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Post by dscott on Aug 8, 2020 0:22:03 GMT
Our Third visit to the Barn of machine tools find went well and the Raglan 5 went in the car nicely. Well it should, being my Third I have moved. The bonus of the afternoon being a traveling steady and a stop? Yes the stops are rare and 2 came in a box. one broken but a quick mill and bolt on of metal and we are back in action. Yes it is the Quick change Gearbox version and an early one at 4554.
I now have one for sale eventually being the taperlock spindle and gearbox one.
The TODAY event was getting it out of the car and onto the stand. These things NEVER turn up when you are tidy and have lots of room... But with an irresistible price could not be let go. Just before I stopped for the day the saddle was freed so progress via WD40.
Being by the window the Super 7 is more rusty but the Tailstock lives and did a dash over to the corner to huddle with the other Tailstocks.
Our fourth visit will be to collect the Denby Flypress, automatic hacksaw and what is left of the Myford stand. I have visions of moving the press with the stand which just involves sliding it about on lumps of timber.
Then we sat and they told of encounters with various well known characters at the Crooked Billet. OOPS location give away. Joe Brown lives locally and a lock in party went musically well! Then We get home and it turns out my Neighbours Sister went to School with the Brothers all those years ago.
SMALL WORLD.
David and Lily.
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Post by rogsteam1959 on Aug 8, 2020 10:56:39 GMT
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Post by dscott on Aug 9, 2020 1:01:24 GMT
Club Running is back and 4 on the track!!! Yes at last and very few turn up. Just so lovely to get to talk with like minded people at last. Very HOT but at Reading there is a mad dash through the heat to under the trees! Took the Beast, all batteries and direct drive on a rusty track. Regards David and Lily.
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Post by dhamblin on Aug 9, 2020 6:43:09 GMT
We took 'Netta' down to Leatherhead for our annual track day thanks to the Surrey Society of Model Engineers. Made the most of the warm weather and one member brought along his steam boat, which was ticking over on one of the picnic benches for about 30 minutes on each tank of meths.
Regards,
Dan
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Post by JonL on Aug 9, 2020 11:08:56 GMT
To put me back in my place the valve rod snapped today, I think the pin on the combining lever popped slightly proud and jammed things solid while I was testing the axle pump (which turned out to have a rusty ball in the clack, it had been fine on inspection a few months back). As a result I will now be making one of those... Hopefully in time for the proper steam up on Saturday
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Post by JonL on Aug 9, 2020 17:00:38 GMT
I've sorted the valve rod, and now the axle pump is heavily leaking past the main gland. She's a fighter!
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Post by dscott on Aug 10, 2020 2:06:13 GMT
Slowly getting bits off both rusted up Lathes. The Super 7 topslide gave up and came out. The saddle refuses to budge.
Outside when it cooled down I began retaining wall building. This gives access round the workshop walls to complete them and also maintenance. I could do it once the extension is up... But having lots of room to move around is just so nice.
Our Club President wishes to borrow the filing machine! So managed to extract several rusty bits last thing. The drive belt is almost strips of cloth!
Regards. David and Lily.
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Post by delaplume on Aug 10, 2020 6:56:00 GMT
Hello everyone, As usual in the excitement of the moment I forgot to pack my camera with me, so can only offer this "tail-end charlie" photo of my new Silvercrest 5" gauge GWR 1366 class being unloaded after a very successful inaugural running session at Rugeley MES yesterday ( Sunday 9th )..... All went well with 2 laps non-stop straight away----- then a pause for a water and oil check / calibration, followed by 2 more laps non-stop, and another pause to arrange my removal next time around.... At this point an anonymous person ( let's just call him "The Driver" to save embarrassment..) set off without having built up the firebed !!........ It was about half way round that the fire gave out !!.........not bad, all things considered..So there then followed a brisk, healthy pushing session with the by-pass closed to keep the water above the bottom nut... Back at the steaming bay and a quick check all-round followed by disposal found the ashpan full and some clinker in evidence.....The main oil pump needs its'output reducing ( Dalmation Driver syndrome ).......... my injector water feed mod has proved successfull with the injector picking up cleanly at 100psi !! All-in-all a very happy day's attendance at the "New" Rugeley track.........New in as much as the direction is now reversed with all the different problems that presents... I'm hoping my friend John Dutton will have a few photos available shortly....
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Post by smallbrother on Aug 10, 2020 8:00:04 GMT
Well done Alan and 1366.
2 laps "out of the box" is a pretty good start!
Pete.
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Post by dscott on Aug 11, 2020 2:04:02 GMT
Talking of boxes, our fourth visit to the workshop of goodies saw the Denby Flypress finally let go of the bench and make it to the back of the car. YES I KNOW I should have done the difficult coach bolt first but it sneaked up on me. You know the one where the square section goes round and round. The semi darkness does not help as does the stuff in front of the doors. Rusty Mole grips and the bolts position also hamper. The car groans as we lift the Myford stand on board. This was left to transport the Flypres via sliding it up and down slopes up from the bench and down into the car. No heavy lifting involved.
Visitors to view the property reved into the driveway... So that is what a Top of the RANGE Range Rover looks like in Immaculate White!!! They go off and tour the 6 Acres while we rest. 3 more assorted boxes are bunged into our £450 Tino and all is fine with the world.
We go and have our tour and it is the history of almost 70 years of living and collecting. Dads favorite car he had from new... Sat in the garage. His Brothers sat amongst the trees. His a bit closer to the sheds. Every lawnmower they ever owned in one. Austin 7 bits in another. Then after a tour of Aircraft he has flown in we say goodbye.
A very slow loaded down Car leaves Stoke Row as it gets dark. A smile as we save 60 pence on the Pangborne Toll Bridge as the booth is closed it is so late.
David and Lily.
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Post by delaplume on Aug 11, 2020 12:49:48 GMT
Here you go then-------- end of Lap 1 and have just decided to continue for a second lap........
For the "Eagle-eyed" among you}---- Yes, the front coupling is missing !!........The model originally had a rather crude coupling fitted which I've removed and will eventually be replaced with a nice scale GWR type as supplied by John Ellis..........This is currently gracing the front of my Class 52 No.D1015 Wester Champion.... Image courtesy of John Dutton, Rugeley MES.
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Post by delaplume on Aug 11, 2020 16:50:38 GMT
Just for interest sake here, from left to right, is a comparison between the grates of a Simplex, 57xx Pansy and GWR 1366 locos all at 5"gauge..
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Post by JonL on Aug 11, 2020 16:54:52 GMT
That 1366 is very dinky...
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Post by delaplume on Aug 12, 2020 1:11:07 GMT
That 1366 is very dinky... more "spot-on" I thought ??.....LoL It's about the same as Rob Roy in 3.5" gauge I would imagine.......with it's small wheels and willingness to steam freely it certainly packs quite a punch.......however it is what it is , ie a model of a Dock shunter and NOT a mainline express passenger loco... Before it's first run I felt it needed some adjustments and upgrades.........I'm quite happy to start another thread and dedicate it to my findings, etc... Would there be any interest ??
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Post by ilvaporista on Aug 12, 2020 3:58:41 GMT
That 1366 is very dinky... more "spot-on" I thought ??.....LoL It's about the same as Rob Roy in 3.5" gauge I would imagine.......with it's small wheels and willingness to steam freely it certainly packs quite a punch.......however it is what it is , ie a model of a Dock shunter and NOT a mainline express passenger loco... Before it's first run I felt it needed some adjustments and upgrades.........I'm quite happy to start another thread and dedicate it to my findings, etc... Would there be any interest ?? I think some recent threads about debugging new or freshly overhauled locos shows that it would be a good idea to bring together knowledge on common faults, baffling problems and solution ideas. When I finished my Toad brake van and coupled it to Tich I could not get the pumps working. For the life of me I could not find out why. I stripped and checked both pumps and the bypass, reconnected everything and still no joy. It was only when I realised that I had the engine to van connections the wrong way round that the penny dropped. I had built the van chassis inverted and followed the loco connections. To correct this I lengthened the flexible pipes in order to make a full loop over the rigid connecting bar. During a run somebody commented what a good idea to have these loops and inverted connections so as to be able to go round super tight radius curves without pulling off the connections. I just smiled and nodded saying it pays to think ahead!!!
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Post by silverfox on Aug 12, 2020 7:55:26 GMT
Davis
No pictures of all these goodies laying around?
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Post by delaplume on Aug 12, 2020 9:41:35 GMT
Again, just for interest sake}------- With our Roger performing daily miracles on the 3D printer here is something of a more mundane nature albeit from the same technology.......... I recently ordered a replacement bridge for the worktable on my ageing Burgess bandsaw....It duly arrived in good time and upon opening the packet I read on the fitting instructions that it was made by the 3D printing process and would need a slight bit of trimming before fitting and use......... A few mins. with some medium emery and we were bandsawing away with the best of them !! and 1370 had some firewood for the times ahead-------- Happy Days !!
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Post by keith1500 on Aug 12, 2020 12:20:29 GMT
As part of the light overhaul, which didn’t turn out so light after all, here is the foot plate tidied up and ready for the cab to go back on. Work included fixing a couple of leaks. One on the blower valve which necessitated the removal of the boiler to get to the pipe joint in the smoke box. The other leaks were on the gauge glass and just needed new O rings. Clacks were descaled, boiler backhead repainted, regulator removed, treated to some silicon grease and annoying slack removed. while the boiler was off it had a hydraulic test 1500 - 2020 light overhaul by GL5Keith1500, on Flickr
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Post by smallbrother on Aug 12, 2020 14:49:00 GMT
That 1366 is very dinky... more "spot-on" I thought ??.....LoL It's about the same as Rob Roy in 3.5" gauge I would imagine.......with it's small wheels and willingness to steam freely it certainly packs quite a punch.......however it is what it is , ie a model of a Dock shunter and NOT a mainline express passenger loco... Before it's first run I felt it needed some adjustments and upgrades.........I'm quite happy to start another thread and dedicate it to my findings, etc... Would there be any interest ?? Absolutely there would! Pete.
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Post by JonL on Aug 12, 2020 16:52:18 GMT
I agree
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