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Post by GWRdriver on Sept 10, 2008 21:39:31 GMT
Has a Stirling Single (construction series) ever been published in ME?
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Post by welshy on Sept 10, 2008 22:44:11 GMT
Harry (GWR driver) As far as I know no there has never been a construction series on the Stirling Mike (welshy)
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Post by garethp on Sept 11, 2008 17:33:29 GMT
I think the nearest you'll get is Martin Evans Stirling 2-2-2 in ME starting in issue 3758
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Post by derwent on Sept 11, 2008 17:57:42 GMT
Food for thought' looking though my 8' single stuff I noted that a new 8' single cost £2076, about half what a 5"g would cost today derwent
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Post by Alan on Sept 11, 2008 22:04:05 GMT
Just another thought. If you are thinking seriously about the stirling, then you really need the 'Leech and boddy ' book, pblished by David and Charles. Excellent reference on all of stirling singles. Alan
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Post by terry1956 on Aug 27, 2014 9:57:37 GMT
I have a running stirling.space between the frames is very bad, the cylinders do not line up and wear the eccentrics unevenly. Its fun, good power, but not for pulling public.the plumping is a nightmare of bends.michael
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Post by Alan on Aug 30, 2014 11:57:40 GMT
If you ever turn it upside down, love to see some photos
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Post by terry1956 on Aug 31, 2014 12:38:48 GMT
I can do that for sure, bear with me a bit. she as me working on diy. will take a few pics on Monday. michael
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Post by terry1956 on Aug 31, 2014 18:08:24 GMT
some pics stirline underside. main points is the total lack of space for plumping etc. also made to the drawings the motion just bushes the front axle spring. michael
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Post by Alan on Sept 1, 2014 10:17:26 GMT
Hi Michael
thanks for the photo, it doesn't look as busy as you first said, but then its only a 2 dimensional image. I don't understand your last sentence.
soon to complete my current project, so hope to get back on my Stirling soon.. how many people is yours happy to pull? Its not a great deal to me, but its nice to know, the 3 1/2" one always seem to perform better that expectations once you got her moving.
Alan
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Post by klendo on Sept 1, 2014 12:05:03 GMT
One tip is make sure you use the non fluted splashers and use the solid faced ones. The reason for this is the stirling is exceptionally light on its feet when driving, by using the solid splashers you can fill them with lead and ultimately get more weight on the drivers. In addition to this make sure you have movement on the bogie as the spalshers on the fron bogie make it quite tight for tighter radii. these are from my experiance with my old Stirling
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Post by Alan on Sept 1, 2014 12:51:15 GMT
Thanks klendo
The tip about the side movement of the front bogie haunts me at the moment as my local track has some tightish radius. I will have to take it along when nobody else is looking!
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Post by terry1956 on Sept 1, 2014 13:40:11 GMT
The front bogie movement is bad. I have used the space above the driving wheel for the feed to the water pump. so cant add extra weight there. how many people it pulls all depends on track etc. the most for me was 4. michael
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Post by Alan on Sept 2, 2014 9:08:21 GMT
I remember thinking as I machined the slot in the bogie for sideways movement how generous it was. Not until I started to assemble the bits together, did I realise the lack of movement.
Passenger hauling is far from the reason for me to build my Stirling, but 4 will be ample for what I want to do. My local club has steel track and is relatively flat, so, if it can negotiate the tight curve at one end I can just get on with it, subject to a million other projects and what my wife can interrupt me with to spoil a perfect day.
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Post by jma1009 on Sept 2, 2014 10:54:24 GMT
michael, if the bottom fitting of the axle pump (and perhaps the top if similar) had a banjo fitting or elbow screwed in instead of an inline adapter a much better pipework arrangement will result. have a look at ME 4th april 1986 on the STIRLING construction series. cheers, julian
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Post by terry1956 on Sept 2, 2014 11:22:07 GMT
Thanks julian.at the moment the pipe run is a nightmare.its getting the run pass the driving wheel and then not to near the firebox.at the moment I am looking at running it under the driving wheel arch into the cab and then down to the rear.making up clips for the pipework at the moment. Michael
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Post by qreidford on Sept 7, 2014 1:52:21 GMT
Clearances! I'll say Feed pump - I've offset mine .500" and reduced the top of the eccentric as much as I can - it may work BUT comments on pipe work are not helped ! This is particularly valid around the brake cylinder how on earth you are expected to fit this into the space is beyond me so I made another even then with the various feeds it is a nightmare and then you have to fit an ash pan!! Clearances are generally difficult (reach rod is a good example as it gets jammed whee the fire box meets the boiler ) All good fun though - I believe reeves ' updated' their 1993 drawings but from what I've heard they are as much use as a chocolate fire guard Much better if they actually built one and changed the drawings during the build - then issued revisions free to us - I'm not holding my breath! I still love the damned thing
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2014 12:47:58 GMT
Are these the issues what would explain why there are "so many" unfinished Stirlings under peoples benches? (Although I have yet to actually meet someone with one under their bench)
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Post by Alan on Oct 12, 2014 14:30:35 GMT
I have mine under the bench whilst I complete a project or two before I get back to having a go. I went into the project with the view that it wasn't simple. If I wanted an easy loco I would have chosen one with a build write up. It has some issues, but these seem fixable with a bit of working knowledge and the help of others such as on this site , Thanks everybody so far. Some other locos I have come across, not so do able, however much help is available.
It is still the loco I most want to build and run and in hindsight, I should have persevered with just the one project, but the world of hobbies is an exiting place. Each project takes up a bit of room, till the room is filled.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2014 21:44:04 GMT
Quick question, just been talking to a friend of mine out in the U.S of A and he was asking if there are drawings and castings available for a 7 1/4 gauge Stirling Single? I have just done a quick search on Google (other search engines are available) and found nothing.
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