Plans, projects and How-to's for Home Machinists and Other Makers
Pat Jorgensen recently posted a comment and I noticed that he had an interesting web site about steam engines. So I invited Pat to be a guest blogger and to tell us more about himself and his site, Jorgensen Steam – Bob Jorgensen’s Steam Engines and Steam Engine Designs. — Rob
My story is that I am a professional engineer and run my own consulting firm in the Southeast USA. … Read the rest
You won’t need a mill to make this nice looking steam engine that was designed to be an easy-to-make project to teach basic machining skills to beginners. The free plans come in both US and metric versions and they include 24 pages of helpful instructions.
It was designed by members of the Home Model Engine Machinist (HMEM) forum, led by “black85vette,” who proposed designing a very basic and easy-to-build engine that could be built by someone without a lot of experience or tooling. … Read the rest
This is not just a set of free plans for a working model steam engine. It’s a well-written, well-organized, profusely illustrated 113-page tutorial about machining metal.
If you’re an inexperienced machinist who at least knows the basics I would strongly encourage you to download these plans and build this engine. Don’t let the picture fool you – this is not a difficult engine to build. … Read the rest
John Bentley made this beautiful half-scale vertical steam engine. He also did a great job of documenting most of the process on his construction page. I was surprised to see how he fabricated the rim for the 7½-inch diameter flywheel out of a 1½-inch diameter drive shaft salvaged from a boat.