FYI, don't over tighten any of those fittings, rather, tighten them by hand, give them one quarter by wrench, operate the machine, and tighten them if they're letting out water or steam (depending on station). Those are notoriously easy to break, also, they're specifically designed to only go a little bit, until they seal. Just letting you know, i've broken my fair share of them. Also, 2 stroke oil is a bit loose, you should get something of heavier weight. Like way oil, for example. The steam will vaporize any of the oil it comes in contact with if it's too thin.

@grigorsamsa6564

2 жыл бұрын

I knew a boilermaker. Bloke had fascinating stories to tell. High pressure steam is terrifying yo- invisible, silent, and hot and angry enough to cut your limbs off.

@boatbeard7767

2 жыл бұрын

Just use steam oil for live steam use, machinists oil for compressed air...

@vaelophisnyx9873

2 жыл бұрын

@@grigorsamsa6564 US navy procedure for finding a steam leak is to wave a broom in front of yourself as you wander the halls; if the end of it falls off, you found the leak. You can replace a broom for $5 you can't replace a seaman so cheaply, especially at sea.

@the_retag

2 жыл бұрын

Ther eisbsteam engine oil available, wilesco sells it for their models for example

@noxious89123

2 жыл бұрын

@@vaelophisnyx9873 Holy shit

The sound of these engines is enchanting! Very beautiful tests you did!

@checkerboard8382

2 жыл бұрын

Why does it sounds like a mini diesel engine

@alexjunior5774

2 жыл бұрын

Eu não me canso de ouvir kkk

@alwayscensored6871

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds great, much better than a single. It actually sounds like a "real" engine.

@xmysef4920

Жыл бұрын

@@checkerboard8382 Probably because of the long stroke

Wow. Would definitely love a steam powered rc boat

@exo068

2 жыл бұрын

Yes and combining them to a V12 or a inline 5!!!

@that_1998_ranger

2 жыл бұрын

@@exo068 yeah that would be awesome

@Pablotome97

2 жыл бұрын

@@exo068 what's the point of mixing a steam engine with a V12? That kills all the magic

@exo068

2 жыл бұрын

@@Pablotome97 no V12 steam engine because no one has build something that crazy and it would sound good I think!

@thebeastgod54

2 жыл бұрын

100%

Johnny, you need to get some steam oil from the vendor for the in-line lubricators. The two-cycle oil is likely doing very little to lube the cylinder walls. Steam oil is designed to work in the high-pressure, high temperature environment of a steam cylinder. Remember, steam under 50 PSI of pressure is much hotter than 212º F. (100º C.). Those are beautifully made and running engines.

@TheOriginalBlue62

2 жыл бұрын

What does gasoline burn at? Or is the pressure more the issue at play here? We mix 50:1 for the chainsaws and blowers at work, just curious what the difference would be.

@tjh44961

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheOriginalBlue62 The steam actually washes the oil off the walls of the cylinders when you use normal oil. Steam oil is made to emulsify with the steam, and remain on the cylinder walls to lubricate the rings. It’s a different environment than the cylinder of an IC engine.

@gabrielv.4358

2 жыл бұрын

@@tjh44961 Nice tip!!!!!

The quality is amazing. They sound awesome too

@vincentrosario5358

8 ай бұрын

Realy sounds like diesel truck!

I love the sound of a three cylinder engine!

@alexanderjanke1538

2 жыл бұрын

Three cylinders are the best. I love them too

@F-Man

Жыл бұрын

You get an admission and exhaust on each stroke, so you’re effectively getting the sound of a 4-stroke ICC I-6 on the 3-pot!

This timing couldn’t possibly be more perfect. I’ve been looking up references for air engines to design my own in Blender, and I was trying to decide on the number of cylinders and their arrangement. Edit: I feel I should clarify that this is all for animation. I don’t plan on building an actual engine, but I want everything in the project to be as realistic as possible - something that could actually work if it were real.

@crackedemerald4930

2 жыл бұрын

You should start with one, to get the hang of it.

@BobbyJ529

2 жыл бұрын

designing engine in blender with polygons? does the faceting bring engineering challenges?

@johnwalker194

2 жыл бұрын

Cool ! A steam powered blender could heat the soup as it made it 😊

@epeli0035

2 жыл бұрын

@@johnwalker194 ?

@johnwalker194

2 жыл бұрын

@Casix03 😂🤣😂

I'm surprised how real that 3-cylinder sounds

@idontuploadjustwatch

2 жыл бұрын

Well it is a real 3 cylinder

@metaldarkness2627

2 жыл бұрын

@MAVONA$💋 you are a fire maniac

@Tommy-pv1vh

2 жыл бұрын

@MAVONA$💋 get a life

@huey-fan8335

2 жыл бұрын

Now an I5 or V10 would be great🤣

@984francis

2 жыл бұрын

Err, it IS real.

The 3 cylinder uses the heat more efficiently and nearly 50% more power. Just amazing. Loved this video

@TheSilverShadow17

4 ай бұрын

If I recall the triple expansion steam engines are by far the most efficient and powerful steam engines known to man because of how well they use superheated steam

That 3 cylinder sounds a bit like a 6 inline petrol engine, I love it!!!

One or two notes, first: use steam oil instead of 2 stroke oil. Especially for the cilinders. It's much better for the engine. And the second note is, consider a feedpump for the boiler. It will save you time and you can steam much longer! 😉

I’d also agree with the recommendations to use steam oil in the lubricators. I’d also recommend watching Keith Appleton’s KZread vids on building, refurbishing and operating model steam plants. What he doesn’t know about steam engines is probably not worth knowing.

@rob7566

2 жыл бұрын

That man is a true artisan.

2 stroke oil is alright for the external parts but the cylinders really need steam oil as it's a lot more viscous and can handle the pressure and heat will help the cylinders last a lot longer wouldn't want you to ruin them as I bet they where not cheap

I have a two cylinder steam engine that has only been tested with air power cause I’m still building the rest of the boiler components but I absolutely love watching all the mechanics at work at extremely low RPMs. Great vid as always 👍👍

I don't think I've ever liked a video in the first 20 seconds before. The sound was AMAZING!

I'm really impressed and amazed at how well and smoothly the machines run, and especially the three-cylinder one. Right now I wanted to buy a steam engine again (the three-cylinder of course). almost 50 years since I last bought one. Then of tin type on tin plate, and with 1 cylinder, but I had a lot of fun with it, saw and steam hammer came with the set. The other boys were very impressed. Thank you for allowing us to take part in a great demonstration and a great video.

I just had my miniature Mamod Tei Steam traction engine running around my kitchen this week, good timing Johnny! If anyone wants to see it the video is on my channel lol 😆

@0623kaboom

2 жыл бұрын

it is kind of funny seems just about everyone is going steam engine crazy ... relearning old tech again ... but it seems instead of following doctrine people are experimenting and seeing what they can push it to and what comes from that pushing as well ... should be interesting times ... shades of tesla days

@stemartin6671

2 жыл бұрын

@@0623kaboom if you can produce the steam efficiently, it's a great form of power

If the safety valve is rated 60 PSI, I'd run it right up to that for the extra oomph out. Looks like the little engines that could need it. They do seem to do well under load as well, as you've noticed. They don't seem to bog down near as much as the gas engines, possibly because they can always be fed power via the steam in, which can rise in pressure when bogged. Neat little engines.

I could watch you build every night! thanks JohnnyQ for being so awesome!

The beauty and precision is captivating. This is the most satisfying thing I've ever watched. The camera angles are perfect and the sound is too.

Definitely one of my biggest inspirations on KZread 🤘

These engines are absolutely beautiful. Craftsmanship looks fantastic. I was a little surprised that they can't run slower than that. Especially since they're multi cylinder engines. Maybe they're not double acting cylinders if not that the reason. But if they are double acting they should be able to run much slower than that. Could be a steam regulation issue or perhaps the timing is slightly off. Could just be that they're very small cylinders also. I had a little single cylinder steam engine for a long time. Just used the sweeping style back and forth valve. And it would run quite slowly.

These engines rock ! I'd really like to see a scale steam locomotive built with these or another setup

back in the 70s my grandfather and i got an old 50s steam train from the thrift store. needed alil work but we got it going. it was fun to watch it steam run on the tracks. nice vid, ty

Thanks for the vid. The addition of the dyno really is a + .

Every time i see a steam engine it reminds me of the Netherland open air museum in Arnhem where they have a old milk processing plant with a working steam engine which they actively run... amazing machine 🥰 amazing place too ❤️

I love steam power! Especially the reciprocating types like these. It would be amazing to see you build one from scratch. A triple-expansion, or the rarer 4-cylinder triple-expansion would be really interesting to see. I've always wanted to build a 4-cylinder triple like the ones used on Titanic, but i simply don't have the equipment or skills required to do so. Yet. Thanks for the video!

@Kyle-gw6qp

2 жыл бұрын

I was under the impression the Titanic only used 3 cylinder triple-expansion engines. In fact, I've never heard of four cylinder triple-expansion engines before, would they not be called quadruple-expansion engines?

@Matt_Deluca

2 жыл бұрын

@@Kyle-gw6qp they wouldn't be called quadruple expansion because the third expansion is just split between 2 equally sized cylinders. They did this to reduce the weight/size of the third expansion components and to minimize vibration. A true quadruple expansion engine would have 4 different sized cylinders. 1 for each stage. If you want to see a really well done scale model of Titanic's engines, look up overweightarchie on youtube. He's got thousands of hours into it and it's arguably the best functioning model of the engine in existence.

That 3 cylinder steam engine sounds beautiful. It’s now on my wishlist for Christmas lol. I probably would use it as a power plant for electricity or something.

I literally just parked at the side of the road just to watch this video now. So excited ❤️

@Automobiliana

2 жыл бұрын

Steam engines, wonderful things 😃❤️‍🔥

Very cool Too bad they are both single expansion and since the pistons all appear to be the same diameter you probably can’t convert to double or triple expansion. Any chance you can make a condenser so you draw a vacuum across the exhausts? You may see an increase in power out put.

Gotta say, I think these steam engines are my favourite scale engines you've tinkered with so far.

I didn't realize how wasteful a wood-banded boiler was. Your videos set the standard for testing small engines and I love it so much.

I Love 3 cylinder sounds❤ Great work👍

Boy those are some beautiful motors. They run so smooth too.

I've been watching you for years man and I'm happy to be a subscriber. Thanks for keeping us happy mate :) Stay awesome, can't wait for more on the RC car!!!

You can hear that distinct, bass bellow at speed. All 3s, 6s, and 12s make that sound. Not so much the V6s, but some do to a point.

These Steam motors are pieces of art 😍

@Posttraumaticgrowth

2 жыл бұрын

They sure are. I really do like the two cilinder one.

Super cool project, might get me one for Christmas.. 👍

The guy is so cool, he can make me go crazy with every clip. Thank you very much for a great video to watch and enjoy. FC from Thailand 🙏🏻🇹🇭🖤🤘🏿

WHAT!..... no whistle? Super cool. Once again you have done a great video!

U make some very nice and high quality stuff!

I’d love to see you stretch what’s possible with steam power!

Wow the steam engines are pretty awesome. I am going to look into getting one. Thank you very much for a great video. 😀👍❤🇨🇦

@Posttraumaticgrowth

2 жыл бұрын

They are pieces of art in my eyes.

So fascinated with steam engines. Insane amounts of torque, but this demonstration makes me think they could never be practical for road applications again.

Nice Small I6 sound! Amazing!!!!!!!!!!

I feel like something like this would be absolutely amazing on an RC boat

Absolute work of art

I love that reversing level!!!

Never thought I’d hear a steam engine rev like that nice

Thanks for sharing, now I need to get two three cylinder engines and kick out the electric motors in my rc Boat. 80 inches long,

You always make such a good videos, i really enjoy watching this content

I need that 3 cylinder, sounds so good. A little bit like a lawmmovor too, but.

Great vid as always. I'd love to see you make a vehicle to test steam engines on.. Like an old early 1900s steam car! Should be some good machining challenges there too :)

@timbervalley31

2 жыл бұрын

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That was fascinating I love it!!! Now make 2 banks of 4 cylinders just like on Titanic!!!

i like those demonstrations with the light bulb, turning LOTS OF FIRE into a tiny bit of glowiness :P shows you how inefficient energy conversion actually is.

@b43xoit

2 жыл бұрын

Along those lines, a tinkerer could try to demo in miniature, heating with a heat pump vs. direct burn.

how does this engine sound so good!!🤤. thank you James Watt!!

Wonderful :) There's nothing like real live steam :)

I hold 2 jobs, machinist, and manufacturing engineer. We share a lot of the same skills, and I haven't seen u do anything contrary to industry standard. You sir are a skilled man,. I wish I could use my skills to have fun lol.

That 3 cylinder sounds sooooooo goooood, way better than that 2C. Awesome engines anyways!

Oh boy those are awesome. And very speedy I love your channel.

Odd-# cylinder engines sound so awesome and unique!😌👌🏾 Wish OEMs would make more of them.

I'd love to see a double or triple expansion model engine

8:06 the brushless motor is producing around 1.5 watts of power, so the steam engine should be producing even more. Maybe there is a problem with the dyno test? (9:14) best wishes

@snakeballs8965

2 жыл бұрын

It's like a transmission. Gear reduction does a lot

Awesome video it was fun to watch

I would love to see the cylinders working in series. Although they probably are designed for that so it might not work well but I think that’d be cool to see.

@michaelbuckers

6 ай бұрын

You'll notice they have functioning valve gear, this means you don't need multiple expansion in order to improve efficiency. You just move the johnson bar closer to the center and it'll close valves early, allowing the steam to generate mechanical work by expansion. In scenario of full expansion from working pressure to atmospheric, you get maximum possible efficiency. It's basically the same as having fixed timing valves with multiple expansion cylinders that expand to atmospheric pressure, except you have an option to "overdrive" it and produce more power at the tradeoff of exhausting underexpanded steam.

As beautiful as they are you're taking a step backwards with thermal efficiency. That said how awesome would it be seeing one of those in one of your cars... it could be Steam Punk themed

YEEESSSSSSS I have been waiting for this video!!

BeautifuI engines and fantastic presentation. I would love to see a steam engine in a rc lorry or boat ;)

Thanks for sharing these wonderful little machines. Quite splendid indeed..... though I did gasp a little when I saw that I was looking at over $2000! in that combo of three things.

I have a seperate chapter to study about steam boiler this video helped me

0:10 that sounds like an actual engine for real 💯

The 3 cylinder sounds awesome

Damn I want that boiler setup just to make cups of tea 🍵

LO MAXIMO DE LA INTELIGENCIA DE ESTE HOMBRE SALUDOS DESDE NUEVA ROSITA COAHUILA MEX,

Beautiful! Now we need to see a steam rc car 👀😆😬

I always look forward to you uploading videos

Unbelievable work. Well done. But we need all of your guys with such great talent to come together and make one of these engine that creates steam from burning house hold garbage that creates virtually no smoke. And make it strong enough to that it can be attached to a generator to power a house. This would be a far more important & rewarding endeavor than likes & views. .

Amazing !!!, but why you don't reuse the water steam that is coming out from cylinders? you can connect the output lines to water steam input for the cylinders !!!

Very good video👌

Gotta use steam oil in the oil tank that hooks up to the steam line. The oil gets picked up and dissolved into the steam and lubricates the cylinders like that. I would also recommend a thicker machine oil for the timing links.

the three cylinder engine is such a good sounding engine WOW!

Wow hit a nostalgia from a time when this channel only posted video of Motor Stirling! Flees times...

Now you need to build a scale RC steam launch. And have a little figurine crew with at least one wearing a Panama hat and drinking tea out on the deck.

the beauty and clarity of idea givers evergreen Britains.

Nice work 👍👍👍👌

Amazing humidifier (maybe a bit too loud) ;)

браво мастеру золотые руки 🙂

Do I smell a Steam Engine RC Car in the works?? :D

Dude it would be so cool to put one of these in any vehicle

Get a 2 4 cylinder ones and make a steam powered rc titanic with it (just use a motor for the central ahead-only propellor)

Epic! Thanks for sharing!

at this point we all know what we want when JQ tests an engine.

I'm not surprised you didn't want to push your luck regarding the pressure on the boiler. What you could do though, is a water pressure test on it yourself, it's a lot safer to test it that way and is quite simple to do.

It's 2 in the morning and here i am watching smol engines run I love me

Mad Skills dude!

I had no idea there was a model steam engine! Very cool!

@krisgee1154

2 жыл бұрын

Have a glance at myfordboy on KZread for model steam engines! Made from scratch 🤗🤗🤗

Gefällt mir sehr gut. Beautiful.

The 3 cylinder one sounds so much like my Yaris. Haha!

Is there a way to add water to the boiler while under pressure? Not necessary with butane, but handy if you want a longer run. Nice running, very well timed engines!

I love the admission of being nervous about going up to 70psi!! Safety first.