Hi all,
I haven't been completely idle since the last models I showed on here ... almost but not completely! It's only taken another 8 months but I've finally finished the 2nd Poppin engine I started a long time ago. The first one was finished around February as a present for my dad. I can't believe it but I actually started it in February 2010
I started making two but found it too monotonous and decided just to finish one at a time. Luckily I had already made doubles of quite a few of the more time consuming components so it wasn't too bad to finish off.
I would recommend this build to anyone who has a few steam engine builds under their belt, both engines worked first time with the initial timing settings which I did by eye so as far as flame lickers go, it must be quite a forgiving design if I've managed that! The only mods I did were slightly smaller dia flywheels with 6 lightening holes rather than 4, no radii on the top of the standard and a different, 1 piece piston design from graphite kindly donated by Ade. The bearings were also kindly donated by Jim.
Anyway, here are a couple of pics / video. The burner and base if I'm honest were a bit of a rush job, used bits that made it as easy as possible! The lid on the burner is a 'doppler' plug from an armour piercing projectile which enables spin to be measured by radar. It just happened to fit!
My 2nd Poppin Flame Licker Engine
My 2nd Poppin Flame Licker Engine
