Homemade Rat Steam Engine Live Steam

[Blue HeelerParticipant @blueheeler]

Homemade Rat Steam Engine Live Steam Know what a Rat Rod is? This is a Rat Steam Engine My 12 year old Grandson with my help, made this out of some plumbing bits and pieces ….. 4 hours in the workshop one day and 4 hours the next day. It's all silver brazed except for the steam and exhaust inlet & outlet. He learnt a lot and I had 8 hours of absolute bliss with him! It's rough….but it goes!

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[the artfull-codgerParticipant @theartfull-codger]

Good little engine for a young boy well done, like the bucket to collect the condensate, is that just sanitiser for the burner? As well as a drop of meths whats the reason for using it?

Graham

[Blue HeelerParticipant @blueheeler]

Posted by the artfull-codger on 11/01/2023 04:01:29:

Good little engine for a young boy well done, like the bucket to collect the condensate, is that just sanitiser for the burner? As well as a drop of meths whats the reason for using it?

Graham

G'day Graham,

He really enjoyed making it and learning about brazing and everything else that was needed to get it up to running.

Hand santiser is just an easy cheap fuel I've found for small boilers….the added spirits just makes it burn that little quicker but you don't really need it.

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