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MODEL ENGINES AND
SMALL BOATS
MODEL ENGINES AND
SMALL BOATS
NEW METHODS OF ENGINE AND BOILER
MAKING
WITH A CHAPTER ON
BY
FIFTY ILLUSTRATIONS
NEW YORK
D. VAN NOSTRAND COMPANY
1898
Copyright, 1898, by
TROW DIRECTOHY
PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY
NEW YORK
DEDICATED TO
J. HENRI DE SIBOUR
PREFACE
Oscillating Engines.
PAGE
Single-acting Engines, i-i i
CHAPTER II.
CHAPTER III.
Model Boilers.
CHAPTER IV.
CHAPTER I.
OSCILLATING ENGINES.
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solder will not flow and unite surfaces that are not
bright or polished, that have not been treated with
the proper zinc chloride or other equally good sub-
stitute, and that have not been brought to a suffi-
After c a re f u 1 1 y
marking off the brass strip, the lines must be cut out
neatly with a triangular file and the brass bent
against the file-cut, as shown in Fig. 16 (a).
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is to be left to fit
be made to fit up
closely to the cylin-
der, and afterward
i=J U be soldered on.
In soldering plenty of solder should be used,
this,
especially on the inside edges, to make the chest and
cylinder perfectly steam-tight.
The next step is to cut out a little plate of brass
just small enough to push in the steam-chest and rest
against the flat surface of the cylinder. This little
plate is illustrated with large notches cut to corre-
spond with the cylinder-ports, as in Fig. 17 (a). The
notches are filed out ^
inch wide and cut down deep
enough to show the edge of the port by about -jV f
an inch, as shown in Fig. 17 (b).
This little plate is next soldered all around the
edges, making them steam-tight too.
The object of cutting the slots in the plate too
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model engines and small boats. 27
iron work.
A lathecannot very well be used in doing this
work, and the cylinder-heads must be first roughly
shaped with the shears and then finished off with the
flat file. The upper head for the cylinder is to be
MODEL ENGINES AND SMALL BOATS. 29
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" ears " and rivets should be
used. Fig. 26 shows the little shelves, which must
be at least yi inch thick.
These shelves carry short thick pieces of tubing,
two in number, which elevate the cylinder, adding
much to the appearance of the engine.. About }(
MODEL ENGINES AND SMALL BOATS. 35
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36 MODEL ENGINES AND SMALL BOATS.
5st
1 is liable to ooze out while in the
molten state.
Fig. 27 illustrates the complete
o system of cylinder, guides, cross-
head, connecting-
rod, and cranks. If
Fig.26. this scheme is care-
fully carried out a
smooth-running and high-speed en-
gine will result.
Adouble-balanced crank, as is il-
lustrated in Fig. 29, must be used,
also a small leaden fly-wheel, which
is not shown in the drawings.
Fig.28
the rod screws in, to add
to the appearance of the eccentric and give it
Fig. 29.
outer edge will travel
back and forth through
a i^-inch stroke, which is termed, in the case of an
eccentric, its throw.
The exact position for the hole for the collar and
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MODEL BOILERS.
the requirements.
If the builder of boiler and engine already has a
model vessel he wishes to equip with steam-machin-
ery, may be necessary to alter the design of en-
it
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Fig. 40.
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boat to be constructed,
and prick tiny holes
with the compass, sur-
rounding them with a
small pencil mark on
the L. W. L., which lo-
cate the tip of the bow
and stern. Next draw
in the perpendiculars
ac and bd, drawing
them far enough down
on the sheet to leave
room for the half-
breadth plan, which we
will take up in a few
minutes. Do not change
the position of the T-
square in drawing per-
pendiculars, but use the
triangle-square, sliding
it along the upper blade
of the T-square.
Now decide on the
height, or depth, of the
sheer-plan, and sketch
in the bow and stern,
above and below the
load water-line. The
deck-line should have a
graceful curve, which
can be struck in with
MODEL ENGINES AND SMALL BOATS. 6l
CONSTRUCTION.
Having produced a design or secured plans
worthy of carrying out in actual construction, the se-
lection of the wood
is the first important step. Soft
white-pine on the whole, the most satisfactory to
is,
hardened.
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Fig. 50.
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