Chris's Worthington Brewery Pump

[samc88]

That looks great Chris, are you keeping the brass or will it be painted?

[crueby]

That looks great Chris, are you keeping the brass or will it be painted?

It will be painted the same blue as the rest of the engine.  Seems a shame for that part!

[crueby]

Looks very regal sitting there on top of the pump!  Beautiful work, Chris! 

Kim

Thanks  Kim!




Been doing some thinking (always dangerous) on the tower clock, thought it could be fun to make it a winding engine... V twin double acting steam engine, gear reduction to a chain drive on the winder. Never done a Joy valve gear so that would be a fun addition.  With the V arrangement,  a single wider crank pin...   

[bent]

I really think you should make the force dome removable (bolted flange?) so that it can double as an egg cup...

Though I suppose that would just be an invitation for the elves to abscond with it in a beer drinking game...

[crueby]

I really think you should make the force dome removable (bolted flange?) so that it can double as an egg cup...

Though I suppose that would just be an invitation for the elves to abscond with it in a beer drinking game...

Thanks SO much for giving them the idea... They are planning a 'beer pump' game rather than 'beer pong'... 
 

[crueby]

After lunch got the side of the center spacer/flange drilled/bored for the pipe holder

and turned/drilled said holder

Here are the three parts, ready to solder the first two together. The final piece screws on, and has a screw fitting to take the end of the outlet hose...

Here is what it will look like after soldering (though not as shiny!)

Just did the soldering, letting it cool before going in the pickle for a swim...
When that is cleaned up, I can get the cover and upper parts all together for some paint!  Oh, wait, need to make the gaskets, that will only take a few minutes while the part is cooling...  Next time I'll start in on the hoses... And still need to work out what sort of tank to pump out/into. Good thing to ponder this evening.

[cnr6400]

 

[steam guy willy]

Hi "C" coming along nicely 

Willy

[crueby]

Thanks  guys!

[Kim]

More great parts for the pump! You're getting migthy close now! 

Been doing some thinking (always dangerous) on the tower clock, thought it could be fun to make it a winding engine... V twin double acting steam engine, gear reduction to a chain drive on the winder. Never done a Joy valve gear so that would be a fun addition.  With the V arrangement,  a single wider crank pin...   

That WOULD be fun!  You'd have to make a mechanism to start it when it was nearly unwound and stop things when it was fully wound. That way it could be an autowind steam engine!  Could take a lot of force though.  You'll have to gear it down quite a bit I think...  Those springs (especially if it's double-barreled) will take a lot of torque to wind.

That would certainly add an extra level to the clock design! 

Kim

[crueby]

More great parts for the pump! You're getting migthy close now! 

Been doing some thinking (always dangerous) on the tower clock, thought it could be fun to make it a winding engine... V twin double acting steam engine, gear reduction to a chain drive on the winder. Never done a Joy valve gear so that would be a fun addition.  With the V arrangement,  a single wider crank pin...   

That WOULD be fun!  You'd have to make a mechanism to start it when it was nearly unwound and stop things when it was fully wound. That way it could be an autowind steam engine!  Could take a lot of force though.  You'll have to gear it down quite a bit I think...  Those springs (especially if it's double-barreled) will take a lot of torque to wind.

That would certainly add an extra level to the clock design! 

Kim

I hadn't thought about an auto-wind system...  hmmm...   I figured a cone clutch with a lever to do it manually. Maybe something like a clock striking mechanism to control when/how long it runs... 

[crueby]

The gaskets for the upper valve plate/cover/force chamber were made this morning and assembled:

Then masked off the parts not to be painted, and took it down to the paint bench to get some color on the cover/chamber (same blue). While that is drying, I drew up an open-topped cask and have that 3D printing now. It has openings for a hose and drain at the bottom, and I can use that to pump from/to. Or may print a second one, put a bottom return line between them, and pump out of one and into the other continuously, will see how it looks with one first. And while THAT is printing, I can start in on all the hose end fittings so it will be ready to try pumping some water/beer in a couple days. Very close to final testing/tuning, and seeing how the check valves work!   

[Michael S.]

It looks fantastic 👍

Michael 

[crueby]

It looks fantastic 👍

Michael 

Thanks Michael!

[crueby]

The paint dried enough to bring it back to the shop, still a bit soft so I won't do any more on it for another day or so. Have plenty to do on the hoses while its curing up. Its odd, that same brand/style paint in other colors cures up a lot faster than this blue. Must be something different about that pigment that they had to change the mix? It seems to be a more opaque color even in very thin coats, so maybe that changes how fast it evaporates out. Anyway, I like the color!