Product Description
WORKING VERTICAL STEAM ENGINE
This is not a scaled-down model,?but a full-size working steam engine.?It is a replica of a rare old steam engine used for various small portable?power applications a century ago. This engine was sold as a casting kit in?1895 by the Chas. A Strelinger Co. of Detroit, MI. The castings were made?by their foundry, the Leland & Faulconer Mfg. Co., 480-500 Trombly Ave.,?Detroit, MI. It was rated then as 1/4 H.P.?Think of it! A full-size working engine that you have built. A machinist?s?delight! The total height is 19 inches and the flywheel diameter is 6-7/8?inches.
Kit?comes?complete with?15 iron and bronze castings, all required hardware,?gasket material, bar stock and complete working drawings. Machining and assembly required.
- Bore 1-1/2
- Stroke 2-1/2
- Double Acting
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Dan Mulderig –
This is a big robust engine that was interesting to build. The castings are good quality and having all the bits is great, no hunting for material. The price for the kit is a bargain.