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Offline Don1966

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #210 on: January 28, 2022, 05:33:26 PM »
Love all the detail work Willy and I bet a lot of arm work out with that file of yours…. :Love:


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« Reply #211 on: January 29, 2022, 01:40:30 AM »
hi don , thanks ..and the secret is to get exactly the right file for the job !!

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #212 on: January 30, 2022, 10:03:16 AM »
Hi
 lot of hand works on the slides, supports and bars too, I hope not too hidden in the deepth of the model...
12BA, wow, that make pretty fragile taps...

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« Reply #213 on: January 30, 2022, 04:01:59 PM »
Hi Zephyrin , I do have taps and dies down to 16 BA ?!!!
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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #214 on: February 04, 2022, 01:07:48 AM »
I am now trying to work out how the crosshead goes together and have made a drawing of what I can see and I will be going back to the engine house next week to photograph and take more measurements ...

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #215 on: February 04, 2022, 02:57:09 AM »
Take a big wrench, and send any others there out for snacks while you take it apart...! 

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« Reply #216 on: February 04, 2022, 02:01:04 PM »
Yes good idea .. I could also "borrow" the key to get my own cut ..or a piece of plasticine  ?!!!

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #217 on: February 05, 2022, 01:31:09 AM »
I still love seeing your drawings, nice work!

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« Reply #218 on: February 05, 2022, 03:00:47 AM »
Thanks Dave , and I have made a perspex mock-up as to how I think it should go together .. the piston rod will screw into the crosshead and the large nut acts like a lock nut, and the thread does not show and the nut has a recessed portion that goes over the piston rod to make things look neat and tidy !!! the latest drawing is just a sketch and a proper one will be drawn when I have more dimensions..

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« Reply #219 on: February 08, 2022, 03:02:31 AM »
So more work on the crosshead and the crankshaft end is started on and the part is carved out of one piece and when made the bearings are inserted from the inside. it is then offered up to the crosshead and the central pin is inserted through it . this pin is then held in place by tightening up the two nuts either side of it. there is a hole on the top of the crosshead   ?/ for lubrication to the bearings but there must be some internal channels to get the lubricant to the central rod  rather like the drilled holes in a crank on an IC engine.   looking at the photos it looks like there's a brass?? bush between the pin and the slideing part ??  So  a few more pics to see how it all fits ...

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #220 on: February 08, 2022, 03:08:12 AM »
Wow, some good work on the perspex version. Ever consider just painting it steel color?!

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #221 on: February 08, 2022, 03:40:13 AM »
Hi Chris , this is actually about 6 times bigger than the one that will be made !!! and it will be displayed with the finished model to show how it all goes together !!!   Thanks for looking in
Willy

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #222 on: February 08, 2022, 12:30:48 PM »
I agree with Chris ... That is nice work with the perspex!
I was cut out to be rich ... but ... I was sewn up all wrong!

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Re: New Mills Pumping Station
« Reply #223 on: February 09, 2022, 01:25:09 AM »
HI , Here is the finished item with the slide bars that will have the crosshead made to fit ...so quite small !!!
Thanks for the replies , and I will be back in the engine on Thursday so I will get all the final measurements and lots more photos  :cartwheel: :cartwheel:

Willy

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« Reply #224 on: February 09, 2022, 01:47:13 AM »
Wow, that really shows how much bigger the test piece is!


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