Online Catalogue last updated 8th of November 2025
Australian author Rodney Muller has spent over 30 years manufacturing steam plants, beginning with his successful precision metal patternmaking business. This book includes some short stories of things that happened during those 30 years, plus much more.
With content ranging from early steam history and its service to mankind, to the ins and outs of building small, commercially viable steam engines for enthusiast marine installations, this book is a must have for any steam enthusiast.
Also discussed are remote area power generation, as well as directly coupled, motive power (where people have access to unlimited supply of useable renewable biomass fuel). Automotive applications are also discussed.
The section of the book called THE MARINE STEAM ENGINE INSTALLATION MANAUL contains all the technical content, including diagrams, and photos of many different types of engines, boilers, even whistles and sirens. No steam library is complete without this informative and instructional book.
Code No. 018205, 208 pages, ISBN 9780645584066, $40.00