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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #60 on: January 05, 2018, 04:59:20 PM »
It looks distinctly different to not be confused with Munchaster's original engine. I am guessing that is a 150mm long engine with 100mm flywheels.

Pleased to see you are beginning to use metric measurements  :ThumbsUp:

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #61 on: January 05, 2018, 05:09:05 PM »
Bed plate is 150mm long but the flywheels are 76mm Stuart 10 series ones. 75mm would have been more in keeping with metric but I wanted to keep as much weight in the flywheels as possible.

Don't know what you mean "beginning" to use metric, this is the 5th in the "series 24" and all have been drawn and made in proper metric not imperial sizes expressed in metric, 4 aero engines also in metric.

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #62 on: January 05, 2018, 05:13:25 PM »
 :headscratch: Does this mean you do all your redrawn engines with 24mm bores?


The original Munchaster engine is 8" long with 4" flywheels and 1" bore. Maybe you have mounted the crank in a different position on the base plate on your model as on the original the flywheels end level with the end of the curve on the base plate  :noidea:

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #63 on: January 05, 2018, 05:20:42 PM »
Well it looks and runs great Jason and I fine the color very appealing too. Very nicely done!!!

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #64 on: January 05, 2018, 05:26:19 PM »
:headscratch: Does this mean you do all your redrawn engines with 24mm bores?


The original Munchaster engine is 8" long with 4" flywheels and 1" bore. Maybe you have mounted the crank in a different position on the base plate on your model as on the original the flywheels end level with the end of the curve on the base plate  :noidea:

Jo

No I have done them with 35mm, 16.3, 12, 22 and a few more that I can't be bothered to look up.

As I said before this engine was inspired by the one in the photos and is not meant to be an exact replica and I did not even know it was a Muncaster design until you mentioned it, the Cylinders are more like the ones I linked to that were on e-bay so it's not a redrawn engine as I have never seen the original drawings.

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #65 on: January 05, 2018, 05:44:50 PM »
What are the 'Series 24' ?

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« Reply #66 on: January 05, 2018, 05:48:22 PM »
All the ones I have done with a 24mm bore - Jowitt, Muncaster, Thompstone, CHUKY and this Oscillator. There are a few more part drawn up that will also have the same bore ;)

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #67 on: January 05, 2018, 05:48:48 PM »
Excellent  :praise2:  :praise2: I have only just caught up with this thread and it's a runner  ::) I like your technique for keeping the pivots inline and true  :ThumbsUp:  :wine1:
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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #68 on: January 05, 2018, 05:53:57 PM »
All the ones I have done with a 24mm bore - Jowitt, Muncaster, Thompstone, CHUKY and this Oscillator. There are a few more part drawn up that will also have the same bore ;)

Are they a set of plans that you are intending to draw up for all comers to have a go at ?  Something the Stews 'Potty' series ?

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #69 on: January 05, 2018, 06:00:53 PM »
Yes Similar sort of thing, Jowitt and CHUKY drawings can be downloaded with links in the build thread and I'll probably do the same with this oscillator. Muncaster and Thompstone will go into ME mag and have drawings there.

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #70 on: January 05, 2018, 06:05:43 PM »
Sounds like an attractive series of relatively simple engines for beginners and people with limited tooling  :)

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #71 on: January 05, 2018, 06:54:29 PM »
Nice little engine Jason!  Very good looking and runs well!
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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #72 on: January 19, 2018, 08:17:57 PM »
Someone did me some more pics of the Big-Piggy  :whoohoo:

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Re: Old Style Oscillator
« Reply #73 on: August 08, 2018, 10:53:11 PM »
Lovely engine, and expertly built.

There's something very pleasing about oscillators, especially the chunkier ones like this.

Thanks also for all your support and advice on my boiler build - much appreciated.

gary

 

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