Product Description

A guide to building simple oscillating steam engine models. It describes the making of four such models: "Polly", a vertical steam plant, "Elizabeth", a horizontal steam power plant, "Hercules", a model steam crane, and "Jenny Wren", a miniature vertical steam engine.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30556 in Books
• Published on: 1998-12-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for beginners
I love the writing style and humour of Tubal Cain. The book is a good introduction for anyone wanting to build steam engines. If you are a raw beginner in Model Engineering some parts can be a little hard to understand, but you don't have to be a pro to get enjoyment from the book. Some of the designs use castings which might not be available any more. However, the parts could be machined instead. A very enjoyable read.

More Simple Model Steam Engines
An excellant book that compliments the first book Simple Model Steam Engines,it has excellant and well laid out plans and drawings of differant steam engines which can easily be constructed on the small lathe.The Models are very nostalgic and once completed make excellant presents or gifts.Buy the book and add some more engines to your collection as ive done.

Excellent how-to manual
Excellent guide to making simple steam engines. It's an entertaining read too if you are interested in engineering.