😁 This Tiny Steam Engine Is Amazing! Build, Test, Explanation #livesteam #steamengine

Have you ever been wondering how a steam engine works? I assemble and test this beautiful brass miniature steam engine model kit and provide you with a detailed explanation how this innovative simple design of a rotation valve on a double acting steam cylinder works. If you ever wondered how the direction of the flywheel can be controlled, I will give you a detailed explanation by looking at the CAD model. And finally, we will run a test, if this tiny machine actually runs. We will take a closer look at the steam engine kinematics of this steam engine model which is similar in design to a James Watts type or Stuart type steam engine. I will explain, how to change the rotation direction of the flywheel. And finally, we will test all this with the real model. This steam engine was originally designed and produced by Lutz Hielscher. Unfortunately, he does not design or produce these miniature kits anymore, but you can still find his models occasionally on eBay, by searching for “Lutz Hielscher” and “miniature steam”. This is his home page: http://www.th-weismantel.de/Hielscher/index.html This is the website of the "Chiemsee" steam train build in 1887 which in shown in the intro. https://www.chiemsee-schifffahrt.de/en/chiemsee-bahn/die-chiemsee-bahn If you want to play around with my CAD model of this steam engine yourself: https://github.com/KenFilms/Miniature-Beam-Steam-Engine-CAD/tree/main Thanks for watching. 00:00 – Intro 00:43 – Size Comparison 00:57 – Parts 01:17 – Assembly 12:09 – Finished Machine 12:48 – Firing up the boiler 13:46 – Does it run? 15:10 – Why does it work? 18:52 – How to change direction in theory? 19:10 – Changing direction for real! 19:37 – Outro