FINISHING THE PIPING AND A TEST RUN OF THE STUART VICTORIA STEAM PLANT

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Finishing The Piping And A Test Run Of The Stuart Victoria Steam Plant - How to make the chimney fitting and constructing the pipe run from the Condenser to the chimney. The test run shows that the Condenser is large enough to really function as a condenser. When the heat was turned of and the boiler pressure virtually disappeared, the engine continued to run owing to the vacuum in the condenser.
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@beekey30 6 ай бұрын

I wished, I could buy a machine from you. Perfectly build and adjusted. It calms me down seeing them running at low speed.

@keithappleton 6 ай бұрын

I sell most of my models to my Patreon supporters as they get to see the advert videos first. www.patreon.com/keithappleton

@injoelsgarage3934 7 жыл бұрын

Mr. Appleton, truly a beautiful plant. Very impressive . Thank for your time and sharing. Joel

@suzannegarner3443 4 жыл бұрын

kieth, i find your videos very intresting. i dont do am model engineering but like steam engines. i find myself addicted to watching hours of your videos and I have started dreaming of barco spanners and trips to blackgate engineering. I am into O Gauge model trains.

@keithappleton 4 жыл бұрын

}:-)))

@raymondhorvatin1050 7 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful model thank you for sharing your talents nice music too

@davidtaylor6331 7 жыл бұрын

An excellent series resulting in an outstanding steam plant. I counted at least 6 appearances of the Bahco spanner in the last two episodes.

@danharold3087 7 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this series and the unit look great. Thanks.

@robschaffer2189 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful! functional art. I always look forward to your videos (even the ones without paint ;) ). Thank you for making them!

@toniturnwald9890 7 жыл бұрын

you build just wounderful machines. They are lovely

@stevemellin5806 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice . your videos are quite informative . thank you

@BillSikes. 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful engine

@salian1531 7 жыл бұрын

The last scenes are very satisfying indeed.

@DrPococksMagicPills 7 жыл бұрын

I guess that's the polite way I saying I like the bit where you shut up and we can hear the engine :--)

@salian1531 7 жыл бұрын

Keith's unique commentary is definitely a big part of the appeal of these videos. But hearing the engine go is its own reward in itself.

@tomherd4179 7 жыл бұрын

Fantastic job!!

@jcameron2554 7 жыл бұрын

I have to say that watching your last video I was impressed with the copper tube thread cutting tip on the die. However the idea of a mandrel to support the inside of the tube.....im surprised after watching your vids you hadn't thought of that one, but I guess it goes to show to us newbys that an 'ol dog can still learn new tricks lol, learning a lot from your vids so please keep them coming :) my old ML4 will soon be producing masterpieces after watching your tips ;)

@ilfarmboy 7 жыл бұрын

Well done

@TheJiminiflix 3 жыл бұрын

Look at it go...wow

@donstor1 7 жыл бұрын

That is a very nice looking engine. I wonder if you might be able to fit some oilers along some of the places that need more frequent oiling. I have seen that on some of the larger engines. Anyway, it has been a joy to watch as you make this machine better and better. Thank you again for the wonderful videos and forgive my ignorance on these engines.

@stevenbaxter8657 5 жыл бұрын

Have you tried chain saw bar oil it has very good anty fling properties and very high lubricant properties between chain and bar at the cutting section in the wood it has a very long stretch /stringing effect between thump and finger so it is not thrown off easily at speed and temperature cheap as chips from gardening store

@nikhilbhale79 7 жыл бұрын

I think adding so many bends to the exhaust outlet would increase the exhaust back pressure. On full size engines a condensor was used to reclaim water and also to decrease the back pressure of exhaust so as to get maximum work out of the engine.

@connereggert1374 7 жыл бұрын

But this solution was merely to solve the problem of the condensed water from coming out of the exhaust and making a mess of the bench. It being merely for show, you needn't worry about the amount of back pressure so long as it runs.

@MarioStahl1983 4 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful work! I wonder if you have any practical application for this steam engine. Maybe a sewing machine or something in a workshop?

@ianc4901 7 жыл бұрын

I like it a lot but I'm always sad when a project comes to an end as we don't usually get to see it again for quite a while.

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

There are currently 880 videos on my channel, maybe you could watch some of them :-)) - and maybe even click on the adverts :-))))))))

@carloscaf6427 2 жыл бұрын

O bom é a vapor

@toysareforboys1 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, that thing really "moves"! :) Awesome video, thanks so much. Do you plan to sell this complete model?

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

It's not for sale at the moment, I want to play with it for a while :-))) It really is one of the best steam plants that I have ever had.

@mikus4242 7 жыл бұрын

What would it take to recycle the water from the condenser as is done on full sized engines? I know it's probably not practical in a model engine.

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

I think that is is not practical or necessary really with a small model engine.

@Mishn0 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Did the speed governor work as expected? You mentioned it earlier but have never explained it.

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does actually work but I have set the linkage so that it doesn't close of the steam inlet so I can run the engine at speed as I did in the recent video.

@keith0alan 7 жыл бұрын

On full size engines they have a pressure/vacuum gauge on the condenser. Have you considered adding one to this engine as the condenser is actually large enough to function as one?

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

I don''t think I could get a vacuum gauge that small to be in scale with the plant ....

@jaylittleton1 7 жыл бұрын

To my untrained eye it's a very nice looking unit, Mr. Appleton. About the gas burner, would you guess that it is the same CO emission or more as a burner on a gas cook top or oven?

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

This burner doesn't set of my CO alarm so I guess it's OK

@jusb1066 7 жыл бұрын

co should be close to zero with an efficient burner, people use gas cookers with no ventilation, so they tended to be very good burners, you could tell some of keiths burners werent quite so good at the job, hence the co

@Adam-fk8oq 6 ай бұрын

Hi Keith, love your videos! What size boiler would one need for a Stuart 10H, 10V or S50?? Would one of the Wilesco boilers be sufficient to run these engines?

@keithappleton 6 ай бұрын

A 500 or 501 Stuart Boiler would be the smallest one for the job. Forget little toy Wilesco boilers, they run at too low a pressure. A Wilesco boiler will provide just enough steam to turn these engines, but not for long.

@martinbell3302 7 жыл бұрын

Why is the cylinder exhaust to the top of the condenser and the cylinder exhaust to the middle? having no knowledge of such things I would have thought if the cylinder exhaust went in the middle and the condenser exhaust at the top would give greater capacity and give cleaner steam to the chimney? is it do with esthetics?

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, purely to do with aesthetics - to keep the exhaust pipe from the engine level .... :-))))

@TrainMasterMan 7 жыл бұрын

Does the governor work, or is it more for show? Or does it just need proper adjustment?

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

Yes, it does actually work but I have set the linkage so that it doesn't close of the steam inlet so I can run the engine at speed as I did in the recent video.

@Gauge1LiveSteam Жыл бұрын

Does that Scotch boiler need a draft to run? Or is the burner enough. Great job, all around

@keithappleton Жыл бұрын

It works just fine as it is .......

@glenatools1 7 жыл бұрын

Hi keith. I am making a steam plant which has a model water tower to feed the boiler and whilst i was making the tower for the water tank i knocked up another for my condenser. This would put the condensor 300mm above the engine. Do you think this will give me grief? Love your content and im an avid viewer and fabricator

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

It should be fine in an elevated position. The only problem I have is if (like on the Victoria" Steam Plant) the pipe run after the condenser is a bit too long and some condensation is occurring.

@unogazzy84 3 жыл бұрын

I got a toy steam engine when I was a child. The platform was about 25x25 cm and you could attach different small machines to it but I couldn't afford them. It was very fun to see it run but I got tired of it pretty quick. As you now know, my experience of steam engines is really limited. With that said. Why does the engine do this? 6:53 Is it designed to only provide power on the push stroke?

@VanWinger 7 жыл бұрын

Given that this engine has a centrifugal governor, why is it able to run at such speed?

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

I have now answered this question too many times .... it is is the comments box at the foot of a few videos in this series. The engine is set to be able to go fast because I have adjusted the control arm to not close the valve on the steam chest.....

@VanWinger 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the reply. I appreciate the feedback!

@lakinstinson8128 7 жыл бұрын

What do the spinning balls do

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

apart from making your eyes water, they are called a "Governor" to stop the engine from over speeding.

@lakinstinson8128 7 жыл бұрын

Keith Appleton ok thanks 😀😀😀

@thepvporg 7 жыл бұрын

2nd :)

@darfjono 7 жыл бұрын

so what's the deal with the spinning ball thing on top? that just there to look nice? cause it does.

@keithappleton 7 жыл бұрын

That is the governor to regulate the speed of the engine, the fatser it goes the faster the governor spins and as the balls move outward due to centrifugal force, they operate a lever which reduces the amount of steam admitted to the engine - and slows it down.

@darfjono 7 жыл бұрын

oh, that's neat. thanks.