HOW TO MAKE A STUART DOUBLE 10V STEAM ENGINE WORK - IN THE WORKSHOP

[@rolfcasparius6972]

"I don't have OCD, I just just like things to be right" Well said... 😉😊

[@aghauler1964]

Thank you Sir. Your posts and narratives are fascinating, im not a collector or machinist, i just enjoy observing machinery. Have a lovely day and thanks again!

[@Steve-uq7np]

Brilliant sir, you are a true craftsman. It is nice to see someone with a true passion.

[@keithappleton]

Thank you Steve, I appreciate your kind comments {:-)))

[@lrstaf6]

Hi Keith; That is a beautiful little steam engine. I love mechanical things and like you I could sit and watch such an engine running for hours. I do believe if I were a rich man, I would become a collector of steam engines. Perhaps I would even set up a small machine shop to build things similar to this. I'm old and I do have my doubts that I have enough time left to become experienced enough to build engines of that quality though. Unless you have already made one, a video on setting up a steam system to power multiple model engines from a single steam boiler plant would be nice. Thank you so much for sharing these wonderful videos with us.

[@randynovick7972]

Really nice. These short assessment films are just as entertaining as the longer construction pieces, by the way, even if (as in this instance) there's not much teardown involved. Thanks very much, Keith.

[@keithappleton]

a 'short' 12:37 video ..... am I missing something here ????

[@randynovick7972]

:) I meant that it's a one-and-done video -- a beginning, middle and end in a single offering, as opposed to the more exhaustive 15-30 part projects, or the assessments that require significant teardown and reassembly.

[@alanhill2758]

Thank-you so much Keith for these wonderful videos. I stumbled on these yesterday. I am rapidly approaching my 60's and I have been hoarding a part built V10 since it was my CSE metalwork project age 16. I have always hoped to finish it one day and the thrill of seeing these lovely engines running may just tip me over the edge into running out to buy a lathe! Thanks again!!

[@jameslaurencesmith7537]

keith .. like you i am a lover of owt to do with steam .i saw many many years ago a 4 8 4 3cy chassis gauge 3 " wheeled but only the loco chassis... i went round looking for material for a boiler....i rang a friend of mine who had a shop and sold evrything to do with steam ..most satday mornings we all used to congrygate at his work shop for a chat cuppa and a slice of cake .. he had a big work shop and built his own boilers "copper ones"if you know derby his place was at the side of the mosque..i went down to see him some years ago and sadly he had died.... a lot of his stuff went for scrap.... keith ... we must live each day as it comes .i would like to buy.. scrounge.. beg.. an old scrapper steam engine.. a no hoper.. to see if i can give it the kiss of life ..their is nothing mechanical that cannot be repaired..i was bought up with steam spent many years on the footplate nursing the engines to get the best out of them .. the play in the big ends ... the noise ! well keith mi duck will sign off now so look after yourself ..regards laurence

[@keithappleton]

Thanks Laurence, an interesting comment }:-)))

[@madtoddman]

I really enjoyed that Keith thanks

[@TomTalley]

Thanks, Keith. another very nice video...thank you for taking time to do these.

[@bullettube9863]

Short, but very informative video! Thanks Keith!

[@70053morayfirth]

Fascinating and entertaining detective job - I wonder whether there is any difference running it on compressed air or steam. Would anything new show up?

[@toysareforboys1]

4:30 Damn, that's one way to free her up! Set the lathe to high speed and click her on! One of my favourite sayings is "When in doubt, add more throttle. It may not improve the situation but it will for sure end the suspense." Made me instantly think of that when I saw the crankshaft in the lathe :)

[@keithappleton]

Never - brute force is not recommended - the power switch on the Lathe was definitely "OFF" .......

[@johnfriedmann2413]

Very nice. Sweet sound too! I wonder about some of the new oils that contain "special polymers" such as PTFE resins and the like, that actually soak into the metal to keep the surfaces SLICK even though the carrier oil has moved off the surfaces. Letting an engine sit around unused for years, this treatment might keep everything slippery until the next use. Just a thought.

[@jaylittleton1]

Well done. A great example of how what appears to be major failure might only be need for tender affection and attention. Try a little tenderness, I think there might be a song there.

[@aida-beorn]

Very interesting, thank you for sharing this, for once, short "series" Keith.

[@pauln1557]

Hi Keith, When you 'wound it up' at 10 minutes into the video the little engine was really revving. Is there a maximum rpm limit that should observed? I'm just starting to build my first engine, a 10V single. I don't want to damage it by over speeding it when I test run it. Regards Paul in NZ

[@keithappleton]

I do that to test that everything works without bits dropping off the engine. These small Stuart Models engines are classed as "High Speed Steam Engines"

[@colinstu]

Fun watching that tiny engine run so fast!

[@terjih]

Great video as always👍

[@edwardeverson7039]

Nice ! i want one !!

[@rhavrane]

Bonjour Keith, Which pressure did you apply for your test ? Very nice machine I agree, unfortunately without Stephenson reverse and not green :+) Amicalement, Raphaël

[@keithappleton]

about 10psi for slow - 35psi for fast

[@patrickmeyer2802]

Just a quick question regarding you special oil mix, are those quantities by weight or by volume? It may seem a silly question, but canola (rapeseed) oil is sold by the kilo where I live.

[@keithappleton]

Volume and approximate .....

[@nikhilbhale79]

Good short video. Will it be a good idea to use airline lubricator while running engines on air?

[@keithappleton]

Only if I wanted to run on compressed air for longer and continuously. I have an inline lubricator in the circuit, but it's usually empty ..... {:-)))

[@keithappleton]

Short Video .... ??? ....... it runs for 12 minutes and 37 seconds, it took me over 3 1/2 hours to make it ....... and it's FREE - ! - ! - ! ..........am glad that I have a few Patreon subscribers to help me out . . . }:-[[[

[@nikhilbhale79]

Sorry. I meant to say a short series. I think there will be no more videos for this engine. I know you take a lot of effort to make these videos. Thanks a lot from bottom of my heart.

[@steamboatmodel]

When running a engine at a public display where it will be running off and on all day, you have to treat it like an air tool and use air tool lubricant. One of the model engineers I know builds exquisite small engines mounts them on a display stand that contains a filter, regulator, lubricator unit in it. He pipes this up to the air manifold or compressor and can run them all day.

[@Phantomthecat]

Wow,, how fast did you run it at the end? Great video, thanks.

[@brucewoods9377]

Sweet

[@mikeklaene4359]

There is nothing wrong with being more than a bit obsessive about getting things correct. As a very old time software guy (think starting programming in 1969 on IBM Mainframes in Assembler) I always obsessed about getting things 'right'. It was bad enough getting a call in the day time about a program failing - but at 2 AM it was BAD. My rule quickly became "Mike gets to sleep all night!". Spending a little time checking and verifying is time well spent. BTW: have you ever come across an ICL 1500? I did a lot of software for those things between 1974 and 1984 starting when they were known as Singer 1500s.

[@bullettube9863]

I saw a Singer 1500 at a swap meet once, but the owner didn't know anything about it. What were they used for?

[@slothie7978]

Lmao I’m not ocd as he wipes the table for 10 minutes :p and still missed a spot

[@twinscurwood681]

You are so good

[@Zappyguy111]

Alright, stuff this, I've been on the fence long enough. Let's check out this auction site see how much a lathe costs.

[@eshafto]

They're free, if your late father-in-law had one and your mother-in-law is looking to get rid of it. Then it becomes a question of whether you want to invest the space, and the enormous amount of time it would take to learn to do something interesting with it. Still on that fence, over here.

[@greypatch8855]

That one purrs

[@thisnicklldo]

So what was wrong with it - where was the jam?

[@keithappleton]

everywhere

[@OnlyTheEd]

That is one tiny engine! :-O

[@stephensimpson5283]

It's CDO ..... but thats just my CDO kicking in :-D

[@ponkkaa]

Maybe the original owner ran it without oil...

[@keithappleton]

No, the bearing surfaces were all perfect - it was probably gummed up with motor oil residue ....

[@claybair4904]

I have a design and no help 8 cyl. rotary; no valves, no connecting rods,no oil,no boiler, could be solar powered shooting for 25 hp with an engine 18 inches dia. X 7 inches would for its size be of very high torque