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PM Research Unmachined Casting Kits
- Thread starter Tomc938
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deleted_user
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They're fine for what you pay. I've made a #4 and a #6 but at the time lacked an appropriate boiler to power them, so i ran them on compressed air.
Those are rated 1/4. I found the plans that they were based on. I just wished they were a bit larger. I wanted to have a steam engine that could turn a generator. I have no faith in humanity avoiding the apocalypse. I designed a larger version with the goal to make castings if I ever get my shit together.
For comparison, the PM#5 is about the same as the Stuart V10 at half the cost....
deleted_user
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actually I haven't really. I was into live stream before youtube became a thing with pretty much everything
Tomc938
Ultra Member
I have been watching videos on MANY things. Would like to give a steam engine a go. Like the Stuart engines, and heard good things about them. I haven't heard so much about the PM Research kits.
Did some checking, and the shipping cost to Canada is a bit off-putting. 50% of the cost of the kit for shipping.
Tomc938
Ultra Member
Thanks everyone!
I have decided to bite the bullet and pay USPS a crazy amount to ship #3 steam engine kit.
@TorontoBuilder - Generator size
Steam Engines and Kits
steam and electric launches and tugboats, steam boilers, steam engines, electric launches are manufactured. Delivery of stgeam power plants and boats worldwide.
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deleted_user
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I've always picked mine up during regular visits over the border in the past.
post trump I informed all my US relations that they're all dead to me and I shall never again venture south. Is the USPS any more expensive than Stuart's shipping costs
deleted_user
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Yes, I used to troll reliable steam often but haven't been back in years.@TorontoBuilder - Generator size
Steam Engines and Kits
steam and electric launches and tugboats, steam boilers, steam engines, electric launches are manufactured. Delivery of stgeam power plants and boats worldwide.www.steamboating.net
I have plans, I even started making a few patterns. I need the cast iron casting facility before I can proceed
Tomc938
Ultra Member
What plans do you have? Interested in selling?
deleted_user
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I have several old plans that are public domain that I've gathered over the years but I have to get into old desktop to retrieve them. I'll try to remember to pull them out next time I am on that computer. And I have my own design, but it is completely untested and therefore I don't want to share that yet.
At one time I'd hoped to be able to sell the plans and a casting kit together but I have not been able to work out a satisfactory arrangement with a local ontario foundry
At one time I'd hoped to be able to sell the plans and a casting kit together but I have not been able to work out a satisfactory arrangement with a local ontario foundry
I'll be following your build.
The Stuart 10V with shipping comes to $241.49cdn plus whatever cdn taxes might be added.
Tomc938
Ultra Member
If you can locate those public domain plans and post them that would be awesome! I have cast Al in the past, and hope to make the jump to iron in the next couple of summers.
Tomc938
Ultra Member
I came up with an elegant solution to cut the $50 shipping for the kit in half - I just ordered 2 kits right away! Not sure if it makes sense, but I'd rather pay $25 each to ship two kits than $50 to ship one. I also got the #1 engine.
I'm hoping to be in the UK the summer of 2024 and want to swing past Stuart and pick up a few kits when shipping is free. Long ways away, we'll see how it goes.
deleted_user
Super User
Will do
I should add, you can find many steam engine designs and plans in late 1800s books available on open library. Now admittedly you have to look at many books to find designs with enough of the design to copy and scale down. Sadly in many cases the idiots that scanned books often failed to scan every image fully. They frequently skipped fold out pages. that is how i managed to derive my plans
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@Tomc938 - that's the spirit, spend another $100 to save $25, lol you must be a Scotsman 
Just for that I'll follow both builds.
Here's a couple of sites I've saved;
https://www.mainsteam.co.uk/ - Kieth Appleton's site
Just for that I'll follow both builds.
Here's a couple of sites I've saved;
https://www.mainsteam.co.uk/ - Kieth Appleton's site
Jezz you remind me of my wife.
She buys all this stuff she doesn't need on sale.
Then she tells me how much she saved me by buying it on sale.
Then she says she is entitled to go spend what she saved me.
Huh?