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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2011 23:43:39 GMT
I've just had a good look round: excellent! I'm not so sure about the picture of Robin Hood though, isn't he supposed to be dressed in emerald green?
JB
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Post by ilvaporista on Jan 29, 2011 9:19:41 GMT
Well done with the web site, I'd struggle to do something a quarter as good as that.
Lake Trasimeno? You were a short hop away from a collection of live steam tracks..
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Post by russell on Jan 29, 2011 16:53:51 GMT
Nice website with some nice pictures. Did you clean up the workshop for the [ictures or does it always look like that? I like the picture of you with the longbow. I practice kyudo with an even longer bow!
Thanks for posting the drawings.
Russell.
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Post by jgb7573 on Jan 29, 2011 18:21:33 GMT
Now that's a good straightforward website. Well done.
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Post by nigelh on Jan 30, 2011 7:05:37 GMT
Great web site, Deric and thanks for the drawings - I've just downloaded them and will be having a good look a bit later on today, after the domestic chores are done!
Cheers
Nigel
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Post by groewrs on Jan 30, 2011 9:55:35 GMT
Nice work on the web site, Deric! I'll have to bookmark it and return back from time to time.
I've also downloaded your drawings for future reference.
Thanks again!
Gordon
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Post by deric on Feb 1, 2011 20:53:10 GMT
Hi, all! Thanks to those of you who have been so complimentary about my website. Just a little thing I knocked up  - over a fortnight!!! I trust that the drawings will be of interest and that they might spark some discussion and maybe your own adaptations. I have another question for you all. Has anybody seen, used or made a Tinker cutter grinder? It looks just like the thing I want, I've been looking for a cutter grinder for ages but the Quorn looks like a lot of work. So if you have made one, or know someone who has, then I would very much appreciate your help with information about it's construction and use. Best regards Deric |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 1, 2011 22:28:05 GMT
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Post by russell on Feb 3, 2011 10:53:17 GMT
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Post by deric on Feb 3, 2011 21:13:29 GMT
Well done, Russell!
That looks interested and luckily I've just taken out a subscription to digital MEW and archives. I've just had a look at the plans and it looks like a nice milling project I could get my teeth into.
No ball handles tho' so I might have do a few to dress it up a bit like a Quorn ;D
Whilst looking through the MEW archive I found another cutter grinder called RayMac that looks interesting too - but lots of bits.
Deric
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Post by russell on Feb 4, 2011 16:53:04 GMT
It is also described in H. Hall's book "Milling a Complete Course". He also describes a simple attachment for sharpening slitting saws. I made one some years back and it's not a Quorn but it does all the sharpening I need.
Russell
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Post by phil1001 on Feb 4, 2011 18:06:49 GMT
I'll second that Russell. The Harold Hall grinder rest was the first 'real tool' that I made for my workshop and I have been amazed at the versatility of it. So amazed in fact that I am about to start making another one so that I can have each set up for different grinding jobs. The addition of some of the accessories that Harold suggests in his book make this a bit more than just a 'grinding rest'.
Phil.
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Post by peterseager on Mar 4, 2011 10:23:25 GMT
After the recent discussion in this thread I too went off and designed and built a pairs of jacks to use with my loco stands. Like Deric, I based mine on Colin Abrey's article (ME 5 Aug 2005) and, because I had bigger locos in mind, an article by Gorden Helps (ME 18 Sep 1992). The jacks are now at the stage where they have been tested and are ready for painting. It can be seen that the loco is supported by pegs in an adaptor plate. This allows an offset to balance the CoG. In the case of the Simplex 35 mm is about right and the Manor is offset 50 mm. With these offsets the locos are under complete control. I ended up with 12 index positions. Eight would have been enough but 12 made it easier to space out the index holes and the 4 tapped holes that secure the adaptor plate. I have made both jacks identical with indexing on each. I was worried I might regret it if hadn't but locking one end seems OK. Here is a picture of the jacks supporting the Simplex. Another advantage of hydrostatic lubrication came to light during the test - you can turn a loco so fitted without problems. As you can guess the Simplex is not so fitted. Peter Attachments:
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Post by peterseager on Mar 4, 2011 10:25:04 GMT
This picture shows the components of the jacks. The Adaptor plates are fitted out for lifting the Manor. The Simplex pegs are shown at the top right. Peter Attachments:
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Post by peterseager on May 6, 2013 17:44:25 GMT
I have got to the point with the Baltic Tank where the jacks have come into use. One point I found that may be of interest to anyone else building a largish loco and jacks is that I have had to modify the jacks so that there is an offset downwards as well as the normal offsets upwards. This was because there is a lot of weight below the rotation axis, two bogies and the coupled wheels. I suspect that when the cylinders are added the neutral position will be best.
Peter
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Post by englishlivesteam on May 8, 2013 0:11:28 GMT
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- over a fortnight!!!
