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		<title>Steam power research</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did a bunch of research which is more like shopping to me on finding some suitable power plants for the project. I am going to eventally to acquire a some products and just test them out and see what kind of usable &#8230; <a href="http://machus.net/2008/12/30/steam-power-research/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Did a bunch of research which is more like shopping to me on finding some suitable power plants for the project.  I am going to eventally to acquire a some products and just test them out and see what kind of usable power I can expect to get out of them.</p>
<p>There is this site <a title="Jensen Steam" href="http://www.jensensteamengines.com/" target="_blank">Jensen Steam</a> which seems to deal more with display setups and showing how steam works.</p>
<p>I really like this vertical boiler from Stuart Models the <a title="SV4" href="http://www.stuartmodels.com/inprod_det.cfm/section/boilers/mod_id/85" target="_blank">SV4</a>, but the price is rather high.  The engines are also rather expensive for the <a title="D10" href="http://www.stuartmodels.com/inprod_det.cfm/section/machined/mod_id/27" target="_blank">D10</a>.</p>
<p><a title="Tiny Power" href="http://www.tinypower.com" target="_blank">Tinypower</a> prices seem more in line with what I would like to pay.  The <a title="2V10" href="http://www.tinypower.com/store2.php?crn=56&amp;rn=247&amp;action=show_detail" target="_blank">2v10</a> they offer is some what reasonably priced and also has self start capabilities which i very much like.  Sadly it does not appear they offer a vertical boiler setup.</p>
<p><a title="PM Research Inc." href="http://www.pmresearchinc.com" target="_blank">PM Research Inc.</a> does have a <a title="Vertical Boiler" href="http://www.pmresearchinc.com/store/product.php?productid=3111&amp;cat=7&amp;page=1" target="_blank">vertical boiler</a>, not as flashy as I would like but it would do.  It is also a dry fuel boiler so easy to test with and not have to keep on refilling with a butane/propane mix.  There <a title="2A" href="http://www.pmresearchinc.com/store/product.php?productid=3084&amp;cat=4&amp;page=1">2A</a> steam engine is also really cheap so should be good for testing things out.  But I found this gem on the second page of their steam engines.  It is a <a title="Marine Steam Engine" href="http://www.pmresearchinc.com/store/product.php?productid=3650&amp;cat=4&amp;page=2" target="_blank">marine steam engine</a> which I just instantly fell in love with the minute I saw it.  If it works just as good as it looks I will be in business.  Since the marine engines operate off a shaft it gives me more to work with.  Of course it doesn&#8217;t offer a fly wheel so it may not run as smooth.  </p>
<p>But as I don&#8217;t know yet what the minimum amount of power I will need all this search into steam may come crashing done and the scale may just get ahead of me.  I redid the design of the main body of <a href="http://www.machus.net/category/the_project/">the project</a> some increasing the height and decreasing some width on the outer edges which will actually give me more interior space.</p>
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