New Mills Pumping Station

[crueby]

The engraving looks great!

[steam guy willy]

thanks Chris  , and with a bit of patination they should look more readable...
"W"

[steam guy willy]

So rework onthebase there are some cast on bolting face that have be replicated   these are bolted in place with countersunk screws that will then be filled..... also the covers on the nameplates are fitted the bolting holes were drilled in situ and to make the raised plate holes the clearance 10 BA size the covers are tapped through and the tap continues to the start of the thread and then turned a few more times to cut the clearance size with the enlarged tap dimension. as the plates are quite thin this works really wetland keeps the holes concentric ...

Willy

[Admiral_dk]

Parts look really good Willy - nice to see progress     

Per

[steam guy willy]

Thanks Per , and the bolting faces are attached and the next job is to mill out the slots for the bolts to attach the pump and the slide bars

Willy

[steam guy willy]

Hi All Just a quick reminder that the Forncett steam museum is having its Model engineers day this Sunday 2nd October. This was the last one with some of my models and my able assistant Clare !   Looking  forward to meeting up with all our colleages again.

Willy

[steam guy willy]

More work on the base with the slots cut out and the underside milled out. These slots are there to allow the air intake from the outside funnels to feed the compressors. I have just been having my house rewired and they have put in a new fusebox with modern RCD's...however when I plugged in my electric welder the RCD's just tripped as they are only 30 Milly-amp rated ..so no welding until I can sort something out ....

Willy

[Admiral_dk]

You should be VERY Gratefull that they tripped as this means that Your Life was saved   

Those 30mA is the Maximum Fault Current that is allowed to run through Your Heart as more is Very likely to Kill You !!!!!

Time to either Throw-Out that old welder or having a Qualified Tech repairing it ...!!!
As a new very good Multi-Welder can bebought for around €200 (today with the Current British state of affair) ~ £200 .... I doubt that keeping the old (unless simple repair) is justifiable ....

Clarification - those new (2022) Multi-Welders are extremely good @ welding Steel, Stainless-Steel. + They can weld other materials and even Aluminium (although Alu-Welds look horrible + lot of spatter).
They are called Multi-Welders as they can do Stick, MIG, MAG and TIG.

Per

[steam guy willy]

Hi Per Thanks for this and yes I will investigate further... I think there are 100 mA RCD's availably though ?? 
cheers
Willy

[steam guy willy]

Hi All, I have now got my welding back ..using thicker cable and the 40 amp cooker socket...it is still connected to the 30mA  RCD so should be ok ... and here are the inlet funnels for the fresh air to the compressor...

Willy

[crueby]

Glad you got the electrics sorted and safe!   

The funnel looks like a very interesting shape to model!

[Admiral_dk]

Glad you got the electrics sorted and safe!   

Couldn't agree more - good to hear Willy

Per

[steam guy willy]

Thanks "C" &"P".   Off to Forncett steam museum on Sunday  and will take my camera as it is the  Model Engineers day.......

Willy

[steam guy willy]

Hi All , I am now back in the WKSP after a month off ..I have been very busy being the editor of the local Norfolk Organic Magazine .
Also my lathe has been out of action ..waiting to get a new Dewhurst forward reverse switch ...I did get one at the Midlands show so all is well now. Also now the clocks have gone back I am having less time in the evenings on the allotment . I displayed some of my models at the Lomax exhibition ,but was not present ..My electrics are now working and I have also had a new boiler installed ..so all ready for the winter......Watch this space.....

Willy

[crueby]

Glad you're back, looking forward to seeing more on your build!