Building the Stuart No1 Steam Engine
On this page I plan to illustrate how I made a Stuart No 1 Steam engine in my workshop. Each of the links below will take you to a page explaining how that part was made. The order of the links here describes the order I made the parts. Obviously the links will only work as I complete the components myself so please check back for updates regularly.
Introduction |
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Box Bed * Finished * | |
Sole Plate * Updated * * Finished * | |
Cylinder * Finished * | |
Top Cylinder end cover * Finished * | |
Lower Cylinder end cover * Finished * | |
Piston & Piston rod * Finished * | |
Engine Standard * Finished * | |
Steam Chest and Cover * Finished * | |
Assembly Check no 1 * Finished * | |
Valve and Valve Rod * Finished * | |
Crankshaft * Finished * | |
Connecting Rod * Finished * | |
Main Bearings * Finished * | |
Eccentric and Eccentric strap * Finished * | |
Cross head and cross head bolt * Finished * | |
Flywheel * Finished * | |
Cylinder Lagging | |
Column and Small Parts * New * | |
Problems Encountered during building and testing * New * | |
Conclusion * New * |