Homemade Rat Steam Engine Live Steam

[Jim Dobson]

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!

 

[gjmontll]

Well done! That's an impressive little engine! And I see several more engines in the background. I'd never seriously considered a steam project. Maybe I should.

 

[Jim Dobson]

Well done! That's an impressive little engine! And I see several more engines in the background. I'd never seriously considered a steam project. Maybe I should.

Thanks and appreciate the comment.