Steam Engine Build/Bump Valve Pin - Revision history

Mjn at 23:11, 25 June 2011

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	The exact distance that the valve should be opened during steam admission is something of an educated guess at this stage. The current specification of 1/8" may need to be either increased or decreased. The [[Steam Engine Design]] makes provisions for swapping pins in and out, cut to different lengths as needed. New pins are easy to make, given a quantity of quarter inch steel rod.		The exact distance that the valve should be opened during steam admission is something of an educated guess at this stage. The current specification of 1/8" may need to be either increased or decreased. The [[Steam Engine Design]] makes provisions for swapping pins in and out, cut to different lengths as needed. New pins are easy to make, given a quantity of quarter inch steel rod.

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			[[Image:cad-valve-pin.png]]

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Instructions

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	* Threaded end = 0.500"		* Threaded end = 0.500"

	From rod stock of steel 0.250" in diameter, cut off a length equal to 0.875" (7/8"). Make two.		Instructions:

			* From rod stock of steel 0.250" in diameter, cut off a length equal to 0.875" (7/8").
			* Thread 0.5".
			* Make two.


	[[Category:Steam Engine]]		[[Category:Steam Engine]]

Mjn at 01:05, 29 May 2011

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Mjn at 00:50, 29 May 2011

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2011-05-29T00:50:13Z

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[[Steam Engine Build Instructions]]

=Description=

The bump valve pin is threaded on one end to be screwed into the piston head. As the piston nears top dead center, the pin (there are actually two of them) push on the valve causing it to open (ie, it bumps it). Steam is admitted into the cylinder clearance increasing steam pressure in the cylinder to boiler pressure level. The piston moves past top dead center by momentum from a flywheel on the crankshaft. As it starts to move away, the valves close. Steam expands pushing the piston, thus starting another engine cycle.

The bump valve pin takes a lot of abuse since it bangs away at the valves many times a minute. It should be made from good, tough steel.

The exact distance that the valve should be opened during steam admission is something of an educated guess at this stage. The current specification of 1/8" may need to be either increased or decreased. The [[Steam Engine Design]] makes provisions for swapping pins in and out, cut to different lengths as needed. New pins are easy to make, given a quantity of quarter inch steel rod.

=Drawing=

=Instructions=

Design Specifications:

* Clearance = 0.250"
* Valve opening = 0.125"
* Threaded end = 0.500"

From rod stock of steel 0.250" in diameter, cut off a length equal to 0.875" (7/8"). Make two.

[[Category=Steam Engine]]