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Build your own speedy little horizontal steam engine from Rudy's plans and description. Rudy does it all on a little Sherline lathe and mill. Plans and outline are included.
(about 330 minutes)
This video was added to our catalog on September 11, 2003 in Metalworking::Engine Projects and Metalworking::Sherline.
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A nice presentation by Rudy. If you are interested in building a first steam/air powered engine this is a good, fact filled tape on the procedures needed. This is a homemade video with associated problems, ie: camera off center but you get the idea.
I really loved these videos. It is really a great project based on Rudy’s own design. I also really enjoyed seeing how the Sherline equipment works (lathe and milling machine). The finish he gets on his parts is like a mirror. I now want to rent his video on lathe tool grinding to see exactly how he does it. He does not go into it on this DVD set. Once he shows you something, he does not go over it again which is good to keep things moving along. It is a wonderful little project to build skills. The only complaint is that the camera is fixed most of the time and the shots of the part being machined are not that great. But he still explains everything he is doing in a descriptive way and detailed drawings are included. I would not hesitate to rent any Rudy K. video. He not only is a great machinist, but a great teacher too.
A pretty cool project. This is a simple engine (only 16 parts) but there's some trickery to getting it made right. The video is pretty good, and Rudy is unusually enthusiastic (he may seem dry to some, but try watching his other videos...) The drawings are a bit small and difficult to read (copy of a copy sort of thing) but usable. Note that the project uses a 1/8" Al base, not the ~ 3/8" brass base shown in the pictures...
This DVD set is a bargain. It has a large amount of clear information and will be a great help to anyone who wants to try building a steam engine for the first time.
Rudy Kouhoupt is a fine instructor. I wish I could have studied on the shop floor with him. His only real mistake is that once in a while he tries to speak above the whine of the mill, which sometimes makes the commentary difficult to understand.
The photography and editing are much better than some other DVDs you will find.
