Great concept and beautiful model. It goes well, but I think you could get more. Since a steam engine has so much torque, I would first try a deeply pitched propeller, not a regular one like you have on there now. Second idea would be to overdrive the prop with a couple of gears, if you have the room to set it up. Cheers!
At 101, doesn't that "pin coupling" create a lot of vibration? I'm running this same set up in my 1/32 steam tug. Except I used a R/C car "dog bone" coupling on my prop shaft and I still seem to have a "tooth rattling" vibration and I can't find where its coming from.
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Beautifully made, the Saito steam outfit just running gorgeous.👍👍👍👍👍
Great concept and beautiful model. It goes well, but I think you could get more. Since a steam engine has so much torque, I would first try a deeply pitched propeller, not a regular one like you have on there now. Second idea would be to overdrive the prop with a couple of gears, if you have the room to set it up. Cheers!
Are there plans available?
John finds plans in books or the internet and enlarges them to scale, this is his process:
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At 101, doesn't that "pin coupling" create a lot of vibration? I'm running this same set up in my 1/32 steam tug. Except I used a R/C car "dog bone" coupling on my prop shaft and I still seem to have a "tooth rattling" vibration and I can't find where its coming from.
From what I saw the take-up is a bit cluncky at the start, but smooth for the run. It's a good simple system for a tight space or alignment issue.