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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #510 on: June 21, 2020, 11:33:30 PM »
Hi Chris, yes  it always looks better with paint !!   and the painting coming along...

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #511 on: July 08, 2020, 02:19:50 AM »
still painting and have made the brackets for the governor cross shaft >>>>> also a carboot find a Staking tool with some Boley punches..£ 25.......

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #512 on: July 08, 2020, 12:58:14 PM »
Good to see the paint progressing.  Do you have to disassemble it all to get access?  Or just some critical parts?

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #513 on: July 10, 2020, 02:35:47 AM »
hi MJM yes I paint all the parts individually and then wrap them in kitchen paper...Here is one of the standards  being fettled and filed and filed and cleaned up ready for the acid etch coats ...

willy

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #514 on: July 15, 2020, 02:03:55 AM »
 The standards and governor support bracket are now finished and are ready for painting....I have this large perspex box to keep the dust off whilst drying and the application for more coats...

Willy

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #515 on: July 15, 2020, 02:14:56 AM »
Looks like you are making steam engine shaped lollipops!

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #516 on: July 15, 2020, 02:22:51 AM »
Hi Chris ...yes  I always make the parts with suitable tapped holes to screw in studding to be able to hold them for painting...I also have quite a thickness of medical plasters wrapped around the brushes to give the a good grip !!  cheers for looking in and if I make rubber moulds I could make some ice lollies ..LOL. LOL

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #517 on: July 18, 2020, 01:27:37 AM »
Ok so first layer of green paint...and the governor nearing completion.....

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #518 on: July 25, 2020, 01:49:55 AM »
Still sorting out the valve train before cleaning up and painting...also sorting out the nuts and bolts ''

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #519 on: July 26, 2020, 02:49:01 AM »
Filing up the valve arms using a jig. and the bearings supporting the valve motion cross rods ready to paint...also when I drill holes I always type in the drill number so I know were to replace it when I need to change the drill !! The calculator has a memory function and docent need batteries!

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #520 on: August 10, 2020, 02:00:46 AM »
More work completing the webs in the base ..I have used this silicon rubber stuff to get the profile prior to filling out the brass inserts.  these will be superglued in place...
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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #521 on: August 18, 2020, 02:14:32 AM »
The webs are now complete and the base has been cleaned up and painted with the etch primer, one of the advantages with this matt grey colour is that it shows up any flaws with the component !!

willy

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #522 on: August 18, 2020, 02:22:04 AM »
Been wonderful watching this build from the beginning, quite a journey. Still watching along....

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #523 on: August 21, 2020, 02:30:25 AM »
Thanks Chris,  still more to do ... I am now doing the final fitting ... the holes for the stanchions on the engine block are too far apart so I have fitted some glued in 4BA screws and redriled the holes  ready for the buttons to file up the contours....
Willy

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Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
« Reply #524 on: August 25, 2020, 02:44:14 AM »
so.. continuing with the cylinder block... the stanchion protrusions have been filed size and the block has a sheet steel cover held on with small screws. the scale size will be 16BA so these are used and the parts drilled and tapped to receive them....The paint has been drying ready for the final assy...

Willy

 

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