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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #60 on: December 07, 2017, 11:57:31 PM »
Nearly there!

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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #61 on: December 08, 2017, 01:03:22 AM »
Wow, that is looking very nice!

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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #62 on: December 08, 2017, 02:02:21 AM »
Looks great - can't wait to see it running  :)

Are you intending to run it on steam ? If so I'm wondering what sort of adhesive you used for the cylinder cladding and how well it copes with the heat ?

Thanks

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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #63 on: December 08, 2017, 09:13:55 AM »
Thanks for the kind comments. The maple strips are held temporarily with high viscosity superglue, but I have some SS banding to secure them if and when I steam it. Right now I'm going the JL route and electrifying it!
BTW the banding comes from the interior of discarded automobile wiper blades: absolutely perfect for the job!
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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #64 on: December 08, 2017, 05:29:56 PM »
It runs on 6 volts!

I'm using a cheap 6v servo converted to continuous rotation directly from a R/C rechargeable battery from my IOM racer. It's a bit noisy but I can live with that! I'll make a mock generator cover for the servo labelled 'High Voltage'!
The links are missing as I'm not happy with the ones that I made. Something a little more fancy is required!
Quite pleased...

Click on picture to see it run.
Thanks for looking.
John

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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #65 on: December 09, 2017, 08:15:03 PM »
Looking great John.


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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #66 on: December 10, 2017, 06:07:20 PM »
We're heading off to sunny Spain in a couple of weeks, and we won't be back until late May, so the engine completion will have to wait until then. However, I couldn't resist assembling it with the sub standard links and spindles! Looks quite nice really...
BTW the servo drive arrangement wasn't positive enough to run the thing!


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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #67 on: December 10, 2017, 06:32:41 PM »
Will still be looking forward to seeing it run John, but meanwhile, enjoy your time away  :D

Bill

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Re: Stuart Beam 'Again' but in the UK!
« Reply #68 on: December 10, 2017, 07:16:08 PM »
All the best for a wonderful time in Spain John.

Your beam engine will happily await your return!  :)

Cheers...John



 

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