Model Engine-Making: In Theory and Practice

This book is an enthralling and comprehensive guide to building a steam engine. This book is written for beginners and lays a great foundation for learning about the steam engine. The book includes more than 100 detailed illustrations, drawn by the author himself, for a visual example and to simplify the creation of a reader's own steam engine. Here's everything you need to know about a steam engine and how to build one yourself. This book consists of 12 chapters: Tools And Castings; Oscillating Cylinder Engine; Oscillating Cylinder Locomotive; Horizontal Slide-Valve Engine; Vertical Slide-Valve Engine; Launch Engine; Marine Engine; Locomotive Engine; Model Boilers; Boiler Fittings.