1929's Live Steam Naumann Machine Restoration - Will It Ever Work Again?
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- In this video, I restore an old rusty live steam machine Naumann made in Germany in 1929.
More about the restoration process: It was highly challenging, but the end result is gratifying. I learned a lot about steam machines and how they work. I was motivated to see if I could make it work again, so I put a lot of soul and effort into this restoration project. When I saw it, I was shocked at how bad it looked; it was full of rust, cracks, and broken parts!
If you want to learn more about this antique German steam machine model, I encourage you to watch this video.
More about the steam machine: The machine was made in 1929, and thanks to the Naumann company, the year can be seen on the boiler. I found out they were making sewing machines, but I couldn't find anything related to steam machines. Prague 777 made the stove in the former Czechoslovakia. The machine model was probably used by a salesman to pitch his industrial technology or by a teacher in mechanic schools to make demonstrations and teach students about this fantastic engineering at that time.
At the end of the video, I made a test so you can see how it works!
I hope I have caught everything, but if you have any questions, you can comment, and I'll get back to you! Cheers! Johnny.
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Hi folks! I had always dreamed of having the chance to restore a live steam machine like this one, and my dream came true! It was probably one of the most challenging projects I ever had, but I reached my goal, and the goal was to make it work again. And it does. With some more adjustments, it will fly around! Opened for discussions/suggestions! Cheers! Johnny
I like your videos way more than those other people like AA restoration their videos are obviously staged but yours actually look authentic the way I like it
Gotta ask, does stuff like this expensive to get?
Thank you so much! I'm happy that you are enjoying my work! 😀
Not very cheap, yeah.
A good job overall, as I watched your video of the restoration of this steam engine and steam boiler. There are a few errors in your restoration including:
1) solder always follows heat. So preheating the larger part then applying solder and finally applying the other part while heating it will cause the solder to flow into and throughout the joint. That will make a stronger, durable, and aesthetically pleasing joint.
2) The water tank/boiler is a pressure vessel. It needs to be pressure tested to at least two to three atmospheres of pressure before being used.
That's all of the safety and structural issues I see in your video. Now here are the aesthetic choices I would have made. I would have powder coated the fuel tank a bright color; then incorporated the sisal/jute into the wire twist before reinstalling it. The burner reflector inside I'd burnish on the wire when and not painted black.With the black coating it will get hotter during prolonged use and likely char the wood base. Causing a probable fire hazard.
This, my comments, started as a FLAME comment but I changed my mind to give constructive criticism. I hope that I have done that here.
The timing on the valve in the valve chest needs adjusting so it uncovers the ports correctly at each end of the stroke, which is why it's struggling to run in the end with little power behind it, and seemingly blowing a lot straight to the exhaust. You can also hook up a length of silicone rubber tubing on the exhaust piping with some zip ties, and run it to a container so it's not going all over. Restoring steam stuff is tricky so this is an admirable effort.
As above, definitely a timing issue. With that amount of steam it should be flying. round.
I completely agree! You did a good job restoring this. The timing on the eccentric to the piston and the steam valve are the two issues you need to work on. As a first attempt with live steam, just getting some movement is an accommodation!
Thank you. Yes, some adjustments are needed for sure, and I will offer all the time to make this machine run smoothly.
It is also not made from tin, like a toy. The model weighs 8kg. I could stay and do more tests and then film the best shot, but I want to be honest with you guys and show exactly what issues I'm facing and how things are in my work. Thank you for your appreciation and pieces of advice! Johnny
you missed the big thing.....
no gland packing in the valve case, that's was why there was a jet of steam coming out of the timing box, and the engine was not running very fast, all the live steam was exiting the end of the valve case.
it needs a rope packing covered in grease to seal it.
@billhanson4921 I was also thinking about that, but I gave up on the idea. I will try and let you know if things changed. Thank you for suggestion.
As a steam-hobbyist, I might add the following comments:
You should have tested the boiler to at least twice the pressure of the safety-valve, doing otherwise is flirting with disaster.
To improve performance, you should wrap the steam-pipes with thin rope as insulation (aka lagging), without you are loosing the benefits of the superheating (the pipe going through the flame again).
Retrofitting a displacement-oiler allows for continuous lubrication, btw, your oil is likely unsuited for steam, as it breaks down under the temperature and humidity, try steam-oil from Wilesco, it's pretty common and easy to get.
As mentioned, your valve timing and stroke are off, setting these is almost an art, but can be learned.
The handling of steam-exhaust is designed badly, changing the piping to discharge the exhaust-steam to bubble through a small container with water will make the whole thing much neater.
You also seemed to have missed packing the gland of the valve-chest. A small temperature-resistant O-ring or a roll of PTFE-film might do the trick, as you can hear the whistling of escaping steam.
Thank you for the checklist. :D I did some of them before releasing the video and some today after I've had some good suggestions like yours.
The boiler was tested using a compressed air camera, and the safety valve reacted accordingly (I do not film everything I do because it will most likely be boring).
This is a good tip with rope insulation for the pipes and trying a different oil. I will try both. (By the way, I also have a steam machine from Wilesco.)
The timing is perfect. I also tried using my air compressor, and it ran smoothly and quickly (before filming the test you saw). Today, everything was great after I did exactly one thing that you and another person mentioned here: Pack the gland of the valve chest. There was the most significant leak of steam. 😀 Now it works faster, and I'm thrilled to see it like that after being forgotten and eaten by rust for so many years.
Hat mir sehr gefallen der Film grüße aus Frechen Deutschland
Testing an old, unknown boiler with air is incredibly dangerous, considering air compresses, this would lead to an explosion which can hurt you really bad. Instead, use water, it does not compress so you build up pressure really quickly, and if the boiler were to fail it would then only lead to a squirt of water being released. Please, do look out the next time, it is not only the safety valve that can be the issue, but the boiler itself has an unknown history, the welds could have been damaged and compromised if the boiler ever had a fire burning below it while the boiler didnt have water in it (say it ran out), because it then overheats and in those sorts of boilers they often use soft solder which melts easily.
I don’t want to be a negative nancy over here, but safety is really important when it comes to pressure vessels, Keith Appleton (restores live steam stuff) who is also on RUclips dives into the topic as-well and can explain this way better than I can.
It is wonderful that there are craftsmans such as yourself that keep as well as maintain these awesome artifacts
I can only *imagine* what you could do with TWO of the same antique items. One rebuilt traditionally, and the other given 'today's' gaskets and such!
I had no doubt it would work again, in your capable hands. 👍
Thank you!
It's 1:15 am and I should be in bed. But watching your videos is so enthralling that I just had to see.
As always, a great job of restoration.
Thank you very much! Good night! :)
Благодарю за такое большое количество языков, которые в субтитрах используются! Мир вашему дому!
Effect before and after amazing... 😮 Great job❤
Thank you so much 💓
Never heard of this device before, but the restoration was awesome!!!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️
Thank you! You did. :) It is a steam engine model. Old trains ran on such engines. 😀
I so enjoy watching these videos. I only wish I was blessed with the gift you have to remake these things.
Thank you, Ray! I'm glad you enjoy my videos, and I'm sure you have the skills to renew items, too. Patience and practice are the keys to this work.
Making an object as new again is something different from restoring. When you restore, every change can be reversed. What you do is revise and repair. And you are doing a very good job.
Я люблю паровозы , чёрный дым над трубой.
Он на Угольной тяге , мой пыхтун Дорогой!
А от Луги до Питера всё столбы , провода!
Моя Юность Советская ты со мной навсегда!
Merci de nous avoir montré une si belle restauration ! Félicitations !
Je suis impatient d'en voir d'autres !!
Merci beaucoup! 🥰
Какой интересный агрегат. Скорее всего немного не настроены фазы открытия золотника ,поэтому машина не набирает обороты.
Nice refurbishing project. It looks very good. If I can make a suggestion, use some quality paste flux whenever you are soldering such things. Especially copper on copper, or copper on brass. Even copper on steel will flow better. The solder will flow out very nicely... Thumbs Up!
Thanks for the tip!
Мне кажется, что автор, недостаточно сильно нагревает припой, при пайке. Он должен растекаться заполняя все швы.
Yes. And another tip is that good soldering starts with heating the "metal" first then letting the solder flow by capillary action into the joint. Heating the solder first doesn't let the solder get into that joint.
Sehr gute Arbeit .
Sieht sehr gut aus.
Heute im Kinderzimmer als Spielzeug unmöglich 😅😅😅😅😅
Мне очень понравился процесс реставрации паровой машины! Каждое действие просто завораживает, очень интересно смотреть! Спасибо 🙏 вам наиогромнейшее! 🥰👍❤️
Прекрасная работа!
Удачи! Мира! Добра!
This is so cool! and 11 minutes ago too? Excited to watch!!!
Enjoy!
Комментарий в поддержку канала и ролика, а также труда мастера.
Спасибо вам большое!
Beautiful work. Job well done!
Thank you very much!
this reminded me of a frostfree chest freezer project i did... about 15 years ago? it was 8foot wide huge thing but rotted internal highside coils. compressor was shot. so i had a damaged frame kenmore Tfff fridge worked good took out the sealed system installed it made drain & heated pan & fan wired up evap fan termination defrost system it was a 134a unit. made coils for the rear did all that braised lines vacuumed out recharge drew up a wiring diagram labled it. worked great👍
Im not sure if it's the items you restore or the lengths you go to to make it almost better than new that appeals to me but I just love your work. One of the best channels on RUclips for sure.
Thank you!
Steam machines are so cool, thanks for the video!!
Indeed! You're welcome! Thank you for watching!
Hell yeah. That thing is awesome
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very nice work as always !! It works fantastic and looks amazing !! 👍👍
Thank you so much! I'm glad you like it!
Luv your videos! Soldering is done by heating the parts to be soldered to the point where solder melts on the parts. Flux is usually required. Silver solder might work better in this application.
Thank you for watching and for your tips. I used silver for the water tank steel support. Brass and steel joints were rejecting it. Brass on brass was ok.
@@rustyshadesrestoration I think you could use more flux on the joints, which will help the solder wet to the material you are trying to solder. I can't tell if you were or were not using it in the video, but I have found there is no such thing as too much flux! :)
I learned that too much flux can make the job look splashy and unattractive, so I'm trying to give the right amount to look decent. Anyway, on camera, it can't be perfect all the time.
Sehr gut gemacht .
Das Gerät muss an eine Tischkante geklemmt werden damit man die Wurstmasse in den senkrecht gestellten Zylinder einfüllen kann.
Grüsse Frank
Очень кропотливый труд , смотреть одно удовольствие .
Keith Appleton has a *lot* of videos on his channel on how to set valve timing - and on testing boilers too !
Might be worth a look !!
Bravo! When you have items to polish and need to sand blast, maybe switch to glass bead as it’s less destructive and leaves a smoother surface. Looks great tho!
okay that's really cool looking even if I have no idea what it is for. I would of probably made it into a lamp.
Hahaha. It is a steam engine model 🙂
It's simply awesome ❤❤. Thanks for sharing the video. Please do more videos like this.
Thank you, I will
Wow! Great job
Thank you so much 😀
Oh my God, it looks even better than new from the factory.🤗
I'm glad you enjoyed the outcome. 🙂
Nice job, excellent restoration - loved it!
Thank you very much!
espectacular transformación!! una joya de antiguedad. felicitaciones!! saludos desde Buenos Aires!
Gracias! Saludos!
Great work 👍
It must have been the Galaxy mobile set of its time. I like to see more like these videos.
Beautiful work! Just knowing it is a steam engine I would have been intimidated by the complexity. I likely would have taken it apart and never got it back together again, even as simple as it is. But the restoration is great. I have a friend that is into Steampunk that would probably put it on his desk and attach a magneto to it or something to power his cellphone on his desk. That would actually be pretty cool.
I Also Work On Restoration. You Did A Very Good Job
Thank you! Do you film the process?
Very beautiful machine, but ... What is its purpose??? Steaming for distillery? Looks like a mini distiller for me, but hey, I am only generation X!!!
Silent generations should probably know the use of this magnificent piece!
Your patience is admirable!!!❤
Thank you! It was used in schools for demonstrations or by salesman to pitch their new revolutionary machines based on steam engines.
The valve rod seal seems to leak a lot, so the boiler is barely building pressure. Try sealing that with an O ring or teflon tape around the valve rod/shaft. Also if you're willing to upgrade it, a regulator valve to shut off steam to the engine and allow the boiler to build pressure is a good quality of life upgrade. But maybe it's best to keep it original.
Excellent video and beautiful restoration, thanks for your work!
Thank you very much!
👍 nice!
Glad you like it!
Super !
Nice job, it's a lovely engine again ❤
It looks great and you did a wonderful job restoring it as well!!!!
I enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up
Thank you very much!
أروع في هذا الترميم هو أنه سريع.. لا توجد مشاهد طويلة مملة..
أحسنتم..
That was badass
Sir that's just Awesome. Love The Whole Video ❤
Glad to hear that!
Hebat mesin lama miniatur. Jadi bagus. Sehat selallu paman... 👍🙏🙏🙏🙏
Very good job 👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👍👍⚘️❤️⚘️❤️⚘️❤️⚘️❤️⚘️❤️⚘️❤️⚘️
Fantastique restauration ! Bravo !!! 👍👍👍
Merci beaucoup!
Brilliant work
Thank you so much!
Restaurada máquina Neumann a vapor de 1929 😉
This is the kind of object I would use in my classes on the 19th century Industrial Revolution.
That's right ✅️
Hello mister beautiful restoration beautifully restored good job well done
Thank you, Vince! 🙂
Super gemacht.
Ich bin froh, dass es Ihnen gefällt! Danke fürs Zuschauen und für deinen Kommentar! Johnny
Great job again! You steampunked us!
Yay! Thank you!
I've just recently discovered you're channel!!! Thank you for completely honest videos and workmanship. You have a new faithful subscriber and well done! 👍
Welcome aboard! Thank you!
A beautiful steam engine, nice work.
Glad you like it!
Me gusto el video, me permito aconsejarte que sueldes el estaño con un soldador electrico, con el soplete no queda prolija la soldadura. Gracias por el video.
Gracias!
Предохранительный клапан самая важная часть машин, работа которых основана на давлении пара. Его неисправность почти всегда приводит к трагическим последствиям.
Why antique is so valuable? It is because of its aged cover.
Now, the most valuable thing was gone.
You makes it look like a replica instead of an original.
You sound like this: 😆 Cancel restoration jobs! Let antiques decay! Restorers are making cheap replicas from antiques. Cancel restorers!
PS: A significant difference exists between the patina on a Roman Empire coin and the rust eating the item till you remain with nothing on the shelf, buddy. Calm down. Relax. Take a breath or a walk, and you will see it. You will stop comparing apples with pears. 🙂🤗
Super work👍👍👍👍😓
Thank you very much
👍👍👍
Great job dude 👏👏👏. And you can only get better from here on in 👍👍👍. 😎
Thanks 👍
trés beau travail pas facile bonjour a vous
Merci beaucoup! 🙂
Nice job.
Thank you! 🙂
the dental tools come in handy for small work. i had a fuel leak in an olded car. the line not available. so i bought $6 end it had o-rings in it that fit the leaking end. dental tool them out replaced never leaked after👍
This one really impressed me my bro
I'm glad to know that! What was the most impressive thing for you?
The olive green is very nice.
У нас в школе, в кабинете физики тоже была паровая машина. Но, она была без котла и в нерабочем состоянии. Просто экспонат.
Великолепно, паровая ретро модель ожила. Спасибо за видос и перевод. Лайкаю.
Спасибо!
Припой же расплавится от температуры...!???
@@alexkusnezov7272, я больше удивился что после такого "ремонта" она вообще хоть как-то закрутилась.
@@i-N0body пока не нагрелась достаточно...!
Лайк не за видео- а за руки!
Amazing
Just think,
Back in the time and place when/where those were commonly sold, every locality had a guy who was skilled in tuning those and working out the bugs until they just hummed along.
Excellent travail
Merci!
Thanks!
Much appreciated! 🙏
very good video
Thanks!
I like it...👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Beautiful restoration job.
Thank you very much!
Hermosa restauración , extraordinario trabajo, pues quedó mucho mejor k si fuera nueva👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
Delightful 💯 job mate, 😂😊 well done thx for sharing😊
Glad you enjoyed it
És um grande artista parabéns pelo seu trabalho
Great! Just Great! 👍
Thanks a lot! :)
Fantastic restoration 👍👍
Thank you! 🙂
Ur are❤ marvelous rebuilder of antiquities 😂😊
Thank you! :)
根気と、トラブルにも対処できる技術。ハンダをトーチで炙るのは良い方法ですね。勉強になります。
I didn't see a single heated solder joint. Usually the soldered parts are heated, not the solder.
I won't film that part again and again. It is pretty evident that I heat the base, no? Seems that no 😅
Too good restoration ❤😅
Too good? 😁
Merci pour la vidéo
Avec plaisir! 🙂
Superb restoration ! Maybe a lot of pressure lost on the valve, it should running much faster ! The engine quality is by far better then Mamod. Thanks for sharing all your videos ! 😊🇨🇦
Thank you. Yes, I will try to figure out where the leak is. Someone gave me an idea of where the problem might be. Thank you for watching my videos! Cheers!
0:26 "I'm curious about what's inside these"
SPIDERS!!!
🕷 🕸
Alright, ready to make some moonshone. 😁👍
The original build is shocking quality even for 1929.
I can confirm that! I was, and I am impressed with the quality, especially with the boiler.
Nice restoration!
Thank you! 🙂
Das Grundprinzip beim Löten ist es, die zu verlötenden Teile so weit zu erhitzen, dass das Lot bei Berührung der Teile schmilzt. Also nicht mit dem Brenner auf das Lot draufheizen, sondern erst auf die Teile wie wild draufheizen. Dann verläuft das Lot auch gut (selbstverständlich Flussmittel drauf) und du kriegst nicht so grausliche Lötstellen, die nichts halten. Wenn dein Lot Kügelchen auf dem Teil formt, dann ist die Lötstelle nix wert und hält auch nix - das Lot wurde von der Oberfläche regelrecht abgestossen und hat sich nicht mit ihr verbunden. Ein sicheres Zeichen, dass die Oberfläche bei weitem nicht heiß genug war.
Hallo. Zunächst einmal vielen Dank, dass Sie zugeschaut haben!
Nun möchte ich auf Ihre „Technik nach Lehrbuch“ eingehen. Ja, Sie haben Recht, wenn Sie den Sockel wie verrückt erhitzen, das ist eine grundlegende Übung beim Löten, aber was ist, wenn Sie andere Lötstellen auf diesem kleinen Sockel haben? Wenn Sie das tun, wird alles von Ihrer Basis abfallen; genau das wird passieren. Wenn Sie mehrere Lötstellen auf einem kleinen Sockel haben, müssen Sie vermeiden, ihn „wie verrückt“ zu erhitzen. Ich bin sicher, Sie verstehen meinen Ansatz.
Ihre „Lehrbuchtechnik“ ist für das Löten von Rohren und Einzelverbindungen geeignet. Außerdem hat sich, wie Sie sehen konnten, nichts verfilzt, und alles ist sehr stabil im Vergleich zu der vorherigen Lötarbeit, die sehr dünn war und bei einer kleinen Berührung leicht brechen konnte. Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Johnny