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Post by silverfox on Jun 13, 2019 12:41:10 GMT
John
I got the all singing one, that does PCD and make the coffee!
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Post by silverfox on Jun 13, 2019 17:39:18 GMT
John It is the all singing and dancing one, gives to PCD coordinates, and makes the tea!
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Post by Deleted on Jun 13, 2019 17:58:18 GMT
John It is the all singing and dancing one, gives to PCD coordinates, and makes the tea! Makes tea and coffee? must be an upgraded model as mine doesn't do that..
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Post by ettingtonliam on Jun 13, 2019 20:50:53 GMT
Finally finished my tender wheels after about 6 weeks, and theres only 4 of them!.Now I've started on the 3 big gunmetal bushes which carry the cylinders, regulator, valve gear supports etc to fit on the top of Locomotion's boiler. Cast iron is my favourite material to machine, so I've enjoyed the wheels, but you do get the most wonderful finish on gunmetal don't you?
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Post by David on Jun 14, 2019 11:04:41 GMT
This is the 90deg spanner I mentioned before in use removing the blower pipe from the front tubeplate. Worked a treat.
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Post by ettingtonliam on Jun 14, 2019 12:18:32 GMT
Its sometimes called a clawfoot spanner I think. I've got a sort of universal plumbers spanner, a flat black plate with cut outs to suit all (well most) of the weird hexagons found on plumbing fittings. One end is bent round at 90 degrees and has a cut out to suit the hexagons on bath taps which can be a real b---h to access if the tap end of the bath is up against a wall. Theres a tommy bar to get purchase on it when used for taps.
Its a useful piece of kit to have and I'm sure you will find other uses for yours.
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Post by ettingtonliam on Jun 14, 2019 12:41:58 GMT
No, I'm wrong, according to my 1930 Buck and Hickman catalogue and Richard Meluish catalogue of 1913 that style of spanner is a crowfoot (or crowsfoot) spanner.
Amazing the different sorts of spanner you could buy off the shelf then for getting into difficult spots, without having to brutalise a perfectly innocent spanner yourself to do it. An old garage owner once showed me a ring spanner which had been bent back on itself, and according him had been made to use on the cylinder head nuts of Bedford army lorries (c WW2) which without having to take off the sheet metal cowling which was, apparently, a pain.
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Post by Roger on Jun 14, 2019 16:13:17 GMT
I was advised to switch from this sort of fitting to a banjo when I was designing the front end of the boiler. That's so a socket can be used straight onto the fitting. This turns out to be good advice in my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 18:15:01 GMT
I was advised to switch from this sort of fitting to a banjo when I was designing the front end of the boiler. That's so a socket can be used straight onto the fitting. This turns out to be good advice in my opinion. I like the idea of a banjo bolt, I'll make a start on looking at these parts in the very near future. A banjo bolt is something that seems a sound idea. Pete
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Post by Roger on Jun 14, 2019 18:25:02 GMT
I was advised to switch from this sort of fitting to a banjo when I was designing the front end of the boiler. That's so a socket can be used straight onto the fitting. This turns out to be good advice in my opinion. I like the idea of a banjo bolt, I'll make a start on looking at these parts in the very near future. A banjo bolt is something that seems a sound idea. Pete I'm not usually a fan of Banjos, they are a bit bulky. In this sort of situation they definitely have advantages though. I've used a kind of banjo for the snifting valve arrangement too for the same reason. Things are really tight in the smokebox, so anything that make servicing in there easier is welcome.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 14, 2019 18:34:16 GMT
Doing up the blower in 4470 is a fiddly job but that's 3 1/2 so not as much room. 4472 is massive in comparison so may not need a banjo but as I said, i'll be looking into all these parts soon snd always open to modification where it helps.
Pete
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Post by David on Jun 15, 2019 12:07:36 GMT
The latest G1 journal shows a picture of a Schools class with banjo fittings in the smokebox and I immediately wondered why we don't do that too, having just had to make my crowsfoot spanner. I've not seen it around here.
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Post by springcrocus on Jun 15, 2019 15:50:16 GMT
Officially started the boiler build today by taking the drawings and a few components and formers up to the club. Had a chat with the boiler inspector and discussed a plan of action. I just need to purchase my silver solder and fluxes and the job will get properly underway. And if it all goes pear-shaped at the end, the wife has promised to make a planter out of the firebox. A red-hot poker (kniphofia) should grow nicely in there!
Steve
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Post by delaplume on Jun 15, 2019 18:56:57 GMT
Hello all------- spent the day as part of the Rugeley Nomads group visiting The Butterley Park Miniature Railway ( www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/swanwick-junction/swanwick-butterley-mini/ ) which is situated just behind The Midland Railway Museum site .........Great bunch of folk with a lovely spread of food and drinks for us.........Big track with several L---O----N----G straights to stretch your loco's legs.... I even wore a Maroon fleece jacket for the occassion !! Worth a visit if you are in the area...
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Post by delaplume on Jun 15, 2019 19:14:27 GMT
Banjos' are a great idea BUT have an inherent weakness in the generic design--- ie}--- the core hole, the cross-drilled hole and the reduced diameter of the bolt itself all meet at the same place....Be careful when tightening, opt for a lower torque with improved sealing methods instead.........If the cross-drilled hole appears "Drunken" or oval then the bolt is scrap as it's been overtightened.... ibb.co/tDp15nP
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Post by David on Jun 15, 2019 23:50:00 GMT
I viton o-ring should sort out the sealing. The bush might be a little trickier to get soldered onto the hollow stay and into the tubeplate than having a male threaded fitting just slip over the outside of it but you only have to do it once.
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Post by smallbrother on Jun 16, 2019 10:32:50 GMT
Attended the Rally at North Wilts club yesterday. Very fine set-up too!
They made this South Wales visitor completely at home by providing a good big mug of tea and a good downpouring of rain! I had a very good session lasting best part of 4 hours.
To cap off a splendid day it was toll free to get back into Wales over the bridge.
Pete.
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Post by JonL on Jun 16, 2019 15:09:52 GMT
Attended the Rally at North Wilts club yesterday. Very fine set-up too! They made this South Wales visitor completely at home by providing a good big mug of tea and a good downpouring of rain! I had a very good session lasting best part of 4 hours. To cap off a splendid day it was toll free to get back into Wales over the bridge. Pete. If you ever want to venture to West Wiltshire you can be assured a warm welcome, although our track is quite small at the moment.
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Post by don9f on Jun 16, 2019 19:29:55 GMT
Hello all------- spent the day as part of the Rugeley Nomads group visiting The Butterley Park Miniature Railway ( www.midlandrailway-butterley.co.uk/swanwick-junction/swanwick-butterley-mini/ ) which is situated just behind The Midland Railway Museum site .........Great bunch of folk with a lovely spread of food and drinks for us.........Big track with several L---O----N----G straights to stretch your loco's legs.... I even wore a Maroon fleece jacket for the occassion !! Worth a visit if you are in the area... Hi Alan....well I never realised! I was the one fiddling about with the signalling system for most of the day 👍 Cheers Don
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Post by delaplume on Jun 17, 2019 19:59:05 GMT
Hello Don,
At one point in the afternoon I had the chance to look at one or two of those semaphore signals closely and I thought I recognised the quality from the article you did on here a while ago.............I was just about to ask someone when the call went out for volunteers to help "demolish" a pile of jam tarts in the clubhouse ...Well !!...that was me "Farkled" for the rest of the day and I completely forgot to follow up my lead....
Obviously we spoke several times regarding the Calling-on situation etc. but didn't realise who the other was.....I was driving my regular stand-by 0-4-0 National Coal Board diesel shunter with powered coal truck attached as my own London Transport Simplex and BR Black Simplex were not available for service.........The BR Black still has 3 out of 4 years boiler ticket left and the wheel set final turning and profiling to do having just converted the 3 axles to "Through the axle oiling".......
The LT one is final assembly of water pipes etc and then both converted to electric pump water injection.....complemented by a live steam injector
and an emergency hand pump....
Once again many thanks to you and the BPMR for a Grand day out.......
We have an Emergency club meeting this Wed. evening with a faint possibility of getting our track back.....Fingers crossed !!
We visit Kinver this coming Saturday
Alan R
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