smallbrother
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Post by smallbrother on Aug 17, 2020 8:49:18 GMT
Loading my locos into my van has become much easier since I sold the caravan a few weeks ago.
My drive rises at about 1 in 15 and shoving a 1/4 tonne up that passed the caravan was no easy task.
I can now back right up to the garage. My back and legs are very grateful.
Pete.
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Post by coniston on Aug 17, 2020 21:01:21 GMT
As rain stopped play in the garden building decking I got a bit of workshop time. Having done some maintenance work on the super simplex I thought the tank tops needed painting, they are not the same shade of green as the rest of the loco and looks like there was no etch primer, it certainly was looking untidy. So having removed the paint from one of them I thought I'd add some embellishments before I started painting. First up are some dummy air vents, machined from 15mm dia. brass using a form tool for the radius. The mounting flange is machined in rather than being separate and some 3/64 brass rivets soldered into holes just for effect. They are drilled and tapped 6BA underneath for a screw to go up through the tank top to hold them on. The tank tops are 1/8" thick and gravity holds them on so easy to access the hand pump without an unsightly slot in the top. Next up will be some lifting eyes and then a screw down latch for the filler lids. Chris D
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Post by delaplume on Aug 17, 2020 22:15:43 GMT
Hi Chris,
Sorry, but here we go with yet another green paint question}------- Whose / what is the green paint on your Super Simplex ??.......it looks about right for the GWR's Dark green from the early 1900's applied on my Great Bear ??
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Post by Tony K on Aug 18, 2020 7:44:27 GMT
Loading my locos into my van has become much easier since I sold the caravan a few weeks ago....Pete. Good move - getting rid of a caravan methinks. IMHO.
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Post by coniston on Aug 18, 2020 8:49:24 GMT
Loading my locos into my van has become much easier since I sold the caravan a few weeks ago....Pete. Good move - getting rid of a caravan methinks. IMHO. Agreed, the less of them on the roads the better (from he who drives regularly on the A31 south coast road)
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Post by coniston on Aug 18, 2020 8:52:00 GMT
Hi Chris, Sorry, but here we go with yet another green paint question}------- Whose / what is the green paint on your Super Simplex ??.......it looks about right for the GWR's Dark green from the early 1900's applied on my Great Bear ?? Hi Alan, sorry I don't know what green it is, already painted that colour before I acquired it and no sign of half used paint tins for a clue. I plan to paint the tank tops black as per Southern Maunsell style. Chris D
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Post by simplyloco on Aug 18, 2020 9:07:41 GMT
Loading my locos into my van has become much easier since I sold the caravan a few weeks ago....Pete. Good move - getting rid of a caravan methinks. IMHO. When I was towing a 4m caravan behind my old SL500 I didn't hold up anyone...
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smallbrother
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Post by smallbrother on Aug 19, 2020 8:06:03 GMT
Good move - getting rid of a caravan methinks. IMHO. When I was towing a 4m caravan behind my old SL500 I didn't hold up anyone... I don't get the impatience. My towing vehicle also kept up the speed without any problems. In my experience people would take crazy risks to overtake and for the next 10-20 miles would be just a car or two in front, held up by general traffic on today's busy roads. What was the point in the risk? We never went very far, I bought it mainly to go to Steam Rallies. I just got to the stage where setting up and taking down was too much hassle. Hotels are available anyway for a few quid more. Pete.
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Post by simplyloco on Aug 19, 2020 8:23:44 GMT
When I was towing a 4m caravan behind my old SL500 I didn't hold up anyone... SNIP We never went very far, I bought it mainly to go to Steam Rallies. I just got to the stage where setting up and taking down was too much hassle. Hotels are available anyway for a few quid more. Pete. Precisely why after 4000 miles touring France, Spain and Portugal we bought a motorhome...!
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Post by JonL on Aug 19, 2020 21:24:51 GMT
Trying to get out into the workshop was a bust again today, when its raining the power can sometimes just trip the house electrics at random, and the main cable goes right under my neighbours expansive garden so I've less than no hope of finding the issue.
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Post by dscott on Aug 19, 2020 23:11:12 GMT
I have an extension lead permanently draped out to the workshop 50 Meters. I ran a better armored cable ready for the extension early in the Summer. But as I haven't go on well with this due to a Month in Plymouth it remains unconnected. I did do a whole day on the retaining wall on Tuesday and back filled behind with a mix.
Today I mostly phoned Company's who had their Computer systems down so couldn't proceed. I also answered various Electric company's trying to beat our CURRENT 50 Pence a day spend on the stuff... NO. The phone goes down when you explain the solar panels and water heating with the spare. 4 units produced on a dull day. 20 to 25 on a normal day in August.
Off in the morning to buy a pulley puller and some penetrating oil... Honestly the stuff that you could once borrow from work overnight and get so much done cheaply!!!! Screwfix 1 1/2 miles away. Well wave my green card and collect.
David and Lily.
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Post by delaplume on Aug 20, 2020 21:53:56 GMT
Just when you think all is OK life goes breasts heavenwards so to speak............Case in point}---- prepping my motorcycle trailer ready for this coming Saturday when we go down to South Wales to collect my re-vamped Royal Enfield Bullet... I rotated one wheel and listened for noises/checked for free play and all seemed well..........Did the same to the other and it rumbled...So removed the hub and checked the taper roller bearings..These were slightly rough but enough to warrant new ones...........Went back to the first wheel and removed the hub........These bearings were much worse than the second pair but had hardly made any noise when turned !!........Strange but true !!.........So I ordered 2 sets and collected them to-day. Well, almost to-day....Unbeknownst to me the Royal Mail had changed the postcode for the bearing suppliers location, but no one had changed it on their web-site !!!!..............I returned home, phoned in and was given the new address...........and eventually found them !! Here you are}--- New bearings fitted and just the electrics to do...
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Post by JonL on Aug 20, 2020 22:00:38 GMT
I wish more people did proper maintenance of their trailers. Boat trailers are the worst, dunked in salt water and largely ignored when not needed.
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Post by delaplume on Aug 20, 2020 22:36:21 GMT
I wish more people did proper maintenance of their trailers. Boat trailers are the worst, dunked in salt water and largely ignored when not needed. I can still see my late Father as he tried to single-handed load his sailing dinghy onto it's road trailer......Somehow it slewed sideways and a short outrigger punctured the canvas-covered hull about 18" below the gunwhale..........he was NOT a happy-chappy !! Heave-Ho , Heave-Ho,................Lash-up and stow !!
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Post by dscott on Aug 21, 2020 1:22:47 GMT
Well shopping done and yes got some green stuff and reduced section bits for the eating department in the non exciting shop. Waited outside in the sun for the paint to be mixed for the Myford and Filing machine. Can do a bit and spray... Then another.
Got another layer of bricks on the wall. So not much room once the Workshop extension is in place so do it now. The pulleys just came off with ease using the right tool. Not done by me but we have a chip out of the large diameter one. Pondering a repair patch as it is a MK 1 version.
David and Lily.
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Post by timb on Aug 21, 2020 8:44:30 GMT
Trying to get out into the workshop was a bust again today, when its raining the power can sometimes just trip the house electrics at random, and the main cable goes right under my neighbours expansive garden so I've less than no hope of finding the issue. If this is the cable to your house you could get the leccy company to test it for you. If its from the house to the workshop then it will likely be the insulation breaking down needing the cable to be replaced.
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Post by timb on Aug 22, 2020 10:55:03 GMT
Not all made today but finished and fitted today. Juliet coupling rods with bushes fitted and oilways drilled - for Smallbrother - this is the pin drill I made to cut the counterbores. Fitted to Loco with customary LBSC countersunk screw! I completed the pump and lubricator eccentrics a couple of weeks ago. These are painted and laquered using rattlecans. I used Acrylic paint for anyone that is interested. So I have a quandry now, should I start the cylinders for Juliet or start the boiler for Canterbury Lamb. Our club has limited opening so I could start boilering. Tim
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2020 12:37:52 GMT
My youngest son just dropped his two children off for the night and also brought along a small project that he wants my help with. so this isn't today, this will take some time to do. Basically a total redesign based around a much bigger head (to be designed) and motor, he's ordered a 500w motor to replace this little thing, not sure on what power it has. The bed will also be redesigned, the footprint will be increased to perhaps double 'X' and a little larger 'Y', 'Z' will also be increased. The 8mm bars will all be increased, the head 'X' to 20mm and the table 'Y' to 16mm, bearings to match. The extruded alloy end pieces will be doubled, 20x40mm to 40x80mm, the front and backs will also be enlarged. all pretty simple, the head unit will involve the most work, the bars for this will also be increased from 8mm to 16 or even 20mm. Should keep me busy for a while... Pete
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Post by smallbrother on Aug 22, 2020 13:41:29 GMT
Not all made today but finished and fitted today. Juliet coupling rods with bushes fitted and oilways drilled - for Smallbrother - this is the pin drill I made to cut the counterbores. Tim [/div][/quote] Hi Tim, Any chance of a close-up of the pin drill please? Pete.
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Post by delaplume on Aug 22, 2020 13:47:02 GMT
Not all made today but finished and fitted today. Juliet coupling rods with bushes fitted and oilways drilled - for Smallbrother - this is the pin drill I made to cut the counterbores. Tim [/div][/quote] Hi Tim, Any chance of a close-up of the pin drill please? Pete.[/quote] Hello both...... just a thought but you can get countersunk screws with a female hexagon drive ( for allen keys.. ) which I think looks a lot more "Engineering" than that huge slot.... As I say, just a thought ... Alan
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