r/LiveSteam

hi everyone, i recently acquired a stationery engine that has been asked to be restored how ever i can not identify what model/make it is, the base resembles a Jenson engine how ever the engine and boiler aper to resemble Mamod along with the steam chest and valve gear, any help will be greatly appreciated

In a previous post I talked about my dad's old Wilesco D10. A month has passed since then, and the engine has now been successfully restored.

I started by dismantling the piston and eccentric rods, and replacing the missing eccentric disc. Next I removed the boiler and tried to wash it out with vinegar, only to discover that the boiler had a hole in it, so unfortunately it had to be replaced.

Once the new boiler arrived, I put everything back together, gave her a good polish, and finally gave her a steam test. She had a few small leaks which I patched up, but after that she ran beautifully and happily ticked away.

Considering this engine was thought to have been lost or scrapped for years, I'm incredibly happy to have her back and running again.

I’m got a mamod sl1 and I want to turn it into a Davenport dinky like the picture above and there’s 2 things I need help on. How can I build the saddle tank around the dome, safety valve and whistle.second thing is where can get spoked wheels for it.

So I really messed up. I tried to pin stripe the car by hand obviously not a good idea. Basically, I’ll have to sand one side of the car down, repaint the car and the roof lesson learned. In my defense, I didn’t want to put tape pin stripes on the car but guess that’s what I’m gonna have to do. Actually Iv pin striped automobiles before but a 1/16 pinstripe on a train car straight as an arrow isn’t the same thing.