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Offline Maryak

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My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« on: October 01, 2012, 05:26:30 AM »
This is the 1st model I built.

It was hacked out of sprues and give away lumps of cast iron from a local foundry.







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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2012, 05:30:29 AM »
Damn! The bar just went up again. :facepalm:

That's pretty impressive Bob.

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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2012, 07:43:29 AM »
Thanks for the kind words Jim.  :NotWorthy:

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Bob
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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2012, 10:19:28 AM »
Thats a very nice looking machine Bob. :ThumbsUp:

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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2012, 10:38:42 AM »
Must copy this one, someday!

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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #5 on: October 01, 2012, 11:12:29 AM »
Nice one Bob....looks very robust too!!  Do you normally run it while pumping water as well?

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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #6 on: October 01, 2012, 01:57:44 PM »
John, Marcello & Bill,

Thanks Guys.  :NotWorthy: :NotWorthy: :NotWorthy:

Quote from: b.lindsey on October 01, 2012, 11:12:29 AM
Nice one Bob....looks very robust too!!  Do you normally run it while pumping water as well?

Bill

So far I have only run it on air. When I get my boiler boiling, I will use the pump as a feed pump.

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Bob
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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #7 on: October 01, 2012, 04:40:34 PM »
Wow! Just wow!

First model?  That's incredible.

I know I should be inspired but all I want to do right now is sell my tools.
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Offline Maryak

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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #8 on: October 01, 2012, 11:27:58 PM »
Marv,

Thanks for the kind words.  :NotWorthy:

Just to get things in perspective. I  was professionally trained as a fitter and turner. I was also lucky that the Navy decided to do away with boilermakers, so I was also given a crash course in boilermaking and welding.

When I started this I had some 40 odd years of machining under my belt and some 26 years around steam engines and turbines.

IMHO when compared to others, (especially those who are self taught), it rates as OK.

If I had been a member of a forum at the time, the build log would have shown just how many parts were made more than once as I tried to get my head around the smaller sizes. Not to mention how many small drills and taps I broke.

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Bob
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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #9 on: October 02, 2012, 12:10:10 AM »
Perhaps Bob. But it's a small scale model with its own new learnings. Very nice.
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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #10 on: October 02, 2012, 12:35:50 AM »
Bob still all in all, you have done a great job on it. That is an awesome engine for your first model.

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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #11 on: October 02, 2012, 02:12:17 AM »
Hey Bob!   

Bonzer build mate!

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Dave

PS....video please?..... :DrinkPint:   
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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #12 on: October 02, 2012, 08:56:36 AM »
Your first?!

That's a beautiful model...... 

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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #13 on: October 03, 2012, 02:43:07 AM »
fantastic :whoohoo: wish mine was close to that good
Pete


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Re: My 1st Model - A Horizontal Mill Engine
« Reply #14 on: October 03, 2012, 03:04:50 AM »
ZeeCarl, Don, Dave, David and Pete,

Thanks for the kind words guys.  :NotWorthy: :NotWorthy: :NotWorthy: :NotWorthy: :NotWorthy:

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Bob
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