Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.

[Dave R]

Another little steam engine. The flywheel has a diameter of 80mm. Nothing but SketchUp.

[ntxdave]

@Dave-R Very nice sir!

You said all SketchUp. Did you use any plugins? I wish I had the knowledge/skill to do something like this. I am not an artist or engineer and see many post from people like you and am very impressed.

[tuna1957]

Very cool ! There seems to be a never ending supply of these little mechanical marvels.

[Dave R]

@tuna1957 thank you sir. I have been amazed at how many different little steam engine models I've found.

[Dave R]

@ntxdave said in Another Machinist's Model of a Steam Engine.:

@Dave-R Very nice sir!

You said all SketchUp. Did you use any plugins?

Yes, I did use a few extensions. For this latest one TIG's Extrude Edges by Rails, Fredo6's Fredo Corner and Round Corner., and TIG's Tangent Tools, Eneroth Solid Tools, and Bool Tools2 is about all.

By saying "all SketchUp" I meant there was no external rendering done.

And thank you!

[Mike Amos]

Great pieces indeed, I hope the supply continues.

[Dave R]

@Mike-Amos Thank you.

[Dave R]

Here's another little one. It's about the same size as the previous one.

[tuna1957]

Quite the collection you’ve made. Bravo

[Mike Amos]

Worth keeping in one place so they can be found more easily, A bit like the defunct best of thread.

Being a bit like a big kid, I always want to see more.

[Dave R]

[tuna1957]

Very cool image. The style is fantastic.

[Dave R]

@tuna1957 thank you sir.

[Dave R]

[Mike Amos]

@Dave-R

All day.

[tuna1957]

@Dave-R Great job. Like the paint job.

[Dave R]

Thank you gentlemen.

[Dave R]

Not a steam engine this time. Instead this is a machinist's model of a shaper. The top part reciprocates forward and back pushing a cutter over the work clamped in the vise. As the machine cycles the table with the vise on it increments to the side after each stroke.

[tuna1957]

@Dave-R super slick modeling as is your usual. Curious what is the vintage of this mechanical marvel ?

[Dave R]

@tuna1957 Thank you. Shapers were fairly common in the late 1800s and early 1900s. There are still some in use today, though.