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Stephenson Valve Gear for STEAM Engines and Locomotives - 1925 - reprint For Sale


Stephenson Valve Gear for STEAM Engines and Locomotives - 1925 - reprint
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Stephenson Valve Gear for STEAM Engines and Locomotives - 1925 - reprint:
$11.98

Stephenson Valve Gear, ICS # 1665 A, originally published International Correspondence Schools, Scranton, Pennsylvania, 1925. Reprinted by Nation Builder Books, Mebane, NC, 2015. 5½ x 8½ photocopied booklet, 62 pages.

Please note this is a new photoduplicated reproduction, not an original. The accompanying pictures were scanned from a reprint, not the original.

As is usual with most correspondence course booklets by the International Correspondence Schools, this is richly illustrated with crisp line drawings. Contents include: 

  • Definition of Valve Gear
  • Principle on Which Gear Operates
  • Arrangement of Simple Gear
  • Position of Cranks
  • Operation 
  • Addition of Stem Lap
  • Reversing Arrangement
  • Views of Valve Gear
  • Arrangement of Parts
  • Use of Transmission Bar
  • General Operation 
    • Positions of Reverse Lever
    • Movement Imparted by Reverse Lever
    • Movement Imparted by Eccentrics
    • Details of the Parts
    • Action of Eccentric
    • Eccentric Strap
    • The Link
    • Link Saddle
    • Link Block
    • Reverse Shaft
    • Link Hanger
    • Rocker and Rocker Box
    • Oiling Points in Valve Gear
    • Indirect and Direct Motion
    • Valve-Rod and Valve-Stem Connection
    • Position of Eccentrics
    • Indirect Motion and Outside Admission
    • Direct Motion and Outside Admission
    • Indirect Motion and Inside Admission
    • Direct Motion and Inside Admission
    • Increase in Lead 
    • Crossed and Open Rods
    • Valve Movement in Mid-Gear
  • Reversing
    • Effect on Valves
    • Movement on Valves When Reversing
  • Link Arc and Link Radius
  • Breakdowns
    • Slipped Eccentric
    • Setting a Slipped Eccentric
    • Broken Forward-Motion Eccentric, Strap, or Rod
    • Broken Back-Motion Eccentric, Strap, or Rod
    • Broken Link Hanger, Saddle Pin, or Lifting Arm
    • Broken Link-Block Pin, or Lower Rocker Arm
    • Broken Transmission Bar
    • Broken Top Rocker Arm or Valve Rod
    • Failure of Reverse Lever
  • Reason for Variation in Cut-Off
    • Single Shifting Eccentric
    • Shifting Eccentric and Valve Gear Compared
    • Change in Cut-Off
    • Cut-Off Not Affected by Decreased Throw
  • Angularity of Main Rod
    • Difference Between Position of Piston on Forward and Backward Strokes
  • Offset of Link-Saddle Pin
  • Examination Questions


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