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Title: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 30, 2018, 07:11:36 PM
Here is my new engine build , it is an Eastons and Anderson beam engine wit the meyer valve system. It is the engine based at Bressingham Steam engine museum near Diss Norfolk. The engine is different from mu previous beam engine builds and so has its own particular challenges a n idiosyncrasies . It has a particularly fine moulded entablature but with a very plane built up beam and simple con rod. There is also the meyer valve gear that will be models in full although it is hidden inside the steam chest. I have taken numerous photos of it and have started on the drawings,   so here goes and i hope to finish it for next years Forncett museum event !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on October 30, 2018, 07:17:11 PM
Excellent, another build from SGW to watch!!   :popcorn:




Do you have a diagram of what the Meyer valve gear is, don't know that one.


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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: b.lindsey on October 30, 2018, 09:00:32 PM
Looking forward to the build Willy. I would love to see the original in person....maybe someday ::)

Bill
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on October 30, 2018, 10:16:26 PM
Hello Willy,

That sure is a beautiful Crown on the original engine. I will be following your build.

Have a great day,
Thomas
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Dave Otto on October 30, 2018, 11:05:55 PM
I always enjoy your projects, looking forward to this one too.

Dave
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 30, 2018, 11:51:21 PM
Hi All ,a few more pics... a general arrangement from 1970 and a schematic diagram and info of the meyer valve.....more pics to follow. One surprising thing about the entablature is that the top part over the motion work has a sort of checker plate design design cast integral with it  ! so the people working on top of the engine would not slip off!! I have not seen this before. There is also the checker plate design on the base casting around the standards
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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jasonb on October 31, 2018, 07:27:46 AM
Just in case you feel the urge to do a JL and model the engine room this is the engine when it was in it's original working place at Banstead which is not too far from me. Then again you would really have to model the pair :LittleDevil:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/Engineering/EastonandAnderson/Banstead1_zpselsylx9v.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/Engineering/EastonandAnderson/Banstead2_zps0juivetn.jpg)
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 31, 2018, 01:03:18 PM
Hi Jason, thanks so much for the photo it is good to see it i situ. is this one of George Watkins  photos ? I do have some of his books. It still has the railings around it that i thought Bressingham had installed but apparently not  ! You don't have the other engine perchance !!
Thanks again
Willy.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jasonb on October 31, 2018, 02:50:38 PM
Yes it is in his London & South East volume. Just the one engine, maybe the other had already been removed by the time the photo was take.

I hope you are not planning to include the Kee-Klamp handrail.

Regarding you book of measurements, do you prepare the sketch and number the items before you make your visit? This would seem the best way if possible as you can spend some time thinking about what dims you need rather than having to rush when on site and risk leaving off the obvious ones
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 31, 2018, 03:07:27 PM
Hi Jason, Yes the key clamps will disappear and i do exactly that with the measurements..I go first and take lots of photos from side  front and above then i go back with my friend  Clare and i read out the dimensions with the plan on a separate piece of paper and she fills them in ..However when i read out the dimensions from the rule, i am careful not to say 3 4 5 6.and 23 /64ths as that becomes a bit confusing for her !! Also ..when i did the same with the Bridewell engine some of the measurements seemed a bit odd? and then discovered the person was a bit dyslexic  so 3 & 5/8ths got written down as 5 & 3/8ths !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 31, 2018, 11:56:07 PM
so ..i need to mill the profiles on the base.. I am trying stout on this piece of SRBP first and i was going to put this rotary table in the mill vice and go up and down the bed then turn it round the 180 degrees to mill the curved end. However the rotary table i have is a George Thomas item but i don't know how to lock it to itself  ? it has the stops for the 180 degree turning limits but i don't know about locking the central spindle ?? any ideas?? also more photos
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 01, 2018, 12:04:34 AM
That drawing of the valve finally makes it clear, the others I found were confusing.   :ThumbsUp:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jasonb on November 01, 2018, 07:18:01 AM
I don't think you can lock that one, maybe get the holes in the base first then you can clamp through those down to the table with some suitable height packing to do all the straight cuts then undo the fixing to round the end. Even if it could be locked there would be a lot of leverage on the table that may see it creap and the overhanging end would be flapping about as well.

What are you going to use for the base, a bit of 1/2" aluminium would be quite easy to cut.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: ChuckKey on November 01, 2018, 09:06:25 AM
...the rotary table i have is a George Thomas item but i don't know how to lock it to itself  ? it has the stops for the 180 degree turning limits but i don't know about locking the central spindle
I set both the movable stops tight up to the fixed stop.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 01, 2018, 12:49:26 PM
...the rotary table i have is a George Thomas item but i don't know how to lock it to itself  ? it has the stops for the 180 degree turning limits but i don't know about locking the central spindle
I set both the movable stops tight up to the fixed stop.
  Hi Chuckkey yes i have come to the same conclusion to that after sleeping on it   Thanks  and great minds think alike  !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 03, 2018, 01:48:09 AM
I have started on the base and i found a piece of 10" wide 1/4" aluminium and got a 12' length for £2... The base is 1/2" thick so i will join two pieces together .This will be quite convenient as the base is not solid but is 3 sides of a square with vertical filets straddling the top and bottom parts. once the two parts are pinned together and the mouldings milled the insides will be milled off. I have hand sawn the 2.5" strips off the slab using an assortment of hacksaws . The red eclipse one that is used to saw corrugated iron panels did not work as the modern saw blades are too thin for the backing plate. I have also been trying out the small G T Rotary table using the stops to lock it. this sort of worked ok but the stops do need tightening quite tight . I also used coconut oil to lubricate the saw and used a 18 tooth blade.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jasonb on November 03, 2018, 07:32:55 AM
Have you tried using the saw in the first photo with the blade turned 90degrees so the frame runs down the side of the sheet?

I was playing about will some fly cut cove and ogee profiles last night, all cut with the two tools shown.

(https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7/images/member_albums/44290/815711.jpg)
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: michaelr on November 03, 2018, 09:32:14 AM
I use the Eclipse sheet saw for such work, don't know if they are still obtainable now.
Mike
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 03, 2018, 04:53:32 PM
Hi Jason , yes i could have rotated the saw blade but the sheet aluminium is only 10" deep and there is enough room to saw it out as i reversed the plate round ..also i put the clamps on it to stop the loud vibrations disturbing the neighbours On the base there is just a simple moulding that i can use a round nosing tool on and i will use a 3/32' clarkson cutter in the mill.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 04, 2018, 02:25:21 AM
So more work on the base...the two halves have been joined together with 6BA countersunk screws and the sides milled to size . The profiles have been marked out from the drawings and measurements . There are a few extra protrusions on the base and these will be added afterwards. I have a full size drawing for the model and there is a rule and an EU valid not too bendy banana to give an indication for it !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 08, 2018, 02:31:21 AM
The base has now been fitted up with a curved end and because the two halves need to be held together accurately when machining there are two small sellik pins inserted at the ends. To split the two halves a screw has been attached to push the halves apart. i have also got the clarkson cutters for the profile...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 08, 2018, 02:45:09 AM
Nice idea for the screw to separate them.


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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 09, 2018, 02:03:04 AM
Ok ..So had a try out on this piece of SRBP ... I clamped it in position on the mill and turned the base round by hand using the stops.  Unfortunately as my mill only has a travel of about 16" i can not use it to mill the whole lot by traversing the part in one direction then swivelling it round and then traveling back !! The base is about 10" long so would need to use quite a large mill.   After trying out the SRBP if mounted the aluminium base and started on the cavetto part of the profile. I have scribed lines on the part and will have to mill out using just  a  visual technique with 3.5 strength reading glasses. Also a drawing showing the cross section of the base.....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 10, 2018, 03:23:24 AM
The curved end has been profiled and i am now doing the sides and end. I  have taken it off the rotary table and attached a square section bar to the bottom of the base. I am having to mill them by dead reckoning and a powerful set of glasses   X 3.5 magnification . The first profile has been milled successfully .....so the top one will be next....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 10, 2018, 03:32:50 AM
Beauty!


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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 10, 2018, 04:47:00 PM
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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 10, 2018, 05:13:03 PM
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Hi , sorry about that, i was trying to find out about being able to use that word crossing out feature in other places on the computer and i was showing somebody what i was talking about and i thought i had deleted it but it got sent by mistake !!!
Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 10, 2018, 06:36:44 PM
sdfgrdd
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Hi , sorry about that, i was trying to find out about being able to use that word crossing out feature in other places on the computer and i was showing somebody what i was talking about and i thought i had deleted it but it got sent by mistake !!!
Willy
:Lol:
I was trying to figure out what the initials meant!   :facepalm2:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 10, 2018, 08:08:37 PM
So, Don't ForGet, Read Drill Dimensions....? ;D

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 10, 2018, 11:39:24 PM
So after much mental anguish the profiling is done...with much looking etc etc etc....so if it looks right then it possibly is . I do worry a bit about making parts ,but i get in the workshop and it just seems to happen ....!!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: zeeprogrammer on November 11, 2018, 12:54:50 AM
Looks right nice to me!  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on November 11, 2018, 03:46:03 PM
Very nicely done Willy!             Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 11, 2018, 05:43:47 PM
Looks right nice to me!  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
......Here in Norfolk we say   'Roight   Noice but it still means the some thing I have to attach more bits to it now that overhang the mouldings to attach the standards and bearings too...Thanks Terry   I am quite pleased with it too and glad i didn't have to make a new one !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 12, 2018, 03:09:25 AM
The slots for the various protrusions have been milled out . There are some chequer plates installed so the slots for those are also milled.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 12, 2018, 01:31:55 PM
That base is quite the project in itself.
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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 12, 2018, 04:49:04 PM
Hi Chris , yes it is quite involved and i am going to try and replicate the chequer plate !! I have a few ideas up my sleeve  so shall see what happens ???   watch this space ,,as they say.................It would be easy to engrave it but then it would be in reverse !!???
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jasonb on November 12, 2018, 05:30:00 PM
Base is looking good. This is how I did the chequer plate access covers on my E&A if its any use.

http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,705.msg12483.html#msg12483
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 12, 2018, 06:39:45 PM
Base is looking good. This is how I did the chequer plate access covers on my E&A if its any use.

http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,705.msg12483.html#msg12483 (http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,705.msg12483.html#msg12483)
Jason, thats quite clever, came out great.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 12, 2018, 06:57:17 PM
Base is looking good. This is how I did the chequer plate access covers on my E&A if its any use.

http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,705.msg12483.html#msg12483
...Thanks for that ...i was thinking i could do it by using a slitting saw to make a negative impression then  squeezing some very thin stuff into it using a press with some rubber. Either some .5 thou brass shim or even some  ;Bacofoil' and gluing that in place ?  However your way looks really good !..

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jasonb on November 12, 2018, 07:15:19 PM
I've seen similar done with thin copper shim pressed into a negative that was then soft soldered to thicker material, not sure if it would work with the very thing raised areas on the E&A style but looks good on a "cast" step.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Roger B on November 12, 2018, 07:59:31 PM
That's an interesting prototype and a good start on the model  :praise2:  :praise2: What does that little brass plaque, open and shut, next to what I think is a pump rod refer too? My knowledge of these engines in very limited based mostly on Crofton and the Brighton Enginerium.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 13, 2018, 12:10:51 AM
That's an interesting prototype and a good start on the model  :praise2:  :praise2: What does that little brass plaque, open and shut, next to what I think is a pump rod refer too? My knowledge of these engines in very limited based mostly on Crofton and the Brighton Enginerium.
.. Hi Roger the open and shut plaque is where the lever for a condensing  type of engine fit. The exhaust steam is sometimes condensed to form a slight Vacuum to actually increase the efficacy of a steam engine, However as this engine was used in a Hospital the exhaust steam was used to heat the water used there. When these engines were built ,the patterns and castings were reused for lots of differently configured engines, a bit like  'mix and match'
thanks for looking in

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 13, 2018, 03:03:05 AM
I have been trying out a different method to make this chequer plate by scoring the brass ship on the back then turning it over and soldering it to a backing plate... There are some trial pieces to see how it looks ....................Also the first insert is made and screwed int place. I have used 5 thou brass shim and a fairly blunt scriber.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 13, 2018, 03:36:43 AM
Looks like the old technique of (sure I am mispelling it)  repousee, basically embossing from the back. Would it work to scribe it over a narrow shallow slot?
Cool stuff!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 14, 2018, 03:07:14 AM
Hi Chris , I scribed on the wood bench top so i think that is ok ..It does distort the ship though ,  it tries to curl up.... More work on the base the inserts have been sorted in the slots and "the cast in" curved stops for the main bearing has been fitted .   Next is to take the bed apart and mill out the hollow part in the curved end and then mill out the recesses and insert the webs..
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 14, 2018, 03:33:06 AM
A trick I have seen done on sheet metal beading for cars is to run down then line of the to be formed rib with a flat hammer on the anvil to prestretch the metal, supposed to reduce the curl. Annealing the brass first too should help.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 15, 2018, 02:43:47 AM
I have started on the crankshaft well.   I have almost finished the lower part of the well and it seems to coming on nicely. the rear part of base is actually wider than the front part for some reason ..possibly to give more room for the maintenance men to work on the crank.
  Thanks also to Tug for returning the  Marshall brochure.

Willy

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 15, 2018, 11:52:49 PM
The well part of the base is finished except for the webs and the feet...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 18, 2018, 02:22:51 AM
I have now milled the slots for the feet and also reduced the thickness of the top and bottom sections The slots for the webs are also milled ready to be inserted......
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 18, 2018, 02:38:24 AM
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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 19, 2018, 02:27:03 AM
I am attempting the chequer plate and have punched two rows of holes with my pounce to give an indication of where to scribe the lines ...however these should have been about a foot long. In the end i did them by eye !! Although i annealed the brass it did curl up and i had to re-aneal it numerous times... I have now glued it to a thicker piece of brass ready to cut out and fit.. so i will look at it tomorrow to see how it comes out!!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 20, 2018, 02:16:14 AM
so, the chequer plate has sort of worked and the feet are attached ....so the webs need inserting next.   
willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: sco on November 20, 2018, 07:54:37 AM
I think it's looking good Willy!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 21, 2018, 02:20:40 AM
I am now fitting the webs filing them from a piece of aluminium angle ..i have used a 3/32nd" milling cutter so have to file down the  14 gauge  angle ..then file them to shape and glue them in with 638 Loctite.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on November 22, 2018, 01:34:24 AM
Hi Willy....have been following on here also for some time.....very interested to hear how you find the Loctite bond in this flat surface application

I have mixed emotions  :facepalm: with Loctite bonds on small surface areas

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 22, 2018, 03:26:17 AM
Hi Derek, I have been using this L 638 but only for cosmetic and low load applications  when using it on the feet this seems to be ok and also it stands up to being filed to the correct profile . On most other applications where there might be some movement i use countersunk screws and nuts. The feet were also a tight push fit using the vice jaws.!!  this being Alluminium when squashed in there is some spreading of the soft metal that also helps. I leave the parts slightly bigger and file them to shape afterwards. They do actually use Loctite to glue the Lotus car chassis together, just ten miles down the road !! 638 is the strongest as far as i know and i always leave it overnight about 18 hours...hope this is helpful

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 22, 2018, 02:44:44 PM
I have now been attaching the other webs.. they are Loctited in ...then copious amounts of superglue poured in ...left overnight to dry and filed off to profile.. just the other side to do and the base will be finished ....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on November 22, 2018, 09:51:52 PM
Willy...I do understand the technical attributes of Loctited bonds, however this is where the main problem originates

Correctly surfaced components, degreased then with the applied Loctite Primer for the precise time, with the correct Grade of Loctite in air conditioned environments and yes I am sure the specified bond strength will be achieved

edit...derek 24.11...........................

[I have whittled my stock of the product to Grades 243 & 680........and 99.8% IPA as the degreaser]....and limit these to cylindrical [shaft in a hole....or bolted] applications

O
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 25, 2018, 01:44:34 AM
Hi And thanks for the info Derek, and i didn't know about those screw types.  The base is basically  finished and i will be making the standards with Brass plate, they will be built up as per a patten, i have painted the chequer plate but the detail is so small it is almost obliterated !!The drawings have been made to size and will be glued on the plate and then carefully cut out with tags on to slot int the webs and flanges..........
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 25, 2018, 01:58:02 AM
Great job on the base. And seeing that drawing of the uprights, wow!


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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 28, 2018, 02:09:16 AM
I am now cutting out the pieces to make the standards... I will cut out the shapes and solder them to the plates then file the insides to shape. When i use the dividers to mark out the circles before sawing them i keep the dividers still and revolve the brass plate ...doing this is easier to keep the dividers from skidding off the plate... Try it does work !!! The flanges are on both sides of the uprights so i have to make 4 off and 8 off the hole surrounds...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 28, 2018, 03:38:50 PM
More details of the standards that i have to make !! I will have to think about how i get the bolts into the casting at the foot ??!!
This is going to be fun !!! :thinking:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on November 28, 2018, 09:08:02 PM
Willy....it was quite common with Gothic style castings to place bolt holes in seemingly difficult places to get to :hammerbash:

Scaling from photographs can be a big guess, however my estimate is that the two foot bolts shown
[say 1" diameter x 12 ] ....[:facepalm: brain fade....8TPI] were drilled & fitted from under the subbase, and the center line of the 1/2" diameter tapered dowel was  such that it could be drilled from underneath and taper reamed from above  :facepalm:

Naturally no dowels on the inside of the legs, however I would expect to see one dowel in each foot [4 legs = 4 dowels]

This doweling process [of ensuring and maintaining correct alignment] carried on well until after WWII with Naval gun mounts.........  I have worked upon Vickers Twin 4.5" [MK8] Gun Mounts [manufactured in the UK] where each mount and ancillary components would have been secured by hundreds of fitted taper dowels

Another semi useless piece of information was that the actual [finished] protrusion of the head of each dowel was to a +/- dimension relative to the dowel diameter

The next piece of useless information is that post the Gun refit, the height of dowel protrusion was never [approve -checked] until after the mount had been recommissioned and test fired :Mad: [at sea]

Derek

[my edit of the 1" TPI from 12 .....corrected to 8]
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 28, 2018, 09:29:32 PM
Until you mentioned them, I hadn't even noticed the dowel pin!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on November 28, 2018, 09:51:09 PM
Interestingly, the [4+4] bolts that secure the Cross Head to the Standards are shown as machined from hex material as opposed to forged bolts heads

As there are also no dowels shown  [Image 1[7] from October 30th] confirms no external doweling ....... so from this.......the  bolts would suggest to be   Fitted Bolts [machined toleranced shank] and fitted to parallel reamed holes

So obviously a combination of bolting and securing alignment techniques used ..... 

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 29, 2018, 03:00:40 AM
Hi Derek thanks for the info... the dowels are in the bottom of the standards but at the top there are rectangular wedges that align the entablature and then there is also a rectangular wedge that locates the bearing casting. All these parts are held securely in place but the crankshaft bearings are allowed some shimming to locate them. On other engines i have made most of the parts had some degree of adjustment , but suppose by the time this engine was made they had the means and equipment to machine everything with a greater degree of accuracy. I have started on the standards with cutting out them out leaving the tabs to locate them prior to soldering all the parts together...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 30, 2018, 03:07:14 AM
continuing with the parts ... they are sawn out filed up drilled and tapped to fit to the back plate ready to be soldered in place.....lots of measuring, checking and measuring again !! the parts will be drilled and filed to shape once everything is soldered in place ...the circular piece is turned up and the depth to file out is marked in place when on the lathe.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on November 30, 2018, 03:48:05 AM
Hi Willy, that is a very clever way to fabricate a complex profile.  I am following along, and looking forward to learning the next step.

MJM460
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 01, 2018, 02:45:55 AM
Hi MJM, Thanks for the comment, however i think this is the only way to fabricate it from bar stock , i suppose this is how they would have made the wooden patterns actually ,...so i have now made the side pieces ..the slots are cut out to match the tags to hold everything in place... still more to do however ........
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 01, 2018, 11:29:41 PM
the lower opening is made ..also with tags and slots...The chuck casing was used to bend the brass around...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on December 01, 2018, 11:47:24 PM
Just that part makes a big difference in the appearance, this is going to be great!
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 03, 2018, 03:25:10 AM
Hi Chris , thanks yes i am quite pleased that it is all coming together.....I have been making the smaller web parts and I made some as per the drawing ,but. they didn't look right so i took the measurements from the job and made a patten and have made them again ...... they are made in pairs as they are on both sides of the standard. they are soldered together and sawn out and filed to shape the hole is drilled and tapped and as they are of a rounded profile the outsides are filed off and then attached to the rod and cleaned up with sand paper.  The parts are then positioned and superglued in place prior to drilling .....The pattern is arrowed on the last pic
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 04, 2018, 02:38:49 AM
the iron maiden has been made to hold all the parts in place ready to silver solder !!... Now i am making these standards like castings ,i am getting a collection of these clamps.... i have also made the bolted foot parts... `````also it is Medla time  just waiting for them to 'Blet' >>>>>>>>>>>
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Post by: crueby on December 04, 2018, 02:45:45 AM
Slick setup for soldering. And to discipline shop elves...
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 06, 2018, 02:27:05 AM
The standards have been soldered together and the inside details sawn out and filed up.. so this is the first one and the next will be tackled now i know how best do it .......I don't know about the lining out though.!!
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Post by: crueby on December 06, 2018, 02:41:26 AM
Very good looking parts!  I hope the lean is just lens effect from the camera!
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Post by: Zephyrin on December 06, 2018, 08:05:26 AM
Nice way to model complex parts, quite interesting to follow !
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Post by: sco on December 06, 2018, 09:35:37 AM
The frames look great Willy - thanks for sharing the step by step process as it gives me lots of ideas.

Simon.
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Post by: derekwarner on December 06, 2018, 08:42:02 PM
That first Standard is superb  :ThumbsUp:....the fabrication process is faultless in outcome [internal draw filing for surface & accuracy of WEB thickness 10/10.......considering the hand cutting with the  :old: Fret Saw]

Have you used a combination of silver soldering the key tabs & structural blocks/pads & connections, then flowing soft solder for the seams?

I am sure you will be painting them in green with the fine pin striping, however if you have access to some powder blasting would render the brass surfaces more cast like and provide a perfect base for the primer paint

Derek
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Post by: Craig DeShong on December 06, 2018, 11:54:22 PM
Willy- top notch work, you soldering is first class. I don't know how you do it, mine always turn out like... well, I'd rather not say  :facepalm:
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 07, 2018, 12:43:13 AM
Hi all ...thanks for all the comments ,the lean is about 18 thou but will be adjusted with a file , the outer webs are silver soldered and the inner webs are first tinned and also the plate ,then screwed in position and the heat is reaplied and the parts then self solder , Also i have been soldering for 60 0dd years !!! There was a bit of distortion actually at the bottom as the screws in the outer fram were a bit tight and as the brass expands due to the heat there was a bit of movement going on....
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 19, 2018, 04:00:27 PM
Back to work....have been busy with ex-mouse stuff  more work on the standards and colour coding my dies !! an the "actually make something" competition at the Norwich club !!!    My 2-6-0- rebuild of the 2-4-0 engines from Southwold !!!
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 20, 2018, 02:13:24 AM
Ok the next standard taking shape ....and if you get the camera angle right the parts do sort of match!!!! also i have some blue prints if any body wants them...and the paper models were mentioned in the club reports in the Model Engineer magazine this month !!!
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 21, 2018, 02:09:51 AM
Starting in the entablature this will be built up and will need to pin the parts with sellick pins to bring all the profiles to accurate dimensions...
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Post by: crueby on December 21, 2018, 02:16:44 AM
Some very fancy moulding on that frame, just love the ornamentation on the older machines. Great work as always.
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Post by: 10KPete on December 21, 2018, 02:44:15 AM
 :ThumbsUp:
 :popcorn:

Pete
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Post by: Ramon Wilson on December 21, 2018, 01:36:27 PM
That's coming on well Willy  :ThumbsUp:

Can you check your PMs

Have a good Xmas - Tug
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 23, 2018, 02:17:21 AM
More work on the top mouldings  the entablature and freeze are made and the cornice is a mixture of cavetto and cyma recta these are styled on the Doric order of the Greek classical style... I can use a ball nose cutter for the cavetto but will have to make silver steel cutter for the Cyma Recta profile....
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Post by: crueby on December 23, 2018, 02:20:51 AM
Beautiful work. But isn't it really late there now? You guys claim I don't sleep...!
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 23, 2018, 02:35:19 AM
Hi Chris, yes ...i work until about 3am and don't get up until about 11 am ...!! I am an owl rather than a lark and also i can keep an eye on the elves especially at this time of year !! Also there are no distractions from the phone etc etc ...also as i am quite gregarious  i can keep up with my cafe culture  >>>>>>>

Willy,
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Post by: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on December 23, 2018, 03:59:03 AM
Hello Willy,

Looking really good.

Have a great day,
Thomas
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 28, 2018, 04:04:06 PM
More work on the entablature....  the cavetto moulding parts are machined from an up cycled brass electric socket cover !!
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 30, 2018, 02:13:09 AM
The next moulding is the top part that has a Cyma Recta profile.... i have been thinking about this for a few months now ,and i was going to make a silva steel cutter  !! however being a procrastinator i i suddenly thought I could use a corner rounding cutter  cutting quite deep into the Matl and then putting some filler into the cavetto part .... so had a quick try out and it seems to work ok...Also i dropped my nuts box on the floor and so they are all mixed up  :(  so i have made up this little tool to identify the nuts,,,as they are small hex and normal hex head they can be quite tedious to sort out....The tool is colour coded  2 4 6 8 10 ba and i will make another with the odd size threads !!
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 02, 2019, 02:56:17 AM
Ok... changed my mind again with the top mouldings...Rather than milling a Cyma Recta then filling with filler then filing to profile.. I have just milled a cavetto closer to the edge then filed the profile. Because the two top mouldings were made separately i could take them apart by unsoldering and profile the bottom part of the Cyma Recta with room to file it . The two parts were then resoldered using the two pins to keep them aligned . this does seem to be taking a long time but i am trying to get it right!!!  More photos of the parts.......When milling the profiles the vice is not quite accurately aligned with the bed so i have milled a piece of angle and this is used to align the parts that are bolted to a separate bar that is held in the mills vice....
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Post by: crueby on January 02, 2019, 03:13:08 AM
Though I wouldn't know a Cyma Recta from a Cmyk Shoebox, that is some beautiful shaping work!!
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 02, 2019, 03:29:47 AM

Though I wouldn't know a Cyma Recta from a Cmyk Shoebox, that is some beautiful shaping work!!
[/quote] Hi Chris these are are the Cyma Recta  and the Cyma Reversa..and another one that perhaps belongs on a different forum !!!
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Post by: Jasonb on January 02, 2019, 08:16:54 AM
More commonly known as Ogee and Roman Ogee

A single point flycutter is another option for mouldings and a bit easier to make than a round one plus they shift the metal a lot faster.

(https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/sites/7/images/member_albums/44290/818471.jpg)
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 02, 2019, 02:44:25 PM
[quote author=Jasonb
More commonly known as Ogee and Roman Ogee

A single point flycutter is another option for mouldings and a bit easier to make than a round one plus they shift the metal a lot faster

Hi Jason  , Yes ,and the woodworkers use different terms than the stone masons !!  As i make all these parts in situ so they all fit together i do tend to use the file a lot. Also there is the difficulty of holding these small parts whilst machining them. I do use the ball nose  and corner rounding end mills quite a lot but they are not cheap !! With a single point cutter do you have to reduce the speed of the bed a lot or increase the speed of the cutter ??  The Clarkson cutters have 2 cutting faces.  Thanks for the tips and wishing you a productive and prosperous new year.....

Willy
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Post by: Jasonb on January 02, 2019, 03:05:53 PM
Feed needs to be less as you only get one cut per rev but unlike a ball ended cutter where the centre of the bit is hardly moving the flycutter has a much faster actual cutting speed so you can go quite fast. the actual width of the profile tends to determine what you can cut as the wider it is the more load on the tool.

I also grind the corners of blunt end mills as again they move faster than the dead spot of bull nose cutters and you can quickly make up what radius you need, don't have to be too special as the 4 cutting edges will average out any shortcomings in your freehand grinder use.

As you say file can still be needed for the final blnding especially if you make up a larger profile with a series of stepped cuts like this one I did the other day.

(https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/Engineering/Woody/20181218_144523_zpsrqq2cia6.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v156/jasonballamy/Engineering/Woody/20181218_154614_zpsbuxfinta.jpg)
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 02, 2019, 06:01:16 PM
Hi Jason, thanks for more clarity on this..I think your profile shown would be called  Cyma Reversa   or the other name given ?!!! or is it because of the difficulty making it  ?  one wrong adjustment of the feeds would be a right cock up ? :o ;) i suppose a better profile for a ball ended cutter would be the same as a slot drill ..? as there is no cutting taking place at the centre with the ball ended ones with equal flute design ?!!!  alternatively a larger diameter end mill with the corners just rounded off would be better >>>>
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 04, 2019, 02:21:20 AM
slowly getting there .. using my analogue DRO  ...direct retinal observation ...so i now need to finish the mouldings by inserting the bridging piece from the front to the back.....and then the motion support part of the entablature I have been looking at the cure times for the Loctite 638 that i have used to glue the parts together prior to drilling the holes for pining and bolting , and notice that the curves for % strength increases beyond 100 % ??? !!!
Willy
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Post by: crueby on January 04, 2019, 02:35:51 AM
Very well done. Looking ahead from that one picture, the governor is a pretty design too.


 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: Admiral_dk on January 04, 2019, 11:31:33 AM
Nice work Willy  :ThumbsUp:

Quote
and notice that the curves for % strength increases beyond 100 % ??? !!!

A wild guess - it might mean that it can get stronger than they promise if cured at that temperature and time  :noidea:
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 04, 2019, 05:35:13 PM
More photos of what i have to do and have done..... on the original you look up at the mouldings and can can see them !  but on the model you will look down and miss most of the intricacies ! :(............Also the new mouldings for the infill on the crank rod side...
Willy
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Post by: crueby on January 04, 2019, 05:38:11 PM
You will need to find an eye-level shelf to show off all the mouldings well!

Are you going to do all the painted lines too?
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 05, 2019, 02:52:07 AM
Hi Chris , some of those lines will be about 5 thou thick in scale size !!!!  I have now attached the rear part that is just a flat piece of bar stock so quite easy . When i screw the pieces together rather than drilling a clearance hole and spotting through then tapping one piece, ! firmly grip the pieces together and tap them all. This holds them all together. I have cut a slot in the clamps so the individual parts are really firmly gripped.  the next bit is accurately fitting the other moulding part.!!!!
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Post by: crueby on January 05, 2019, 02:59:14 AM
Very nice!!


For the lines, maybe do them with a fine line paint pen or pigmented ink?
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 06, 2019, 02:13:57 AM
Ok... the top part of the standards is now finished  sans JB weld  etc and the next part is the Bearings assy...  Hi Chris ...i may just paint it green ....just in case any body mistakes the model for the full size one .. :D :D

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 12, 2019, 03:53:11 PM
I have been continuing with the Beam bearing but have a new computer and can't seen to get the photos to come up ??!! will have to wait til I can see my computer person to make the files smaller !!

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 12, 2019, 04:01:41 PM
Trying again.......ok seems to be working...have made the two uprights and need to fill in with the bearing housing .....
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 13, 2019, 03:09:14 AM
More work on the bearing block ....I am trying out with this one just to see how it is best to do it .........The block is filed out to receive the bearing holder and silver soldered in place...the cap is built up from bar and to save heat I have sawn slots in the bar to stop the heat travelling too much. The cap is then filed to see how it fits.  The next ones will be made properly now I know the best way to do it.  so this will go in the rejected parts box !!!
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 13, 2019, 03:11:10 AM
 A couple more pics......

Willy
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Post by: crueby on January 13, 2019, 03:26:35 AM
Wow, very well done! Now you need to make a second one just like it?


 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 25, 2019, 02:30:43 PM
Ok ,the top beam bearings are almost done and are in place.....They still need tidying up though..also the first trial one .......
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 05, 2019, 12:58:21 PM
i have been poorly  for a few weeks and have ended up up in hospital with pneumonia..so now lathe work for a few weeks
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Post by: crueby on February 05, 2019, 01:08:55 PM
Hope you get better soon!!
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Post by: sco on February 05, 2019, 04:44:48 PM
Hey Willy - get well soon!

Simon.
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Post by: b.lindsey on February 05, 2019, 05:13:03 PM
Sorry to hear Willy. Hope you are up and about again soon.

Bill
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Post by: steamer on February 05, 2019, 05:28:06 PM
Always like to put a face with a name but never from a hospital bed!   Get well soon!

Dave
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Post by: 10KPete on February 05, 2019, 06:37:37 PM
Willy, those are the wrong sort of machine to be surrounded by!

Get well soon, and take care of yourself. :ThumbsUp:

Pete
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Post by: scc on February 05, 2019, 07:13:29 PM
Hi Willy,    I hope you have a quick and complete recovery.    Best Wishes    Terry
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Post by: Jo on February 05, 2019, 07:34:11 PM
I thought cameras were not allowed in hospital  :noidea:

Do what they tell you Willy and you'll be back making swarf sooner than you think  ;)

Jo
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Post by: MJM460 on February 05, 2019, 08:49:43 PM
I was thinking you had been a bit quiet lately, Willy.

Sorry to hear that you have not been well.  Get well soon.

MJM460

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Post by: steam guy willy on February 05, 2019, 09:29:10 PM
thanks all....am really quite poorly and also its quite boring and i have been hallucinating about engines !!!!

 
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Post by: Admiral_dk on February 05, 2019, 10:32:02 PM
Hospitals are generally no fun (except perhaps for the staff), so we all hope you soon will be able to leave there in good health again.

Best wishes

Per
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Post by: Dave Otto on February 05, 2019, 10:47:51 PM
Sorry to hear, get well soon, we need you here building engines!

Dave
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Post by: Don1966 on February 05, 2019, 11:06:00 PM
Willy sorry to hear your under the weather just got out the hospital myself for gal bladder surgery it is no fun. Get well soon bud!


 :DrinkPint:
Don
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Post by: Kim on February 05, 2019, 11:19:36 PM
Sorry to hear you're laid up in the hospital, Willy.  Take care and get better as fast as you can.  Your shop is missing you!  :-\
Kim
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Post by: derekwarner on February 06, 2019, 05:17:28 AM
Goodness Willy....

Hospital is only for people who are really crook......  take your medicine  :stir:  like a good boy  ......looking forward to your return to the workshop  :killcomputer:...............

Derek
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Post by: Ramon Wilson on February 06, 2019, 08:07:40 AM
'Bloody hell' Willy, just seen this  :o- just you make sure you keep those nurse on their toes . Line from 'Guns of Navarone' springs to mind - "Keep asking them for bed pans, that sort of stuff"  :Lol:

Hope you make a good recovery and are back home soon :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:

Regards - Tug
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 06, 2019, 08:16:43 AM
as i am in the High Dependency Unit i have  a personal  nurse that caters for my every whim !!  but they won't peel my grapes  !!! they keep pushing/squeezing/shoving things into me....but i suppose that is Karma!!!!
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Post by: Ramon Wilson on February 06, 2019, 08:43:01 AM
Good to see you are well enough to reply Willy, jest you make sure you keep her on her toes now  ;)

'Hang you on in there' and don't do anything that'll take your breath away ;D

Get well soon Willy

All the best - Tug
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Post by: Stuart on February 06, 2019, 10:18:22 AM
Keep your pecker up willy opps that don’t sound right   ::)

Anyway get well soon

Stuart

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Post by: steam guy willy on February 08, 2019, 02:13:05 PM
Hey Willy - get well soon!

Simon     Hi Simon, thanks for the booklet ..it is much appreciated, and introduces some culture into the ward
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Post by: sco on February 08, 2019, 03:28:14 PM
Hey Willy - get well soon!

Simon     Hi Simon, thanks for the booklet ..it is much appreciated, and introduces some culture into the ward

Great to hear that it got to you ok Willy.  Thought it might give you some more hallucination inspiration!

Simon.
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Post by: Craig DeShong on February 14, 2019, 01:52:45 PM
Hate to hear you're laid-up.  Get well soon, I want to see this beam engine finished and running!
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Post by: JC54 on February 14, 2019, 08:11:48 PM
Get well soon Willy. I was in the same position a year ago. Now well into recovery the steroids they gave me gave me nearly every side effect in the book. Finished them at last,,thank goodness. Am back in my shop making scrap out of perfectly good bar stock :thinking: :headscratch: One bright side, I gave up smoking, the money I save all goes into workshop :cartwheel:  :old: :DrinkPint:
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 19, 2019, 01:20:12 AM
Hi, I am now out of hospital but am feeling quite weak and have been told it will be 6 weeks before i am fully recovered ,  So will be spending my time drawing the parts and thinking about stuff.....

Willy
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Post by: crueby on February 19, 2019, 01:39:33 AM
Glad you are recovering, take it easy till you get your strength back. 
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Post by: 10KPete on February 19, 2019, 02:01:05 AM
Hang in there, Willy! We're pulling for you.

Pete
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Post by: MJM460 on February 19, 2019, 03:40:16 AM
Hi Willy, good to hear that you are home.  You will miss the nurses, but it’s never good to need to know them professionally.

Thinking about stuff, eh?  Obviously more thermodynamics.  But you might be able to do some filing indoors, or laying out parts ready for the first day out to the shop.

Hope that you are back to 100% soon.

MJM460
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 20, 2019, 05:00:23 PM
Thanks for all the replies ............

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 22, 2019, 11:48:24 PM
I was tidying up the WKSP ready to start work and i dropped my box of taps....however because they are all colour coded it was quite quick to sort them out and now they are all ensconced back in their respective spaces...!! I use the resister colour code cable idents....

Willy
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Post by: Kim on February 23, 2019, 06:42:44 AM
Color coding your taps is a pretty spiffy idea!.  Do you only code the major diameter? Or do you also code the thread spacing too?
Kim
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Post by: sco on February 23, 2019, 09:45:09 AM
Glad to see you back in the workshop Willy but take it easy till you are back to full strength.

Simon.
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 23, 2019, 04:24:14 PM
Color coding your taps is a pretty spiffy idea!.  Do you only code the major diameter? Or do you also code the thread spacing too?
Kim

Hi Kim, the colour coding is just on the BA Number taps  from 0BA to 12BA.....

Willy
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Post by: Ramon Wilson on February 23, 2019, 07:57:50 PM
Good to hear you're feeling up to some workshop time Willy  :ThumbsUp:
Take it steady though  :)

Tug
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 07, 2019, 01:35:50 AM
Back at work but taking it easy.......starting on the beam  ... this is of wrought iron built up construction rather than cast, so quiet easy to fabricate......I am making a template to begin with..........
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Post by: crueby on March 07, 2019, 02:06:56 AM
Must be good to get back into the shop again, just dont push it too fast yet. Welcome back!
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 07, 2019, 04:05:38 PM
Must be good to get back into the shop again, just dont push it too fast yet. Welcome back!

Hi Chris, thanks and am spending time actually studying the photos and finding differences in the drawings and the engine... It is quite important to have photos from all the angles ...x  y  z   as have noticed that some of the profiles are convex rather than concave !! When you look at curves at an angle it is possible to see them incorrectly !!
Willy
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Post by: crueby on March 07, 2019, 04:13:52 PM
Willy, I have noticed the same thing on my models, I got odd looks when telling them I needed to go take MORE pictures of the Lombard and Marion machines - "Aren't those other thousand enough??"  me: "Nope! Still more details!"
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 20, 2019, 01:32:18 AM
Hi All, am back in the WKSP and have been continuing with the beam after finding some of my drawings are actually wrong !!! .. I have marked out the centres and have filed the ends using hardened silver steel filing buttons...the next job was to file the curves. This is facilitated by putting the beam parts on an illuminated table from underneath. you can see where the flat parts are by putting the beam part against a straight edge. When it is filed to a perfect curve you only see the smallest area of contact with the straight edge. !!! i have also made the inserts that separate the two parts of the beam. Also a visitor to Norwich model engineers  , Eaton Park site .......
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Post by: crueby on March 20, 2019, 02:19:09 AM
Glad you are able to get back into the playshop again! Hmmm... Playshop, I like that...


Anyway, neat trick with the light table! Is that from your instrument making days? Great way to get a fair curve.
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 20, 2019, 02:48:06 AM
Hi Chris, ..yes the way violins are made is to have a perfect curve from the top to the bottom and also from side to side ... when this is done the violin has the ability to have great strength and like an egg is quite resistant to caving in when the strings exert the pressure through the bridge ... This enables the instrument to vibrate quite freely and produce a good tone. Also when i made instruments i carved the tops and bottom at night and used a single
 angle poise lamp to show up the compound curves when held obliquely to the instrument ... You can see this when holding the instrument with the back towards you and slowly moving it about with just the lamp in front of the instrument......you can also feel for bumps and dips by pushing the palm of you hand over the curved contours....

Willy
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Post by: MJM460 on March 20, 2019, 09:34:30 AM
Hi Willy, great to see you back in the shop.

I don’t think the light board back light trick would help me, I would still be able to create new flats, but I would be able to see them better.  I think apart from making violins for practice, you clearly have a great natural talent.

As an alternative, I wonder if it would be possible to make a large version of one of those ball turning devices to move the beam past the milling cutter.  It might need the pivot across the other side of the shop to get the right radius.

MJM460


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Post by: steam guy willy on March 21, 2019, 02:22:54 AM
Hi  MJM  et al ,  I think my  "natural talent" has more to do with being a bit lazy and procastination  .....A bit lazy as i don't want to make the parts several times  !! and procrastination ..i spend quite a lot of time just thinking about how to make the parts !! so, a bit more work on the beam ....some of the spacers are bolted in place and some are riveted   so ...more drilling etc...

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 28, 2019, 01:52:03 AM
so more work on the beam the parts have been made and some of them are bolted in place and the others are fixed in place with what seems to be rivets although there is no indication of them in the wrought iron finished beam assembly ?  the con rod end is attached by soft soldering the parts in place. this was done by tinning the parts and then holding them in place by attaching temporarily with a removable brass bush that is a tight fit. when they are sweated together the bush is removed.The centre parts for the main bearing proved to be a bit of an experiment with fitting together to get everything lined up so i will have to fill the superfluous holes with JB Weld.......
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 31, 2019, 02:29:46 AM
The beam is now assembled with countersunk screws and filler applied  the bores are broached and the axle fitted...
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 07, 2019, 03:14:18 AM
A bit more work on the main bearings.. the bearings have this detail on the top cap that is a small concave shape all the way round the bearing profile. this is done by milling the part with a ball cutter and filing the round parts half way round... the parts do need tidying up but as it is all hand filing it dosent look too good    so   now i can see how it looks i may make a new pair. the assembly is silver soldered together so will need some cleaning up.
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Post by: Admiral_dk on April 07, 2019, 08:59:41 PM
Is progress on the build equal to you getting better Willy ?
If so - it is nice to see / hear  :cheers:
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 08, 2019, 03:52:15 AM
Hi Admiral.... Thanks for asking about that... actually i am finding it quite hard to get back to normal and i keep making mistakes... Normally i just get on and do the work without compromise but am now feeling it a bit tedious to properly measure things and clamp things down etc etc .When i made the beam i marked it all out ,but when i finished it and assembled it to the engine , it looked too big...so when i measured it again it was .15" too wide in the middle...so i shall have to file it down...to do this properly i shall have to make a piece of metal to fit between the two sides so i can hold it in the vice.  I am making the bearing block and this is a built up item...and again i need to be really careful as i have noticed that when i use my hacksaw it pulls over to the right...so all i need to do is change the blade !!  also i am getting behind with the allotment as i missed out on 6 weeks work .. And when i was in hospital i left my house in a bit of a state because i was falling over and my friends decided to tidy it up so the "authorities" wouldn't come round and see it , then put me in a home !! in so doing they chucked lots of my stuff away including sheets of  perspex and other bits of wood and SRBP....they also tidied up my books and tools and things so i have been trying to find them !!  anyway when i came to leave the hospital i just got a taxi so nobody would know !!. So the doctor may be correct in saying it will take about 6 months to get back 100%..............So i do need to take things a bit slower.......

Willy
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Post by: Admiral_dk on April 08, 2019, 09:49:17 PM
I hear you - progress is not always as quick as we wish  :old:  :censored:

In my own case many years ago - I can say, that as long as I felt constantly (slow) progress, I could live with it - especially as the alternatives, where death, being a wegie or confined to an electric wheelchair .....

Nice gesture from your friends - annoying side effects  :embarassed:  ::)

Best wishes

Per
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 10, 2019, 01:06:23 AM
continuing with the bearing .....the brasses are soft soldered together prior to machining  than fitted, I have been getting some advice on using my new camera so the last photo is getting a bit better.
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Post by: MJM460 on April 10, 2019, 12:40:51 PM
Hi Willy, good to see you well enough to make progress again.  All progress is good but best when it is forward.

Perhaps getting the shop back to how you like it should take precedence on the not so good days.

Those are interesting bearing chairs.  Is the design something to do with adjustments for wear?

MJM460

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Post by: steam guy willy on April 11, 2019, 02:50:29 AM
Hi MJM,  This is basically a normal bearing and the adjustment comes from the top bolts...the side pieces of brass are just part of the casting and will disappear when the assembly is painted.  Making the other bearing showing the sequence of manufacture....  The side holes are drilled the same diameter as the rod and when the side pieces are sawn off and filed to size the finished dimension of the holes are slightly larger than the rod so the rod can slide in and be held quite firmly in place when soldered in place..The small concave detail can be seen clearly and is milled out with a round nose mill .
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Post by: crueby on April 11, 2019, 03:04:34 AM
Ooh, clever way to make that shape!
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 12, 2019, 02:39:41 AM
more work on the second bearing ........silver soldering the round parts in place, then sawing the cap off the base using the hardened steel vice jaws as a template parts are drilled and filed to fit....

Willy
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Post by: Ramon Wilson on April 12, 2019, 08:54:28 AM
Hi Willy - I've been computer-less for a few days :o.

It's good to see you back in your workshop  :ThumbsUp: - hope you're making a good recovery. Take your time and don't overdo it on that allotment  :D

All the best - Tug
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 14, 2019, 01:33:05 AM
Hi All, The bearings are now completed  and just need tidying up etc etc....Thanks tug and i have had a recent X-ray and the doctor has told me that it was quite reassuring and shows substantial improvement in my condition !!! so i have no excuse for further procrastination ....
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Post by: crueby on April 14, 2019, 01:51:15 AM
Glad you are doing better, and model is looking great!
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Post by: scc on April 14, 2019, 10:54:40 AM
Ooh, clever way to make that shape!
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Totally agree.   I would never have thought of that :noidea:    Welcome back Willy.

Best Wishes        Terry]
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 17, 2019, 01:51:24 AM
the crank is made next and first is turned roughly to size... the next job will be to return to the lathe on mandrels to bring to size....
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 19, 2019, 02:51:41 AM
I have now made the mandrells for shaping the crank. I was going to make expanding mandrels but decided to use loctite and then use the vacant hole to rest against one of the chuck jaws. this worked fine and just needed some heat to free them... i now need to make some hardened filing buttons to finish the profiles...I was getting some vibration on the raised parts but cancelled this by gripping  the chuck with my special health and safety hand !!!
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 20, 2019, 01:12:54 AM
I have made some new filling buttons and have sort of filed the crank to shape....this will be finished later on when the rest of the engine is made
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Post by: Roger B on April 20, 2019, 07:51:38 AM
Glad to hear you are recovering  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp: Splendid fabrication as ever  :praise2:  :praise2: I like the skills crossover from violin making  :)
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Post by: J.L. on April 20, 2019, 12:32:32 PM
Hello Willy,

It must be nice to get back into the shop after an illness. Pneumonia! It sure can knock you down. You must have been itching at the bit to be back machining parts.

John
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Post by: b.lindsey on April 20, 2019, 02:24:10 PM
Yes, good to see you back and hope you are improving steadily Willy.

Bill
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 24, 2019, 02:07:16 AM
Hi all, thanks for the comments....I have made a building base for the engine and have a temporary flywheel and cylinder black attached.....
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Post by: Don1966 on April 24, 2019, 02:22:59 AM
Good to see you back Willy and some great fabrication work. Always a pleasure to follow along..... :praise2:



 :cheers:
Don
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 28, 2019, 02:05:41 AM
Starting on the Conrod and first calculating the actual length it should be. This rod is made from steel rather than cast and the giveaway is that it does not have flutes because it has more strength in compression and tension. I am making it from square stock using a SC 4 jaw chuck . Instead of turning it between centres i torn up the ends and a bronze bush to fit . The bronze bush is then held in the chuck in the tailstock. I do this as i think holds the rod more stably than have it "pivoting " on a centre. The centers of the rod are drilled in the stock to give a reference for the bearings. ....I also have this old Tyzack 10" file  that has only one set of teeth and has curved edges...i don't know if this has a particular function though ?? Also... I saw the photo of Chris ,so here is one of me doing   'Angel cherry blossom wings'   :LittleAngel:

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Post by: crueby on April 28, 2019, 02:12:14 AM
Beautiful!




Oh, and engine looks good too!   :lolb:




I like the actual measurement, some places it makes more sense than just taking the plan size, which ignores tolerances building up.   :ThumbsUp:
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 30, 2019, 02:28:35 AM
Ok, the con rod  is .25" X .25" and is filed down to  .222 X .137". The hole is then drilled which is also.222" and this is achieved by using two 3/16" square shims to protect the vice. the outer part of the bearing block is drilled sawn and filed to shape.......

Hi Chris , this is the blossom actually from just this one tree......
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Post by: sco on April 30, 2019, 09:33:44 AM
Blossom Angel!  Great picture Willy :-)

Simon.
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Post by: steam guy willy on May 03, 2019, 02:55:25 AM
more progress on the con rod and the actual correct cotters will be made later as they have the nut and bolt type of adjustment rather than the plain ones ...when the filing was undertaken with the straps ,the drill was used to size the slot and also to hold the part in the vice to file the stock for the other dimensions.....

Willy.
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Post by: steam guy willy on May 27, 2019, 02:31:14 AM
I am now making the 2 bearing blocks for the valve levers..I have made some drawings to work from...these were worked out from the photos and the few measurements i took....
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Post by: crueby on May 27, 2019, 02:38:45 AM
Very nice - I just love machines from that era, all the little decorative flutings and beading really look wonderful (can be tricky to model, but its a good kind of challenge).
 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: steam guy willy on May 30, 2019, 02:39:20 AM
Hi Chris, yes it quite challenging making some of these parts !! So more work with the bearing blocks....but still more to do!!


Willy...
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Post by: crueby on May 30, 2019, 02:54:25 AM
I hadn't noticed before that there are two shafts and links in the valve bearing block. What does the second one do? Never seen that before.    :headscratch:
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Post by: steam guy willy on May 30, 2019, 01:37:35 PM
Hi Chris , The two valve shafts are bart of the Meyer Valve gear . One shaft operates the main slide valve and the other is adjustable to limit or extend the cut off to improve efficiency .....this is achieved with this valve...
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 04, 2019, 02:21:03 AM
Hi, I have been looking at the cylinder block and will be making a fabrication rather than making and using a casting. I have been looking a Jasonb's build on this site and have you d it quite helpful. I am making a perspex maquette to see how it will all go together. One thing i am a bit confused about is how the actual port face is made as there is no way that the face can be scraped to make a perfectly flat surface.?? It can be milled to dimension but to get an absolutely optically flat and smooth surface might be quite difficult.  so here are some drawings and photos of the work so far....
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Post by: sco on June 04, 2019, 08:04:23 AM
Nice work Willy, where do you salvage those great lumps of Perspex from though?

Simon.
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Post by: crueby on June 04, 2019, 01:26:17 PM
I see what you mean about getting the valve face flat and smooth, with the angled walls around it you can't just use a large lapping plate. I ran into the same issue looking at the Stanley engine design, which I had to modify to make the walls a separate piece. Could you make the valve face an insert, prepare it outside then attach it into the steam chest somehow? It would need some sort of gasket material for a seal around the ports, maybe bed it in JB Weld or something similar?
 :thinking:
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 04, 2019, 11:33:31 PM
Hi Simon, here in Norridge we have lots of skips that litter the streets with goodies  ,,!! including silver spoons in the posh areas and electric cable, brass, copper , aluminium, stainless steel , etc etc etc ..you have to be quick though as if you leave it 5 mins its gone !!! I do have a few hidden places where i can leave stuff to fetch later !!!
Hi ,Chris ,I had thought of doing just that with a separate plate and will have to see what happens when i get in the workshop !!
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 06, 2019, 02:54:32 AM
More work on the perspex maquette just to see how it will all go together... Also some of my perspex including some ready made bits !!
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 09, 2019, 02:53:55 AM
still more work on the maquette...........ok although i have followed the dimensions that i took ,i have found that i will have to change some to actually be able to bolt the cylinder down to the base plate and also enlarge the cylinder cap also to work. unfortunately i can't see under the cladding and also inside the steam chest !!   the steam chest cover is in two parts so as to enable the meyer valve gear to be adjusted whilst the operating wheels actually attached to it.... So Photos....

willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 11, 2019, 02:43:08 AM
I have now been setting up the Perspex model with the motion work and piston to check that everything is working ok with all the clearances correct.  Although i initially measured the cylinder i thought i might need more clearance at the top and bottom and this has proved to be fortuitous . ...

Willy
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Post by: Don1966 on June 12, 2019, 01:27:39 AM
Nice work Willy just catching up on your thread love the entablature. ...... :ThumbsUp:


 :cheers:
Don
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Post by: crueby on June 12, 2019, 01:30:46 AM
The perspex mockups have worked great. Excellent progress.


 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 12, 2019, 02:56:46 AM
Hi all, thanks for the comments ...and.. now the perspex has been sort of made ,i am now confident to continue with the real one.. It has been drawn up and modified a few times with reference to the photographs . I have had to change a few things to accommodate the available nuts and bolts etc etc. I have made the basic cylinder and now have to make all the parts that will be silver soldered in place....the top of the cylinder block has extra dimensions that the top entablature is connected too via two columns. the cap will be made by soldering a large brass slab to a piece of stout PCB. this is bolted onto the faceplate and will be turned on the lathe. A few pics of the drawings etc etc..
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 12, 2019, 03:09:47 AM
A few more pics of the entablature support columns etc etc...
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Post by: MJM460 on June 12, 2019, 07:48:43 AM
Hi Willy, coming on well as always.  That is what I call real 3-D modelling as opposed to all the virtual stuff that is around.  We used to build complete oil refineries and similar plants that way, every pipe, valve , pump, compressor and pressure vessel, made in plastic and glued together.  Nothing quite so impressive as a miniature oil refinery in a very large room.  It replaces the drawings that were used previous to that.

Do you have a valve drawing showing how that second layer of the valve works with the second eccentric and adjusting handwheel?

What was the idea behind the pcb?

MJM460

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Post by: steam guy willy on June 13, 2019, 02:48:40 AM
So more work on the cylinder parts and the cylinder part of the top has the extended parts for the entablature columns. Hi MJM, the PCB is used to skim the plate to thickness without having to clamp it somehow... watch and clock makers use the same technique but use shellack that is melted on the faceplate. I would love to see one of those perspex models you talked about. Were all the valves and things made in house or did you buy them from a different company ? if you have any photos that would be great  !! At the moment i cannot see inside the steam chest so i don't know exactly how it is fitted up... i may just use the ordinary valve and just make the outside parts showing ?! I have seen a few drawings of these devices but they are quite complicated . so we shall see what happens... i could put a small photo inside the steam chest in case someone at a future date takes it apart !!!

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 14, 2019, 02:36:23 AM
starting on the valve chest...starting of with a 1" square block... removing the metal for the join to the cylinder with a 1" reamer......Quite a long job actually but a very accurate way of doing it... the block with most of it being cut away ready to silver solder. Also some more pics of the Meyer valve . the two moving valves need to be kept in close proximity , so buckles will have to be used .and also as the valve with the left and right handed parts need to be quite tight and the shaft is kept in one position by the glands ,this will also need some thinking about.....also very accurate machining and possibly a spring too keep everything tight. Things are taking a long time but i keep needing to think about it and also continually measure  each dimension...more than twice !!!
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Post by: crueby on June 14, 2019, 02:58:07 AM
That is a use for a reamer that I have not seen before, like a very long end mill. Is that commonly done? Shallow slow cutting advance?  The support at the tip must help a lot. Well done!
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 14, 2019, 03:27:25 AM
hi Chris, i suppose its lateral thinking ...or thinking outside the box , or perhaps being lazy ??!!!  The component was quite long   about 3 inches  and as the reamer is about 6 inches long ,one could machine this length !!  if needed ,and because the reamer is held at both ends there is not too much distortion. Also as i live in Norfolk it is customary to ...dew you different bor  :lolb:

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 15, 2019, 03:00:12 AM
Hi All  i have sawn off the steam chest part from the block that attaches to the cylinder and have started to machine it . It is attached with 22 10 BA studs and nuts so lots of accurate marking out and drilling !!
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Post by: crueby on June 15, 2019, 03:24:10 AM
Coming together well!
 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: MJM460 on June 15, 2019, 11:14:29 AM
Hi Willy, Using the pcb seems like a novel way to hold that plate for skimming.  I guess I am surprised that the pcb survived the heating necessary to solder that large mass.  You must have a deft hand for the job.  I have managed to lift tracks on circuit boards by being a bit heavy handed with the iron.

So nothing to do with reducing the heat loss from the cylinder to the base plate.

The designers built the plastic models of our plants, but I believe the scale valves were bought in from the plastics supplier.  They also made scale formed ends for the pressure vessels, but I think our modellers turned wood shapes to build up representations of my compressors.  My photos are pre digital, so I will have to look some out for you.  Sending you a pm.

Thanks for the drawings of that valve gear.  Not sure I have it totally sorted on the second layer which is used to adjust the cutoff seems to be adjustable while the valve is being moved by the eccentric.

The layer against the cylinder port face will probably move a little so it is held against the port face in normal way, but you may need a spring for the second layer if the steam pressure drop is not enough to hold it in place.  It will be interesting to see how you go.

The rest of the model is going beautifully.  But that valve will be your masterpiece.

MJM460

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Post by: Ramon Wilson on June 15, 2019, 11:17:55 AM
Good to see you back on form Willy - keep it going  :ThumbsUp:

Not long now for ME day

Tug.
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 17, 2019, 02:06:11 AM
Hi all , thinking about soldering the cylinder block up ... i have been sculpting the components and using small screws to hold the parts together. the exhaust port looks a bit tricky as the part curves around the cylinder and would have been cast with a core inside it ?? so i will have to make this part quite accurately and mill out the channel before it is silver soldered in place. I will need to be very careful to do this as i won't be able to adjust the porting once it is in place !!   Thanks  Tug and i am getting back into doing stuff again ... And MJM, the PCB is quite thick and has a fibre glass backing .. I heated the brass slab up first and used the latent heat to soft solder it to the fluxed PCB with just a small amount of heat to attach itself.  Still not too sure about the Meyer set up yet ...other people have not included it inside the steam chest as it won't be seen !!...

willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 18, 2019, 02:30:04 AM
I have now milled out the steam chest and will need to work out the spacings and dimensions for the ports  i have not silver soldered the parts together yet as i need to do that when all the components are finished. To avoid any movement of the parts whilst milling i have firmly held the steam chest part to the cylinder block with a jubilee clip....
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Post by: steam guy willy on June 20, 2019, 01:19:26 AM
Hi All, its my Birthday today and i spent it at Bressingham steam engine museum !! so what better way to spend your B-day than sitting in a beam engine eating B-day cake !!!!
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Post by: crueby on June 20, 2019, 01:39:43 AM
Now thats a happy steam guy! You and the model look great with the engine, happy birthday!!
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Post by: Ye-Ole Steam Dude on June 20, 2019, 02:05:57 AM
Hello Willy,

That is a beautiful machine in your photos, and of course you do add to that :facepalm:

Happy Birthday.

Thomas
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Post by: Don1966 on June 20, 2019, 02:36:02 AM
Happy birthday Willy enjoy!


 :cheers:
Don
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Post by: Kim on June 20, 2019, 05:46:46 AM
Happy Birthday, Willy!
Kim
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Post by: derekwarner on June 20, 2019, 08:20:21 AM
Yes.....best wishes :cheers: from Australia Willy......where did you get your own cap?  :Jester:

Always reading your postings here on this thread and the questions on the Thermo - bits & pieces thread with our teacher MJM

Derek
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Post by: Ramon Wilson on June 20, 2019, 08:30:54 AM
Happy Birthday Willy - I hope you didn't leave too many crumbs about :D

Here's to many more of them  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:

Tug
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Post by: MJM460 on June 20, 2019, 12:23:34 PM
Hi Willy, glad to see you enjoying another birthday, and best wishes from me too.  A great way to celebrate at the museum.

I was never a teacher, Derek, definitely not cut out for that, but I am glad you enjoyed the thread.  It was rather fun, tag teaming with Willy, who always seemed to have another great question. 

MJM460

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Post by: steam guy willy on June 20, 2019, 01:26:46 PM
Hi All thanks for all the comments.............
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Post by: Admiral_dk on June 20, 2019, 08:57:14 PM
Happy birthday Willy - nice to see you enjoying life again  :cheers:

Best wishes

Per
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 04, 2019, 11:31:42 PM
Back to work after short break....The Norfolk Organic Group at the royal Norfolk Show ..being a bit ill with backpain and asthma... So I have decided on the dimensions of the steam ports and slide valve.   I have drawn numerous times the way it will all work and have decided to take the plunge and just do it....the steam chest and downpipe is milled out and before I silver solder the part to the cylinder I will mill a slot so I don't have to drill through to reach the ports....I have made a drawing of the mill movement to get the correct spacing ..I am using a 3;32nd milling cutter so have to convert to decimal inches then to mm as the mill is a metric model. As the milling cutter is quite short I have to drill out the ports to reach the cylinder walls... I have also found this little 7/8th clubman series pressure gauge ,minus the pointer, in a junk shop but cannot find out anything about it ...american perhaps ??  any ideas....
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Post by: steam guy willy on July 05, 2019, 02:21:40 AM
more work on the steam chest... the ports have been opened up and the slots milled out for the channels to the top and bottom of the cylinder. 
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Post by: MJM460 on July 05, 2019, 07:40:26 AM
Going well Willy, good to see you able to get back to it.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 07, 2019, 01:24:32 AM
I have now silver soldered all the cylinder parts together .. The curved exhaust part has been made and the port has been milled out and then cleaned up with a curved file this would have been cast in on the original and would have been nigh on impossible to drill out. I now have to see if there are any leaks 
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on July 07, 2019, 01:57:39 AM
Great work Willy! Thats quite an intricate part.


 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: scc on July 07, 2019, 02:27:05 PM
Belated birthday wishes Willy :cheers:       Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 08, 2019, 12:53:37 AM
Hi Chris and Terry, thanks for the replies... yes it is quite a complicated part and one has to rely on ones experience and hope the laws about capillary action to work !! I have now capped the exhaust pot hole and filled the port with water and so far there is no leakage into the other ports ..... also the Norwich Society has had their 60 year anniversary of the raised track at Eaton Park and they had the original fare price for the rides of 3 Pence  !!!So the chap in the kiosk had a bucket full of 1 p pieces....a couple of pics of the static display with Ivans new Fowler showman's engine and various stationery engines........ Hopefully in the morning the water level will be the same in the exhaust port
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 11, 2019, 03:02:30 AM
more work on the steam chest...milling out the cavity and starting on the cover  as the steam chest is at an angle i have to make extra bits to mount the part on the mill
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 16, 2019, 02:43:08 AM
More work on the steam chest attaching it to a block to hold it in the milling vice.....then cutting out the slots to receive the blocks to bolt the  simpling  adjusting valve assy to...
Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 20, 2019, 02:37:41 AM
Back to work after bouts of Hayfever and  allotmenteering,  there is a norwich in bloom event and i have entered the best allotment category...!! I have been making more parts for the cylinder block, namely the Meyer adjusting assy...getting a bit like clock/watch making...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 21, 2019, 02:37:16 AM
more progress with the front web made using a former  and silver soldered in position and the part attached with 12BA screws...lots of tidying up to do though....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 25, 2019, 02:14:38 AM
A bit more work for the Meyer valve gear ... the weather is really hot at the moment  so not much workshop time this week..also i have taken the pressure gauge apart and  it looks a bit homemade inside !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on July 25, 2019, 02:35:50 AM
 :popcorn:   great work, watching along!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on July 25, 2019, 09:52:52 PM
Willy.......with that kink  :hammerbash: in the Bourden tube, I don't think the gauge would display an accurate pressure reading.......maybe best for the scrap bin...... Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Zephyrin on July 26, 2019, 08:46:17 AM
The Bourdon tube, wow, not a simple part to make !
I did many attempts in the past, and succeeded only once!

I read a protocol in a thread here that looks great
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,3650.150.html
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 26, 2019, 03:26:20 PM
Hi Chris ,Derek and Zephrin, thanks for the comments.. I did try to remove the Bourdon tube part from the case but it would not come out because the kinked tube was too large... shame really as the graphics is really quite nice.... I have not tried the gauge as the needle is missing..so just a  "sold as seen "  item that might be attached to a bit of steam punk accoutrements !!!..Talking about  Steampunk... i made this about 30 years ago when i was at art college  so was this the first item of steampunk and did i invent this genre ?!!!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 27, 2019, 12:02:02 AM
I have now invented a new Art/art movement called Spinal Tapism.....it is to do with the film when somebody drew a picture of Stonehenge.. but wrote down the dimensions as 3' rather than 30'  so when it was made is was really tiny!!!  anyway there was a plinth in Norwich that had a large metal sculpture placed on it....when this was moved i place one of my small maquette sculptures in the middle and let the denizens of Norwich comment on it....So ..if you want to see the Rockumentary about the British heavy metal bands ..this will be a good laugh   'Spinal Tap '

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on July 27, 2019, 01:01:51 AM
Closest I ever got to that was 'Spiral Tap'...  :Lol:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: sco on July 27, 2019, 07:21:17 PM
Willy,

You crack me up, Spinal Tapism - isn't that basically what we are all doing with our model engines  ;D

Simon.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 30, 2019, 02:47:09 AM
Hi Chris and Simon,   ha ,yes  i suppose that is exactly what we do .!! Hopefully though we manage to measure and make everything correctly !!! still trying to get some work done ,but lots to do at the allotment, and enjoying the summer ......
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 01, 2019, 02:13:02 AM
Managed to get some more work done but still need to do some more  'fettling' on the 'casting'...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 03, 2019, 03:19:52 AM
Starting on the valve followers...these are quite small and i have used 12BA bolts ...however they are too large so may have to use 14 or 16BA bolts and nuts ...!!! I could make them slightly wider though..we shall see what happens...I shall also have to re-align the lower shaft bearing arrangement
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 09, 2019, 02:49:53 AM
So... I have now got some 14BA bolts to use with the new part. I also have some 16BA bolts but they don't seem to be available now and they are 24 thou " that are quite small I have sourced the !4 BA from EKP supplies......I have used slightly larger square stock 5/16" so the smaller nuts will sit better. ...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 10, 2019, 11:43:38 PM
The meyer valve gear rod is now positioned and the new sliding connection part made. i shall have to redo the base so the bottom part will fit neatly...I have made the stock twice as long to avoid too much vibration when turning
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 14, 2019, 02:27:44 AM
Starting on the Meyer valve lever...started with a 3/8th square stock and holding in the lathe with a rod soldered in for chucking....

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on August 14, 2019, 02:49:01 AM
Very interesting mechanism, watching along...   :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on August 14, 2019, 06:20:21 AM
Willy......I understand scale is scale, however 14BA 'in Cheese Head' format leaves a little to be desired and are difficult to accept  :facepalm:

I am comfortable with M2, or at a pinch M1.5.........in most Bronze Grades is OK, however not so friendly in Stainless Grades

For 50+ years I have used British Rocol paste, however more recently gone over to an American Relton Brand tapping fluid........it displays a better fluidity when tapping

[old fashioned Beef Tallow is an ingredient  ....which is also used in cylinder honing fluids]

Pity they couldn't present it in a plastic container that didn't dribble or leak  :stickpoke:

Derek

 
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 15, 2019, 02:42:33 AM
Hi Derek, here in blighty sort of home of the BA screw thread that is over 100 years old and goes down to 25BA all sizes are available.  The thread size starts off at M6...(metric)  but with a 47 degree thread angle !! and each size down is 10% of the previous size. The Taps & Dies are available from Tracy Tools and the nuts and bolts come from EKP...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 15, 2019, 02:47:32 AM
More work on the lever....some filling buttons are made to file up the small end and the other dimensions are sawn out and filed up...
Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Don1966 on August 15, 2019, 11:25:35 PM
Willy always great work and that vise of yours has see a lot of projects from all the file marks..... :ThumbsUp:


 :cheers:
Don
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on August 16, 2019, 12:18:15 AM
Morning Willy......yes, we are well versed [and stocked] with BA fasteners here in Australia and naturally all of the older [British] model steam engine plans & drawings nominate BA ......some say in a perfect world and starting from scratch, hard Metric sizing would be a preferable

So, 3 questions...

1. what is the fluid in the Nilkin Black Current jam jar?
2. would it be fair to assume the actual jar is 50+ years old?
3. what deceased animal bones  :hammerbash: were used in the file handles?

Derek

 
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 16, 2019, 03:27:16 AM
Hi Derek, the fluid in the small jar is oil that i tipped the silver steel filing buttons into to harden.  As we are on the brink of Brexit the uk is reverting back to imperial and old fashioned jars like these !!!!  The bones are chicken bones that litter the streets after the night clubs close !! they are actually quite ergonomic to hold and free as well !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 16, 2019, 03:32:17 AM
Hi Don, yes the vice is an old Record one ..the jaws are hardend steel and the holes are where i place 1/8th steel rods that are used as stops when i file components ...Thanks for looking in

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 17, 2019, 04:45:30 PM
continuing with the Meyer valve linkage...Using the filing jig to hold these small components  ..........
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 21, 2019, 02:19:42 AM
I have now made the valve and as there is not much room i have had to fit a buckle arrangement to it ... As i cannot see inside the valve chest i am having to make it up as i go along !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 22, 2019, 02:23:19 AM
A bit more with the valve gear...still "winging" it  !!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on August 22, 2019, 03:08:42 AM
Still watching the parts fly!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 22, 2019, 09:20:17 PM
Hi Chris,  Yea....Here are some boats steaming this side of the pond ,on the pond at Forncett steam museum.   These parts are quite small and when i look at them in close up i see all the small mistakes ..also i will have to reposition the front valve rod  slightly !!

Willy .
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 24, 2019, 03:00:05 AM
I now need to work out the throw of the eccentric to activate the valve gear. I have rigged up a dummy eccentric with a calculated throw and will use this visually to work out the actual dimensions using what measurements i have.....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 26, 2019, 01:14:43 AM
I have now worked out the measurements for the levers and rods for the valve events and also the throw for the eccentric offset. I think the actual slots for the ports would be very small in this model size ,so i made them a bigger and had to resize the dimensions.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on August 26, 2019, 01:53:25 AM
Well worth the time to plot out the valve and levers, watching along...   :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 29, 2019, 01:42:17 AM
The valve rod glands are tackled next using 12BA bolts and nuts. I have used a flat piece of steel to file them to profile together . I have modified my drilling machine accurately to drill small items. i have attached a steel plate to the aluminium bedplate as supplied and have used strong magnets to attach a block and the vice to the bottom plate. this is held quite tightly in place but can be slid sideways into position by eye quite accurately !!..the block will be ready for a steam test soon.

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 31, 2019, 02:40:38 AM
The inlet and exhaust flanges are made next.....to enable the pipe and governor bolting faces to match i have made up a drilling box.  the cylinder block has been drilled using the magnetic technique to hold the unwieldy "casting" in place.... Also the hole for theMeyer valve rod was in the wrong place so the hole was drilled larger ,tapped , and a larger screw lactated in place...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 02, 2019, 02:45:35 PM
Have now been making the governor valve and this is made in three parts to get the correct 'casting' profile that will be silver soldered together ...The 12 BA bolts have a different A/F size to the nuts for some reason so there are two nut spinner sizes available from EKP....
Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on September 02, 2019, 08:31:23 PM
 :popcorn: :popcorn:Watching and learning. This is another of those projects that is beyond my capabilities at present :(  Excellent work!                             Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 04, 2019, 03:36:18 AM
Hi Terry, Thanks for the post and i am sure you could do this sort of work if you had as many tools ,files and equipment as i have accumulated over the past 60 years !! i Cannot seem to post pictures at the moment ??
willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on September 04, 2019, 06:45:32 AM
Hi Willy, I am another eagerly awaiting each post, and learning all the way.  It’s coming on beautifully.

I don’t think it the number of tools you have, its the nut on the handles that makes the difference.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 04, 2019, 12:21:25 PM
Hi MJM, it is also the ergonomics chicken bone on the handle that helps !! more pics.. I am still finding it difficult to post photos ?
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on September 04, 2019, 01:05:16 PM
Hi Willy, it looks like you have selected the thumbnail instead of the reduced size picture.  It’s only 4.8 kB.

You are allowed up to 1000 kB but I find if you mail them to your self and select a small size for mailing or web posting, you get a few hundred kB which you save to photos and select for posting.  It seems to give reasonable image size and quality.

MJM460
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 04, 2019, 01:07:43 PM
Hi MJM, ok ..........A bit better..
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 04, 2019, 01:11:22 PM
a better pic
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 04, 2019, 01:15:49 PM
A larger pic...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on September 04, 2019, 11:57:30 PM
Hi Willy, I am sorry, I did not expect you to reply so soon.  It was late here and I went off to bed.

You seem to have the technique now, those last two at 200 to 300 kB size came up well.  You are allowed up to eight, but I must admit that I find that a few too many to keep in mind with the text unless they are really quite self explanatory.

I am looking forward to seeing what the second rod does on the valve gear.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 05, 2019, 02:27:35 AM
Hi All ,  Quite busy with the Governments machinations at the mo in sync with my machinations in the WKSP ....!!  the glands have been tidied up and the parts prepped and soft soldered to the "casting" ...need to wait an hour for it to cool down...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on September 05, 2019, 02:51:33 AM
Quite a complex shape! Looking great!    :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 06, 2019, 02:31:44 AM
Hi Chris , yes quite complex but it is manageable !!  more work using the  .035" 14 BA studding !! the nuts are quite small and i have used a 3 BA grub screw as a box spanner ...The bottom gasket is made and the holes in the cylinder are broached out to make it easier to assemble..

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 11, 2019, 02:32:56 AM
More work prepping for a steam chest .. I have drilled the holes for the cylinder cap... 10 holes and i have used this multiple sided jig to space them . also silver soldering the flange for the gland then filing to shape using an aluminium plate to protect the cylinder cap from file marks the. I have used a cotton yarn charged with granite from a carpenters pencil for the making. I have made up some gaskets and bolted on the steam chest covers. I have also had to seal the Meyer valve gear holes before i can do the steam test...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on September 11, 2019, 03:27:39 AM
Okay, that's a new one for me, gotta see more of that multi sided jig and how you use it....   :thinking:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 12, 2019, 02:46:06 AM
Hi Chris, More info on the jig  ,it has accurate faces of 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10.  So you put it in the lathe chuck and using the 'footed' square bring it up flush with the facets and the lathe bed.!! I have scribed 9 equidistant lines on this piece brass. I also use the 60 tooth /120 division bull wheel on the lathe ..however you can only get 1 2 3 4 5 6  8 10 12 divisions with it !!  also i have colour coded the teeth to make it quicker to set up...the cross slotting in the ident also has a cross slot to be able to get 120 divisions.      also i have a new tool !! this is a calliper to check dimensions, it is graduated in  1/64ths " so the numbers go up to 8 and then 1  so it is not a decimal inch tool ,but a  "hexadecimal " ??  tool ?? there is no makers name on it however ? and i have not seen one before !?it also has a screw to keep the dimension if one has to measure an inside dimension.

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Admiral_dk on September 12, 2019, 11:55:29 AM
Interesting tool Willy and thank you for showing an example on how to use it :ThumbsUp:

But in my world it can't be a hexadecimal system as this has to be based on 16 - see :
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal_numeral_system (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexadecimal_numeral_system)

Oh and nice build of yet another old English history piece.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on September 12, 2019, 12:48:22 PM
Hi Willy, the base 8 number system is called Octal, I believe.  As Admiral says, hexadecimal is base 16, and pretty common in the world of computing.  It’s easier to convert to binary than decimal.  Definitely works for a device graduated in sixty-fourths.

But I think they sold you a pup on that new tool.  It doesn’t look to new to me!

I also found that little jig and the way you use it for dividing.  Fascinating, it would be a challenge to try and make, especially in one piece.  Thank you for posting the detail of it in use.

And great work on that beautiful engine.  So many new techniques for me to learn.  I look forward to every update.

MJM460



Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 19, 2019, 03:28:36 AM
I have now connected everything and have tried a preliminary air test  !! Not a valid vimeo URL   So it seems to run ok ..and now i can make the rest of the parts !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on September 19, 2019, 03:31:31 AM
Excellent!!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 19, 2019, 03:41:11 AM
Hi Chris, err umm yes .and thanks....i was a bit apprehensive trying it without the Watt //motion  and the stays  etc etc but it seems to run ok also the crank and eccentric positions were just set up by eye !!  still i suppose it just becomes second nature !! I did have a lot of adjusting and remaking parts and things though before i attempted the trial >....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 24, 2019, 02:49:30 AM
Hi all.. I have been thinking about the barring slots on the flywheel. I have a friend that has a laser cutter and computer skills and he has made a slotted ring to put in the flywheel from some perspex...   It may be possible to just turn a slot in the flywheel and break the ring and attach it rather like fitting a piston ring ...  some photos of the parts....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on September 24, 2019, 03:32:50 AM
Very slick solution!   :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: fumopuc on September 24, 2019, 03:52:32 AM
Hi Willy,, some time ago I have done it this way.
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,4060.msg74852.html#msg74852
Only to show an other possibility of getting a similar result, but all from steel.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on September 24, 2019, 03:59:14 AM
Hi Willy,, some time ago I have done it this way.
http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,4060.msg74852.html#msg74852 (http://www.modelenginemaker.com/index.php/topic,4060.msg74852.html#msg74852)
Only to show an other possibility of getting a similar result, but all from steel.


I really like how you applied the square sections around the hub and notched in the little bars at the rim, great look!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 24, 2019, 10:36:06 PM
Hi Achim , thanks for the pics and there was quite a lot of work there  And of course it is all metal !!  I have now cut the slot and inserted the perspex slots. ..

Hi Chris , this is one way of doing this using modern technology and i hope it will look ok when it is painted...It might be possible to cut a similar ring from steel and bend that to insert it like the perspex one. one can do it with piston rings of course..

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on September 25, 2019, 04:58:14 AM
Willy....... did this E&A [main engine]...have a smaller steam driven baring gear engagement engine?....

With large modern marine diesel engines, electric motor driven "baring gear" is used for rotating the engine via the crankshaft for all inspection and maintenance procedures

So was the "baring gear" on this E&A single cylinder steam engine used for a starting/timing position?, or also the latter .....being inspection and maintenance procedures?

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 25, 2019, 02:43:23 PM
Hi Derek, This engine had just a baring pole that located at the back of the engine with a roller on the fulcrum point into the square pockets on the flywheel... On larger engines the steam driven baring engine used an involute gear that engaged with the involute gear/pockets on the flywheel....  This engine is not that large and all the components are readily acssesable  for maintenance purposes.... thanks for looking in...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 25, 2019, 03:04:50 PM
Hi Derek, also on some engines the barring arrangement was a large curved plate with slots bolted to the wall next to the flywheel and rather than 'pockets' in the flywheel a series of slots in the curved plate were used with the bar resting on the spokes...A bit harsh on the paintwork but a cheaper way of manufacture.....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on September 26, 2019, 12:16:28 AM
Thanks Willy......[I have watched the video with the steam baring engine on that very large multi cylinder green water pumping engine]

So with the E&A engine...assuming that the manual lever barring was used to set the timing prior to bringing on line with steam

Would this be ~~ X degrees below TDC? [for admission of the steam] or would this positioning be set as a % of stroke below TDC?

I am guessing a larger volume of steam [with a higher % of stroke] to expand would have greater rotational acceleration?

Will you consider the governor? [as you show in October 2018]........will you consider cylinder port drains....[for warm up or expel condensate] again, in the images from that date, a Spirax Y type angular steam drain is shown in a bypass loop to the engine valve port]
Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 26, 2019, 02:43:21 AM
Hi Derek,  I think the barring was achieved by the engine driver that did it by trial and error to start off with and then made a Mark on the flywheel for future reference . This is a working engine and it is working with no load so they have to be quite careful that it will not 'run away' .. so the governor and the steam valve have to be set very carefully. There are a lot of quite  modern small pipes on this engine about  1" diameter and so as this is 1/18th scale that will make the pipes and the fittings about 55 thou !! this is very small so i will put on some pipework but with oversize fittings. The governor is being made but will take more time to compleat towards the end of the build.....
I am making the straps and have started with some angle iron milled out and the bearings turned up and filed to fit....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 27, 2019, 02:22:50 AM
The spacer is made next ...it should be steel but i have made a trial with brass... the lattice parts will be made next.  I have a supply of  Karen Milan brass name letters from Jarrolds skip...very useful stuff from the skip so thanks Jarrolds !! :whoohoo:.  I may actually bright nickel plate the spacers but will see what happens..
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on September 27, 2019, 06:02:51 AM
So Willy says....."1/18th scale that will make the pipes and the fittings about 55 thou !!" ......understood Willy

K&S brass tubing goes down to 1/16" OD [ 0.0625" OD  x 0.014" wall & [despite multiple annealing] this is a difficult tube size to bend without collapse  :hammerbash:

Anton, the French manufacturer of my gas regulator has soft sealing O-ring ports to suit M2 OD x 0.45 wall tube  [0.079" OD]  .......and as expected, I found this near impossible to bend and fabricate multiple bends

So to resolve this, I chose the nominated M2 OD tubing [disconnected in the yellow box], but soldered as a standpipe into 1/8" OD which I have good success in bending & fabrication

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: mike mott on September 27, 2019, 02:30:24 PM
Quote
K&S brass tubing goes down to 1/16" OD [ 0.0625" OD  x 0.014" wall & [despite multiple annealing] this is a difficult tube size to bend without collapse  :hammerbash:

I have had good luck bending small tube by first annealing and then filling the tube with a styrene rod bend it then burn out the styrene.

Mike
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 28, 2019, 02:42:33 AM
Hi Derek,  yes the 1/16th pipe ,,.  .0625" is available  however the fittings to match it would be very fiddly to make !! ..we shall see what happens !!

Mike . that sounds like a good idea...here in blighty there is a supply of small springs that the pipe can go into to facilitate bending...

More work on the strap spacers.. I have made a clamp to saw and file the angled parts of the strap construction  which are silver soldered int place....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: fumopuc on September 28, 2019, 07:14:00 AM
Hi Achim , thanks for the pics and there was quite a lot of work there  And of course it is all metal !!  I have now cut the slot and inserted the perspex slots. ..

Hi Chris , this is one way of doing this using modern technology and i hope it will look ok when it is painted...It might be possible to cut a similar ring from steel and bend that to insert it like the perspex one. one can do it with piston rings of course..

Willy


Hi Willy, that looks perfect. I am sure with the right primer and color it will be a masterpiece.
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Post by: MJM460 on September 28, 2019, 12:11:18 PM
Hi Willy,

I had noticed those details in some of your earlier pictures, and wondered how on earth you would make those, or would you make something simpler.

That jig is a most ingenious solution to a quite difficult problem.

Wonderful progress.

MJM460


Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 29, 2019, 01:13:49 AM
Hi All ..the jig seemed to e a good idea at the time but i need to sort out how to actually use it as the finished part was a bit wonky ..However  on some of these engines the prototype parts were also a bit wonky....I may use brass again as i have found this silver solution that i thought could tone down the brass to give a sort of steely hue...still working on that...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 01, 2019, 02:28:03 AM
Having another go at these strap inserts but still not happy with them.. Am thinking about using a slitting saw to get the right dimensions ... using it in the lathe...  however the diagonals will be quite thin  about .014" and might get distorted quite easily when cutting... will see what happens...I have a slitting saw attachment and some .015" brass shim so will try it out !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 02, 2019, 02:09:12 AM
Ok... I have been rethinking the straps and have modified the jig...Rather than cutting diagonal slots i have remodelled it and now just use the corners of the sliding parts to place the saw blade .I will be using the extra thin  .015" shim and using the very thin  Xacto mini saw This has seemed to worked on the first diagonal but, when i come to cut the other diagonal it may distort the first one ......we shall see what happens once they are silver soldered in place  !!The first diagonals were  .033" thick as i thought they would be easier to make !!
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Post by: crueby on October 02, 2019, 02:18:33 AM
Wow, thats some small bits!


 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 03, 2019, 02:39:48 AM
HI Chris, yes and one of the bits seem to have got smaller.......I thought I would be clever to saw the other web part without distorting the first ones. However after trying to fill up the gaps with soft solder to stiffen everything up when I filed the soft solder off , the part had disintegrated and seemed to have withered away !! I was using a flame source of heat and thought I was just filling the gaps with the solder!!  So I will have to make the part again and go back to the drawing board ??

willy
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Post by: derekwarner on October 03, 2019, 03:17:40 AM
Willy....it's the old story [in reverse]......"the hand is not quicker than the eye"......

So the gas flame is heating the iron first......the solder has not reached the molten state......then before you know it the solder has exceeded the fluid puddling state & ends up as splattered droplets & burning your trousers :lolb:

There is a Chap from Canada 'George G'...who posts on Model Mayhem.........he is a true Artisan :facepalm:  in soft soldering brass scratch built components for older model ships

Derek

PS...I once partially submerged a 3" iron bench vice in water in the kitchen sink as a heat sink :Lol: it worked perfectly.....I had soft soldered M3 tapped brass hex standoffs as feet, but each time I attempted to solder the additional vertical valve spool....the heat transfer affected the alignment of the feet.......so into the sink with water  :ThumbsUp:

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 04, 2019, 03:46:24 AM
Hi Derek, thanks for the post and yes it is a learning curve when we try to be jack of all trades but masters of some !!!!  I have had more ideas about this part and have come up with the following.... After the insertion of the first diagonal parts   .015". and silver soldering in place the small wedges were installed to keep these parts from distorting . this seems to have worked but I do need to make a new jig to enable greater depth of insertion also if the part is made from steel it would be much more stable.. when I came to clean it up the pressure of the file was too much for this small parts.... the photos...

willy
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Post by: mike mott on October 04, 2019, 04:48:06 PM
Willy that is an interesting sequence for getting the final result. Like all things there are a variety of ways to get to the same destination.

Mike
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Post by: ChuckKey on October 05, 2019, 09:45:26 AM
I have to admire your perseverance with a right bugger of a part. I think if I absolutely had to make those I might start with a spark eroder.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 05, 2019, 11:47:01 PM
Hi all , yes thanks, there are different ways to do stuff and a spark eroded would be the way to go...however ,I dont have one of those !!......yet.. or the skill to programme the drawings.... I will persevere with what I am doing  though as there is no rush...It is the Forncett exhibition and gathering this Sunday but rain is forecast all day... I will get lots of photos though.  Will see all the local M.I.M. colleages there


willy

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Post by: Roger B on October 06, 2019, 08:19:23 AM
That's a neat solution to building a tricky part  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp: Still following along in the background  :wine1:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 12, 2019, 02:01:24 AM
Hi Roger, yes..however I have met my friend that does laser cutting and just asked him about how thin/thick he could cut parts !! so quick as a flash he switched on the computer and drew out a sort of part to see what would happen and then cut out the parts in black perspex....!!  So this is what he came up with.. I have put some metal coloured paint on it and it sort of might do....we shall see. The Forncett exhibition was a bit 'moist' with torrential rain all day. So only one large scale model ventured out.. and only a few exhibitors inside... I will post some photos soon...
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Post by: steam guy willy on October 17, 2019, 02:59:35 AM
more work on the pump straps.  Also another vice with a strange bolting down arrangment ??  I am going to the Midland show on Friday and will be wearing my   "steam guy willy " cap so if you see me say Hi !!

Willy...........
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: mike mott on October 17, 2019, 02:03:03 PM
I am guessing that the second vice puts the height up to a better one for the filing plus the good one does not get beat up with any file marks.

Mike
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 20, 2019, 01:50:12 AM
Hi Mike, yes that vice is helpful and the other vice does have hardened jaws so there is not too much wear on them.... A bit more work on the strap...These straps have an extra part to the gib and cotter with a part that keeps the cotter in place with a bolt......Quite busy at the midlands show and took a few pics that need sorting out ...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 21, 2019, 02:03:48 AM
More work sorting out the dimensions before I make the parts properly...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on October 21, 2019, 09:20:40 AM
 :popcorn: :ThumbsUp: :cheers:      Good job Willy...Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 24, 2019, 03:22:06 AM
so more work on the straps... my friend that does the laser cutting has also had a go at laser printing first he produced the drawing ( not quite correct ) then printed it out.... He then drew the actual proper dimensions out and cut a few more......  I have made the pump side straps and he will cut some more out for me..... I have been using the jig to file out the gib and cotter slots..  I have also got some of these plastic drawers, they are used in opticians shops to hold contact lenses . these were thrown out so I up cycled them home on my pedal cycle....
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Post by: mike mott on October 24, 2019, 02:50:18 PM
Nice find on the drawers. the printed lattice looks good.

Mike
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 30, 2019, 11:50:25 PM
Hi Mike, Thanks for that  but I need to improve on them somewhat.   More work on the actually straps now I know what I am doing !! I cut the gib and cotters from round stock and when I file them to width I drop on a not or washer to protect the vice jaws. When I file small components to size I use this nifty sizing tool rather than fiddling about with a digital vernier . new straps are cut out with bright steel rather than clock stock... I still need to make the accurate spacers..
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on October 31, 2019, 10:55:43 AM
Files are always interesting Willy....is this a new UK manufactured brand of file?......

A 12" Hand File - Flat - Double Cut - Bastard? :ROFL:

In accordance with  :happyreader: , do you Christian these files on Brass, and only to be used for Brass?...or is only Mill/2nd Cut or Fine roughness designations for Brass work only? :hammerbash:

This product brand [Spearfile] has not yet made the voyage to OZ.......

We are still stuck with quality file examples from the materials grade & heat treatment Departments from some Easter  Block Countries which are really good :ThumbsUp: ....or one of the variable metallurgical mis-delights of Central Asia  :ThumbsDown:

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 04, 2019, 02:32:57 AM
Hi Derek,  This file is a 6" one....and talking about files  I have a few here is a DICK file that is West German made and just refuses to wear out !! also the Sunflower...made in India ( Bless.)..not particularly good !!....Also my stock of Valorbe and Grubier Swiss needle files. Really good and interesting shapes. I also have a lot of old stock Spearfiles and P, Stubbs. really good....I do  Christen them on brass but not very often..!! Here also the rods for the straps begun...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 08, 2019, 02:38:20 AM
More work on the motion rods just seeing how it is all going to fit together...still awaiting the new resin cast spacers from my CNC Buddy. !! Also looking for info on some cast iron parts of a water turbine. made by  Victor Water Turbins in Daytona Ohio in the 1870 this is part of the sewerage system in Norwich. it was used to pump air around Norwich to operate the Shone pumps to push the sewerage over the hills to get it to the river. There is a brass part of a gear that is attached to the periphery of the turbine and we do not actually know the purpose of it is??  Any ideas would be welcome. It Is strange that these were imported from the USA although of course they had the bessemer converters years before we did ???

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on November 08, 2019, 09:17:44 AM
Engine coming along nicely Willy :ThumbsUp: :popcorn: :popcorn:   Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on November 08, 2019, 08:27:46 PM
Willy says.....'USA although of course they had the bessemer converters years before we did'..........


Did you Brits not borrow the LD [Lindz Donawitz?] process as an alternate to the Bessemer process?

https://www.britannica.com/technology/Linz-Donawitz-process

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 15, 2019, 02:25:24 AM
Hi Derek....yes we did borrow and also give lots of stuff worldwide, There are lots of processes with steel and every blacksmith had there own secrets !!!   More work on the extended entablature to support the Watt parallel motion rods... this is built up with various thicknesses of brass plate as per the standards bracket. When I drill brass ,after it is centre popped I file the surface down to stop the drill wandering about. The plates are milled and filed and will be silver soldered to the standards. there will be some quite intricate filing to fit the parts together ...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: mike mott on November 15, 2019, 06:02:33 AM
Nice, a great way to build up a complex profile, I used the same method once back in 1969 on an architectural model in 1/16th to the foot scale with layers of 16 gauge steel.

Mike

 
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 16, 2019, 02:39:45 AM
Hi Mike , There is quite a bit of work making parts like these but it is what makes an interesting model of a prototype of an early beam engine.  The individual parts are first held together with 1/16th sellic pins then the parts taped right through and screwed together with 10 BA brass screws...the part is put in position and will need some careful fitting.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 16, 2019, 02:55:56 AM
Ornate machines from that era are something to behold. Seeing it come together in miniature is wonderful!


 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 17, 2019, 02:07:08 AM
Hi Chris, Yes you are right and all these prototypes are quite different in their construction. this is what I like about them I suppose.!!  The entablature is now screwed all in one piece with a slight modification. I have made it quite a bit longer as I have to figure out how to join the two parts together ?? it should be a simple job of sawing the parts at 45 degrees and then soldering with a butt joint ? however I need to hold them together to keep them in exactly the right place so I can avoid too much JB weld...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 19, 2019, 02:10:41 AM
I have now got the strap girders lazer cut and after several attempts they have come out ok. There were quite a few made ,and the laser printer programme needed to be tweaked !!also starting to carve out the entablature parts ...they will be filed out and then butt jointed with a spigot and silver soldered.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 20, 2019, 02:53:30 AM
The entablatures have now been filed up soft soldered together......one of the things about filing parts that fit together is that there is lots of room for nice fillets !!  so.. more fettling to do and filling with JB WELD   I have puttee engine together and it is coming together nicely....
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Post by: crueby on November 20, 2019, 03:04:33 AM
VERY impressive! That is one heck of a lot of shaping.   :ThumbsUp:
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Post by: MJM460 on November 20, 2019, 04:59:47 AM
Coming together beautifully, Willy. 

I am continually amazed at how you are able to produce such complex shapes with mostly hand tools and simple bits of material and minimal waste.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 26, 2019, 11:31:21 PM
been bit poorly this week but getting better..

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 04, 2019, 02:26:01 AM
 My Back is better and am in the wrong job!!!!  the Osteopath charged £43 for 20 mins... that's  £5000 a week !!!  So back to work ..I have been Working on the motion work and also profiling the entablature... also I have been making some parts on the Unimat Lathe... I have changed some of the parts and have made a saddle stop with a jubilee clip and have changed the chuck key so I can use an Allen key...this makes it quicker to use....When I turn the central part of the reach rods I first turn the end of the stock to fit in a brass bush that is held in the chuck rather than using a centre...this can hold it really  very stable and prevents any wobbling...!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on December 04, 2019, 09:20:16 PM
Looking good Willy :ThumbsUp:    Glad to hear you are feeling better.             Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 05, 2019, 02:41:42 AM
Hi Terry , yes thanks and as the days are getting short I'm doing more stuff at home... More action on the motion work ...the reach rods are tapped 12 BA for the take up bolts  and I have made a pair of filing buttons to profile the ends. lots more work to do yet ...

Willy
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Post by: crueby on December 05, 2019, 02:47:28 AM
Hi Willy,  what are the rabbit ear fasteners for, tensioning the bearings, or oil cup positions?  Or tv reception?!


 :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 05, 2019, 07:06:03 PM
Hi Chris , they are for taking up the 'play' in the bearings ..  and there don't appear to be oiling cups here.. but there are at the top of the straps ...perhaps the oil does leak down to them....There are quite a few oil traps for reusing the oil actually ..Not for the telly as it uses  "broadband". at least in the paintwork !!! :Lol:
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Post by: crueby on December 05, 2019, 08:03:36 PM
They look a lot like the lube fittings on the main shafts on the Lombard, where they would put in a stick of solid grease and use the 'bolt' to force the grease into the bearing, giving it a little tightening once in a while as it ran to force in more grease. Since those sticks are no longer available, the museum made adapters to modern grease gun fittings that went inside them, with a cap that looks like the original bolt.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 14, 2019, 02:52:02 AM
Hi Chris, Thanks for the info..I think these are just to adjust the bearings as there are two of them ..however there is no  oil/grease pots on them so I suspect they were lubricated at intervals... 

Back to work after being involved with the election..canvasing and telephoning and ferrying people about....so it is all over now and have got my life back !!

The last part  the reach rod was made too big as I followed the drawing dimensions . but looking at the photo I saw it was much too large so had to make the new one by measuring it from the photo that had a rule next to it !!...
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 15, 2019, 02:59:26 AM
the parts coming   together slowly.....
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 25, 2019, 01:12:07 AM
so doing more work on the engine ..have been busy doing  Xmassy things.  Am now making the straps to correct dimensions and to fit the upper entablature . I have modified the small red vice with a strap to stop the small bearing parts falling on the floor !!....My phone has also decided to flip the screen to a mirror image ???more pics....
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Post by: steam guy willy on December 25, 2019, 01:18:35 AM
More pics ...and a merry Xmas and a happy new year....

Willy
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Post by: fumopuc on December 25, 2019, 07:35:05 AM
Hi Willy, always pure pleasure to see and follow your hand made fabrication work.
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Post by: derekwarner on December 25, 2019, 10:05:51 AM
Watching on as usual Willy....looking for more 2020 postings ...compliments of the Season  :cheers:  Derek 
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Post by: scc on December 26, 2019, 11:18:17 AM
Loving  it Willy :cheers: :popcorn:       Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 28, 2019, 01:40:20 AM
Hi All thanks for the comments and encouragement..... more work on the final parts made to the dimensions to fit properly....there will still be more tidying up tp finish them . the pics with the penny are the 14BA bolts for the cotter adjustment... Also some the discarded parts that were not quite correct... I have read that when Cherry Hill made her models she actually made them 2X model size to make sure everything came together and fitted and worked !!
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Post by: crueby on December 28, 2019, 01:44:48 AM
Wow, those parts are smaller than I thought, or you got out the really big penny.


 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: scc on December 28, 2019, 12:11:46 PM
Hi Willy,    Those pictures make me realise that in my shop I have no idea what SMALL is :praise2:     Best Wishes        Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 04, 2020, 02:54:28 AM
More work on the motion ..making the Radius rod hangers and fitting the parts to give the necessary clearances. Thanks for the comments and these parts are quite big compared to watch making !!!

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 07, 2020, 01:56:05 AM
Not a valid vimeo URL.      the engine has now been tested on compressed air again now the Motion work has been completed and adjusted. I can now make the new parts using the dimensions of the temporary parts.

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Post by: crueby on January 07, 2020, 01:58:59 AM
Its alive!!  FanSteamTastic!
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 07, 2020, 02:07:08 AM
Hi Chris,  yup and can't wait to finish it and do a steam run .....Also the Steam cars...can you count how many valves there are ?? and those are just the visible ones !!! I counted almost 30 myself....also the steam pressure is about 600 Lbs and the boiler has 3 layers of high tensile steel wrapped around it !!

Willy
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Post by: Admiral_dk on January 07, 2020, 11:32:59 AM
Always nice to see it run after all the work you have put into it Willy  :ThumbsUp:
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Post by: scc on January 07, 2020, 05:34:32 PM
Great Job Willy :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:       Terry
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Post by: MJM460 on January 08, 2020, 09:12:44 AM
Well done Willy.  Great to see it running well after all your detailed work.

I notice that the inner vertical link of the parallel motion has an extra bushing.  Drive for a water pump perhaps?

Looking forward to the next steps.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 09, 2020, 01:52:53 AM
Hi ALL ,  Thanks for the comments  and MJM yes there is a rod that operates the boiler feed pump , and still lots of work required...here is a pic of the rod...There is also provision for a lever to operate a condenser if fitted...

willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 11, 2020, 01:27:50 AM
I have been drawing more of the components and have also just acquired some finished parts and castings of a Clarckson vertical compound engine . the cylinders are 2 1/2 " and 1 3/4"  so quite a large engine...also the drawings are quite scant ? I don't know if there is a ME constructional series or even a build log on the  MEM  ??. this is a future project so will go on a shelf....
Willy
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Post by: Jo on January 11, 2020, 07:38:23 AM
Nice set of castings  :embarassed:

...also the drawings are quite scant ?

 :lolb: Yes standard Clarkson Quality drawings. To complete the set: Do you have sheet VC/2?

Jo
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 11, 2020, 07:00:32 PM
Hi Jo, yes I do have all the drawings thanks....

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 13, 2020, 03:01:05 AM
I have started on the pump parts...however most of it is hidden under the bed plate...
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 15, 2020, 01:29:38 AM
The feed pump is filed up using a filing button and soldered together  and screwed in place with 12 BA nuts and bolts...
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 23, 2020, 01:57:51 AM
More work on the pump rod and crosshead... also I have noticed that the straps have an intriguing feature that is not usually replicated in most models. the slots in the straps for the gib and cotters are not rectangular but are curved at each end ....after some research I discovered that this was to avoid stress points that might occur in the corners...  pics...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on January 23, 2020, 02:17:01 AM
Interesting detail on the slots. So if the wedges are square cornered but the slots are rounded, they touch just along the corner? Or is the top of the wedge rounded farther in?
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 23, 2020, 02:42:35 AM
Hi Chris, Thanks for looking in ,and the cotters do not actually reach the top of the slot as it pushes against the brass bearing to take up  wear, and the bottom of the gib is also rounded to fit snugly with the bottom curved slot... I think this is an earlier example of working before better steels were formulated...

Willy
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Post by: crueby on January 23, 2020, 02:55:22 AM
Ah, I see it now, was thinking that it pushed the other way. Makes a lot of sense what they did. Thanks!
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 25, 2020, 12:03:22 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63c9KR0bqb8   Found this old video of the electrically heated steam boiler and Persious engine.

The next parts tomato are the eccentrics and rods.
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Post by: crueby on January 25, 2020, 12:08:13 AM
Watching the video and the engine run, lotsa fun. Watching the expression on your face when the safety valve goes, Priceless!  A great setup!
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 25, 2020, 01:34:05 AM
hi Chris , thanks it is fun and I meant to say .....to make... not tomato !!! but that is apples spell check for you !!!
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 28, 2020, 03:10:29 AM
Starting on the eccentric straps.....The two half parts are sawn out and the edges milled, the halves are then soft soldered together then soft soldered a sturdy piece of printed Cut board . this is the bolted to the faceplate and turned to the inside dimension. these straps slot into the keyed part, this is turned on the lathe with the outside larger than the finished dimension. this is to use as a guide to file the profile of the strap. The eccentric will  then be reduced in diameter to expose the brass part of the strap.  The profile is filed by hand using the back of the stock to bring the file down to the curves without filing to far.
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 29, 2020, 01:59:42 AM
The eccentric has now been drilled and reamed and the outside turned down to reveal the brass strap, it was parted off and then the keyway broached out. the two halves have been drilled and tapped for 10 BA bolts. The keyway is off centre as the Meyer valve gear has a different movement but has to be on the same slot in the crankshaft. the other strap now needs to be made and there is still lots of tidying up to do including the slot between the bolting faces.
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Post by: crueby on January 29, 2020, 02:02:15 AM
That came out great! Looking at the photo of the real one, that upper projection is a door on top? For putting in oil or grease? Never seen one like that before (or at least did not notice one). Great proportions.
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 29, 2020, 02:09:27 AM
Hi Chris, yes there is the hinged cover that is an oil reservoir . on some of the other bearings there are trays to collect the oil that leaks out and is possibly reused . I will have to think about making these when the engine is approaching completion !!  :-\ :-\

Willy.....
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Post by: steam guy willy on January 30, 2020, 02:13:44 AM
I have been busy with my Elliot Unimat lathe and have purchased a quick change toolholder. However when it arrived it was too tall to fit. I knocked it with a file and it seemed to be quite soft so I sawed off the bottom 1/4" and turned it flat on the lathe with the 4 jaw chuck. it then brought it down to the required height. I bought it from RDG and this is the reference idents. It should now speed things up....!! also Jarrolds skip has given me a lifetimes supply of clear perspex !!!!

Willy
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Post by: fumopuc on January 30, 2020, 07:35:14 PM
Hi Willy, I know it is too late now.
This should be the right size, https://pewetools.de/Produkt-kategorie/schnellwechselhalter/aaa/ (https://pewetools.de/Produkt-kategorie/schnellwechselhalter/aaa/)
I am using it with my Emco Unimat SL.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 31, 2020, 01:28:49 PM
Hi Willy, I know it is too late now.
This should be the right size, https://pewetools.de/Produkt-kategorie/schnellwechselhalter/aaa/ (https://pewetools.de/Produkt-kategorie/schnellwechselhalter/aaa/)
I am using it with my Emco Unimat SL.

Hi thanks for that ...I just need to brush up on my German now !!

willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 01, 2020, 02:30:53 AM
Well I have had a go at trying to make the oil caps on the eccentrics but have failed miserably ??? these parts are tiny and I also need proper drills that actually drill  !!! the No 80 drills I tried using were part of a set in a small blue box, but these are useless and I will have to purchase some proper Dormer ones.....any way a few pics... :'( :'(

Willy
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Post by: crueby on February 01, 2020, 02:58:31 AM
Dang, I am impressed that you got a hinged lid that small made!
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 06, 2020, 02:56:30 AM
More work on the eccentrics... using the Keyway broaching outfit...The rods will be next..

So slowly getting there
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 08, 2020, 01:47:23 AM
I have had another go at the Lifting caps on the eccentrics... I have turned up a small rod and drilled it through. the rods are then silver soldered into grooves filed into the brass bars. this is just a try out and it seems to work ok

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 10, 2020, 02:13:58 AM
The eccentric rods are now made... the angle part is silver soldered and then attached with 10 BA bolts the strap.....
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Post by: crueby on February 10, 2020, 02:24:57 AM
Coming together great. Very good proportions on those straps.  :popcorn:
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 11, 2020, 02:31:11 AM
Hi Chris , yup ,however I managed to have a bit of a blunder whilst drilling and tapping the holes for the bolts.!! I have broken the drill off in one hole of one of the straps, and the tap on the other strap,,,,, so what I have done is to attach the rods with the successful bolt then drill through the strap and the rod.together in the centre of the strap. I then held the parts together and tapped them both. on final assembly I shall screw in a grub screw with loctite ,and this will hold the parts together with no visible sign of this mistake.  A few pics of how I achieved this....

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 13, 2020, 01:53:55 AM
The lugs have been silver soldered on the other end of the rods and the profiles filed . the eccentrics are placed on the crank shaft and held In place with a keyway.
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Post by: MJM460 on February 13, 2020, 02:13:15 AM
Hi Willy, you have done a great job on those eccentric straps and rods.  Did you get the broken pieces out, or are they retained as extra reinforcing?

I am glad that you were able to save them after the broken drill and tap, there was way too much work in them to start over.  But I do really admire you ability to make quite complex shapes with simple tools.

The engine is really progressing well.

MJM460

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Post by: steam guy willy on February 13, 2020, 03:10:51 AM
Hi MJM, I have had to leave those bits in ...however with the extra drilling and tapping in the centre of the strap there is enough strength in the parts to hold them together. I think the way I manage to make these parts is to take it really slowly and work in the middle of the night so there is no distractions... also I procrastinate a lot and this gives me time to think exactly how to make the parts !! also I do make drawings and dimension them exactly to 1/18 scale of the prototype but when I get in the workshop I tend to make the parts without adhearing exactly to the dimension but just .do it ...with the stock and tools I have... Thanks for looking in ...Also the Beeleigh Mill engine has now been run on compressed air ,but I am a bit concerned that their may be condensation taking place as the engine is always very cold to the touch. And there are no cylinder drain cocks with the vertical cylinders as they are inside the steam jacket ??!
Any ideas about this ?

it is now just passed 3 AM so time for bed

willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 14, 2020, 01:25:42 AM
I am now making the linkage for the valve events... the eccentrics offset is fixed and the valve movement is also pre fixed so the dimensions of the levers have to be determined . I have connected up the air hose and carefully adjusted the centres to enable the engine to work properly....

Willy
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Post by: MJM460 on February 14, 2020, 10:53:17 AM
Hi Willy, still progressing well on the build.

I meant to comment on your earlier reply about the restoration.  It is a great result to have the engine working again, even if only on air.  Everyone working on it has done a great job.

I thought we talked about condensation of moisture from the air due to the cooling on expansion when the engine does work.  I can’t locate which post it was.  It might have been a bit off topic like this one.

Ideally you would include a dryer in the air system but that might not be affordable for the museum unless some sponsorship can be obtained.  I assume you would have an oil injector in system to ensure some lubrication, and this would help with corrosion protection.  It is a complex path from atmospheric air with some humidity, through compression, cooling in the after cooler, receiver and air distribution piping.  Exactly what humidity in the exhaust air will depend on the how much work is done during expansion, and how much cooler the air is than atmospheric inlet air.  I assume you have some other engines running on air that would give you a practical example as a guide.  You could also try taking temperature and humidity measurements on the exhaust air and on air drawn from the cylinder after everything warms up.  As always it wowill be hard to beat experience.  So if no other information, so more frequent inspections if that is practical after early runs. 

A bit off topic for this thread, so if you want to continue the discussion, we could wake up thermodynamics again.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 20, 2020, 01:24:10 AM
More work on the valve train ..just sorting out the dimensions before I make the proper parts !!  The next parts are the governor components. The standards cross strut is quite an involved part and will be quite tricky to make !!
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 26, 2020, 02:24:36 AM
I have started on the governor support bracket ..the first part is to make the  (cast in) bolting brackets .. the bar is milled to a  'T' section and the standards are filed to receive the part ,this is done withe the standards in place... once in place the bottom part  of the cross bracket will be temporarily glued in place and the bolting process carried out away from the standards as there is no room to do this on the engine......

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 27, 2020, 02:39:53 AM
The other bolting part has been filed and fitted and the bottom bar of the cross bracket has been drilled and tapped and 12BA bolts fitted...this all went quite well and temporary gluing the parts together for the drilling worked ok...
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Post by: crueby on February 27, 2020, 02:47:31 AM
Shaping up very well Willy, all those intricate shapes look terrific.   :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 28, 2020, 03:18:01 AM
Hi Chris, thanks for that and I have been making the rest of the bracket...I have drawn it out and there are lots of not very strait lines connecting all the parts so it is mostly filed up by eye!! the actual governor is going to be quite tricky and the bevel gears will be very small as they have to fit inside the box that is 1/4" square on the outside ???!!!The parts have been pegged to help the soldering process keep everything in position.....and the curves will be annealed to stop the parts springing apart.
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Post by: 10KPete on February 28, 2020, 04:04:18 AM
Kapton tape??

Pete
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Post by: Zephyrin on February 28, 2020, 07:40:42 AM
these little intricate parts look very difficult to carve, no room left for holding a tap or even a spanner or nut driver...great project !
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 28, 2020, 01:21:20 PM
Kapton tape??

Pete

 Hi Pete, Yes    But only useful for soft solders actually..!!

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on February 29, 2020, 03:00:40 AM
these little intricate parts look very difficult to carve, no room left for holding a tap or even a spanner or nut driver...great project !

Hi, I do have a lot of hand tools to fashion these parts and also lots of strangely shaped files that make things a lot easier.!! and I have made all the parts for the bracket including annealing the brass to fit the curves... I now need to make a jig to hold everything together whilst soldering the part....I will be finishing the part with more filing when it is all together...

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 01, 2020, 02:43:20 AM
The bracket is now soft soldered together and a bit of fettling done. I have had to adjust the bolt spacing on the standard..bracket 'interface' as the threaded holes were too close together, I silver soldered some brass screws in and then redrllled and tapped it... also a pic of some of my small modified nut runners ...The next part is the governor proper and this will be quite challenging !!!
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 05, 2020, 11:59:18 PM
I have been drawing the governor parts and they are quite tiny...and the bevel gears will be about 3/32" in diameter.?  I may follow watch practice and just use thin gears at right angles ... Also I saw this engine in a shop window... it is supposed to be a Stuart No 1 but the cylinder has been made following horizontal/locomotive engine practice also not very well  as the slide valve shows... here are some pics of it.. it has the cylinder bottom casting so it will be quite easy to complete the engine satisfactorily.  (one day) !!

Willy

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Post by: crueby on March 06, 2020, 12:03:44 AM
Nice find!  Better keep the cat door latched or Surus might sneak in...
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 07, 2020, 03:11:22 AM
Hi Chris , Yes but this will be going into storage  with all the other future projects..!! The governor is begun with milling the base to size and the profile turned up.  the square stock is turned at both ends to hold in the small Unimat lathe. T part is returned to the mill to remove the inside for the gears.....

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 11, 2020, 03:21:15 AM
Ok ,Still figuring out how to do the governor gears and stuff... I am using clock gears to make the bevel gears ... The flats on the bottom of the brass weight was filed and the hole in the lathe mandrel was put to good use as it goes all the way through to tighten the chuck.at 180 degrees..The pin in the gear was a No 73 drill about 22"thou and I have a supply of very small taper pins...

Willy
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Post by: crueby on March 11, 2020, 03:48:58 AM
Thats a very small couple of gears!


 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 13, 2020, 02:40:16 AM
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
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 14, 2020, 03:18:24 AM
Slowly coming together ..next... is the pulley drive train....These parts are made in situ to get the correct dimensions.

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 17, 2020, 02:14:22 AM
 :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 17, 2020, 02:53:42 AM
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Post by: MJM460 on March 17, 2020, 07:35:03 AM
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

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Post by: Admiral_dk on March 17, 2020, 11:30:09 AM
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
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Post by: crueby on March 17, 2020, 01:32:29 PM
If a usb keyboard, try it in another port too.  Could just be your shop gnomes gnawed through the cable too.
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Post by: Admiral_dk on March 17, 2020, 08:00:11 PM
Quote
If a usb keyboard, try it in another port too.
  Good point - (how could I forget ...).
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 18, 2020, 01:23:48 AM
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
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Post by: crueby on March 18, 2020, 01:28:17 AM
Glad its  sorted out. Those parts are looking good.  What do you use for drill sharpening?
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 18, 2020, 01:51:01 AM
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
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 19, 2020, 01:23:38 AM
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...
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 25, 2020, 03:17:08 AM
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..
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 27, 2020, 01:39:39 AM
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 ?!!
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Post by: crueby on March 27, 2020, 01:59:26 AM
Full of water and it froze, expanding ice popped it?


Or, your shop elves have discovered a recipe for C4...
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 27, 2020, 03:00:18 AM
Hi Chris, Ok thanks for that and it must have been a really quick frost...?  the copper pipes split quite often in the watering system actually... and the split was always at the top of the  horizontal pipes ??  could we use this as an industrial process  ?? like the reverse of heat forming ??? I will be thinking about this now ...perhaps MJM could tell us .... :thinking: :headscratch:

Willy
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Post by: derekwarner on March 27, 2020, 03:56:08 AM
..."SS container"  :facepalm:.....the material shape/thickness is too thin to be drawn into a tube, so best guess is a sheet of carbon steel which has been roll formed with fused joints into a tubular shape.....then flashed with 1/10 of a micron of electroless Nickle

In Australia such items [food canisters, embezzled with different names] kitchen tidy bins..........toilet brush tubular holders]....are marketed .....all paper thin metal with a surface finish similar to ground/machine linished looking like a stainless finish :facepalm:........certainly Martensitic [magnetic] steel [I have one of the former & two of the latter]

Naturally unable to offer any root cause of failure [apart from mechanical overload] :headscratch: with your find from the bottom of the garden   .....throw it in the steel recycling bin & don't worry about it

Derek
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Post by: MJM460 on March 27, 2020, 08:22:07 AM
Hi Willy, good to see that you are well, keeping fit at the allotment and making progress on that governor.

I am not much on metallurgy, but am inclined to think like Derek that it may be plated steel.

Those splits look too straight to be a metallurgical failure.  It looks like the can was used as a plant pot, and was cut open to plant out the growing plant.  Looks a bit straight for hand shears, but a swift blow with a vertical shovel blade can split a pot (also sitting vertical, so the shovel only cuts the thickness) when the time comes.   

You could test it with a magnet.  If it really is SS, it will not be magnetic.  But unless it really responds well to a bit of a clean up and some polish, I would also be inclined to throw it out.  I have one of the vessels Derek mention on my bench, the thought was that it might look good as a boiler casing, but I now think it will rust after the boiler is fired up a few times.  (Should have tried the blow torch on it when I did some silver soldering the other day.)

It is always good to see more progress on the governor.

MJM460

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Post by: ChuckKey on March 27, 2020, 02:14:10 PM
I would look at hydrogen embrittlement / stress corrosion cracking.  This is why you don't make boilers out of stainless steel. The straightness of the fracture is rather surprising. I have had a similar stainless can split in much the same way. It had been used for several years to hold salt.
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 27, 2020, 08:38:51 PM
Hi All, This container (Coffee) was in my shed . It was used to store seeds and it had a plastic top on it .I have tested it with a strong magnet and it is only slightly magnetic ?? I don't think I have attacked it with any thing and it is really springy with the sides trying to straiten themselves ?? I could try heating it up to see what happens..perhaps to red/white hot ?? Thanks for the suggestions.....

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 28, 2020, 01:36:09 AM
Ok  I have now heated up the Tonge part of the cannister and it is still very springy ..the same as before ?

Willy
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Post by: steam guy willy on March 30, 2020, 01:24:29 AM
More work tonight and I have to make the bars from bar stock and the only machining will be drilling the holes. the rest will be done by filing This part is actually a trial part to find the best way to make it !!These bars are very slender so the final ones will be challenging !!!

willy
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Post by: scc on March 30, 2020, 09:50:00 AM
Nice work Willy!   Your eyesight is much better than mine :old:  That "vice" looks a useful bit of kit.               Regards       Terry
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 04, 2020, 02:18:01 AM
Hi Terry, thanks and I am still working and changing my mind over how best to make these parts.. I have lost my camera however so can't post any pics till I get a new one....

Willy
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Post by: crueby on April 04, 2020, 02:43:40 AM
Your shop elves steal your camera? Those nasty little .... um,  fellows!
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 05, 2020, 01:12:17 AM
Hi Chris, possibly ..they also took my battery charger and my bank card , and ate through my stop/tail lights wires !!!  So all the shops are closed  so I will have to look on line....

Willy :(
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Post by: MJM460 on April 05, 2020, 01:50:10 AM
Hi Willy, so sorry to hear about your car(?)  A really nasty thing for someone to do at any time but particularly now.  Hope you are able to get things sorted soon.

Back to that piece of unknown metal.  Sorry to have been a bit quiet on that front, but not really my area.  But I do wonder if it is showing signs of rust after the heating, particularly if a bit wet around any scratches.

Some people suggest you can tell by the colour for the sparks if you touch it to a grinder, but unfortunately, I don’t know the code to interpret the results, so don’t know if this would be helpful.

Hope you are well and still making progress with your files.

MJM460

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Post by: steam guy willy on April 05, 2020, 11:16:37 PM
Thanks MJM and I will investigate further with the can !!  I have continued with the governor and am now doing something different ..also making the parts smaller to scale ..I tried to get the holes in the ball correct at 90 degrees in all planes , but that didn't work out to well so I drilled them using square stock ..then turned the ball in the lathe ..also decided to use round rod rather than try to file this part.. Still spending loads of time at the allotment ..
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 07, 2020, 02:09:19 AM
A bit more work and this is largely experimental but seems to be working out ok.. a bit more filing and fettling ...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 08, 2020, 02:33:28 AM
More work on the governor ...I am using one of these mine blowtorch things to silver solder the rod into place ..also have made a jig to hold the part to make it easier to file ....the rods will need to be shortened  then tapped 10 BA for the balls.

Willy
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Post by: scc on April 08, 2020, 12:15:03 PM
Fabulous :praise2: :praise2:    Terry
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Post by: steam guy willy on April 10, 2020, 02:47:08 AM
I have now 'mended' the wrong holes in the weight by inserting some rods and silver soldering them in place ..the correct size holes are drilled in the right place.  these are No 60 size drill holes......so its now taking shape...

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on April 10, 2020, 04:05:39 AM
Wow, Willy.  Size 60, a touch over 1.00mm!

You will have to borrow one of George’s giant pennies to include in your photos.

You are doing an amazing job of that governor.

MJM460
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Post by: sco on April 10, 2020, 09:08:29 AM
Keep going and stay safe Willy!  Following quietly,

Simon.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 11, 2020, 02:42:06 AM
 Hi MJM and Simon ...the more I use that small drill the bigger it gets !!!  and I have smaller drills down to No 80 !!! I am staying as safe as I can and take my temp twice a day .... so made a jig to get the distances correct for the arms and silver soldered the parts in position ready to finish filing ...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on April 11, 2020, 03:19:57 AM
Great looking parts! Drills down in the nbr 60 to 80 range still work remarkably well, as long as you have a light touch. I rarely use them that small in metal, mostly in wood parts with a hand pin vise.


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Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 12, 2020, 03:16:21 AM
Hi Chris, these drills are a good quality item and I have a super fast drill that has the speed needed !!  more work and I have made a jig and a revolving vice to get at all the angles needed to file them...still lots To do...and 3rdtime lucky !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on April 12, 2020, 11:24:51 AM
Willy     I've run out of WOWS :praise2: :praise2:           Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 17, 2020, 02:25:21 AM
S0 the governor is assembled and still needs some work doing to connect it to the regulator .. I did manage to break off one of the arms though so silver soldered it back on !! so not so wow !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on April 17, 2020, 03:30:56 AM
Beautiful!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: fumopuc on April 17, 2020, 06:37:48 AM
Hi Willy, very nice.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on April 17, 2020, 08:02:26 AM
Hi Willy, That governor is really looking the part.

Bad luck on that breakage.  Glad to hear that you were able to solder it back on to save the part.

Indeed fortunate that you have a blow torch big enough for the job!   

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Craig DeShong on April 18, 2020, 11:46:57 PM
The governor is spectacular! 

 :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 19, 2020, 02:51:06 AM
Thanks for all the comments and there is still more to do...I am making the swivel parts and arm...the central part is turned on the lathe as one part and is drilled and tapped for 14BA screws ..the drill is 31 thou !!  the part will be sawn in half to fit onto the weight...to do this I will soft  solder it onto a holding spigot then use a really fine saw...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Roger B on April 19, 2020, 07:33:59 AM
Splendid  :praise2: :praise2: I'm still following along and enjoying  :wine1:  What torch do you use for silver soldering these small pieces?
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 20, 2020, 01:50:01 AM
Hi Roger , this is the micro torch and gas I use for these small parts ,and more work on the swivel parts , I had to reduce the thickness slightly and I use this squishy felty stuff to hold the parts I push it Into the green stuff and it holds the part quite firmly whilst filing . I soldered the part to a stub and sawed in in half.

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 21, 2020, 03:34:02 AM
A bit more work. and the lever is made in two parts.. the rod is silver soldered on and when I do this rather than making a tiny amount of wet flux I moisten the part in my mouth and then dip it into the flux. !!! this always seems to work ok !there is still more filing to do and if I need to remove a large amount I sometimes use the junior hacksaw in the same way as a file !, because the hacksaw is quite large it is easier to hold with both hands ! Pics...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 22, 2020, 01:47:30 AM
ok.. it is now installed temporarily with the cross bar in place.. I will need to take everything apart to make and  connect up the linkages to the valve.... I still need to tidy every thing up though ...!!

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on April 22, 2020, 02:00:51 AM
Excellent!
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Post by: MJM460 on April 22, 2020, 05:04:57 AM
Hi Willy, some amazingly fiddley detail in that connection from the rotating parts to the throttle linkage.

Your artistry and experience show in every tiny part.

Amazing work

MJM460
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 23, 2020, 01:21:25 AM
Hi MJM, thanks for the comments ,however watch makers do this sort of thing all the time ,,also having a lot of tools and infinite time to work out how to make the bits is useful ..that is why everything takes so long !! also a keen eyesight to find the bits that fall on the floor  !! the next part is the  hollow gear wheel ..........

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 28, 2020, 03:06:16 AM
Ok , so this is the gear I will be using and I have made a drawing and will be scheming how I will do it..mostly I will be removing a lot of it and then building it up...

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 29, 2020, 02:54:40 AM
So I have now turned out the inside of the gear and made a brass cap for the back ..I used a large scrap piece of brass I had that was just the rightsize... the inside part of the spokes were then cut out ready to solder to the brass back plate. The depth of the parts were calculated by squashing  a ball of lead solder between the back and front and measuring it. The gear is not connected to anything so will not be under any load so this construction method will be adequately strong enough !!when these parts are in place the milling of the cut outs will be undertaken....

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on April 30, 2020, 03:36:10 AM
I have now marked out the parts on the lathe using the 60 tooth Bull wheel to scribe the centers for the holes. I used a scrap piece first to see how it would work...as the sides are quite thin I drilled the removable brass piece first  then replaced it and used it to drill through to the front part...so I need to cutout the shapes next....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on April 30, 2020, 03:52:23 AM
Awesome!   :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 01, 2020, 02:10:50 AM
Thanks Chris, and more work ...milling out the outer profile and getting ready to cut out the waste... I did mark out the position for the holes  by eye and hand  ..however when I cut out the slot using the rotary base on the mill because this was 99% accurate there is some discrepancy !!! With something like this one can either use CNC or make a jig for every operation !!!  I will cut out the parts by hand and using files and 21/21 eyesight hopefully everything will turn out ok ?? This is taking quite long as I am having to figure out every operation .....

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 02, 2020, 02:40:21 AM
So.. I have now sawn out the waste and started to file the correct profiles. I used a piercing saw ..the toothed part was stable enough to be sawn in the vice , but the back part was sawn as shown as it is quite flimsy .. I used the small half round file using the shape to determine the curve. The inside parts now need to be fitted and soldered in place...still more final filing though... This is almost the last part to be made.. the rear bearing block being the last part.....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: fumopuc on May 02, 2020, 07:52:12 AM
Hi Willy, a lot of action to get that gear in shape. Respect.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: sco on May 02, 2020, 08:29:42 AM
Gear is looking great Willy!

Simon.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: gary.a.ayres on May 02, 2020, 01:36:09 PM
Lovely detailed work.

Exquisite!

gary
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 03, 2020, 03:40:55 AM
The inserts have now been made and glued in with locktite  603...and the brass plate is pushed in with its interference fit.  It now needs to be cleaned up and painted pillar box red !!   glad that is now finished and the last part is the rear bearing support ...plus any of the parts that may have disappeared ?!!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: sco on May 03, 2020, 11:32:19 AM
That came out great Willy!

Simon.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on May 03, 2020, 11:39:52 AM
Exquisite :praise2:     Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 10, 2020, 02:01:52 AM
Hi All ,thanks for the comments .and the gear is painted and in position....back to work with the rear main bearing...It will be built-up from flat stock and I will use the peg and slot method..... some pics....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on May 10, 2020, 02:27:37 AM
The gear and flywheel are wonderful Willy!


Just noticed in the picture of the real engine, img1606, the oil cup built into the side of the vertical link, that is unique!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 10, 2020, 03:28:44 AM
Hi Chris,  Oh yes the oiler. forgot about that. so  more watchmaking !!!  there are also lots of oil traps on the bearings !! early recycling ?!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 11, 2020, 02:54:46 AM
so.more work on the rear bearing block ...the  middle part has the pegs filed into it and the corresponding holes in the top and bottom parts. . the middle and bottom parts are silver soldered together to fix them whilst the webs are filed up before the top part is attached. there are 3 main webs and the square parts are for bolting on the Bearing block and the two fixing bolts to the base. the top part is annealed to help with bending them over the middle part....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 11, 2020, 02:56:32 AM
And more pics of the construction...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 12, 2020, 03:55:23 AM
I have now made all the parts and have silver soldered everything together....so everything is made and now all the parts need finding and finishing and cleaning up ........I have been taking my temp twice day as well whilst the lockdown is on !!!
Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on May 12, 2020, 09:04:41 AM
Hi Willy, more amazing detail, all produced with skill and absolutely minimum material use.

The end result of each component is amazing.

You know, it is possible to look too closely at your temperature, however, at least if you do get sick, you will have a better data set than the rest of us.

Glad to know that you are still well.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: gary.a.ayres on May 12, 2020, 11:02:09 PM
Amazing attention to detail - fine work.

And congratulations on that temperature!

gary
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 13, 2020, 03:31:16 AM
Hi  MJM. andGary thanks for the comments..also as well as minimal material use there is also, lots of conservation of energy use !!! as I have masses of bar stock in all shapes and sizes  and lots of new files and saw blades.... the Bearing support bracket has had the bearing block retainers soldered in place and the holes drilled and tapped and put in place .The next part is the barring block support bracket for the flywheel...so still lots of work....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 17, 2020, 02:13:19 AM
I have now dispensed with the Meccan frame and attached the engine to a base board...this is to check out the dimensions and build up the engine with the correct parts etc etc also the drawing for the barring pivot Assy

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: sco on May 17, 2020, 07:24:18 AM
Looking really impressive Willy!

Simon.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 21, 2020, 02:53:12 AM
Hi Sco.....thanks and getting there ..this is the barring pivot bracket   at least that is what I am calling it ...so nearly done ..I have soft soldered the round parts in the bracket keeping them in position using the vice and the mini blowtorch...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on May 21, 2020, 03:06:55 AM
Very nice. It all looks so much better without the meccanno base, though that served a good purpose.   :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 22, 2020, 02:19:26 AM
Hi Chris ,  yes and also it avoids loosing all the nuts that fall through all the holes !!!  just the governor drive pulley to make now and all the tidying up. >>>Yea...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 27, 2020, 03:35:02 AM
Starting on the Governor pulley on the crank shaft... the drawing is made and the part is made from a solid piece of brass. the spoke holes are drilled as shown with the part in the chuck using the Bull wheel and a jig. the holes are drilled through using a hand drill and a 1/8th centre drill.  the spokes will be silver soldered in place and then returned to the lathe and finish turned. The spokes are oval in shape rather than round... Hi Jason and Jo, Great, I found the Table engine on the web ...it is quite large and I don't know where it is now  and who actually made it ?!!

Willy
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Post by: crueby on May 27, 2020, 04:23:04 AM
Interesting way to do the spoked wheel. You will get the spokes soldered on before separating from the bar? That is a built in alignment jig, clever!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 28, 2020, 02:59:47 AM
Hi Chris , er um yes I suppose it is !!however I am being a bit lazy and thought this was the easiest way to do it !!?..The holes are drilled through and the German silver rod was inserted and silver soldered in place then cleaned up on the Myford also the oval spokes were part flattened. the part was parted off and transferred to the Unimat and the other side profiled... there will be some fettling to do.. this is the last part and next is cleaning up all the parts and the governor linkage made up....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on May 28, 2020, 03:30:07 AM
Very tidy Willy  :hammerbash:

Were you using HSS for the 6 x 6 x 6...bang bang bang ...in cutting the flattened profile to the 6 wheel pins in the Myford?

Does the Unimat provide a better concentricity for the reverse side cleanup?

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 28, 2020, 03:59:59 AM
Hi Derek ,  yes ..I only very rarely use I insert lathe tools , as I need to grind the shapes to be able to get into the parts...I used the Unimat as the wheel is only 1" diameter and the bore in the Bernerd chuck is the same ..so there was no flat part to push the wheel against !! There is going to be a lot of fettling with the spokes to make them all the same !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on May 28, 2020, 01:08:55 PM
Nice work on that pulley, Willy. 

I am not sure if it was easier than alternative methods or not, but it looks like it will do the job well.  Those oval spokes were not going to be easy however you did them.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 28, 2020, 09:07:32 PM
Hi MJM. I have just thought that I could have made the oval parts oval before I inserted them before I silver soldered them >>>

relive and learn I suppose ?!!!  this pulley is actually quite hidden from view behind the eccentrics and I could make another one to get it perfect  rather than looking like a poor casting !!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 28, 2020, 09:07:57 PM
Hi MJM. I have just thought that I could have made the oval parts oval before I inserted them before I silver soldered them >>>

 we live and learn I suppose ?!!!  this pulley is actually quite hidden from view behind the eccentrics and I could make another one to get it perfect  rather than looking like a poor casting !!! I have had to guesstimate the actual dimensions as we can't visit the engine as we are in lockdown and I don't have any really good photos of it !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 29, 2020, 03:17:56 AM
Ok so the governor drive pulley is finished and in position ...and the pulley on the governor needs making ...the G small pulley has extra side pieces to stop the belt coming off but the Crankshaft one is slightly curved to keep it in place there. !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on May 29, 2020, 05:45:42 AM
Well Willy....55 years ago :old:, as apprentices made [assembeled] leather drive belts for process machinery.....I always loved how a Crowned Pulley would steer the belt to the centre or highest diameter of the pulley

These Flexco OO Size joiners are listed for belts up to 1.6 mm thick, and suitable for pulley sizes from 25 diameter +

The amazing thing was the Joining Wire was not metal wire at all........no I believe these approx 1/8" diameter lengths were reinforced strands of Pig Gut......similar to Tennis Racquet Gut Strings......

.....and not to forget  :facepalm: if the product slipped on the belts and the tension appeared OK.......throw/sprinkle white Rosen powder on the belt  :ThumbsUp:....it always worked

Derek

 
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on May 30, 2020, 03:26:45 AM
Hi Derek,  Yes , crowned pulley's... I used to think the belts  stayed on the pulleys due to centrifugal forces ?? then heard it was because the differences in diameter caused the belt to steer to the top faster section of the pulley I don't know the actual theory about this but there is possible some maths to explain this ?!!!( perhaps someone ? that knows about governors on this forum could enlighten us as they may use resin cored solder). ? Also they use rosin on a violin bow to create friction to make the strings vibrate !!...and there are stories that if you want to pretend to play in a band/orchestra you could put candle wax on the bow and pretend to play without making any noise !! :lolb: :lolb:

astb

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on June 01, 2020, 12:16:00 PM
Hi Willy, a real grab bag of mixed metaphors there.

Resin cored solder is used in soldering for its chemical action on oxides when soft soldering copper and tin in the same way as a different chemical composition of flux is used for silver soldering.  However resin is used on a violin bow for entirely different reasons that are possibly known only to violin makers, but I am sure they don’t want a chemical attack on the strings.

However, you are quite right in feeling there is a simple mathematical explanation for belt tracking on a crowned pulley. 

If you calculate the length of the circumferential path around the pulley, you will know that it is greatest at the pulley crown and less at the edges.  When a flat belt is tensioned around the pulley, it’s tension is greatest around the crown and progressively a little less each side as you move towards the edges.

If the belt is running true, the tension variation each side of the crown is in balance.  However, if the belt moves a little one way or the other, as surely it will for a multitude of tiny reasons, then the tension becomes greater on the side being dragged towards the crown, while it becomes less on the side moving towards the edge of the pulley where the diameter is less.  This means the belt tensions in the direction across the belt are no longer in balance, and quite importantly, in the direction that tends to drag the belt back to the centre to where the the tensions are again equal.  Just as Derek has said. And similarly on any of the other pulleys over which the belt rides.

Of course, the shafts on which all pulleys affecting the belt must be parallel, and the pulleys must be aligned on the shafts with the crown radii all on the same line perpendicular to the shafts.  Otherwise that misalignment might steer the belt off to the side.

I am not sure how many pulleys have to be crowned, or whether you can get away with some being flat and leaving one to do the steering, but if I had to guess, I would probably make the drive and driven pulleys crowned and leave any idlers flat.  But it may only be necessary to have one crowned.  Observations of some installed systems would tell you the practical answer to this question.

I hope that is enough to keep your governor belt properly centred. 

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Admiral_dk on June 01, 2020, 10:14:32 PM
Thank you for the explanation about belts and crowns - very informative (and logical)  :ThumbsUp:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 02, 2020, 01:22:44 AM
Hi MJM , yes thanks for the explanation and I wonder if we could use the mantra " keep your governor belts properly centred". That would have to be in latin of course !!!  .......a bit like trust in god and keep your powder  dry ?!!    oops  there I go again!   


sitas servo tuo zona aes. ?!!! :lolb:

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on June 02, 2020, 12:23:19 PM
Hi Admiral, you are very welcome.  I am glad it was informative.  One of those very early lessons in machine dynamics that stuck, perhaps because the explanation actually made sense.

Hi Willy, I think it is more a case of keeping our pulleys and their shafts properly aligned, and the belts will look after the cantering all by themselves.  But I am not much of a Latin scholar.

MJM460
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 07, 2020, 01:49:56 AM
So..the engine is finished and I now need to take it all apart and finish them properly.. then paint everything....I don't know how I will paint it yet as some of the stripes are only 27 thou " wide !? 

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on June 07, 2020, 02:10:48 AM
The engine looks magnificent! I'm sure you will figure out the painting, got to be an order of colors that would let you mask one side of a field at a time leaving the narrow line.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 07, 2020, 04:09:54 AM
Hi Chris, Thanks, just had a look at the stripy paint and the thin lines are actually 7/32" wide which is actually 12 thou  ?!!! some of the lines are also curved  so will have to see what happens !!! :-\ :-\ :-\ However the more decimal places you work to ...the larger they become ?!! :ThumbsUp:

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on June 07, 2020, 01:23:17 PM
Hi Willy, the engine is looking great.  A real tribute to your skills.

Have you got the valve gear worked out or is that waiting until after painting?

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 07, 2020, 02:45:42 PM
HI MJM,    this is a video of the engine working with compressed air. so the motion work is working but needs finishing ...

Not a valid vimeo URL.     

so still lots of work to bring everything up to scratch !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 11, 2020, 01:16:42 AM
Starting to clean up the beam bearings prior to painting ..and taking a photo that you can enlarge shows up all the imperfections   so I will need to file up the top part again !!   also another modification to the Unimat lathe wit a larger handle and a proper ident for the new (Myford) scale wheel. rather the just a bit of paint with no marks !

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on June 11, 2020, 09:46:17 AM
Lovely work as ever Willy :ThumbsUp:        Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 12, 2020, 02:35:15 AM
Hi Terry, thanks  and  I am now starting to paint the Beam bearings and am using this acid etch undercoat. Iusethis as the parts are brass and steel and this helps the colour coat stay on !! I also use artists Sable hair brushes as the hairs don't come out !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 15, 2020, 12:36:42 AM
Ok  ..started painting the engine parts and its good to see all the minor imperfections disappear under a coat of paint..!!!

Also the car boots are open again u Der lockdown and I got this set of long shaft BA taps !! and also what is this piece of WKSP tooling found in a Blacksmith forge  ?? any ideas!!
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Post by: Don1966 on June 15, 2020, 02:56:43 AM
Silly I am always amazed at the work you do. Love it.....  :Love:



 :cheers:
Don
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 19, 2020, 02:11:11 AM
Have now tidied up the entablature and undercoated it and also have this cover to keep the dust off...

hi Don...we are all doing  amazing work and I'm sure I would find what other people do quite challenging !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on June 19, 2020, 03:31:21 AM
Amazing how much just the single color changes the look, makes the details of the shape pop.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 21, 2020, 11:33:30 PM
Hi Chris, yes  it always looks better with paint !!   and the painting coming along...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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.......

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 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?

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on July 15, 2020, 02:14:56 AM
Looks like you are making steam engine shaped lollipops!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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

Willy

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on July 18, 2020, 01:27:37 AM
Ok so first layer of green paint...and the governor nearing completion.....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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 ''

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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!

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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...
willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on August 18, 2020, 02:22:04 AM
Been wonderful watching this build from the beginning, quite a journey. Still watching along....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy 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
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on August 25, 2020, 03:06:34 AM
We've said George has a giant penny for his photos. Looks like you have a teensy Steam Guy in your first photo!  :Lol:


Looks great!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 25, 2020, 03:14:30 AM
Hi Chris .. ;D ;D ;D and this is a really grumpy elf overseeing things ... :lolb:

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 26, 2020, 02:47:51 AM
The other side of the cylinder block has the inlet and exhaust ports so the cover is quite different, so a thin brass shim is filed up to make a template.. Also the 16 BA tap made by the Card tap and die makers...so almost ready for painting ...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 27, 2020, 02:20:10 AM
The other side cover is made and fitted... and talking about Left Handed taps and dies ... I have this rare set from the car boot sale... it is a L.A.L. set that was made for the Army as can be seen by the broad arrow.... So over in the US most of the threads used for screws are the Metric or the small UNF / ANF Number sizes.. so do these screws have left handed types threading sets available ??
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on August 27, 2020, 03:20:03 AM
Yup, left hand inch sizes are readily available, down to very small sizes. Someday I will actually buy a couple!   ::)   Seems like every couple of models has a turnbuckle, but I never get the taps.




https://www.victornet.com/tools/Inch-Size-Left-Hand-Taps-and-Dies/100.html
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 28, 2020, 03:27:25 AM
Hi Chris, Ok about the southpaws. as they say in the USA !!!...trying out the cladding ... this only has 1 brass band and it looks as though on the engine there is a row of screws above and below ??  !!

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on August 31, 2020, 02:39:26 AM
The governor valve is now in place so the engine block is ready for painting !!

the stuffing box/gland is attached using 14BA studs and nuts !
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 02, 2020, 01:58:41 AM
So slowly coming together...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on September 02, 2020, 02:27:28 AM
Hi Willy, wonderful progress.

Still following along and watching the progress with every post.

Incredible detail and amazing ability to tee how to build up complex structures and shapes from simple parts.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 03, 2020, 01:29:56 AM
Hi MJM ,thanks for that .. and as I am copying the real engine all the details have to be adhered to .. however as it is 1/18 scale the details are quite small and some of this is a bit like watch/clock making. !!   so more parts are made with the governor rod support now in place..

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 17, 2020, 02:15:20 AM
More work with the engine ..the painting is drying nicely and the cylinder has been lagged with the single brass band ..as per the original. And tidying up all the parts hoping it will all go back together properly with all the nuts and bolts the correct length and size

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on September 17, 2020, 02:26:37 AM
Amazing how much different it looks with the paint.    :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Admiral_dk on September 17, 2020, 11:01:27 AM
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Amazing how much different it looks with the paint.

Amen to that, as I was just thinking the same, just before I saw Chris post ....
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 18, 2020, 02:04:25 AM
Hi, yes ..Hooray for paint.. Have attached the side plate with 14 BA screws..so still all the final touches happening and on track for the Forncett  exhibition ..exept it is not happening this year......so I don't have to rush anything....also looking for a new /old  beam engine to make....!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 22, 2020, 02:53:08 AM
Starti g to assemble the parts to make the correct screws and fittings. Measuring up to make the beam support stanchions ....still lots to do and trying to protect the painted parts !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on September 22, 2020, 08:48:05 AM
Looking good Willy :ThumbsUp:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 24, 2020, 02:05:14 AM
Hi Sco,  getting there slowly... Making parts for the stanchions..there are some spacers under the engine block that were turned drilled then parted off...The Unimat lathe does not have a really slow speed for this so I made a Jig to saw the items off ...Also the nuts that go on are 9 BA tapped out 8 BA these are quite difficult to attach so I have used a magnet to keep the nuts in place prior to tightening... so.. still getting the parts to fit and attach ...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 30, 2020, 01:55:45 AM
The painting is drying nicely and I have started to assemble with the correct fittings .. Also have some nice figured Mahogany with some lovely figuring... when I select this wood in the shop I usually spit on it to bring out the grain !! I was just about to do this but suddenly thought possibly not a good idea just at the moment ...what with covid   etc etc..!!!!

Willy

right just off to watch 90 minuets of reality TV ??!!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: propforward on September 30, 2020, 01:26:47 PM
Wonderful work - what a lovely engine! Very nice - I'd like to make a beam engine some day and this is certainly some inspiration.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on September 30, 2020, 10:50:36 PM
Hi Stuart, I do like these early beam engines . They are quite simple in design and they are quite uncluttered with later prototypes that have lots of refinements to make them more efficient . These models I make are copies of extant prototypes so there is a great variation in the construction ...Also a lot of the fun is working out what is going inside the cylinder blocks and steam chests etc. more to do with patents and copywrite I suppose, My models are made from bar stock  but there are quite a few castings sets available, and these can be individually modified to give the model more interest....
Thanks for looking in

Willy.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 07, 2020, 02:59:47 AM
Ok starting on the base... this is made with different bits of soft wood and is veneers with mahogany. I have used some up cycled wood that I collect from skips !....

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 10, 2020, 12:56:26 AM
So.. more work on the base all the faces have been veneer'd and the bottom mouldings need sawing to size and attaching with screws and glue..to finish woodwork I use this Garnet paper it comes in 80..100..150. grits and between every sanding I wet the wood to lift the grain... also to prepare the timber use this plane I made circa 1976 that has a curved narrow  blade  this is useful for removing lots of wood quickly . this is a design I used in Germany when I did my Violin apprenticeship ..I have not seen this type of plane in the UK shops for some reason ?  !! I have marked it with my name and location as is usual with ones own tools.

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 23, 2020, 03:08:55 AM
So, the base is finished and varnished and the parts are now being installed with the correct nuts and bolts .The governor linkage is now being made to fit ..so all going to plan

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: propforward on October 23, 2020, 03:14:49 AM
Wonderful workmanship - making up into a real gem of an engine!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on October 23, 2020, 03:42:15 AM
Really looking great!  :ThumbsUp: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on October 23, 2020, 12:31:45 PM
Hi Willy, the great progress continues.  Looking really good, especially that veneer on the base.

Have you tried spinning the governor with your fingers yet?

That wooden plane in the earlier post is a very handy tool that has obviously seen a lot of use.  A real treasure to remind you of an earlier life.

MJM460



Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 25, 2020, 01:58:46 AM
Hi All...thanks for the comments and yes MJM the governor is operating satisfactorily ...just need to tidy it up now... The linkage has an adjusting nut  with left and right handed threads .. So I do have this set of LH taps to do this . they were a car boot find and quite cheap  I felt almost guilty when I parted with my Five pound note !! the threads in the set are  0 BA down to 10 BA ,even sizes so need to find a box with the odd sizes in it now. ??!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on October 25, 2020, 02:47:43 AM
All that for a fiver - great deal! They probably had a hard time interesting anyone in a left-hand set.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on October 25, 2020, 03:25:16 AM
Certainly a Buyers Market when you consider only about 15% of all model machinists in the World are Left Handed   :naughty:...

So would this not mean that 85% of model machinist would have no use for them?   :lolb:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 26, 2020, 03:08:55 AM
Certainly a Buyers Market when you consider only about 15% of all model machinists in the World are Left Handed   :naughty:...

So would this not mean that 85% of model machinist would have no use for them?   :lolb:

I do have quite a few left handed tools....scibers.  rulers. drill-bits. etc.  :ROFL:

I think they are made by the Southpaw tool works in Leftington, California  ??

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on October 26, 2020, 03:14:27 AM
Check the labels, they may have been made by NASCAR Tool Works, will only turn left...   :Lol:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 29, 2020, 02:05:55 AM
Hi Chris ,,thanks ..yes I did look them up ..Impressive !!!   The governor linkage is complete and the final assembly is in sight

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on October 31, 2020, 02:36:04 AM
More work on the Governor...all the fixings are not nuts and bolts but are these plane shaped 'screws' .. When I put it all together original I used 14 BA nuts and bolts . I have now started to make these 13 BA fixings and they will be screwed in from both sides and secured with Locktite . I don't know how Porter attached them in place way back in 1870 ?? I turn them up in the small lathe and put the threads on with a diestockthat has one arm removed to enable it to fit in the confines of the lathe.....some pics
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 01, 2020, 02:57:43 AM
A bit more work on the governor. and we are intotaal lockdown again .......

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 04, 2020, 04:10:29 AM
More work on the governor and seem to spend more time finding /remaking the dropped /lost tiny parts !!! also the gears are actually flat  not bevelled I have just found out as there is not much room inside these Porter types...

Willy

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: john mills on November 04, 2020, 08:51:13 AM
I am following your work it has been amazing the govoner looks great it will be great to see it all working.
I hope you will be able to continue though your lock down  with can be quite a restriction on what you can do.
we have just started to come out of a 6 week lock down and things are starting to free up.might be able to travel
abit further soon.hope you don't find it to hard.
       John
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 07, 2020, 03:45:08 AM
Hi John . thanks and I am doing ok and am spending more time at home ,so can do lots of stuff around the house !!  more work on the valve gear ..the Meyer strap is affixed with a square key, however it is quite small so I have drilled the hole after gluing the parts together. It is then tapped 10 BA and the hex bolt is filed square  to replicate what is actually on the engine !!  cheating again ?!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 11, 2020, 02:26:02 AM
More work on the valve cross rods.  On my Unimat lathe there is no provision for a 3 jaw steady so I had to make this little jig to turn the end of the shaft...still lots to do .........!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on November 11, 2020, 08:35:27 AM
Hi Willy, that’s a nice little jig.  Is it just for the last little bit of the rod?  Or does it have some clever provision for the reduced diameter to move into the tail stock direction?  There is not much room to move the tool within the limits.

Good to see the progress, you are modelling amazing detail.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 12, 2020, 03:13:49 AM
Hi MJM,  yes it is for the end facing of one of the valve rods  that was sawn off after fitting to length. this rod has different diameters towards the end and the rod is slightly thicker in the middle  (entasis ) so could not be held in the chuck without wobbling !! more final fitting and profiling of the valve parts. so lots of assembling and tweaking going on !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 13, 2020, 02:24:01 AM
The valve train is now complete with all the correct  nuts bolts and fixings and all is running smoothly ...

next is the beam and the parallel motion work

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 15, 2020, 12:45:02 AM
Attaching the steam chest and cover with the correct length bolts ... I usually buy extra length bolts and cut them down to size. I use these old hardened steel screw plates and the bolts are measured and inserted and snipped off with pliers, they are then filed flat and polished with a diamond  lap. the bolts are then unscrewd from the die plate that restores the thread and then inserted in the cylinder block...I have also been Medlar munching.. these are a local fruit that in France are called  "chien derrier"..!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on November 15, 2020, 07:54:15 AM
Hi Willy, those plates are very interesting.  Did you make them?

I am sure that I am not the only one who would like a reliable way to shorten bolts and still be able to use them.

The valve chest looks great with the right number of bolts, quite a job to put them all in.  But it is not quite complete.  Some sort of poke emoji required here!

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 16, 2020, 01:30:52 AM
Hi MJM,  these screcwplates are propriety items and are well documented in old tool catalogues they are also tapered from large thread to small and the older one goes down to 11 BA !!. the Roebuck item came  from a skip when an old engineering firm closed down !!  the Meyer valve is fitted and the cylinder head nuts need fitting to size ...here is another way I reduce the length of small screws...just a simple silver steel press that is hardened, and used with a hammer !!!  also a screw plate entry in a Willcox cat. and also why those medlars are called Chien Derrière's !!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 18, 2020, 02:52:12 AM
The cylinder block is now finished and painted  ..so slowly nearing completion... the cylinder head bolts are made with the nuts silver soldered to studding and screwed int the block rather than  separate studding screwed into the block and the nuts screwed on afterwards ...This looks the same but is easier and quicker to do .......Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: simplyloco on November 18, 2020, 11:00:27 AM
Hi MJM,  these screcwplates are propriety items and are well documented in old tool catalogues they are also tapered from large thread to small and the older one goes down to 11 BA !!. the Roebuck item came  from a skip when an old engineering firm closed down !!  the Meyer valve is fitted and the cylinder head nuts need fitting to size ...here is another way I reduce the length of small screws...just a simple silver steel press that is hardened, and used with a hammer !!!  also a screw plate entry in a Willcox cat. and also why those medlars are called Chien Derrière's !!!

Willy

Hi Willy. I agree on the use of screw plates. Many years ago I made two screw plates out of ordinary mild steel: 1/8" and 2mm thick tapped BA and Metric. They have stood me in great stead!
John
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 20, 2020, 02:14:18 AM
Hi John , yes they were also a favourite in apprenticeship days when the students made their own plates and stamped them with their name place and intake year  !! A few pics showing the how I make the stud/ nut  bolts and the top entablature fixed in place and the beam bearings attached ....

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 20, 2020, 02:30:23 AM
Willy, what is the wire you show being wrapped into rings? Is that silver solder?


 :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 20, 2020, 02:51:31 AM
Hi Chris , yes it is silver solder ,  I should have described it a bit more ?!! also when I silver solder I don't usually mix up the flux to a paste. just wet the bolt in my mouth and then dip it in the flux where it adheres without being blown away by the flame.. it is then brought up to heat gently. this seams to work fine and is quick and easy with these small parts ?!!!

..thanks for looking in   and BA bolts are available down to 16. /18 BA  so how small are metric screws available ??

The 16 BA screws are quite small. but very long. so good for studding !
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 20, 2020, 03:02:16 AM
Great method! Thanks for the extra info.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: pgp001 on November 20, 2020, 11:30:32 AM
SGW

Can you tell us where you buy your small bolts please, I am interested in buying some longer ones myself.

I use a similar method for making "stud bolts", but generally find that loctite 601 will secure the nuts without having to silver solder them and clean them up afterwards.

In fact I just made some 10BA ones last night for holding the governor onto the bedplate of Agnes.

Phil
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 20, 2020, 04:24:28 PM
Hi Phil, Yes ,there are the Places that you can buy longer bolts and screws. EKP supplies actually make them and if you make enquiries they can offer items that are still on the shelves that do not appear in their cat...also another " sectret "supplier is Just the Ticket and they have quite a large range  but more expensive..I have also used loctite  but found that with repeated use doing and undoing the can fail ...
Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 25, 2020, 03:01:35 AM
the next jobs the motion work .. it needs all the correct screws and nuts ..basically 12 BA but with square heads  .I don't have a screw plate with 12 BAthread so I am using an ordinary die...the bolt is screwd in and filed to length and then removed from the diestock and pinched up in the vice. it is then filed square just using the vice shape to make it square... there are 24 of these to make so will take a few hours..!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 26, 2020, 03:10:57 AM
So making the small 12 BA nuts .. I have made this jig to file them hexagonal...the nut is screwed onto a bolt and s red into the hex holder.. the jig is then held in the vice and turned around in the jaws to file each time and filed in succession...Incedently the nuts are a different a/f size to the bold heads so I have had to use a 4 BA socket head screw to make a nut runner...Pics... the supplied 12 BA nuts are about 85 Thou and they are filed down to about 66 Thou..using the special rule... the last pic shows the normal 12 BA bolt and nut as bought, and the filed up parts ...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on November 26, 2020, 08:54:32 AM
Hi Willy, that is some very detailed precision filing, requiring lots of patience and skill.

The end effect is outstanding,

MJM460
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 28, 2020, 12:03:46 AM
thanks but I have had a look at the photos and the bolts are actually different with a circular part . I have decided to not use a bolt ,but turn up the part so it has the lip on it , I have made a jig to hold the part and have had another go...,,,

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 28, 2020, 12:34:23 AM
Great attention to details, that really makes the difference.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on November 28, 2020, 02:22:46 AM
Hi Chris ,thanks yes  but not quite right yet !! will try again later . I file the square part but need to find a good file with really sharp corners ?!!! I will draw it full size first then size it down...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on November 28, 2020, 02:43:57 AM
For inside corners? Sometimes a needle file with one flat and one halfround side has good corners, better than the triangular ones sometimes.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 03, 2020, 02:54:50 AM
Hi Chris , I have been using a  'Barrette'  profile file to get into the corners...and this works quite well..Finishing off the motion work and am using this filing attachment ... also drilling and tapping with a 14 BA tap and  No67 drill  so assembly next

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 04, 2020, 02:50:12 AM
The motion work in place but still more to do........in fact lots to do...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on December 04, 2020, 12:58:22 PM
Looking terrific!   I just noticed the red wheel on the near side of the flywheel, looks like a valve handwheel. What is that for?
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 04, 2020, 01:18:00 PM
Hi Chris ,  it is the governor drive actually and it is painted red on the prototype for some reason ?!!
thanks for looking in   and your model that is all painted up is still having lots of work being done !!

looking good

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 06, 2020, 03:11:07 AM
the con rods in place and the governor drive attached ..the eccentric rods now need finishing and fitting ...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on December 06, 2020, 09:38:37 AM
Fabulous, Willy.  Must be on the home straight now with the end in sight.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Zephyrin on December 06, 2020, 10:30:41 AM
great progress, nice model...
the accessory vice for holding small parts looks very convenient too, home shop made tool ?
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Dave Otto on December 06, 2020, 02:52:47 PM
Beautiful engine!
It is really starting to come together.

Dave
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 07, 2020, 03:48:24 AM
Hi All, thanks for the comments !! lots of tidying up to do still but really pleased how it is turning out !! really bad toothache at the moment and was watching the snooker at Ally Pally !!  Trump lost to Robertson. . 9--10..

thinking about my next engine now ........
Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on December 07, 2020, 04:02:28 AM
great progress, nice model...
the accessory vice for holding small parts looks very convenient too, home shop made tool ?
Saw your comment, looked back for the vise. That is a great setup! Looks like it will support the part very well. As  with Zephryn, would like to see more about that.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: fumopuc on December 07, 2020, 06:22:11 AM
Hi Willy, looking very nice.
An extraordinary model engine, sure an eye catcher at the next exhibition.

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 08, 2020, 03:17:14 AM
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the accessory vice for holding small parts looks very convenient too, home shop made tool ?
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Saw your comment, looked back for the vise. That is a great setup! Looks like it will support the part very well. As  with Zephryn, would like to see more about that.
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Hi Chris , Zephyrin,  this is the handy vice.. I bought it at a car boot sale but it is a common ME accessory over the pond and there was an article and plans for this that was published in the Model Engineer mag.... Perhaps Jo knows where it is ?  There is a spring that keeps the jaws open that is clever and the jaws are adjustable up and down to suit the work ..there is no copywrite with this so spend a few hours in the  WKSP.... there is also a similar tool that is similar but it is mounted on bearings so it can swivel to make it easier to file things dead flat ??!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 08, 2020, 03:28:06 AM
The eccentrics are almost finished and I made this plastic jig to help sanding it flat and also to hold it in the vice... on my mini drill I use a chuck key on a long rod and handle , that makes it easier to tighten the chuck !!  also I have a set of clockmakers broaches that I use to enlarge tapped holes ,  Sometimes I hold parts together and drill and tap them together to work on them . then when the part is finished I enlarge one of the holes to let a bolt slide in to screw up to the mating part.  Also to attach the rod/bar to the eccentric strap I use I bolt on the inside so there are 3 fixings...handy when you break off a tap in one of the parts ?!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on December 08, 2020, 03:28:42 AM
Thanks for the pictures of the vise!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 08, 2020, 03:32:06 AM
Chris , ok that's cool ..its 3.30 am over here so am off to bed ...where I think up clever ideas and stuff... they call it sleeping on it and then try and remember the next morning !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jo on December 08, 2020, 07:58:49 AM
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Hi Chris , Zephyrin,  this is the handy vice.. I bought it at a car boot sale but it is a common ME accessory over the pond and there was an article and plans for this that was published in the Model Engineer mag.... Perhaps Jo knows where it is ?  There is a spring that keeps the jaws open that is clever and the jaws are adjustable up and down to suit the work .

"Tubal Cain" published the original design for his thin piece vice in Model Engineer back in 1971 (Page 1074), which was a rather complicated affair. The design was repeated numerous times over the years. I suspect it was originally an apprentice piece that was pieced up to be published in ME. I have the same sprung loaded version that Willy has and can confirm it is very useful :ThumbsUp:

Jo

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: pgp001 on December 08, 2020, 08:58:53 AM
Me too..........Well worth getting or making one of those.

Phil
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 08, 2020, 03:04:10 PM
Hi Jo , thanks for the link ..On my car boot one one of the springs in the legs has broken ..? ! so no chance of replacing it as it is all riveted up !!!

Cheers

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 10, 2020, 02:38:17 AM
So.. the eccentrics have now been installed and I now need to make all the oil pots !!   a few pics ...still some fine fettling and fitting to do....I am quite pleased with the result and it has been a long haul !!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 10, 2020, 03:48:30 AM
This is the video of the engine working with air before it was finished and painted....

Willy

Not a valid vimeo URL..
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Admiral_dk on December 10, 2020, 11:58:19 AM
It runs really well Willy - you must be very chuffed with that  :cheers:

Per
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 17, 2020, 01:30:53 AM
Finishing the flywheel...It is cast iron and I have been using my 14" bastard file to get through the hard chilled skin. Also using files on cast iron ,although not being too sharp and new they are still quite effective and fast on cast iron, and you can really put your weight behind it. I think it is something to do with the molecular structure ??!!!

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: simplyloco on December 17, 2020, 04:47:41 PM
That is one job I hate! Well done you.
John
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 23, 2020, 02:17:48 AM
Hi John ,yes it is a laborious task and trying to file down all the surfaces is made easier with curved files !! I have quite a few so it makes the job easier

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jo on December 23, 2020, 05:00:43 PM
.. trying to file down all the surfaces is made easier with curved files

They are called riffler files  ;)

Jo
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 25, 2020, 01:49:51 AM
Hi Jo, Yes riffler files  and I think every different one has its own name ??  They do have numbers on some of them so I presume you look in a cat and ask for the No...!!
Almost ready for the paint  but every time I look at it I see a bit more that needs smoothing out !
 A happy seasons greeting and a prosperous new year

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on December 25, 2020, 07:16:19 PM
Nice Job Willy, very well done :ThumbsUp:      Best Wishes       Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 26, 2020, 01:22:13 AM
Thanks Terry and this is the last major part to make and paint up...Also I was clearing up my drawers and food this solid silver badge that I bought some time ago. It has a 1943 hallmark and I suppose engine builders use to wear them at their meetings to show their allegiance to the party. Looks like a quadruple expansion steam ship engine ...so..I suppose id better make one so I can wear it with pride / !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on December 26, 2020, 09:48:38 AM
Hi Willy, beautiful job on that flywheel.  Your skill with the files never ceases to amaze me.

And yes, a quad expansion engine would be a fitting next model.  Do you have one nearby to get some dimensions from?  Or a plan?  But we need a video of the this one completed first.  So near now.

I do hope you have had a happy Christmas celebration.  Best wishes for the new year.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 27, 2020, 02:39:37 AM
Hi MJM , thanks for this and one of the 'secrets' is to use files that have the same shape as the profile that one is filling...

I have rigged up my old pillar drill to run as a milling machine . I have used the compound cross slide from the Pultra lathe and the pillar has been extended to get the room under the tool !..the next job with this is to make an accurate Z axis part ...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 29, 2020, 02:59:29 AM
The flywheel has been painted and will take a few days to harden off.  the barring slots will be next ..in filing with Blackboard Paint..

Next will be the oil pots foe the bearing blocks...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on December 31, 2020, 02:34:51 AM
Getting there slowly and a happy and productive new year to everybody....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on December 31, 2020, 02:53:41 AM
Wow. What a change from the early on Meccano mock-up!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 03, 2021, 02:06:03 AM
Hi Chris, yes  and here is a photo of the real one  for comparison   again..The beam seems to be out of scale though and it is a built up wrought iron item rather than a casting like the standards and the architrave support arrangement...still fiddly bits to do.....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on January 03, 2021, 03:59:15 AM
Willy....

Not sure if you intend to, but adding the horizontal yellow Pencil Lines to the Beam will create the impression of thinner & longer, or not as fat

..darn....  :insane: when I look closley...each line is red/yellow/black/yellow/red  :facepalm:

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 04, 2021, 02:48:26 AM
Yes those lines are very small and I will probably only need 3 or 4 hairs on the brush...,, The next job is the oiler on the con rod and this is very tiny with a hinged lid ?!!!   so a bit like watch making  ...the difficulty with these small parts is trying to hold them  and also finding them when they fall on the floor !!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 06, 2021, 04:09:36 AM
So a bit more work on the oiler ...just working out how to do it  however when it is photographed and enlarged all the details are enlarged so you can see the faults with it ... so will do a bit more work on it ...the diameter of the part is 0.116 "

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on January 06, 2021, 04:14:09 AM
Quite a teensy part, but that sort of detail makes a big impact.  :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 14, 2021, 02:49:15 AM
Yes very small parts and more like watchmaking !!  so more oil pots and correct fittings,, When I made the brass oil pot lids ..after the turning and fine papering I polished them with dipping my finger and thumb in the polishing compound and used them to bring the parts to a high finish in the lathe !! have been a bit poorly for the last couple of weeks with back trouble and Asthma coughing..but thinking about the next model.... I may be making a diorama of the local sewerage  pumping station that is 300yards from my house !! I will be using someones previous attempts from the 80's....I have been walking past this  site for the past 45 Years and have finally got access to it !!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on January 14, 2021, 03:15:59 AM
Looks like a great project, and close by to get measurements. We may both be working on pumping engines at the same time, getting ready here for a drinking water pump engine here, so we'll have it coming and going!   :Jester:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 14, 2021, 03:23:43 AM
Hi Chris , yes this is using the water turbine wheel to compress the air ,to operate the Shone injectors to push the sewerage up and down the hills in Norwich to the pumping station ...The turbines were made in Daytona Ohio...so quite a long way from home ...

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on January 14, 2021, 08:12:09 AM
Hi Willy, those little oil pots add marvellous detail to an already beautifully completed model.  I admire your patience and attention to detail.

The pumping station look like a greats next project with something for the engines to do built in.

But please do not get too realistic in testing the completed model.  Fresh water will be quite adequate!

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Ramon Wilson on January 14, 2021, 09:25:46 AM
Hi Willy - I hope that cough doesn't develop into anything more - stay well old chap hope you soon feel better :ThumbsUp:

It's amazing how much time those 'small bits' consume isn't it. Good to seeing you approaching the end - know the feeling   :ThumbsUp:  and that you have another project on the cards

I can tell you a tale or two about Norwich sewers. In 1980 I spent some time diving in them ! Though still working for an offshore company a couple of us were seconded to May Gurney for a couple of weeks.  At what used to be the entrance to St Andrews car park broke into one there and built two sand bag walls several feet thick and fifteen feet apart in an egg shaped structure about 4 foot high. Pitch black and full of silt it was apparently unused fortunately but boy that silt was pongy once it dried. The resultant gap between sand bags was subsequently pumped full of cement. I have no idea what for but it's enabled me to 'lay claim' to having 'swum up' St Andrews Street :Lol:  however just up the road on that triangle of pavement in front of the church and opposite the pub there was a manhole with a deep 40 foot or so hole below and I did just that. At the bottom a small platform and black water. Beneath that surface laid another egg shaped sewer that I was required to swim up to 'look' for an incoming sewer on the left. Went up there the full length of my hose (360ft) without finding a thing. This was a much 'cleaner' area with no silt build up but a spooky dive - pitch black - hand light unable to penetrate more than a few inches and little room. 'Feel' had revealed a wider entrance at the start with two tunnels forking off just inside so then went up the left hand one too but still without finding anything. 

What has always amazed me is how those structures were built so deep underground (well at the point - the carpark entrance work was just a few feet down).

At a later date spent a few weeks high pressure washing a sewer running the length of Bracondale. A dry sewer, we used diving kit for protection and breathing but that's a whole different tale.

Sorry for the diversion but thought you might find that amusing

Hope that back improves soon, all the best for the New Year

Tug




Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 15, 2021, 02:00:03 AM
thanks for this  I have quite an  interest in the waterworks around Nch and have a geologist friend that also worked at May Gurney in Trowse  and has written a few books , one called Subterranean Norwich..by Matt Williams ...I also have a friend that lives in the engine drivers house next to the Pumping station in Trowse.   

I do also have plans for the Beam engines that were there that is a future project...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: sco on January 15, 2021, 08:08:01 AM
I think that would make a superb diarama Willy!  Hope you feel better soon,

Simon.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 17, 2021, 01:27:03 AM
so the beam bearings have their oil pots fitted. so the motion straps oilers to do next..Also 
Chris, is it possible to find out if the firm Stillwell and Bierce that made the original turbine blades in Daytona  still in existence , perhaps changed their name or something  ??  And some more pics of the two types of blades they used ...Tbe first ones were very inefficient so they obtained the newer ones ...Some pics of what was installed are left outside at the moment as the pump station was decommissioned later ..!!  Also I am going to have to do quite a lot of research into how everything went together ...!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on January 17, 2021, 02:34:10 AM
Hi Willy,


Its one L in Stilwell, and Dayton Ohio, not Daytona. This link has a bunch of info, including the name they changed to.  Dayton is currently the home of a giant US Air Force plane museum, well worth the visit to any in the area. Bit far for you Willy!


Chris


http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=11337



Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 17, 2021, 05:36:02 PM
Hi Chris, thanks so much for this ..really interesting info..Something to get my teeth Into...I wonder if they have a large Archive ??

Cheers

Willy

And a couple of pics of the victor turbine here in Blighty and the image in the text that you kindly sent to me !!!with the small brass gear part !!!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on January 17, 2021, 08:01:08 PM
That site has a lot of good info on a lot of manufacturers. Also, if you click on the Publications and Images tabs on the Stilwell page, they have some catalogs scanned that you can view.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 21, 2021, 02:03:52 AM
Thanks Chris, yes there is a lot of info on the web ..I spent a lot of time on Graces Guide but now you have to pay for it ?!!

More work on the oil pots after havingnbeen glued to the telly over the past couple of weeks ???  There is a lid on the grease pot and this has a nurled feature that is made by pushing a needle file over it  with the belt drive disconnected ..it is a cross cut file so seams to work well...I have also used the 10 BA die to hold the parts while I clean them up after parting off...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 23, 2021, 03:36:16 AM
Ok ...so the oil and grease pots are made and the straps have been tidied up ..so the con rod needs to be finished and then ready to photograph and display  and a name plate attached ....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on January 23, 2021, 03:42:00 AM
Purty!
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on January 23, 2021, 10:11:01 AM
Beautiful work Willy.  Those oilers really finish it off.

MJM460

Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 27, 2021, 03:27:55 AM
So ..making the adjustable jib and cotter. for the lower con rod bearing ...a 12 BA bolt is silver soldered to the jib and a also the cotter has a small part attached ..so fitting up prior  to cleaning up...still find more small parts to make !!

willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: simplyloco on January 27, 2021, 09:22:11 AM
Very neat indeed!
John
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on January 27, 2021, 06:34:08 PM
Willy,  you have very skillfull, nimble "watchmakers" fingers.  Impressive work :praise2:        Terry
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: gary.a.ayres on January 28, 2021, 10:50:17 PM
Looking great...
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on January 29, 2021, 02:40:33 AM
Hi All ,thanks for the comments  ..and the con rod top jib and cotter is finished ..
still lots of small components tor sort out  and I need to get some proper lights to illuminate  it ?!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 12, 2021, 03:01:53 AM
back in the WKSP. and the last part is the very small oilers for the crankshaft... I have made an indexing device for the hexagon nut and the 4 other oil viewing holes.. I have used the bull wheel on the Myford to mark out the indexing hole positions and have painted them to quickly reference the correct spacing for filing and drilling the oiler....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Don1966 on February 12, 2021, 05:23:43 AM
Still following you Willy and love the detail work you do....... :Love:



 :cheers:
Don
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 13, 2021, 03:04:21 AM
Thanks Don , and we all do Wonderfull work on here !!  So the hexagons are now filed using the hardened steel jig..the indexing worked a treat
Next job is the 4 holes

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: scc on February 13, 2021, 10:22:44 AM
Nice  :ThumbsUp: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 14, 2021, 03:04:26 AM
Thanks  Scott and the holes are positioned using the rear indexing device ,,the holes are drilled and the next part is the perspex bowl and top part....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: MJM460 on February 14, 2021, 03:14:59 AM
Still following the amazing work you are putting into those oilers.

They really will make the model stand out.

MJM460
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 15, 2021, 01:46:52 AM
Hi MJM ,  thanks  however I do not have a drawing of this one as I have not been there for a year due to lockdown  ..so I have had to make it from the picture,, so this is what it should look like ..but it is twice as large as it should be  !! however as I have worked out how to make it I will make a new one with half size drills taps and dies !! I can use this one on a new much larger engine...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 16, 2021, 03:50:33 AM
So... I have made the next smaller one .. I had to make a new hardened steel jig to file the nut part on the bottom to 12 BA spanner size rather than the previous 10 BA.....so still not 1/2 size !!  The profusion at the top is for the lever to open and close the oil supply. It would be interesting to find one and take it all apart to see how it is constructed.....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 18, 2021, 03:24:19 AM
so ...I have finished the oiler with the top adjuster and it is still quite large  !! the oiler on the front of the engine is of a slightly different design..I have made a drawing and will endeavour to find out how the innards work ....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 23, 2021, 02:05:11 AM
still trying to get a more scale size  and finding out the capabilities of making very small parts ...I have modified the lathe by putting a backstop on the top slide.  I also have to drill very small holes in the stem of the oiler and have decided to mark out the alignment on a much larger diameter rod first as this is better to drill using the centre on a flatter plane . this is because of a mishap on the latest smaller oiler.  so getting there ....

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on February 23, 2021, 02:20:47 AM
Very small, very nice parts!     :popcorn: :popcorn: :popcorn:
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on February 23, 2021, 04:09:13 AM
I am reading day by day Willy, but now am a little confused....

A 10BA bolt spanner size is approx 3.0 mm AF.....so what diameter size drilling have you used thru the length of the bolt to get the oil from the perspex reservoir to the bearing journal?

Goodness,  :facepalm: if you have gone down to 12BA, that oil hole must be smaller

1. What type of oil will willingly flow thru such a small gallery hole?.... :DrinkPint:

2. Does the perspex reservoir breathe?

Without any machining facility, I resorted to and purchased some  M3 brass male stud with perspex bowl oilers [Microcosm].....
These have a 1.0 mm diameter drilling thru the M3 stud....the effective length of the 1.0 diameter hole is 10 mm.....so these are inserted to the M3 tapping in the 1.5 diameter bore of the original SAITO engine oiler tubes 

These tubes also have a 1.0 mm diameter hole x 3 mm long that finally feeds the 6.0 OD x 4.0 ID x 6 mm wide sintered bearing as located in the pillow block housings

Derek
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 24, 2021, 03:29:08 AM
Hi Derek, thanks for the comments and pic. I am actually cheating and not making these as working items as they are quite tiny and are trying to be scale items ??  The oil is introduced by removing the whole assembly and squirting oil in the orifice . Here is a pic of how the internals would be made ...

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: derekwarner on February 24, 2021, 05:40:56 AM
aaha  .......Willy...

Well I understand machining down to as 12 BA bolt size would be challenging......so fine to manufacture without the hole etc  :Doh:

...and when we think about it, it is prototypical to slosh lubrication on steam engine components and is the reason oil trays were made  :noidea:

My application being a working model paddle engine, I hope will run for about 20 minutes [gas tank limit] so would like to think the oilers on the paddle shaft journals could maintain this time

It certainly will be interesting to see how the ~~10 SAE Grade mineral oil [sewing machine oil] drips/flows/migrates or ascends via capillary action thru the 1.0 diameter orifaces  :shrug:

Now.....looking forward, & back to your thread........Derek

PS...I am familiar with the oilers you show.....from my apprenticeship commencing way back in 1966....and still now as the Myford Super 7 at our ILS Club workshop which has 2 x on the headstock main spindle journal [uses ISO 68 oil]
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Don1966 on February 24, 2021, 08:44:31 PM
Sill with you Willy enjoying!


 :cheers:
Don
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on February 25, 2021, 03:13:59 AM
Hi Don and Derek..slowly getting the hang with these small parts ..the front oiler is now done exept that the operating lever on the top is about 3 times to big .... anyway. the next job is to replace the steam chest 10BA bolts with studs and 12BA nuts... Then final tidying up and repainting some the parts ..... Ido need to possibly get the photos sorted ..possibly during the day rather than 3 in the morning ?!!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on March 03, 2021, 01:16:35 AM
So slowly nearing completion ... more work on the correct nuts and bolts also some touch up painting to do and the steam chest makers plate to do ....so   this has been a long project about two years so far !!!

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: crueby on March 03, 2021, 01:27:51 AM
Been quite a journey, long way since the Meccano mock-up parts!  Its really looking fantastic.
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on March 04, 2021, 03:43:47 AM
hi Chris, yes  but quite fun and challenging in many respects , and have learnt stuff along the way as to how things work.

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Jasonb on June 23, 2021, 12:25:33 PM
If anyone else fancies having a go at making a model of this engine but were put off by lack of plans, David Carpenter has just posted Julius' latest set of drawing which are for this engine which was formerly used at Banstead Hospital in Surrey before being moved into preservation at Bressingham

https://modelengineeringwebsite.com/Easton_Anderson.html
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: steam guy willy on June 23, 2021, 02:11:04 PM
Hi Jason , thanks for this ....will have a closer look  soon

Willy
Title: Re: Easton and Andersom beam engine at Bressingham.
Post by: Don1966 on June 23, 2021, 10:38:31 PM
 :Love:



 :drinking-41:
Don
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