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My A J Reeves Bolton Triple Expansion Engine
gbritnell:
Excellent build! It runs very smoothly.
simplyloco:
--- Quote from: Admiral_dk on July 08, 2024, 10:35:31 AM ---Great result - looks amazing :praise2:
I got to ask : How big was the 'Original' ? (appears to be 3-4 times higher than a person, for the controlls to make sense) :thinking:
Per :cheers:
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Difficult to say: a typical sized one about 10 feet high would fit in a ferry boat, but there were two just like this one - with an extra LP cylinder- in the Titanic! :cheers:
steam guy willy:
Hi ,I am continuing with my engine and I was wondering how long it took to bore out the cylinders and what speed and feed with the boring head did you use ?? mineas there is quite a lot of metal to remove is taking a long time ?!!!
Willy
simplyloco:
--- Quote from: steam guy willy on August 23, 2024, 11:45:04 PM ---Hi ,I am continuing with my engine and I was wondering how long it took to bore out the cylinders and what speed and feed with the boring head did you use ?? mineas there is quite a lot of metal to remove is taking a long time ?!!!
Willy
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Hi Willy, good to hear that you are making progress. If you have a look at my early posts you will see that I gave up with the boring head and reverted to the old fashioned faceplate method. Much more robust and to my liking! Unfortunately I have no recollection of speeds, feeds and time taken, as after 60 years with the tools I just speed things up until it feels right!
Best wishes.
John
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