STEAM ENGINE completed with dynamo and live boiler feed pump

[@bushsuxcheney]

Use that thing! Charge batteries or power up something, make tea or a cup-o-noodle thing. I'm sure this mean machine can turn a much bigger dynamo. Best steam engine video out of dozens I've seen!!!

[@Bgee134]

Nostalgic! I really like the antique look. Good work.

[@silver760]

I love these PMR kits the boiler is a work of art,I assumed it was just a pot boiler till I studied the plans and saw it has proper flues and tubes! Also the mill engine is a lovely unit,from the parts they supply there are a number of ways of building it,either assemble as is or spent more time fettleing it and giving every part the treatment leads to a very fine looking engine,up there with the Stuart offerings.These kits are VERY expensive in the UK unfortunately,the boiler here costs $500+!!

[@ManualdoMotorStirling]

Very good! I was impressed with the speed of your engine because it is a steam engine! I think that has much strength, to run a more powerful generator. Congratulations, great job!

[@BaileyEvans]

This is one of nicest pm set ups i have ever seen!!!! Great job 5*!!!!!

[@marcelanonimus4871]

This is truly a nice piece of engineering ! My compliments to the maker of this model, very good !

[@chickenpede]

What a beautiful little machine!

[@BillPrueter]

Beautiful workmanship. Very impressive. Thanks

[@steamwally]

WOW! Thats stunning, if it wasn't for the turck in the backgound that would be indistinguisable from the full size engine! Nice PM research dynamo too. Job well done : )

[@DELTA1DSV]

Excellent set up, and great pipe work 5 stars

[@tractionengine11]

thatsa real nice engine runs well you did very well you must be proud of your self for doing that

[@AlfistaWayne]

Great work ! Congratulations ! I've built the PMR 1. Yours looks terrific ! Thanks for posting.

[@mrgoob76]

that's so cool, came complete with a horn!

[@qedsteve]

I'm doing the exact same thing you describe. I finished my PMR 7 engine (run on air to get valves timed) and now am building the BLR2 horizontal boiler from PMR. I've got a bunch of extra fittings, valves, pipe - since I'm uncertain how exactly I'll be laying it all out. The riveting looks to be a complicated process (riveting is starting next week) doing hole drilling and deburring this week over the Holiday.

[@boa721]

just what you see coming out of the stack,. there is no driping down into the stack, lot less sense the tank added. It used to splatter a lot of liquid out and make a mess, so all in all it was a very good plan on how it all worked out.

[@steamwally]

Yes, the PM stuff is great. I was tempted to buy their small oscilating engine but I think I'm going for a stationary engine to restore! Thanks, Phill.

[@jameswoodcock7902]

work of art man this is neat like the boiler

[@FighterGlory]

That's a neat Video as I enjoyed watching it! Thanks!!!

[@silver760]

Thanks for the reply,I see the dynamo is a PMR items aswell.I wish we had a PMR stockist/importer here in the UK,they do a fantastic array of kits and they dont ask stupid prices for them,unlike Stuart or Reeves,Stuart want $1500 for a set of unmachined castings for a smaller engine than yours,plus Stuarts are all cast iron where as PMR use gunmetal cylinders on some of their engines,their boilers are even more ridiculously priced,one like the PMR boiler (but not as good) its 3 times as much

[@Nykkytta]

Very nice engine Jeff ! . Debolt will have a very nice engine ready soon " The Star.

[@ch300fnqi]

Beautiful engine, one of the nicest I've seen. Looks like you could power much more than just the little LED.

[@gamo98]

what a very nice job keep it up mate

[@richcampoverde]

Brilliant little engine

[@AtariFTW]

wow that thing revs pretty high!!!

[@JonatanGronoset]

Steam engines are fun. You could run the exhaust steam through a spiral coil inside a copper can with a tap and you got a water heater for the tea.

[@TechTrixInfo]

Tks for the upload to Team - boa721

[@boa721]

@Bgee134 ..............the rivets, have experience in rivets but not on a round tube, had to make my own tooling to get the job done. soldering was the easy part, but I do soldering pretty often.

[@olympusrex6687]

It is a very nice machine!

[@Nykkytta]

Very nice Engine.

[@nitro105]

Most applications have a shut off valve right at the boiler and a check right next to it, so the check or pump may be serviced while under steam if necessarily.

[@ubuntupokemoninc]

that is absolutely beautiful

[@boa721]

thanks, it is almost all PM research items. engine, boiler and feed pump i think.

[@TeoFirefox15]

OMG THAT'S FANTASTIC!!!!!!

[@boa721]

thank you. it had plenty of power, but i sold it to finance another steam engine project, still in the works.

[@boa721]

ok your talking about the boiler only,, right. well i enjoyed assembling it, i wont pay some one to do something i like to do let alone very capable of doing, but thanks for the info.

[@boa721]

i bought the castings for almost every part, then i machined them all. very close to a 1k invested into it. then there was months of time invested in the machine work to make it all happen.

[@DwarfTossify]

Most impressive!

[@MustangFastback]

Wow. That is beautiful

[@boa721]

are you refering to the one running vertical to the right of the shut off valve? that is the displacement oiler. as water/ steam enters the chamber, the oil is forced upward slowly, but enough to add oil into the path of the steam that is entering the cylinder. the valve on the bottom of the displacement oiler is to alow the water to drain out before refilling it with new oil.

[@ohvnaq]

this is beautiful!

[@97trainman]

@boa721 No, there is an obscure pipe that leads off from the boiler water feed line.

[@boa721]

this is a PM research steam engine, they do not machine these at all, just a casting set with all nuts/ botls/ screws and misc. hardware. what you see in that video took me a combind 4 to 5 months and many hours to machine and build. i know of no one who will machine for any one person due to the time and effort involved with these. is enough money was involved you might find a machinest to make you one, i might even. stuart sell completed engine i think.

[@boa721]

thank you very much

[@boa721]

yes it is, and thanks. A lot of hours went into this engine set up.

[@optimist4212]

wow id buy that for a billion bucks!! if i had that much....

[@ROBBEAUDOIN66]

Very neat !

[@DatBlueHusky]

very powerful and cool

[@markmagruder616]

loved it...

[@x1plus1x]

Awesome!

[@modelleg]

light to read by and a cup of tea.

[@KaneMcNamara]

Great Vid

[@Bgee134]

I'm just about finished building this model boiler....what a project! I had the machine work done for me as I don't have the skills and equipment to do it my self. I did however do all other work. I found soldering the flue tubes to be the most tricky work as they are in odd angels to apply solder/heat. I'd repair a leak, and in-turn create another from the broad flame/torch I used. What did you find most challenging about your boiler project?

[@smbrob]

love it!

[@boa721]

thank you

[@3605409545]

Yes, but they came with the casting kit i bought with engine.

[@laboratoriya]

awesome. great!

[@boa721]

No, no problem at all. You just have to go easy till it heats up or you get alot of Co. (carbon monoxide) not a problem if your burning out side and don't do it to often as it will eventually deteriorate the copper in the boiler.

[@boa721]

these are around 1100 to 1200 just in parts before machining.

[@MrGman590]

This is great, do you think you could make drawings? I would like to build a bigger version, I can think of a number of creative applications for this sort of thing! :D

[@Tetra84]

Did you have a set of plans that you built this from? I'd like to make one like this!

[@boa721]

Yes indeed.

[@iwantosavemoney]

this so cool

[@boa721]

i tested it at 180 PSI. i would have to look at the plans again to see what was required, i know i went beyoung the required amount called out on the plans.

[@janadden8762]

Nice

[@3605409545]

thanks for looking

[@TKILLIP]

Did you have any problems getting your burner to run on propane. It would be cheaper to burn than the butane/propane mix that they recommend for ceramic burners.

[@Bgee134]

Did you use a check valve in line between your feed pump and boiler?

[@balak121]

@boa721 Ask Steamchest or john coleman...he says its an extra 55 bucks for maching up to where all you have to do is solder and drill the rivet holes.

[@TKILLIP]

Looks like you are running on propane, what type of burner are you using?

[@HistoricSteamTV]

Nice are you getting an amp out of it? I am making one with a Lucas rotor as a flywheel and stator on outside dumping load above 16psi only through a honeywell pressuretrrol. A few steam powered homes up here on the coast not enough sun for solar.

[@silver760]

is that a PM Research boiler and engine?I recognise the boiler but not the engine,nice job!

[@Bgee134]

I've been looking all over to find this model engine as a machined casting and not had much luck. I just don't have the tools, knowledge, or skills to do the job myself. Nor do I know of anyone that can do it for me. Do you maybe know of any companies that provide these models that can help me out?

[@jstrong67]

awsome, were did you get the plans

[@rkshirey]

Where do you get the small valves and pipes?

[@balak121]

what pressure did u test the boiler at when u built the kit.

[@reprC]

I would love to know where you got some of the small pieces, such as the pressure gauge and valves.

[@3605409545]

PM research

[@Sys-Edit0r-1995]

Were'd you get the dynamo, as well as the boiler kit and pump? because I'd like to build one too!

[@iloveRUSSIAAA]

They look like PM research products.

[@Ziknazoo]

Is that a PM Research boiler? That looks like a fine boiler to go with my completed PMR #7.

[@3605409545]

i built it several yrs ago

[@97trainman]

What is the extra pipe on feed line for?

[@sivchuka]

cool

[@balak121]

i would love to build that boiler kit, i just dont have the machines to build it.(lathe and mill)----i can soleder just not machine. any suggestions please help. know of any kits that are already machine in the same price range.

[@r43007]

how much can a unite like this cost, complete with boiler?

[@royl4857]

hey boa721 love ur clip do u know on where i can get the plans from so i could try it out myself

[@3605409545]

Google PM Reach

[@KingSlimjeezy]

that needs to be on a boat

[@nicholaskipling3958]

how long do you think you can run it for to charge a battery

[@boa721]

It will run as long as it is supplied heat and water. Has a boiler feed water pump so it can be pretty much endless run time like a locomotive

[@Wisdomofautumn]

I'm a certified stationary engineer. I can tell you what: this is pretty cool!! Did you make this from a kit? If so where can I get one?!

[@kilertobi]

Hey, this engine looks like a pm research steam engine #1 with a boiler kit #2

[@brandibickers6651]

how did you make this i want one

[@3605409545]

with a lathe, mill, hand tools and know how.

[@mrerasmo1985ms]

hi man! that's a great idea! do you think could be possible to run a 3kw generator? wich power could need to pursuit that goal? we got a dumped Honda Generator with gasoline engine broked, we found a long range battery and at the end we wanna make our home electric needs all by ourself. I hope you could help me with some ideas im the lowed skill guy... i look only news on net for the others

[@3605409545]

maybe you should move closser to power lines.....stay away from fire and steam.

[@connertoennis5106]

where did u get this. i want one

[@3605409545]

I built it several year's ago. I owned a mill and lathe at the time. 4 months many hrs a day.

[@gamo98]

is it for sale mate and how much

[@KodinKing]

This is probably how u pleased a woman in the old days

[@3605409545]

what is that supposed to mean??

[@mmerriet1400]

Works today too.

[@3605409545]

+Meg Merriet meaning??

[@boa721]

ceramic burner

[@2011climax]

i want this.

[@3605409545]

quite a bit end up in tank

[@jimwayne5850]

Chic magnet

[@JOCKATEO]

make a cool mobile phone charger or laptop

[@krausrepair1171]

lol all that to power an led

[@boa721]

thank you,.