Description
Building a Small Steam Engine with Rudy Kouhoupt features instructions to 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.
Run time: 3 hours 40 minutes.
If you are interested in building working steam engines, stirling engines, model engines or any other project by Rudy Kouhoupt, here is a list of titles that you may enjoy:
- Fun with Engines and Other Things– Plan Sets from the Past
- Rudy’s Model Steam Tractor
- Working Steam Engines – Plan Sets from the Past
- Building a Stirling Hot Air Engine (DVD)
- Model Stirling Engines – Plan Sets from the Past
Rudy Kouhoupt was a columnist for “The Home Shop Machinist” and “Live Steam” magazines for 24 years. He also contributed articles and plans to “Popular Mechanics” magazine for more than ten. He was a consummate machinist and a superb teacher. Rudy has always been a proponent of the “Keep it Simple” method of machine and tool design and machining style. You will learn much from his approaches.