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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #510 on: August 02, 2014, 04:45:34 PM »
Arnold I must sing like the rest and that's an absolute beauty and what a runner that slow speed is awesome. That engine is differently on my list to build and the color. I like........................ :praise2:

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #511 on: August 02, 2014, 06:15:00 PM »
Once again, many thanks for the kind words All  :praise2:

Whiskey, I think I'll skip the hide; there's enough on the two Okavango drums beside the trolley the engine is on, and that's enough for me  ;)   

Achim, yes; it will get the governor and trips one day; I first wanted to finish it to "basic" level.  I'll get back to the governor after about two other engine and some tooling builds  :ThumbsUp:

Carl, you must know by now I'm no darn good at dancing  :-[ .  No need to be sorry about not being around much; I know exactly what you're talking about; haven't been a shining example myself of late...

Bob, I'm really really glad you feel a part of the process - like you say, I may have built it, but it's the team's engine  :ThumbsUp:

Phil, no need to feel guilty about commenting on running directions and so on; I've never in my life seen a real mill type engine in operation, so have no clue about that.  That's another tidbit of information added to my "books" - and when I build the governor and trips, I'll turn the eccentric through 180o to make it run more true to life  :)   

Kind regards, Arnold
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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #512 on: August 02, 2014, 07:04:00 PM »
Arnold

The reason a "typical" mill engine goes the other way is so that the load on the crosshead slide always bears "downwards" onto the bed of the engine on each power stroke.

Not a big deal, but just thought you might be interested to know why.

Phil

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #513 on: August 04, 2014, 03:16:36 PM »
Just Awesome, Arnold.  What a very nice build and sweet runner.  Your talents are inspiring!  Great Job!

Ronald

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #514 on: August 04, 2014, 10:12:15 PM »
Thanks Phil - I thought things through and that makes perfect sense  :NotWorthy:    I'm curious now - were there engines built with just a bottom slide for the crosshead, i.e. no slide/containment at the top?  I'm thinking sort of like a Myford lathe's ways as the crosshead guide and the apron being the crosshead.  Under full engine power the crosshead, combined with its weight, would bear down from the top, and in rare circumstances where there would be no load on the flywheel, and the engine steam supply got cut, possibly creating a vacuum in the cylinder, the under-side of the slides and a wrap-around on the crosshead would keep it from lifting off... 

Thank you very much Ronald  :NotWorthy:

Kind regards, Arnold
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Procrastination is nearly the same, but it precludes machining.
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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #515 on: August 04, 2014, 10:18:27 PM »
Plenty like that, usually had a rebated bar to stop the cross head lifting.

http://prestonservices.co.uk/item/single-cylinder-horizontal-workshop-engine-3-x-3-34-cylinder/

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #516 on: August 05, 2014, 06:06:53 AM »
That is  the same as on my Corliss Cross Compound  ;).

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #517 on: August 05, 2014, 01:03:20 PM »
And "Agnes"



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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #518 on: August 05, 2014, 02:34:28 PM »
I'll add my voice to the praise chorus.  Superb!   :cheers:

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #519 on: August 06, 2014, 10:16:01 AM »
I'm a bit late Arnold, but congratulations, that is a superb bit of work. I'm a Laphroaig man myself, and I'll have one for you. Best wishes, Hugh.

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #520 on: August 06, 2014, 06:42:04 PM »
Thank you for the compliments kvom and Hugh  :)

Thanks for the information Jason, Jo & Phil.  Hmmm...  The engine Jason linked to looks like a nice candidate to build a smaller barstock model of - say 1/3d or 1/4 scale...  :thinking: - Or a modified version of Elmer's #41 Factory Engine or #33 Mill Engine...  Rats...  Now that lot is in conflict with an attempt at a simple Ruth's Rotary, a mad-cap six-cylinder-many-gear-radial-just-for-fun compressed air engine, and a simplified live-steam version of a vertical portable steam engine from a "local" (900 km round-trip) museum...

Kind regards, Arnold
Building an engine takes Patience, Planning, Preparation and Machining.
Procrastination is nearly the same, but it precludes machining.
Thus, an engine will only be built once the procrastination stops and the machining begins!

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #521 on: August 18, 2014, 08:03:00 PM »
Brilliant Arnold, fitting first version of MEM's own engine. Quite a feat by all involved I think, well done.

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #522 on: August 18, 2014, 09:08:00 PM »
Thanks for taking the time to do the post Arnold
She is truly stunning :praise2: :praise2:
cheers

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #523 on: August 31, 2014, 02:30:14 PM »
Thank you Nick & Frazer  :)

Kind regards, Arnold
Building an engine takes Patience, Planning, Preparation and Machining.
Procrastination is nearly the same, but it precludes machining.
Thus, an engine will only be built once the procrastination stops and the machining begins!

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Re: Arnold's take on the MEM Corliss
« Reply #524 on: September 01, 2014, 05:54:39 AM »
Well done, beautiful runner, and thanks for all the documentation. :ThumbsUp:
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