The next model steam engine to be built was chosen because it reminded me very much of the paper engine downloaded from the internet several years ago.
In the photo above you can see that the cylinder is at the top of the engine; the flywheel at the bottom. Our new engine, built by William Benson of Robin Hood Works in Nottingham, England was designed in the opposite order.
Mr. Benson displayed the engine at his foundry in Nottingham before sending it for viewing at the International Exhibition in London. A quote in the Nottingham Daily Express compliments its deign:
" The engine was exhibited on Tuesday afternoon and yesterday at the Robin Hood Works, where it was inspected by many practical men, who expressed their unqualified admiration of it. "
As with the last engine I constructed, some parts that are beyond my skill level or the capability of my equipment have been machined for me. I fear that this engine will require much help!
As the thread advances, I thought it would be fun to compare parts of that earlier 'paper' engine with the metal ones that have been made for this little engine.