Agnes.... 1/16 Scale Pollit & Wigzell Tandem Compound Condensing Engine.

[fumopuc]

Hi Phil, congratulations. That flywheel is magnificent.

[kvom]

I just spent the morning reading this thread from the beginning.  Truly inspirational.   

[larry.doucet.37]

Where can I get castings I'm new on this site from Nova Scotia Canada


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[Jo]

  You will have to read this thread from the beginning.

Jo

[pgp001]

Just a quick update, I managed to make the last few parts for the barring engine over Easter and curiosity got the better of me and I had to hook it up to the garage compressor to see what happened.
This was just a quick lash up with no regulator or control valve, but I was very pleased that it ran first time with no valve adjustments needed, I will fine tune it on final assembly but at least I can say something is nearly finished for a change.

Excuse the hurried video, I was running out of time.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b45DiupolxM" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b45DiupolxM</a>

Phil

[crueby]

Nice!

[vcutajar]

Nice one Phil.

Vince

[Gas_mantle]

Great job Phil, looks and sounds the part 

[Alan Haisley]

Very nice.

[Rivergypsy]

Loving this build - well done!

[pgp001]

I bet you all thought I had made some progress on Agnes and was posting up loads of new photo's.
Sorry to disappoint you, but all I am doing is testing out the Coppermine photo hosting site to see how it works before I too eventually get kicked out of Photobucket.

Actually I will very shortly have some new photo's to share, as I have almost finished the process of fitting hundreds (well it seemed like it) of Walnut floorboards to the engine base board.

Phil

[pgp001]

Floor boards as promised. They are 3mm thick x 16mm wide solid Walnut all individually cut to size and stuck on with Gorilla glue and finished off with a few coats of Danish oil.

The two trophies were for the little Barring Engine at the Bradford MES annual exhibition last year.



Phil

[tvoght]

Good heavens, if those cups are for the barring engine, the ones you get for the finished engine could be used as municipal water towers!

Spectacular work,

--Tim

[Admiral_dk]

Good heavens, if those cups are for the barring engine, the ones you get for the finished engine could be used as municipal water towers!

Spectacular work,

 

Seriously though - it's a big engine and good looking so far 

[Gas_mantle]

Looking great Phil, when are we going to steam it up