Tag Archives: steam engine

Harry Peterson Boiler

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

Installation of a Harry Peterson boiler in a Stanley.  In the 1950’s and 1960’s before Stanley cars became valuable and then people started making good quality replica Stanley boilers and burners using the authentic original designs there were very few … Continue reading →

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Steam Photos

Posted on December 6, 2013 by

This is a portable steam engine at the Willits Steam Museum in Northern California.  You can tell that it is not a traction engine because the rear wheels do not have lugs on them and there is no steering mechanism. … Continue reading →

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Doble Auxiliary V-2 Engine

Posted on September 9, 2013 by

  This is a Doble auxiliary engine designed for F-31 that was not used for such.  It is double acting compound piston valve.  HP is 1.531 inches, LP 2.575 inches and stroke is 2.00 inches.  Engine has ball-bearing mains.  Valve … Continue reading →

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Names of the Parts of a Simple Steam Engine

Posted on August 26, 2013 by
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Arrangement of Cylinders

Posted on January 11, 2013 by
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100hp Doble Two-Cylinder Double-Acting Compound Engine

Posted on January 10, 2013 by
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Heat Soaking

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

After a person has burned out a few superheater sections of a monotube boiler everyone, without exception, will stop by and say “all you needed to do was to let it heat soak; everyone knows that”.   What they do not … Continue reading →

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