Sounds like a very interesting engine, Pierre, in fact, it sounds a lot like one the power plant for a free lance locomotive I am working on at the present. It is fabricated from Steel and Brass and is all bolted together as I do not have a heat source for Silver Soldering. Thank you for your concern, but I am app. 400 miles from the Gulf Coast. My eldest son is there with the National Guard, doing search and rescue, and trying to hold down the looting. Al Messer --- Pcx <pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Al, > As we are trying to follow closely ( when possible) > the original design there are no castings. All the > parts are machined from the solid ! This engine was > design to be built without a lathe (except for the > the flywheel and the piston), using only hand tools. > " Files, drills, taps, a hacksaw, and a soldering > iron did the rest of the work " . The steam chest is > entirely fabricated ! We are thinking to machine > this item as we think it will be easier than silver > brazing small parts to form a box with steam ways! > For the time beeing, the crank shaft is completed as > well as the piston rod, the connecting rod ,the > cross head and the cross head guides. Few minutes > ago I was preparing the parts for the bearings > pedestals.... > Unfortunately I do not have a digital camera to post > the pics of the parts. I'll try to borrow one > inorder to show the progress..... > Regards. > PIerre > PS Al, I do hope you're not leaving in an area > affected by the disaster? Our heart is with your > people and we do support you. God bless you. > > pierre.courbouleix@xxxxxxxxxx > > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. > > To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email > to, > modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > "unsubscribe" in the subject line. > ______________________________________________________ Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. http://store.yahoo.com/redcross-donate3/ MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.