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Our Heinrici resto….

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Alyn Foundry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FE6fXQAL6vk

Yeyyyyy…. Thanks guys.  :ThumbsUp:

 :cheers: Graham.

RReid:
Runs nicely! I like that it still looks like an old engine,  not over-restored. :ThumbsUp:

Jo:
 8)

Must find some time to have another flick over of mine  :-X

Jo

Dave Otto:
Hi Graham

Nice to see another one running,  :ThumbsUp:

So I'm a bit confused it appears that Reeves is still selling a Heinrici casting kit, is this different than the one that you own the patterns and rights to?
I have a reeves kit that I purchased from a friend may years ago, it is all cast iron except for the main cylinder which is aluminum. We may have chatted about this in the past.
I was hoping to be able to get one of your iron stands for it but not sure where you ended up with them? If they all got sold that's ok.

Dave

Alyn Foundry:

--- Quote from: Dave Otto on December 27, 2022, 05:11:07 PM ---Hi Graham

Nice to see another one running,  :ThumbsUp:

So I'm a bit confused it appears that Reeves is still selling a Heinrici casting kit, is this different than the one that you own the patterns and rights to?
I have a reeves kit that I purchased from a friend may years ago, it is all cast iron except for the main cylinder which is aluminum. We may have chatted about this in the past.
I was hoping to be able to get one of your iron stands for it but not sure where you ended up with them? If they all got sold that's ok.

Dave

--- End quote ---

Hi Dave.

Yes the patterns I have were done by a hot air engine fanatic some 30 years ago. I was so busy with life that apart from duplicating them in Aluminium ready for production nothing else was done.

I don’t know when Reeves changed from Iron to Aluminium but there’s definitely been some pattern adjustments, see attached picture. Ours has defined inlet and outlet bosses for the water cooling system whereas my friends engine has an “ all in one “ pattern which makes moulding much easier. I’m really surprised that the power cylinder is Aluminium on yours, in fact it’s almost a complete swap over.  :headscratch:

I still have your base, with your name on it, so don’t worry.  :)  Sadly I seem to be getting frequent viral infections that keep stalling my endeavours.

 :cheers:  Graham.

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