Steam Engine Build/Base Plate Calculations

=Engine Base Plate Measurements=

Valve End Mount
 * Base Flange is 2" wide
 * Mount holes are 6.5" apart, 3.25" to centerline of engine.
 * 1" from center of mount hole to edge of base flange.
 * End mount plate is 0.5" wide.
 * Total width: 1.5"

Valve Seat
 * Plate is 0.5" thick.
 * Total width: 0.5"

Cylinder Cover
 * Cylinder cover is 6.0" long.
 * Total width: 6.0"

Cylinder End Mount Total length of Engine: 9.5"
 * Base Flange is 2" wide
 * Mount holes are 6.5" apart, 3.25" to centerline of engine.
 * 1" from center of mount hole to edge of base flange.
 * End mount plate is 0.5" wide.
 * Total width: 1.5"

=Piston/Conector Rod Base Plate Measurements=

Bump Valve Pins:
 * Length is 0.875"
 * Valve opening: 0.2: (counted as a negative number against Valve Seat width)
 * Total width: 0.175"

Piston Head
 * Height of head: 2.0"
 * Depth of pin holes: 0.5"
 * Depth of stem hole: 1.0"
 * Total width: 0.5"

Piston Stem
 * Length: 7.0"
 * Connector rod hole offset: 0.125"
 * Total width: 5.875"

Connector Rod Coupler
 * Hole offset 0.125"
 * Connector rod hole depth: 0.5"
 * Total width: 0.875"

Connector Rod
 * Length: 5.0:
 * Total width: 5.0"

Bearing Case Bottom:
 * Height: 2.75"
 * Connector rod hole depth: 0.5"
 * Total width: 2.25"

Total length of piston/conector-rod: 8.8"

=Crankshaft Base Plate Measurements=

Crank
 * Crank width: 2.5"
 * Counterwieght exposure: 0.75"
 * Total width: 4.0"

Pillow Block
 * Pillow Block Assembly offset: 2.0"
 * Total width: 4.0"

Total distance between pillow block mount centers: 8.0" Width between pillow block mount centers:  4.0"