Oscillating Steam Engine
Small, double acting oscillating steam engine. Flywheel is 4.5" diameter, bore of piston is .5". Runs on compressed air or steam
STEAM ENGINE wobbler-How the Valving Works
Here's a cutaway teaching aid that I made to help men to understand how the valves work.
Oscillating Steam Engine
Showing off my Oscillating Steam Engine built from Part #3485 from www.littlemachineshop.com. This kit is a lot of fun to make and a great lesson ...
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The Stirling engine is one of my favorites. It was invented in 1816 by Rev. Robert Stirling of Scotland. The Stirling is a very simple engine, and was often billed as a safe alternative to steam, since there's no risk of a boiler explosion. It enjoyed some success in industrial applications, and also in small appliances like fans and water pumps,
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Right now Yahoo engineer Jeremy Johnstone is my hero. Frustrated with with Flickr’s lack of HTML5 support on the web, Johnstone — whose position is currently “Technical Yahoo!” on the Yahoo For Good team — has decided to take his employer to task, where else? In his Flickr steam.
Model of oscillating cylinder marine steam engine. A very complex and ingenious design.
For such a crude design this little engine runs well with very little wast steam from around the cylinder and valve block.
Here's my model Jensen oscillating Steam Engine running. It's just a very simple model I got a long time ago.
A small table top oscillating steam engine.