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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #90 on: April 08, 2021, 09:07:02 AM »
The bosses look good, but whatever you think would be best for your build!  You are the master engineer on this project, so what you say goes! :)

Kim

Agreed! No bosses or walkway: decision made.
Sorry Sam!😇
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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #91 on: April 08, 2021, 06:24:54 PM »
More on The Guvnor's Balls!

After three hours of close, detailed work, and if you haven't ruined these two tiny pieces of metal through an inadvertent file stroke or argument with a polishing spindle, or dropped it on the floor, never to be seen again, you might land up with two like this...
BTW I abandoned the idea of the bosses, just too fiddly!

Two 3/16" filing buttons, used both ends.



Both ends rounded, now held in a large toolmaker's clamp to profile the edges. I took them over to the Proxxon to finish sand them.



Two little darlings!



Of course, the drawing doesn't show enough clearance on the carriers for the link ends, but that can be fixed easily enough!

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #92 on: April 08, 2021, 07:28:42 PM »
Nice :ThumbsUp:               Terry

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #93 on: April 08, 2021, 07:46:57 PM »
Nice work John.  :ThumbsUp: :ThumbsUp:

 A very elegant and pleasing curved profile.  The Victorians had an eye for style.

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #94 on: April 09, 2021, 11:27:13 AM »
Excellent work - and I just learned a new technique. Filing buttons - never occurred to me before as a means of getting a good radius like that.
Stuart

Forging ahead regardless.

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #95 on: April 09, 2021, 03:42:04 PM »
The Guvnor's Balls are in the Air! (Edited :LittleAngel:)

I've had a few projects in the air in my time but none were this tricky!

As per drawing. The pivot shafts are temporary...



On the machine. Oooh I'm chuffed!









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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #96 on: April 09, 2021, 04:19:26 PM »
Beautiful engine - these pictures are great.
Stuart

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #97 on: April 09, 2021, 04:27:18 PM »
Beautiful engine - these pictures are great.

Thanks for the compliment.  BTW I'd never heard of filing buttons either until I retired and started serious ME work, and I'm a time served fitter/machinist!
John
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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #98 on: April 09, 2021, 04:29:30 PM »
Terrific parts. Had to warn the shop elves off commenting on the titles...   :Lol:

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #99 on: April 10, 2021, 01:21:27 AM »
I love these Victorian style engines  and yours John, is a beauty.  Really impressive work.
Craig
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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #100 on: April 10, 2021, 08:15:05 AM »
My thanks for the kind comments. I've been asked why the pivot shafts are temporary, and here's the reason. It seems that some builders omit these little pins, but I will be making them. If I had thought about it I should have made the holes slightly smaller and used 1/16" brass rivets! :facepalm:


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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #101 on: April 10, 2021, 10:13:03 AM »
Nice work on the governor, cant be long now until its running can it?

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #102 on: April 10, 2021, 11:11:31 AM »
Nice work on the governor, cant be long now until its running can it?

I received my new spectacles today, so hopefully soon... :whoohoo:
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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #103 on: April 10, 2021, 06:34:09 PM »
Governor Actuator Arm

I made this little beastie this affy. Once again, it's a complete fabrication! The stirrup is a little long as I misjudged the curved length, but what the hell, it looks nice enough...



I cut the basic shape in the 2mm steel with the jeweller's saw. No milling and hacking for me!



Filing button for the centre boss.



Shaping the stirrup. Pure guesswork on the dimensions!



Silver solder paste to join the two parts.



Not quite to the drawing but it will do!

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Re: Yet Another Stuart Major Beam Engine
« Reply #104 on: April 10, 2021, 07:22:16 PM »
Hi this is looking really good and coming along wonderfully..great progress
Willy

 

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