Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.

[crueby]

Thats a very small couple of gears!


 

[steam guy willy]

Hi Chris , yes and they are from a clock and need to be modified somewhat......also I have messed up the parts for the governor and so have started on a new plan to make it... I have changed the design of the parts and it is looking better.....Also I have but a new handle on the Unimat lathe and this makes it a lot easier to use.

willy

[steam guy willy]

Slowly coming together ..next... is the pulley drive train....These parts are made in situ to get the correct dimensions.

Willy

[steam guy willy]

 

[steam guy willy]

 

[MJM460]

Hmmm!  Looks like some filings in the keyboard, or perhaps just a flat battery in a wireless keyboard.

Or perhaps the keyboard was noble enough to sacrifice itself in the effort to save a dropped file.

Well, it’s good that you can continue the excellent progress, and take lots of pictures.

You are doing an amazing job of those tiny governor parts, Willy.  Very impressive.

MJM460

[Admiral_dk]

If it is a USB keyboard - try to unplug it while the computer is up and running and plug it back in after some 30 seconds - you should usually hear a short sound from the computer that tells you that it has reconized "a new piece off hardware". If no sound is heard the keyboard might be dead and a new required ....

Best wishes

Per

[crueby]

If a usb keyboard, try it in another port too.  Could just be your shop gnomes gnawed through the cable too.

[Admiral_dk]

If a usb keyboard, try it in another port too.

  Good point - (how could I forget ...).

[steam guy willy]

Hi All , Thanks for all the advice and I was going to go to the Apple store but they are closed at the moment due to the cover thing ....when I do go there the problem is usually  PICNIC.....Problem in chair not in computer  !!! anyway it has sorted itself out and I can speak again... the rear bearing block has been made and attached  so the next parts are the tiny arms that raise the weight. Also I have been sharpening my small drills ..as soon as they start to make crunching noises it means they are about to break inside the hole ..Not very nice....and difficult to remedy. I have also been self visorating..sorry, isolating so I can stay safe .!!

willy

[crueby]

Glad its  sorted out. Those parts are looking good.  What do you use for drill sharpening?

[steam guy willy]

Glad its  sorted out. Those parts are looking good.  What do you use for drill sharpening?

Hi Chris ,I use the Wishbone  sharpener that is shown in a previous post there is an information sheet with the pic. this was a car boot find !! I use a quite large diamond impregnated steel slab fo this

Willy

[steam guy willy]

ok the bottom part of the governor is done and now it is the top arms and cap.  Norwich has now closed down and so I will have more time in the WKSP...

[steam guy willy]

A bit more work withe the governor I have been altering some of the parts and attached the top part with the acorn... very busy at the allotment at the moment due to our lockdown ...Am ok at the moment..

[steam guy willy]

Now looking at the dimensions for the arms and lashing up the parts to see how they work , my guesstimating sees to be ok so I can go ahead and do it correctly !!  also for the metallurgists amongst us found this SS container at the allotment that seems to have cataclysmiticlly decided to split asunder ?? any ideas why this happened ?!!