Mini boiler powers myfordboy's 13amp plug steam engine
The short running demonstration follows earlier videos on forming boiler end plates and silver soldering.
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Mini Boiler Running the 13amp Plug Steam Engine
Building the boiler has given way to putting it to work. myfordboy's only new upload, “Mini Boiler Running the 13amp Plug Steam Engine,” offers a short demonstration of the little engine running on steam, with roughly 850 views in its first five hours.
There is a useful construction trail behind that brief run. “3d Printed Press Tool Forming Boiler End Plates.” covers the forming step, while “Mini Steam Boiler- Siver Soldering and Running a Tiny Steam Engine.” takes the project through completion and an engine test. The latter, described as a variation on Les' design, is the channel's most active older video right now and has passed 20,000 views. The boiler is getting more daily attention than either the earlier press-tool upload or the solar-panel detour.
The broader week was modest: subscribers stayed unchanged, and daily viewing is running at about a quarter of its usual pace. Nearby workshop channel Keith Rucker - VintageMachinery.org also had no subscriber gain, while DIY MiniHouse had a much busier viewing week. Here, the small-scale engineering supplies the interest: a boiler-making sequence now has a compact working demonstration to go with it.
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What viewers say
Such a nice little boiler! - Cheers Jim
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The videos drawing views on myfordboy right now
- Channel
- myfordboy
- Subscribers
- 266,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 16,392
- Videos published this week
- 1
- Video published
- October 9, 2026
- Video views so far
- 852
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Here is how myfordboy's week looks in views and subscribers.
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