[Steam-engine] Sturtevant engine/New guy's sugestion

[James Mackessy]

Hi Eric;
  Yes we got the exciter, but the scrap thieves got there first and we only
have the frame and a badly damaged
armature. Actually, all the oilers you see had to be found on eBay and we
learned a lot about bending brass pipe.
We made all the unions from scratch, and remade the cabinet lagging as it
was pretty trashed. Fortunately, the
scrappers left us one valve on the Richardson-Phenix filter cabinet,
replacements were cast from this and we are
machining them. I am building a boring bar for the cylinder. Originally, we
thought the bore was pretty good, but
when we scrubbed all the carbonized cylinder oil off it was evident that she
is scored up pretty good on one side.
It's been a long haul, but she is coming back nicely. She won't generate
again, as the alternator was stripped also,
and they tried using a cutting torch on the stator and messed it up pretty
good. Bondo makes it look ok, but it's
for show, not go. The gage board was missing when we got there. You may be
thinking of the gage board for the
Ames engine from Syracuse China. We got the slate live front generator
panels for that one, but the steam gages
stayed. We got one of them. We do have some nice chart recording gages and
an original "Providence Engineering
Works" steam gauge by Star Brass, but the Star Brass gage had been made into
a clock and needs new guts. It's
an 8-1/2' 200 lbs gage. I've been watching for one for a while now, with no
luck. Oh well.....!
     Did Dave R. ever have your pics on his site? If so, they may still be
there. I'll check!
Best Regards;
Jim Mackessy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Applegate" <eric at glassactonline.com>
To: "Steam-engine mailing list" <steam-engine at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Steam-engine] Sturtevant engine/New guy's sugestion


> Sadly no for the same reason.  The engine is in good shape and has been in
storage since.  I also lost the actual pics we I stupidly sent the only
copys to the Brits so they could be published in ISSES.  I was supose to get
them back, but never happened.  Then my girls found a drop off pup that they
had to have and it ate my only copy of ISSES that had the pictures in it.  I
am begining to think I just wasn't ment to have them.
>
> I was looking at the big Corlis on the web page and am wondering if you
got the gauge board with it as well.  That was a great find.  Also I didn't
see the exciter dynamo?  Did you get it as well.
>
> Eric
>
>   ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "James Mackessy" <jmackess at twcny.rr.com>
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> Date:  Wed, 5 Oct 2005 20:10:27 -0400
>
> >Hi Eric,
> >  You read it right, but it's the later model for powering fans. Yours is
> >really a nice engine, I remember the
> >pictures when you got it. This one did not have a flywheel, just a big
fan.
> >   Have you made any electricity with the one you pulled out of a
(school?),
> >I remember that one seemed to
> >be in good condition. Are your pictures still on line? I lost the link
two
> >computers ago!
> >Best Regards;
> >Jim Mackessy
> >
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> Thanks,
>      Eric Applegate
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