Quick question for you folks... Does anyone have a cross-reference saying when the designs in "Elmers engines" were first published in Live Steam or Modeltec?...
... Mike, cannot answer your question about the publication dates. Anyway, if I got it correctly, Elmer's plans were made available on the Elmers_Engines...
Hello Mike, I have some index info. Here they are. I don't recall where I downloaded the files from. Hope they help. Rupert Ps. Wish I could find complete...
This was my impression also. Gary B in BC **********************SEPARATOR***************************** if I got it correctly, Elmer's plans were made available...
Yes, I'm sure you are both correct. Our list owner, Dirk, has posted that information in the past. Carl _____ From: Elmers_Engines_1@yahoogroups.com ...
I posted a very crude print of a engine I started working on today. I call it a "Twin #25" Its more or less a #25 Elmer's Engine with 2 cylinders. I have the...
Walter, I recently built a #25. I think that the crank was the most "fiddly" part to make. The one problem that I had was in not getting the crankpin truly ...
Alan- I built a #25 for a Christmas present for my father. It was my first Elmer's Engine. I have about a year experience in machining. I had to fiddle with...
... Thanks for the compliment. There is a step under each cap that fits the bore and is not visible. It replaces the end of the cylinder that was bored out....
Hi folks, Years ago, I built the "Wooden Beam Engine", and had it mounted on a piece of 2x8 (or so) lumber. Â After going to several model engineering shows...
Mike, Great job on the engine and the new display worthy of such a fine wooden beam engine. John D. Guenther 'Ye Olde Pen Maker' Sterling, Virginia _____ From:...
That's the kind of base that engine deserves. Nice lines and wood contrasts. I assume the light wood is maple but what is the dark wood? Alan ... a piece of...
Hi Alan, ... Thanks for the nice comments. You're right about the lighter wood being maple. Its the same material I used for the flywheel. As for the darker...
I started the frame for the Twin #25 today. It turned out ok except for one thing. I drilled the pivot pin holes in the wrong spot! Grrr Well, after some...
Hi I'm new to this group and a new machinist. I am a high school shop teacher looking to help my students learn how to build small engines. How do I get...
... A basic wobbler is within the level of complexity I'd expect high school shop students to be able to complete in a single term. Starting from a few basic...
Hello~ I would highly recommend a #25. I have been into machining for about a year now, I have a Smithy CB1220xl 3 in 1. My first #25 turned out not bad, there...
If you go to the files section of this list and Elmers_Engines_2,3,4, you will find his whole book's worth of plans - Free Ray ... From: "rogerssteve9339"...
I decided to re do the twin #25 frame. I just did not like the way the old one came out. I did make a change though, I used aluminum this time. And I'm not...
... Hi Walter. Your using aluminum idea is looking good. A few years back I used it with disappointing results. I soon found out that bearing surfaces such a...
Rick~ This is my second #25 I am making. But of course the 2 cylinders is my twist on Elmer's original design. I had some hard luck with aluminum the first...
Is anyone in this group in the process of building or already built this motor. I'm thinking round cylinders with exposed piping and cylinder studs. Rick M...
I finished 1 of two cylinders today for the Twin 25. As you can see its not exactly to print as they are round and not square. It still has the 3/8" distance...
... I like to personalize my builds by making minor changes. These are some times necessary due to available tooling or materials and personal taste. I'm...
Well, I can relate! I wasted 6 hours the other day drilling out some aluminum rounds only to find out my tail stock was somehow mis-aligned with the headstock....
... aluminum rounds only to find out my tail stock was somehow mis-aligned with the headstock. Leaving me with a bore that measured out more like a roller...
I saved the port jig and pin from the first one, I figured I'd be making more or at least, in the case of my twin #25 could use the measurements to make up my...
There are a lot of good books on steam engines in Google Books. Check out the section on valve timing in the Catechism of the Locomotive. That should get you...
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