The boys' book of engine-building; . tosee if it is in working order. All you need todo to find out if it will run is to give the flywheela start and blow through the inlet pipe. If youhave made it right, it will run as long as youblow. When it runs to your satisfaction, yournext need is a boiler. How to Make the Boiler.—To make a boilerthat will raise enough steam to operate this littleengine is a simple matter. Make a can 2% inches in diameter and 6 incheslong of heavy sheet tin. To do this cut out apiece of tin 6 inches wide and 7 inches long;bend it on a broomstick until it is a cylinder a
The boys' book of engine-building; . tosee if it is in working order. All you need todo to find out if it will run is to give the flywheela start and blow through the inlet pipe. If youhave made it right, it will run as long as youblow. When it runs to your satisfaction, yournext need is a boiler. How to Make the Boiler.—To make a boilerthat will raise enough steam to operate this littleengine is a simple matter. Make a can 2% inches in diameter and 6 incheslong of heavy sheet tin. To do this cut out apiece of tin 6 inches wide and 7 inches long;bend it on a broomstick until it is a cylinder andsolder the edges together thus, making a lapseam. Cut out two disks of tin 2/4 inches in diameter 56 The Boys Book of Engine-Building and with four ears on each one as shown at A inFig. 28. Bend the ears over and solder the disksto the ends of the boiler and do it well. Nowdrill a %-inch hole through the seam 2V2 inchesfrom one end and a %-inch hole also through theseam 1% inches from one end. STEAM PIPS-TO ENGINE TONGUE FILLER. TOPSEAM
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