paul
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Post by paul on Mar 30, 2008 21:43:59 GMT
Thanks for that John. I've no idea how to cut gears (and I have no intention of learning within the near future, I've already got too much to go at!!) but it looks like you've made a super job of it.
Keep us posted on progress, it's great to see this taking shape.
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Post by modeng2000 on Nov 7, 2008 17:11:38 GMT
Here are a couple of pictures before taking it apart to be painted.   John |
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Post by mackintosh on Nov 7, 2008 20:34:56 GMT
John excellent job it's a credit to you. If you are taking it apart to paint it I assume you have test run it! If so how dose it run? Still haven't painted mine.
Bob
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Post by modeng2000 on Nov 7, 2008 20:55:50 GMT
Hi Bob, the loco has been run in a Heath Robinson way and some points arose that needed sorting out. The most surprising was that I made a straight coupler in the gas line to the burner and foung that instead of individual gas flames - one from each hole in the ceramic - I had one large flame which burnt quite yellow. A coil of copper wire inserted in this coupling to cause I suspect turbulence in the gas flow cured the problem and the burner behaved as it did with the elbow coupler. At least yours has been on the track.  John |
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Post by paul on Nov 7, 2008 21:58:06 GMT
Good lord John, you have been busy and it looks geat!! Pardon my ignorance but what's the 'cubic' structure opposite the gas tank?
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Post by modeng2000 on Nov 8, 2008 7:04:20 GMT
Hi Paul, the cubic structure is an exhaust condenser. It's purpose is to catch the steam oil and stop the oil from being sprayed about from the exhaust. With the burner I am using there is no need for the exhaust to draw up the 'fire'. The large pipe is the steam exit, the next one is the connection to the engine exhaust and the third pipe is for emptying the condenser.
John
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Post by modeng2000 on Nov 29, 2008 21:33:35 GMT
I have just about finished the loco so I thought I should post a couple of pictures.   There is a bit of tidying up to do such as a brass ring for the top of the chimney. I'm now waiting for a chance to lay out an oval on the patio to see how it runs. Thanks to all of you who helped me both directly and by posting solutions to other folk's problems. John |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2008 21:46:53 GMT
John, that looks very neat and quite professional.
JB
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Post by modeng2000 on Feb 22, 2009 19:04:13 GMT
It Works! Forgot to put the roof back on. John  |
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Post by havoc on Feb 22, 2009 19:31:46 GMT
Nice engine, time to make some wagons to put after it.
How well does the exhaust oil separator works?
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Post by modeng2000 on Feb 23, 2009 7:37:57 GMT
Hi Havoc,
The exhaust condenser collected a lot of water during the run and as far as I could tell the steam issuing from the exhaust was oil free. I would like to make one or two changes such as a finer control for the gas supply and a proper handle for the reverser and of course couplings for the wagons.
John.
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