Ok well I suppose to start with a picture of what im putting together would help and a few details. Its a Fowler Superba compound ploughing engine.
Well infact its two of them no point in having just one engine and a plough.
Building two isnt that much more work as jigs and tools are already made for the second engine. Its a long job with a four year build time and another year for painting.
Once the boiler is started it should take about two weeks to get to the pressure test.
Overall length 50"
Overall width 18 1/4"
Overall Height 27 3/4"
Cylinder LP 2 1/4" Bore x 2 1/4" Stroke
Cylinder HP 1 5/8" Bore x 2 1/4" Stroke
Working pressure 120 psi
Steel Boiler 25 1/2" x 6" dia
Flywheel 9" dia
Front Wheels steel 10 3/4" dia
Hind Wheels steel 13 3/4" dia
The following link has a few pictures of the last engine and the boiler as it was made.
http://s138.photobucket.com/albums/q268/kevingambrell/
This one is a bad picture of the engine in question.
http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q...ll/superba.jpg
kevin