Tug's Corliss Tandem Compound Project

[crueby]

Great finish and proportions, terrific!

[Dave Otto]

Beautiful work Tug, looks very much like it might have been part of the original engine.

Dave

[steam guy willy]

Hi Tug, saw you were waiting for small bore copper pipe ...I have quite a lot ..removed from dumped fridges on my crepuscular perambulations ,!! so if you need any let me know and it can be forthcoming !!!...yup I am doing ok and keeping well...I have my allotment to keep me busy,  so ..the days are getting longer now as well !

Keep up the good work..  Also just wondering about the Anson Museum beam engine ....are the motion straps upside down ??

Willy

[crueby]

I think they may be, I am used to seeing the open part of the wedged bearing on the bottom. Though they will work either way!

[Ramon Wilson]

Hi Willy, thanks for the offer but the job is now near finished - two pipes done then a bit of a set back 

Cutting the third pipe using a new sharp scalpel I had the preformed pipe hanging over the edge of the bench whilst I rolled the blade to cut the surplus to length my left hand slightly below to catch the cut off pipe. Pressing down as you would the scalpel slipped off the bench and across the tip of my left hand index finger and deeply (and I do mean deep!) into the tip of the middle finger. Lot's and lots of the red stuff and subcutaneous tissue poking out, it really did need stitching but there was no way I was going to A and E at this time. Steri strips seems to have got a grip of it so fingers crossed. Funnily enough the much slighter cut across the tip of the index finger is the one producing the gip!  That old diving adage of always cut towards your mate obviously not paramount today 

Anyway, after a short interlude it was back to the shed.

If Phil 'PG100' is reading this then this splash guard was done at approx 320-340 C (on my gauge - don't know how accurate that is) Test piece on the right part - the guard was in slightly longer, about 8 mins




The 2.4 diameter brass 'beading' was slit with a saw and loctited on


Just need to fit that tomorrow and finish those pipes then I'll take a last look at the timing before calling this done



Are the motion straps upside down? Well they may well be Willy but then there are so many variables in these engines they may not - they don't 'look' right though


Regards - Tug

[Ramon Wilson]

Well guys, some of you may be pleased to hear that the lube system works as hoped for 

My anticipation that the steam oil viscosity would be an issue in those micro bores proved unfounded and within seconds of cracking the valve, steam oil slowly, but steadily, seeped from all four pipes disconnected at the outlet end - bingo!



With this established (and fitting those tiny olives and unions did prove a tad tedious) the train finally rolled into the station at about 6.30 this evening - Journeys end at last

It's been another very enjoyable project if a bit less documented than the Wide a Wake but for those who have followed along I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I have.

I shall have a real good clear up now before getting it into a better place for photographing and of course hopefully a video of it running but that will be a day or two as yet given the timing (of the year)!

In the meantime, not only is the engine finished but I went the extra mile and did you a personalised smiley - as some one I know well would have it - y'all have a good time ya hear 

Regards to you all from the ol shid - Tug

Courtesy of a well misplaced scalpel - remember always cut toward your mate 

[Admiral_dk]

Congratulations on a very fine build and thank you for taking us all along on the journey 

You must be very pleased with the whole result - except for the finger, that could look better (something about the teeth) 

Have a merry Christmas with Sue, Ramon - best wishes from here.

Per

[cnr6400]

The oil delivery looks great Ramon. Sorry about your finger, but at least it looks happy during the recovery! Look forward to see the engine run video.   

[pgp001]

Well done that man............Looking forward to the video.

Thanks for the info regarding the bluing temperature by the way.

Phil

[Dave Otto]

Nice!
No not the finger but the oiling system is wonderful!

Dave

[Ramon Wilson]

Hi Per, cnr, Phil and Dave, thanks for looking in  ( I guess the other 215  visitors since posting it must have been offended by my attempt to put a bit of humour in with that smilie  )

As mentioned before I have been having really frustrating but very inconsistent computer problems. Pages either open slowly or simply not at all so I don't know if this is going to work. I have taken a video today after a final tweaking of the inlet valves to give a slightly longer opening. That has made a difference but not as much as hoped however it will now run on 25psi - still a bit high for my liking but much better than 60!

I have managed to get the video on you tube but don't seem to be having any success on here using the you tube insert - just a blank space in the preview where the you tube screen should be .... it won't even copy and paste the you tube link either


So - I can only say if you want to watch it putting RFW423 into the search bar in You Tube should get you there.

Given the issues I'm not even going to try to upload photos into my account - everything's going on hold until the new year and with us now going into tier four that may be some time before I can get this fixed or updated so I'm going offline until further notice

Have as good a Xmas as you can

That's it from tha ol shid for sometime

Ol Tug

[pgp001]

Found the video

It looks brilliant.
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Dny03oKuA" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81Dny03oKuA</a>

Phil

[crueby]

Absolutely stunning!!   

[gadabout]

Ramon!!! What a masterpiece , absolutely  brilliant, mesmerising to watch!!

[cnr6400]

Beautiful job Ramon, like a Swiss watch. Merry Christmas!