New Mills Pumping Station

[steam guy willy]

hi all ,and thanks for the comments and encouragement ... the painting has now begun on the finished items ready for the correct nuts and bolts...

Willy

[scc]

Impresive work Willy,  especially on the tiny fasteners.                      Terry

[steam guy willy]

Thanks Terry , Yes those fasteners are very fiddly and I
allways sweep my floor and have a long magnetic pole to pick them up off the floor !!  So coming together slowly and you just can't rush the painting ...

Willy

[steam guy willy]

So more work  and getting the parts assembled ..but ..still more fitting and painting to do...

Willy

[RReid]

Hi Willy. Great to see all those parts finally coming together in one place!

[crueby]

Great!   

[steamer]

Love the style of this engine.   Old English steam has class all its own     watching along!

[steam guy willy]

Hi Everyone ...thanks for the comments and I have been doing more painting ..As most of the parts are made from brass I have been using some acid etch undercoats as well as several coats of paint. Here are more photos ,...but still more work to do..

[steam guy willy]

The stanchion for the gate adjustment has been made ...This is for stopping the turbine from rotating to facilitate maintenance.with the machinery.  more cleaning up to do but getting there...

Willy

[RReid]

Still enjoying following along, Willy. 

[crueby]

Great proportions!   

[steam guy willy]

I have now filed the Handwheel for the turbine adjustments ... and made this fixture to hold it in the vice to make it easier to file the casting to shape ....also I have these Valorbe files that come in many shapes and sizes...however they are quite tricky to hold with the sharp ends  so I cut them in half and use a handle !! Thanks for the comments and I am making a different compressor connection that actually works !!


Willy

[steam guy willy]

New Mills model now working with a better compressor

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I now need to make the new housing for the turbine and engine parts to display the finished model and also finish all the correct small parts ..

Willy

[steam guy willy]

Here are some photos of the engine as it is at the moment in the pumping station building ...unfortunatly the original steam engine were removed in the 20 when they electrified the station in the 20's. This is why there is the empty space left I place on the longer bedplate . If I can find some more older photos/drawings of the original set up then I could finish the components  !!
Willy

[vtsteam]

It looks great Willy!!!