so amazing to see an old live steamer that somebody built and tookcare of coming back to life under new hands. even if she is a little rough right now, good job on yall for getting it running.
I would honestly buy this for $400. Even when converted to AUD and having shipping and customs taxes and stuff in place I would want this. A live steamer is a live steamer to me lmao.
I've probably driven worse...try a piston valved engine with valves that were short by .125 or so...we got around the track, at a vast consuption of coal and water... Not cheaper though !. (unless "cheaper" in a Lemon's meaning...in which case, Thing cost me about $100, and Monsterous was probably less still...$60 for the block, I think...in actual "outgoings") Both are > 500 hours of building though... I have heard of some quite unbelievable deals- I missed a (4 cylinder) King Chassis for $300 Canadian 2 decades ago. No boiler. The 2" Overtype Wagon is built on a boiler given to dad, with very little bought in (wheels, pressure gauge, chain), but again, that's Lemon's cheap- the cost is all in the time, not the materials.
theres a guy that has a 1 scale 0-4-0 at my local club that uses string as piston rings, uses up almost the entire coal bunker after just one painfully slow lap, ive missed on some killer deals myself growing up in the LA basin! but I already have enough projects to last me into my retirement (im in my early 20s) so im not worried about it!
@@DeathValleyLumberCompany Soft packing is a workable choice for pistons. We never did it on the piston valves, however, as the piston valves have to travel over ports whereas pistons don't travel over ports (with a very few exceptions-skinner unaflow engines). Slowest engine I own is "Thing", which is a 3/4*3/4" single cylinder engine geared about 6:1 down with a vertical boiler. It didn't go out if there was a faster loco around, like say a T boiler shay or some other speed daemon. It took about 30 min to do a lap of 880' or so :).
@@DeathValleyLumberCompany ok. I would never of thought of that. Lol. I have been looking to get into live steam but it is to expensive until I saw this and a 💡 went of. Thanks
@@DeathValleyLumberCompany I saw it on a display, it was a antique shop maybe four years ago. I'll look if I have a picture still. I recognize the same cab, 0-4-0 config, and smokestack
@@DeathValleyLumberCompany I have a little engines 0-4-0, it’s not steam, it runs on two 500w motors. Batteries are in the tender ☺️. I’m not a machinist, but I built it and it works. Saving up for rail
