Roper Steam Engine Paul Brodie. Flashback Fabrications Ltd. Roper Steam Engine. Introduction. This project got its start when P. Gagan showed up at my shop with his freshly purchased steam bike. It was built by Bob Jorgensen, of Memphis, who has since passed away. Bob had a very small shop, Im told, but loved to tinker. His passion was steam, and this was the first of two steam bikes he built. It was the summer of 0. I had barely started the Excelsior project, but figured it was okay to have another project on the side. I didnt really know what I was getting into. I had never had anything steam. Yes, there would be a lot of fabrication, but nothing too technical. I told myself Bob did a good job on the steam part, but you can clearly see the frame is a modified womans 1. Theres been a plenty of uproar, whinging and general dismay at EAs decision to combine their online store and download client into one Steambeating. Chile verde is more than a simple stew. 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Contents1 Summary2 What is steam canning3 Is steam canning authorized4 What is a steam canner5 What are the time and energy savings with steam canning5. Water. Steam Really Slow ShowerThis is a photo of the real bike, built by Sylvester Roper. He built many things powered by steam. The story says he rode his steam bike to his steam boat, transferred the coals, cruised the waters for a few hours, came back, transferred more coals, and then rode home This was the worlds first motorcycle in reality, but has yet to be recognized as such. Microsoft Encarta 2009 Italiano Gratis. Sylvester died on this bike attempting a speed record when he had a heart attack at 7. This bike is missing its mahogany cladding and foot pegs, but is otherwise complete. I planned on building three bikes, and Pete wanted a better frame for his steamer. Steam Really Slow Swing' title='Steam Really Slow Swing' />This is where Dick Winger enters the picture. Gagan had a steam bike, and he didnt . Dick ordered RS0. Roper steamer number one. Due to my inexperience with steam, my initial estimate on both time AND labour was grossly inadequate. Sorry, Dick. The whole project was a learning experience for both of us. I know Dick learned a lot of patience He talked about cost overruns, and every so often would say, ka ching ka ching He also talked to Bob Jorgensen, and got him to send plans for the steam engine. The scale is 1 1, but no mention of critical dimensions, or what metals to use. Miui 6 Rom. I didnt want to build the engine I already had the Excelsior motor to contend with, so it got sub contracted out. I made a full scale drawing of the bike, and its in the background behind these frame parts. I wanted to be able to unbolt the boiler from the frame the boiler would be a stressed member. These are the top head tube lugs, made from three pieces of steel, and brazed together to look like a casting. They hold a very nice set of angled roller bearings designed for a mountain bike. Back To Top. Frame Jig. The bottom head tube lugs. Fillet brazing will cover the Tig welding, and they too will look like castings. Machining the rear dropouts. Im drilling, then boring the two halves. Four sets finished. They hold the bearings that support the live axle. Tack welded into place, on the frame jig. Too bad my digital camera refused to auto focus on the nearest dropout. Steam Really Slow Songs' title='Steam Really Slow Songs' />Frame and frame jig. The frame is held to the boiler with ten bolts. Back To Top. Rear Axle Wheel. Frame only. Designing the rear hub on my trust worthy but ancient Autocad 1. Thanks to those individuals who took the time to urge me to look into Solid. Works, or other equally modern software. I will do that one day. Another chunk of 3. Its quite nice to work with. Dick supplied the rims to get laced to this hub from a Columbia bicycle over 1. Here are the six bearings used to support the rear wheel. Each end of the axle has a five degree taper for the eccentrics to bolt on to. Back To Top. The Saddle. The steam engine has arrived, and this is an early mockup of the drive train. How To Install Kde In Cygwin Packages'>How To Install Kde In Cygwin Packages. Theres nothing really you can buy everything has to be made. The leather seat top came from the Saddle Shop. It looks a lot like the original, so it was a good start. Designing and making these bits was a little time consuming. And this is the finished product. Theres no support in the middle, so you sit at the back. The leaf spring was sent out for heat treating before paint. This water pump is driven by the eccentric on the left side of the rear wheel. Under the big brass nut, is some packing. Its kind of like a small, dark, waxy rope that you coil and press into a small space before the nut squeezes down to force a seal. Quite effective when done properly. Back To Top. Throttle Valve. Heres some of my working notes to build the throttle valve. It lets the steam out of the boiler and into the valving of the engine. Maximum working pressure is 2. Thought paper metallic reality. Top right is the displacement oiler purchased from Coles. You put steam oil in there, and it mixes with the steam and provides lubrication to the engine. The engine body and piston are both made out of cast iron, and they will seize without oil. Throttle valve partially assembled. Back To Top. Hand Water Pump. Here are the parts that make up the hand water pump. This pump moves the water from the tank into the boiler before the fire is lit. There are quite a few different materials used here steel, stainless steel, copper, brass, aluminum, nickel silver, rubber, and mahogany. Finished, but not yet painted. It bolts into the 3. On the far side is the filler cap. This is really jumping forward in time, but I wanted to show you what it looks like when finished. Back To Top. Metal Pieces. This is the brake lever mount that gets brazed to the handlebars. Sometimes the biggest problem making a part is figuring out how to hold it. By cutting this part off as the very last operation, theres always a big chunk to hold onto for the boring, milling, drilling, tapping and slotting. Pacific Bending and Machine bent all the frame tubes and did the bars too. Its a nice compound bend, copied from an original Columbia bicycle from the late 1. The handlebar stem is four pieces of steel brazed together, and it too will look like a lug after a nice coat of nickel. These are most, but not all, of the fittings needed to build one steamer. Each boiler gets 5. K refrigeration copper tubes with a 58 OD. Back To Top. The Boiler. These two plates go on either end of the boiler. They are referred to as tube sheets, or flue sheets. Here they are being drilled, then reamed to. One of the hardest parts of this project was finding out how to roll in these tubes on this very small boiler. I made at least half a dozen calls to various steam experts, they would give me their best advice and then at the very end tell me to phone another expert, just to make sure. It got confusing after a while. The problem is that we are now three generations away from using steam. The last steam cars were built in the 1. Steam knowledge is out there, and its slowly disappearing. Below is a genuine flue roller, made years and years ago. I bought it from 8. Bob Davis, who had it in his tool box for a very long time. To roll a copper tube, its inserted into the reamed flue sheet hole, then this roller is put into that tube. You turn the square end clockwise, and the slightly angled steel rollers turn and also pull the tapered mandrel into the roller housing, causing the rollers to expand out and into the copper. Its so simple and works so beautifully. You need to compress the copper 1. This means a lot of measuring with a snap gauge and micrometer. Boiler under pressure. Theres actually only 5. This is a brass plug with a 14 hole thru the middle, filled with solder. If the boiler ever runs out of water, the added heat will melt the solder, releasing pressure downwards, very fast, and prevent an explosion. Operating boiler pressure is 1.