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Timothy Guenther | profile | all galleries >> Steam Engines & trains >> Tim's Shay tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Tim's Shay

I started building this 2-1/4 inch scale, 7-1/4 inch gauge Shay around 1997. It is built mostly by scratch - I used Stuart castings for the cylinders. I am using (and slightly modifying) the plans of the Mich-Cal Shay #2 from the book "Logging with Steam" by W.M. Harris; published by the Village press (Live Steam magazine). It is fired with propane.
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shay-side.jpg
shay-side.jpg		 My Live Steam Shay
My Live Steam Shay		 axle pump
axle pump		 riding car
riding car
water tank
water tank		 headlight
headlight		 bell & sand dome
bell & sand dome		 propane burners
propane burners
steam brake cylinder
steam brake cylinder		 Exhaust pipes installed
Exhaust pipes installed		 smokebox and stack
smokebox and stack		 boring smokebox
boring smokebox
boring stack saddle
boring stack saddle		 completed engine
completed engine		 Test fit
Test fit		 Brake shoe detail
Brake shoe detail
Springs and roller
Springs and roller		 Truck with brake gear
Truck with brake gear		 Engine parts
Engine parts		 cylinders
cylinders
universal joints
universal joints		 engine frame
engine frame		 crankshaft and rods
crankshaft and rods		 truck
truck
gear drive
gear drive		 truck detail
truck detail		 truck bottom
truck bottom		 T-boiler
T-boiler
fire tubes
fire tubes		 fire box
fire box		 backhead
backhead		 code
code
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Ed McConnell21-Jan-2016 01:16
nice collection of work Tim..
Julie Oldfield19-Jan-2016 04:10
Great work Tim! Very fine craftsmanship.
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