Looking forward to being a part of Paddleducks

[apointofview]

Hi,
My name is Pete and I found this web site in my quest to know more about steam powered r/c boats. 
For the last several years I have been working on a steam plant to power a sternwheeler style paddle boat.  The vessel itself has yet to be built but I have made good progress on the engines.  I chose to pattern my engines from the western river steam boats that ran the rivers in the US in the 1800's.
What I have built so far has been from scratch from bar stock of aluminum and brass and stainless.  I don't have any plans other than the sketches I drew when thinking about how to build it.   The bores are 5/8" with a stroke of 3 1/2".
Here are several videos of testing on youtube.

older video running on air - http://youtu.be/0lkgsXzCYoM
running on steam - http://youtu.be/phPfLrrRciA
more testing - http://youtu.be/6gydEIiiyD0
The whistle, you can see progress on the paddle too - http://youtu.be/YSnecUYl0pc

Last but not least a bit of a build log - http://www.homemodelenginemachinist.com/showthread.php?t=22191

I sure looks like there are a lot of great folks here !

Pete

[Gerhardvienna]

Hi PETE
Welcome to the Forum
I saw your videos on your youtube-channel, great engine! Do you have plans for this? Could be interesting for a coming project of maybe building the USS Cairo!
Regards
Gerhard

[DamienG]

G'day Pete,
Welcome we're a friendly bunch who love build logs and pictures.
Damien.

[derekwarner_decoy]

Goodness Pete...& welcome 

That 5/8" bore x 3 1/2" stroke D/A twin horizontal engine you have built is  .............congratulations........

I am relegated to a 12 mm x 20 mm stroke horizontal SAITO  Y2DR....

Please keep engine videos or build images coming........Derek 

[apointofview]

Thanks to all for the kind words !

Gerhard - sorry there aren’t any plans.  I have just been figuring things out as I go with just doodles on scratch paper here and there.  Most of what I have built has been dictated by the scrap metal stock that’s under my workbench.   

Damien - I need to get a log going on the steam engine section.  I am a sloooow builder so the updates take a while.  It has been several years to get to where I am now.  I have a little more time now that the kids are older and are gone all the time with their own stuff.

Derek - I wouldn’t say relegated, that Satio is a really nice machine !!  AND yours is a proven runner, mine has a bunch of unknowns...

Pete

[Gerhardvienna]

Thanks to all for the kind words !
Gerhard - sorry there aren’t any plans.  I have just been figuring things out as I go with just doodles on scratch paper here and there.  Most of what I have built has been dictated by the scrap metal stock that’s under my workbench. 
Pete

Hi Pete
This make your work even better than it looks. All built from scratch, without any plans! Wish I could do it
Regards
Gerhard