Steam Engine Bill of Materials

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Bump Valve Engine Design (Steam Engine Design)

QTY Name Dimensions Fabrication/Specification Price Location
1 Cylinder Liner 4" Bore, 4.25" O.D., Cast Iron, 6" long (no. 2001SB) Steam Engine Specifications/Cylinder Liner 79.23 [1]
1 Cylinder Case 4.25 I.D, 4.75" O.D., Cast Iron, 6" long Steam Engine Build/Cylinder Case
2 Cylinder Flanges 4.75 I.D, 5.75" O.D., 0.5" thick, Cold rolled steel, 6" long Steam Engine Build/Cylinder Case 197.15 for 16" [2]
1 Piston 2" x 4" OD Cast Iron Steel Steam Engine Build/Piston Head [3]
2 Piston Rings 4" O.D. Cast Iron (no. 844-E251X), 5/64" wide (0.078") Steam Engine Specifications/Piston Rings 4.75 ea. [4]
2 Bump Valve Pin 1.23" OD Steam Engine Build/Bump Valve Pin
1 Piston Connecting Rod 5/8"x1"x6" Steam Engine Build/Piston Connector Rod 9.91 [5]
1 Connector Rod Bearings 1" bore, 1/2" wide, sealed Steam Engine Specifications/Connector Rod Bearings 3.90 [6]
1 Cylinder Valve Seats (complex) Steam Engine Build/Cylinder Valve Seats
2 Cylinder End Cap Bolts Half inch dia. Steam Engine Specifications/Nuts and Bolts
1 Valve Cover (complex) Steam Engine Build/Valve Cover
2 Valve Spring Bolts Half inch dia Steam Engine Specifications/Nuts and Bolts
2 Valve Springs O.D. is 1.230", I.D. is 0.876", Load: 162lbs at 1.475" Steam Engine Specifications/Valve Springs 2.87 ea. [7]
2 Bump Valves 1.23" dia Steam Engine Build/Valve
2 Cylinder Mounting Bracket (complex) Steam Engine Build/Cylinder Mounting Bracket
1 Oil Dribbler Steam Engine Build/Oil Dribbler
4 Exhaust Plenum (complex) Steam Engine Build/Exhaust Plenum

Crankshaft (Steam Engine Crank)

QTY Name Dimensions Fabrication/Specification Price Location
2 Shaft 1" dia Steam Engine Build/Shaft 13.01 [8]
1 Flywheel 1" shaft hole dia, 8"x2.5" Cold Rolled Steel Steam Engine Specifications/Flywheel 74.3 [9]
2 Crank Pin .5" Dia, 1.75" Long Steam Engine Build/Crank Pin 6.29 [10]
2 Offset Plate .5" thick, TBD Long Steam Engine Build/Offset Plate
2 Coupler (needed?) Steam Engine Build/Coupler
2 Pillow Block 1" ID Steam Engine Specifications/Pillow Blocks

Other Pieces

QTY Name Dimensions Fabrication/Specification Price Location
1 Steam Pipe, (Cylinder Case Material) 6' Sch 80 Steam Engine Build/Cylinder Case 43.7 [11]
1 Base Plate 1" thick Steam Engine Build/Base Plate
1 Crankshaft Enclosure sheet metal
2 Optional Sensor Vent 0.25" threaded nipple, 2" long Steam Engine Build/Optional Sensor Vent
Tube Thread Sealer High Temperature Thread Sealer
Gal Mineral Oil Engine lube 14 [12]


TOTAL = ???

Alternatively Cast Iron Cylinder Material can be found http://www.mcmaster.com/#8929k18/=gnvh3 for 41.47 per cylinder

See also Steam Engine Bill of Materials/2009.