Your steam engines are amazing, great design and construction. Thanks for showing this

Great video and brilliant craftsmanship!!! Thankyou for sharing!

They are like jewellery beautiful !

Les I am so glad I found your channel. I have the sherline lathe and mill and you’re basically showing me how to do everything I’ve been thinking about. We must shop at the same place lol. Thanks for making these pal.

Very good. I always have enjoyed to see how stuff works and in my opinion you have shared your hobby in a very fun and interesting way. Thank you for taking the time to do so.

What a beautiful construction.

Great little engines!

Thank you for sharing your skill is amazing and it is a lovely hobby.

These are incredible!! I just wish the focus would focus on the actual thing you're showing is instead of the background. These are beautiful works of art

Maestro Leslie tiene usted unas manos divina creando estos micro-motores, gracias por compartir información . Saludos Manolo

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

I need your email to send it. Send your email to: lesproper@gmail.com

Love the engines. No castings and straightforward build. Hopefully I can replicate some of them.

Very nice. Clean construction. Super performance.

great design and construction. Thanks for showing this great design and construction. Thanks for showing this 8

Leslie those are amazing! I wish I had machining capability to try and build one!

10/10 most underrated video on KZread

Bonjour Leslie, Just... a GREAT JOB ! Bravo ! Its seems so easy to create a steam machine with you. I also like a lot you little bats. Thank you for sharing, Amicaement, Raphaël

Beautiful job, thanks for sharing

Super nice work man. All your stuff is legit. Always perfect. Amazing.

Amazing dear Leslie!

Excelente. Son de un nivel superior. Cuanta creatividad.

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Basic & so smart ! I love it !

Brilliant work!

Very very impressive engines. I would like to have its plan. Thanks for showing this to us.

Les! Your video was so much fun to watch. I just requested the PDF. Thanks. dalefr

Great job..

Beautiful engines

WOW great work...

Beautiful!! 👍👍

Really really nice work 😊

Awesome job

awesome stuff 👍

really cute. Ade Swash in the UK builds similar steam engines

Nice engines will be sending you an email thanks

Very very nice..... Amazing👍👍👍👍

nice.very creative.

Beautiful workmanship , I wish I could make one, but it is far beyond my poor skills !

More than nice !

Very good and nice.

good video.. thanks for..

Excellent, high level, creativity ---- I hope you will present two long episodes that teach us how to make the first engine and the second engine

@LeslieProper

2 жыл бұрын

check out the videos made by SteamerEdge. He made a series showing the building of my engine, the little single cylinder.

молодец, хорошая работа

As I said in my email, I fear I've been been bitten by the steam bug. These are too cool, thank you for sending the plans! I hope when my Microcosm M28 (horiz-opposed twin) arrives, that I can wrap my head around their rotary valve setup... if not, any template engines I build will be based on your design. In short... you, sir, are a genius.

@LeslieProper

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks and good luck with the Microcosm

I really want to make a inline 6 for my rc truck!

Very nice ;)

Leslie I have seen doble silinder steam engines such as a twin Victoria and others self start.

I’d love to build a big model tiranic with steam engines and boilers like the real one had. Would be awesome

@LeslieProper

Жыл бұрын

That would be quite a project!

ok so now my hermit level is going right up this totally looks like something i could do.

very nice. looking forward to starting on the engine plans you made available. must clear up a few projects first.

@LeslieProper

8 жыл бұрын

+Frank Ruffolo Let me know if you have any questions about the construction. I will try to help if I can. This engine is used in the Lil' Toot tug. It will turn 6000 rpms with no load. I am currently retro fitting Lil' Toot with radio control from a tiny toy car.

@FrankRuffolo65

8 жыл бұрын

very thoughtful, thank you. funnily enough, i'm just about to build a 36" steam launch (lol). i think the borkum or the alexandra (krick kits). i have a couple of steam plants i'm eager to make use of. i may built a dingo of sorts and use your engine :D take care

@royanhiryan2803

7 жыл бұрын

i d like to have the plan please, or could i have one / buy pls thanks

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

I will need your email in order to send it.

@royanhiryan2803

7 жыл бұрын

+Lesly proper, hi..this is my email; hiryan_dermawan@yahoo.com thanks

does the exhaust exit the top of the 1/8" valve tubes?

Incredible Little Engines. Just absolutely beautiful job! What I'd like to know is how do you solder all those joints without Previously soldered joints coming apart again? Or is it something you just do it all at once?

@LeslieProper

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, I do it all at once. The trick is to machine the parts so they fit snug and stay together during the soldering operation. I also use fine copper wire to hold some of the parts in place. The soldering is done by placing tiny bits of solder at all of the joints and heating evenly so the bit melt and flow into the joints.

thank you for this video It's very informative and helpful I have subscribed to your channel and liked your video. :)

Great stuff do you have plans for the double acting engine?

Would an engine that small push around a 1/24 model car if you made some electronic speed controls?

Very nice collection of engines. I'd thnk it would be possible to take one of the double acting single cylinder engines along with a very very small boiler and put them in an Airfix Lucky XI plastic kit, provided you insulate and fireproof the boiler.

@welshpete12

3 жыл бұрын

Not easy , it's been tried before without any success . The best plan is to use a wooden hull or better still a steel one . The larger the engine the bigger the boiler has to be .

I like the smallest one❤

Great little engines witch do u thinks the strongest one out of all of them

@LeslieProper

3 жыл бұрын

The power of a steam engine is determined by the boiler. All of these engines would produce the same amount of power on the same boiler. The single cylinder engine would run four times as fast as the V-4 cylinder, but the V-4 cylinder would have four times as much torque as the single cylinder. Since speed multiplied by torque is power the engine all have the same power on a properly sized boiler. However, the multi cylinder engines could handle a larger boiler and with a larger boiler would be more powerful.

Great video, sent you an e-mail for the plan.

I've been thinking to build a model steamship, are these available for purchase?

@LeslieProper

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't sell them. I do sell a book with the plans to build them. A small metal lathe is needed to build the engines and boilers.

would it be possible to just upsize the parts if you knew what you were doing? and would it work for a model steam train? im presuming it would

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I am sure it could be made to work.

Don’t know what’s up with the video, I can hear verbal but no picture. Only if I move time bar manually can I see tiny image. Love to be able to see it!

I wonder how well these would scale up?

@LeslieProper

5 жыл бұрын

I think they would, but I have not tried it myself.

I would love the plans

I love them. I want to make some myself, I don't know if I could pull off that level of precision... I guess I should get the book haha

@ryandaley1402

6 жыл бұрын

I have recently been getting into miniature steam engines as well as small nitro engines for model planes (as well as building the planes but the engines are what got me interested) the only problem is I don't have the means to machine parts for steam engines and all the good designs I see are diy.

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

If you want to try building the one cylinder single acting engine, the simplest one to build, I will send you the plan and general building notes in a pdf. Send your email address to me at lesproper@gmail.com

how hard would it be to make the little 3 cylinder double acting?

@LeslieProper

8 жыл бұрын

+matt whitehouse I'm sure the three cylinder, and the V-four cylinder for that matter, could be made double acting. I don't think it would be all that difficult. The problem I see is that the steam consumption would double and these two engines are already at the limits of my miniature steam boilers.

I bought a miniature engine similar to the ones shown in your video but I don't have a way to power it. What are you using in this video that allows for variable pressure and seemingly silent operation?

@LeslieProper

3 жыл бұрын

I am using a small compressor. I switched the compressor off to eliminate noise during the video. The engine speed is varied by adjusting the pressure regulator on the compressor tank from about 4 to 9 psi.

@oatmeal636

3 жыл бұрын

@@LeslieProper Thank you!

Is there a reason this couldn't be made even smaller? I've got a watchmaker's lathe/mill and a 1:32 scale Jeep (with all the moving drivetrain parts) that would be fun with a piston engine...

Great engines, do you have plans for them , if so how can I get them please

@LeslieProper

5 жыл бұрын

I have complete plans and building instructions for all six engines in my Steam Boat Book. I will send you the information on my book and a free sample plan if you send your email to me at lesproper@gmail.com

Hi Leslie, are the plans still available? ive sent you an email. hope to hear from you soon and keep up the great work!

Unfortunately I have difficulty building my own stuff. I could probably make a boiler from a can to power one of these. Would I be able to buy one? How much would one of these cost. For example the 3 cylinder.

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

I am sorry I do not have any engines for sale. They are fun and quite easy to build, but time consuming as well. I don't think they would sell for the cost I would have to charge.

@G777GUN

6 жыл бұрын

Thankyou . Looks like its back to Hobbyking Steam Engines. -_- Cheapest being around £12 for me but thats a mini single cylinder. Your engines would be better for the job, they are not heavy, they can start themselves (some of them) and they are quite powerful. I will look into your designs for these but with my limited machinery I dont think I will be able to make these.

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

A small metal lathe is needed to build the engines, such as a Sherline or Unimat. Thanks for watching my videos.

@G777GUN

6 жыл бұрын

Thankyou. I subbed.

Would like to have the plan for the steam engine/s, but can't fine your email address

Congratulations, sir! Can you also make a triple expansion tiny engine and a turbine?

@LeslieProper

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think I could make a true triple expansion engine that would work satisfactory. There are just too many moving parts in all the valving. I could make the 3 cylinder to look like a triple. That would be the best option I think.

start commercializing them ! I WANT TO BUY ONE

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

I think I am too old for such an undertaking. If you have a small metal lathe and know how to use it you could make your own.

@ericpop342

6 жыл бұрын

we're never too old! keep up the good work!

Dude, sell em to me!!! Tell me how u made them? I want ay least 3 of these engines. They are majestic.

Found it

The information about youre youtube channel in *about* does not show any email address where can I find it?

Is it possible to do it reversible chep and easy?

@LeslieProper

5 жыл бұрын

I have thought about how to make the self starting engines reversible. I have not attempted to do it yet, but this is what I think would work best: Are you familiar with a Maudslay reversing gear? It uses spur gear to change the rotation between the crank gear and valve gear. I think it would be easily adapted to the little 3- cylinder as it already has crank and valve gears. I think the best way to reverse the V-4 and the 2-cylinder double acting engines would be to reverse the direction of steam flow with a four way valve. For example if I connect the steam pipe to the two exhaust valves on the top of the engine, it will run beautifully in reverse. I have made several tiny four way valves that work good and are easy to make. I do not think a Stevenson valve gear with double eccentrics would work very good as there would be too many tiny moving parts to hold in place. Thanks for the good question.

Sir ye sab engine kahan per milega kripa karke batayie

Hello, Is it still possible to receive a PDF of how to build one of these unique engines? Thank you.

@LeslieProper

20 күн бұрын

Yes, send your email to me at lesproper@gmail.com and I will send it to you.

Hi Leslie, I saw your video and would like a copy of the single cylinder drawings. How can we get a copy of your book?

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

Send an email to me at lesproper@gmail.com and I will email back the single cylinder drawings in pdf format and information on my steam boat book.

Can you make a video showing you build them?

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

Check out a series of four videos made by SteamerEdge showing the construction of my one cylinder engine.

u have the pdf ?

Amazing! But what is your email address?

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

lesproper@gmail.com

Where can I purchase your engines thanks Eddie

@LeslieProper

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't sell any engines. I do provide plans for persons who want to build their own, however a small metal lathe and some basic knowledge of lathe operations is necessary.

how cane i got the plans

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

email me at lesproper@gmail.com

i wanna buy it

amazing i would ask for the instructions but i do not know your email adress

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

It is lesproper@gmail.com

I just have to ask, did you ever design a pneumatic power hammer by any chance? I could have sworn that it was your videos I watched years ago, here on KZread, detailing the working principles and how it was made. I'm probably wrong, but I know it was a person named Leslie. And seeing how you've made steam engines of this scale, I'm pretty sure it's you.

@LeslieProper

Жыл бұрын

No, that was not me. I don't know who it was, never ran across a pneumatic hammer video.

Can you make a 2x or 3x size triple? great engines.

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

I have not tried to build these engines in larger sizes, but I don't see why it couldn't be done.

@HistoricSteamTV

7 жыл бұрын

Well you have achieved great results! I may email to ask about a triple or plans.

will you sell one already built ill take two of each

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't have any engines for sale. I can provide you with a pdf plan for building the little single cylinder engine if you are interested.

Where are you buy this engines?

@LeslieProper

5 жыл бұрын

I build them from tubing and metal on a small metal lathe.

I want to buy one, how to make that possible?

@LeslieProper

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't sell them. I can send you plan to make your own, but a small metal lathe is required, and some knowledge of machining and soldering.

Are any of these for sale anywhere from you or anyone? Thank you

@LeslieProper

2 жыл бұрын

No, sorry. I can send you the plan for building the one cylinder engine, however a small metal lathe is needed to build it.

@michaelcarey125

2 жыл бұрын

@@LeslieProper hi thank you for the reply Leslie but I have no lathe so plans I couldn't use but thanks again, fabulous engines you have

Is your book still available?

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

Yes I do. email me at lesproper@gmail.com if you would like information and cost for the book.

Hi Leslie, how do I email you?

@LeslieProper

6 жыл бұрын

My email is: lesproper@gmail.com

Are any of the rest of them for sale???

@LeslieProper

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't sell them. I will send you the plan for the single cylinder if you send me your email. A small metal lathe is needed to build them.

@colegriffin1188

4 жыл бұрын

@@LeslieProper I gotcha. Well I am really interested in your work. What would it take to get the plans for the other ones as well? I really am trying to make this a hobby. I'd be willing to pay you for the other plans as well no problem. What do you think?

@LeslieProper

4 жыл бұрын

send your email address to lesproper@gmail.com

I would like to have a plans fr the simple one, can you send me? I could not find you e-mail

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

It is lesproper@gmail.com

@freitasaz2011

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sending the plans

Is it possible that we could purchase your engines

@LeslieProper

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't sell any engines, only a book containing plans for building them yourself. A miniature lathe is needed to build them.

@divyasethia9500

4 жыл бұрын

@@LeslieProper thx sir . Ur work is fentabulous and inspiring. And sir from where can we buy your book from. Thanks alot sir and if possible can I get ur email id so that we can discuss more abt this. Huge fan from india n whenever u come to India please message me

@LeslieProper

4 жыл бұрын

@@divyasethia9500 my email is: lesproper@gmail.com

Could I buy one?

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I do not sell them.

Mujhe ek engine kharidna hai

i could offer you any price for the v4 if you are willing to sell

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

Sorry I don't sell finished engines, but I sell a book with plans on how to build them if you are interested.

@corbincraft5769

7 жыл бұрын

Leslie Proper no thank you i just wanted a little engine to put in my little home made steam boat

@corbincraft5769

7 жыл бұрын

Also i am 13 so i cant really build them

@LeslieProper

7 жыл бұрын

Hello Corbincraft, Have you considered using an electric motor. It would be much cheaper and easier to use electric motor for your boat. Anyway thanks for your interest and keep building those model boats.

@corbincraft5769

7 жыл бұрын

Leslie Proper i have used electric motors before but i saw your videos and was instantly fascinated by your engines