Great work and videos Joe! I have been anxiously awaiting each episode of this build, throughout! Thank You and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Absolutely brilliant Joe. I will certainly watch this series many more times. Wishing you and your family a very Happy Christmas and successful 2021 from across the pond. Already looking forward to more machining soon. Tony and Kim, England.
Very nice series. Really satisfying to see that flywheel spinning perfectly true, testimony to the quality of the machining you have done. Merry Christmas and may all your toys work as well as this one.
Great tutorial Joe, I look forward to your next project. Merry Christmas!
Awesome! I was gritting my teeth when you 1st connected the clevis. I had to to ahead to see if you caught it..lol.
I was yelling at my screen: "Rotate the pin, rotate the pin!"
Rookie mistake. I caught it.
Merry Christmas! I really enjoyed the build. Sure looks like that crank sprung some and the end is running out. 32:06 I think I would be tempted to give it a go with some heat straightening. I am sure it sprung some from stress when that center web was removed.
i noticed that too- would it have been better to remove the webbing first before machining anything else on the crankshaft?
Thank you. I am an amature machinist, electronics engineer by trade ( 44 years an engineer, class of '77) . A decade ago or so ago I mentioned to a friend at work that I was interested in machining. He loaned me a Taig lathe and I built a very simple Liney model on it. I've built a few other Liney machines since then, (plus other stuff) using an HF mini lathe and mill (modified a bit, as per necessary). I decided to build a real steam machine (although I'll run it on air) recently and stumbled upon both the current builds on You Tube. I new about Stuart kits, but not PM Research. I appreciate your balance between showing every detail, and the important aspects. Also your experience as a machinist/engineer shines over all you show and do. My lathe, mill and vise are much smaller than yours, so some of the setups you employ, I can't manage, but at least you have have shown me how to think about alternate setups. ( I need some 0.5, 1 1.5 blocks!) I have the kit and have started machining it, based more (but not entirely) on your methods. I am looking forward to more machining of it over the next week. From now on when I have a new to me machining task I'm going to check and see if you have done something similar that can shed some insight on how to do it.
Feel free to ask questions.
It's alive! IT'S ALIVE! Happy holidays Joe, and friends.
You sir are an amazing teacher and an artist, thank you for sharing your talents
I used to be a toolmaker until my plant was closed. I'm now being retrained as an industrial electrician. I bought this kit after watching your videos. It's very fun to machine. I haven't built anything to a print since 2014. I can't believe how much I miss working as a professional toolmaker. Working in a fully equipped industrial toolroom was the highlight of my career.
hello bluemarkthomas
a similar thing happened to me. was working as a design draftsperson at a manufacturing works and thoroughly enjoyed it.
50 people in the production works alone.
then one day the whole business was shipped to China. it was the 3rd. company this happened to that I had connections with.
at that stage I had had enough of this bullshit so retired. to sate my design work passion I bought a good lathe and along with my cad 3D modeling knowledge I get private work. its not the same as working in a whole business but it has its rewards...
so I share your reflections
wishes from australia
Even if I had the machines or incredible skill with chisels and files I could not come as close to perfection as this engine. Congratulations.
I have been considering buying a completely machined kit but after seeing the assembly video I realize that my hands no longer have the nerve control required. I will be satisfied visiting museums and steam meets.
Thank you for the presentation.
As a retired machinist with little aside an old armature lathe and bench top drill press along with that drawer full of sharp files I am going to take this on. It may or won't be near as beautiful but it will function. We can do it my friend.
Words fail me (and that's rare). This has been wonderful! Merry Christmas!
This project was a lot of fun to watch and I learned a lot about fixturing and machining. I also got in a lot of eye exercise trying to keep up with the focus. Merry Christmas!
I'm very impressed with the accuracy you were able to maintain with all the parts. It reminds me of my Dad when he was a machinist and had to keep the tolerance within .0003". I would love to have the lathe and mill you have in your shop. Well done Joe!
Congratulations on a successful build :-)
Would be useful to know what PSI you were running it at. Having completed the running-in process it would also be useful to know what PSI you got the engine to tick over at.
Things to do -
1) Have a great Christmas!
2) Drill holes in the casting so the engine can be mounted on a proper base.
3) Replace those godawful slotted screws with hex head machine screws or studs and nuts.
4) Build a boiler and run it on live steam.
Wishing you all the best for 2021.
Although you may not like the slotted screws the original screws would be slotted as the Phillips screw wasn't invented yet. To keep the original design slotted screws have to be there. I just want flathead slotted screws because that would be the right kind of screw. Just try to assemble it with that kind of screws though. LOL
One final touch: without caps on the oil cups, a felt plug is common. The plugs help keep dirt and dust out, and keeps the oil from splashing out from the cam cups.
Nice job, good to see a fellow toolmaker make a steam engine . let's see how you get on with a boiler, and feed pump, and condenser.
It would be an education to a lot of people who never had our training.
I really like watching none toolmakers make steam engines also they are so inventive and clever.
Like a swiss watch Joe. I enjoyed the serie throughout! Thank you, Now let's change the screws for proper bolts and washers..(oil?). My only, just cosmetic, comment. Have a nice christmas and a wonderful next year! Best, Job
Enjoyed...thank you for sharing with the many lessons...Happy Holidays
Hi Chuck. thanks for watching and for all your comments. Happy holidays to you and yours as well.
Worked on many similar full sized machines in my life. Piston clearance was always set with 2/3rds clearance on front head & 1/3rd on the back head. We used to crush lead solder between the piston & head to measure the clearance. This allows for expansion of the piston rod during operation. Thanks for all the information you’ve passed along to me and others. Your tips are clear & concise.
Looking good and sounding like granny's sewing machine👍
Could one have forgotten something? The base casting's fixing holes.😉
Hi Joe, great work. Well done and congratulations on becoming a model engineer! Seasons greetings and happy new year. Cheers, MrCrispin
Hi Crispin. Thanks. this project was a lot of fun. Happy New Year to you as well. Stay healthy so you can enjoy it.
I didn’t expect anything less.
Thank you for that.
Great build series! Enjoyed every one of them... Except the last one, where you run this beautifully built engine on air WITHOUT OIL! You can hear it squeak on the close-up video. This was a pain to watch. Oil has to be added into the cylinder, steam chest and to all oil cups before running the engine.
Teflon rings on a mirror surface don't need oil. Point out the squeak times. I'm curious what you heard.
@@joepie221 Around 27:55, when you crank up the revs, the squeaking starts. Seems, like it comes from around the crank shaft.
Now we really see how all the little details come together to make it look outstanding, like getting the flywheel running true and many others. All the details really make it "pop". Now a nice dark varnished base with a brass name plate will really finish it off. Merry Christmas.
Outstanding series Joe, loved to watch it come together. Throughly enjoyed it.
Awesome project- fantastic series Joe! Hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas!
That is seriously cool, Joe! I wonder if we could put it to work... Merry Christmas to you too!
That's aa great feeling when you see it run for the first time. Makes me want to maybe build another one. Merry Christmas brother.
Hi Chuck. I thought about your model many times during this build. I certainly have a greater respect for your build. If I had time, I was going to make a cylinder head with some custom graphics on it. I'm jealous now. Take care sir and thanks for checking in. Merry Christmas and stay well.
Nicely done how about more oil and timing adjustment the air needs early admission to take away the slight knock!
I'll mess with it to see if I can quiet it down.
BEAUTIFUL little model steam engine! Congrats on your work! You should now give it 'autonomy' by building a boiler and respective tubings. I'd love to see that! HAPPY CHRISTMAS to you and all your family and friends, and may 2021 be a better year for the whole world. Best regards.
great series ..... now I know what my wife always means when she says that it was good, but in the end unexpectedly over quickly 😂🤣 Merry christmas! stay healthy!
Always leave them wanting more............
Awesome! Some great shots there Joe.. Thanks for taking us along for the whole build, I quite enjoyed that !
I kept waiting for you to fill the oil cups!
Thoroughly enjoyed watching this series and the methods you came up with. Really nice engine for sure. Don't forget to put oil in the air!
I'd love to see a mini boiler and a pump driven from the engine.
Great build I really enjoyed your videos. It runs superbly. The only thing that I would mention about the design is that I can't understand why the valve eccentric is hanging so far out on the crank. I would move it inboard to be next to the crank journal and straighten the valve rod. The more in line the better in my book.
Thank you, Joe, for your patience, thoughtfulness, and thoroughly enjoyable series. Watching your Steam Engine project series has been my Christmas present this year. I can't wait to see what you will do next.
Thanks for this series Joe, it's made this year a lot more bearable. A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Hey Joe... just wanted to say this video was quite the Christmas gift... I’ve been invested since I picked up the series at about Ep 3, so... this thing is insanely cool. I know you don’t need to hear it from a chipmaking noob like me, but holy shit what a job well done.
Funny thing, though... I’ve learned stuff in these videos that I’ve applied to both wood and leather. It’s really cool when you get to see how good principles usually don’t just apply to one material or process, they apply craftsmanship across the board.
I have appreciated all your comments and support along the way. It was a cool project.
Thanks Joe, for this series as well as all your other videos. I worked in the mold making world for 40 years and am now retired, but even so, I have picked up a few tricks and good ideas from you. The way you work and the way you think are a joy to see in action. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours.
This has realy been an intresring project to follow😀.
Great job, beautiful workmanship
Sears ignition wrench set includes 3/16" wrench and even a 5/32" among others.
I was just thinking ... A DVD of this build would be a pleasure to have and play over and over!
Woody
Re: Small wrenches - they used to be called "ignition wrenches" since no one works on ignition points anymore they are now called "Midget wrenches", not sure who works on midgets though...
I still have a set and use some of them on a regular basis at work, we have thousands of PECs on the baggage system at Heathrow airport which require small spanners.
They are good to keep around. I have a set of ignition wrenches that I use on old square nuts.
"not sure who works on midgets though..."
Snow White? 😁
@@BedsitBob I used to work on MG midgets, they're like a British sports car, only smaller....😀
Congratulations on completion. The series was amazing. I have this kit but as a beginner home shop machinist, I've not gotten very far with it. I've built one PM machine before and am working on a second, but this one I've been struggling with. Thanks to your videos (and Quinns) I'm inspired to pull it out and try to get started again. Thank you so much, Merry Christmas from Philadelphia!
I've been watching this series. Very nice pay off. Hopefully you do another video when it's painted. Do you plan to run it on steam?
Great job Joe! Runs like a dream!
Hope you remembered to put oil on those surfaces before you ran it..
Happy New year!
I did!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family from Australia
You had me going there Joe. The misaligned clevis was really grinding my gears. Amazed such a newbie mistake would find it onto the drawings. The only thing I would change is to make another Z bend (in Steel) rod to minimise the unsightly exposed threads and eliminate the indent from the bending. I realise this is not a true scale model but when it comes to painting I'd be using some high build primer to smooth out the casting texture. Did you finish this in the steps shown in the videos or simply attacked it over a few days? Either way an outstanding result anyone could be proud of.
Built it in one sitting. Filming and all, it took about 3 hours.
Great series Joe! Thanks so much for taking the time to pass along your wealth of knowledge.
Joe, if were 20 years older then you would have a set of ignition wrenches hidden away somewhere.
In the early 90's someone said pretty soon nobody will be making ignition wrenches anymore. With in a couple of days I was heading to Sears, bought a imperial and metric set.
Outstanding Series and Build Joe !
Your attention to detail was first class. Thoroughly enjoyed the entire series. Thanks for sharing all those setups and techniques...I sure learned a lot from this series. Prefect timing for holiday reveal.....
Wishing all a Merry Christmas
Love it.
For finishing the castings, consider Japaning. this was the finish used on old hand planes.
See:
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Still need to make a boiler and something to run with the engine like a steam punk pencil sharpener. Perhaps a small model room with a line shaft.
Brilliant finish to a fabulous series. Seasons greetings and stay safe
Joe, the Clevis on the valve rod should be vertical. or you're bending the rod.
If I had only finished watching before shooting my mouth.
Good to see it running. I've been thinking this would be a good project to practice some Fusion 360 on, seeing it come together helps a lot. Have a good Christmas and New Year.
3/16" open ended wrenches are commonly found in ignition wrench sets. In Canada you can get them at Canadian Tire and Princess Auto, Harbor Freight in the US should have them.
I have a very nice 20 plus year old Craftsman ignition wrench set, SAE and metric. All the sizes for model engineering scale nuts and bolts, plus British BA series nuts and bolts (I have both US and British sourced designs).
Outstanding work. Thanks for taking us along for the ride!
You should do the MLA-18 filing machine next!
Beautifully done as always, and some great lessons in there too, I regularly use Joe Pie methods in my day to day work and You've helped me be a better machinist. Thanks mate! Merry Christmas Joe!
How much pressure is required to run it?
Does the oil cup on the crank throw oil everywhere? Would adding some felt help prevent it? Or maybe make a cap.
That is a real thing of beauty! Thanks for bringing us along, Joe.
Same question I had.
Excellent series Joe! I’m sure I speak for many that would enjoy another in the future.
More to come!
Very nice, slow and smooth, everything running true. really enjoyed watching the build and cheers for the tips which can translate into multiple jobs. Heres wishing a very merry christmas to you and yours Joe, stay safe
My OCD now satisfied ..... thank you ... all the best wishes to you and yours for this Festive season and New Years ... take care CHEERS
I loved watching this project from start to finish!
Thanks that is one fine looking model. It shows all your attention to detail and craftsmanship. You are a master and we are your students.
Joe - if there were an award given for UA-cam productions you’d get my vote! I’ve enjoyed the series both for the content and educational tuition. There’s some good humour in your epilogue. 👍 John 🇬🇧
Thank you. 2021 will bring a fixed and manual focus camera to the mix, so I hope they get better for all of you.
Very nice build, thanks. Learned a lot of very useful tips. One thing that I have done when building similar models is to machine a narrow very shallow grove in the crankshaft where the eccentric setscrew seats itself. That way small timing adjustments can be made without marring the crankshaft. Also, a small flat on the crankshaft where the flywheel setscrew seats for the same reason.
Thanks and looking forward to the next one. You should visit one of the model engineering expos next year after the pandemic is over. You'd be amazed at the beautiful workmanship of some (actually all) of the models displayed.
Jack
After positioning and timing, I disassembled this model and put shallow cylindrical indents in the crank. No damage will occur on this model. Your suggestion is solid.
I very much enjoyed watching this series not because I plan to build one but for the set ups, that was worth every second.
PS if anyone interested in seeing what doctors are saying about the current situation going on you might try bitchute.com and brandnewtube.com seems good old youtube is removing any video with a different perspective that the official one.
Merry Christmas Joe I really enjoyed this build. Timing can be set for early admission aka before TDC. This works against the momentum and cushions the movement at the end of each stroke. It makes the engine run smoother. Something you might enjoy trying. Learned about it watching Keith Appleton.
Thanks for the info! I have NO experience with this and I will check him out.
Truly a thing of beauty.
Oil it. Set your timing for early admission ( Have the air/steam admitted to the cylinder slightly prior to the piston reaching the end of the exhaust stroke) it will cushion the piston and reduce the clunking sound.
I like your style . Very entertaining and instructional. Good hints and solutions to peculiar shaped parts and how to machine them.
Looking forward to your next engine. Maybe with reversing gear.
Thank you for sharing the adventure.
Oiling after painting would be better. 😀
It's good to see all those screws un-tightened.
Hey Stan, the shop gremlins did that. Merry Christmas bud. Stay well.
Great Christmas present for you and ALL of us out here on YT land following the build, many thanks from John, Australia.
Have a safe and happy festive Season to ALL.
What a great way to end 2020 seeing your fine working model running,,,got to show our grand-kids this today while having our family Christmas get together !!! The model is a work of true art as well..Bear
You enjoyed it . We enjoyed it and the hints and tips that came from it are for ever not just for Xmas... Alan