Totally agree, there's an incredible amount of variety in the steam engines that have made by different manufacturers over the years.

The Wilesco tools were given to me badly rusted and with parts missing. Most people would have just thrown them away but I thought it would be fun to try to repair and repaint them. Then mounted them on the slate coaster with a line shaft so they could be powered by a model steam engine. The Wilesco script was sandblasted into the slate.

I didn't like the way the engine looked, as the original bright red flywheel made it look like a toy so the easy fix was to add some burgandy colour to a few key places.

@@eriks2480 It works so well, I'm thinking about copying your approach. Would you mind telling me the colour and paint manufacturer that you used and which undercoat you needed? Thank you.

@@nbrandart5094 It was Humbrol Enamel - colour number 20 - Crimson Gloss. Applied 2 coats with a small brush. I didn't use any undercoat as I've always found this paint sticks very well.

@@nbrandart5094 I used Humbrol Enamel - colour number 20 - Crimson Gloss. Applied two coats with a small brush. I didn't use a primer as I find this paint works really well by itself for small jobs like this.

@@eriks2480 Thank you, that's so helpful, noted.

That's a very good point to mention, and is something that I always check on any steam engine before firing it.

Thanks John, I found that it needs to have the burner flame set a bit on the hot side to keep the steam supply up to that oversize piston.

It's alcohol, but here in Australia we call it Methylated Spirits, or "Metho" for short.

Vodka!!!😂😂😂😂😂 Viele Grüsse aus Germany

My engine was almost a wreck when I got it. You can see more details on the rebuild here: www.tapatalk.com/groups/modelsteam/bing-10-116-1-restoration-t120501.html

@@eriks2480 awesome, I'll check it out. I cleaned the years of grime from mine, checked it over and fired it up. Kicked up easily. Didn't run as fast as yours and was a bit oily and messy around the piston. Hopefully you'll have some pointers in there that'll help me. Gimme time and I'll upload a video so you can see it. Haven't uploaded anything ever so be patient. Also I'm a bit Aspergersy and am easily distracted so don't be shy to nudge.

@traviscaines8534 If an engine hasn't been run for many years it can be a bit gummed up, best fix is to steam it several times. It will loosen up and start to run better.

Do you have a video of it some where on youtube?

No I don't. I've only recently cleaned it up and got it running. It was my grandfather's. I found it in his shed when I was cleaning up after grandma passed away. It is missing the light bulb socket and needs a drive belt everything essential is there.

Literally straight off the production line 😀

These were commercially made model engines made in the USA. No longer in production but 2nd hand engines come up for sale on ebay all the time. You can also see more examples here: www.toysteambible.org.uk/steam_engine-Empire.htm?id=1138

About 10 minutes

It's known as a wobbler steam engine. The cylinder wobbles up and down and while it's moving either lets steam in or out. These are very common in model steam engines. If you google "How a wobbler steam engine works" you'll find lots of videos that will explain it better than me.

@@eriks2480 thanks man, I'll look into it . I'm thinking about building one

@nathantrost7773 Get yourself a copy of the book called "Building Simple Model Steam Engines" by Tubal Cain, it includes easy to follow details for several engines to make. This is one that I made following one of the plans in the book: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6vKn6iXj6lql6M I can also recommend joining the "Unofficial Mamod Forum" as people there are always building, repairing and tinkering with model steam engines: www.tapatalk.com/groups/modelsteam/ It's a very friendly group and I've learnt a lot from just seeing what other people are doing and it's a good place to ask questions if you don't understand or get stuck on something.