Mamod SE2a, and a power hammer

A fairly recent purchase is this Mamod SE2a stationary engine;

It came with a power hammer;

To fill the boiler you need to remove the (short) safety valve and the end plug. Then the boiler can be filled with hot water (I just use tap water as ours is soft) until it dribbles out of the end plug hole.

This is the burner, to be filled with meths;

We have fire!

The engine is reversable, by means of the lever above the cylinder. Here it is driving the hammer;

By putting a twist in the belt I can run the engine in the opposite direction and still hammer away;

It all works rather well, with a drop of sewing machine oil on the axles and steam oil on the cylinder. I've fitted new seals to the whistle and safety valve (which had had its seals replaced by a couple of aluminium washers!). Having the hammer adds another dimension, giving the engine purpose.

This cost me just over £63, for both the engine and the hammer, a bargain price for the engine on its own let alone with the hammer included. 

Paul.