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MODEL ENGINES from JUNKYARD SCRAP

By Arthur L. Crabille

2704 Sunshine Dr. S. Lakeland, Florida 33801

L. to R.: Hot air engine, overhead lineshaft type steam engine and walking beam steam engine. Built from junkyard scrap by Arthur L. Crabille.

Single cylinder walking beam hot air engine, on right, double cylinder walking beam hot air engine next to it. From Crabille's collection.

Here are two pictures of five of my 12 model hot air and steam engines. All my models have been made from junkyard scrap and parts from old adding machines, sewing machines and old gas engines.

The single cylinder hot air walking beam engine develops a pound and a half of pressure and one inch of vacuum. Has two flywheels, which were sewing machine wheels with three spokes cut out and rims turned flat. For burner cylinder bottoms I use fuel strainer covers from Ford fuel pumps; they are thin enoug...

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