Fitting the smokebox to the frames, and a start on the cylinders
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- Thu Dec 09, 2021 2:52 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
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- Fri Nov 26, 2021 7:08 am
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- Topic: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
The steel smokebox shell, and chimney
- Tue Nov 16, 2021 2:26 am
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
Here's the first build log. The rolling chassis
- Mon Oct 11, 2021 2:37 am
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
Turning down the bending radius for the smokebox wrapper. I used this for forming the Large De Winton boiler shell in 2006!
- Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:06 pm
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- Topic: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
Marking out the smokebox wrapper, needing to saw off a thin strip to true up the edge
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 5:47 am
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
Whatever it takes to get the job doneOld Man Aaron wrote: ↑Wed Sep 22, 2021 3:05 am Very tidy - and a damn sight quicker than chain-drilling and filing!
Checking the fit with the boiler barrel material, I bought that about 10 years ago from Macc Models, for this model
- Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:05 am
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- Topic: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
That's a big hole for the boiler barrel, turned in the lathe on a faceplate. I'm just sawing off the excess before grinding and filing to profile. I used the bench grinder, very satisfying. Lots of checking with the digital caliper to get the curve even
- Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:37 pm
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
When properly engineered, even the simplest of parts are a joy to look at. :) They do Aaron :thumbup: Here's the back plate from 4mm hot rolled steel. I wanted it thicker to engage better with the boiler shell. The profiles were scribed from the front plate. The hole will be a lot bigger Capture.JPG
- Wed Sep 15, 2021 11:37 pm
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- Topic: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
Progress shot! After lots of boring, sawing, and filing. I love all that stuff
- Tue Sep 14, 2021 12:27 am
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- Topic: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
Starting off the smokebox door hole with a holesaw, the rest had to be bored out
- Sat Sep 11, 2021 2:39 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Coal Firing - Raising Steam with Welsh Steam Coal
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Re: Coal Firing - Raising Steam with Welsh Steam Coal
Thank you Sir! It is a pleasure to runberkshire757 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 10, 2021 11:08 am Superb loco - one of the smoothest running coal fireds I have seen for a long time
- Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:14 am
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- Topic: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
This end-of-workbench clamp makes sawing sheet a pleasure
- Wed Sep 08, 2021 7:43 am
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
It's 1.6mm Tim, I'll just use ordinary household oil based enamel. The last one wasn't coated with anything except steam oil for a year before I started coal firing
- Wed Sep 08, 2021 5:00 am
- Forum: Videos
- Topic: Coal Firing - Raising Steam with Welsh Steam Coal
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Coal Firing - Raising Steam with Welsh Steam Coal
I recently found a NZ supplier of Welsh Steam Coal, and was delighted with the quality and results in the Quarry Hunslet. As soon as the coal arrived a quick steam-up was had. This method of fire lighting and steam raising works well with my loco, my suction fan is puny but charcoal lights so easily...
- Wed Sep 08, 2021 4:35 am
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
I'm doing a steel smokebox again, as steel is what I have. I'll paint it internally this time.
Here's the marked-out front plate. Who else uses their digital calipers for scribing lines?
Here's the marked-out front plate. Who else uses their digital calipers for scribing lines?
- Mon Sep 06, 2021 12:58 am
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Re: Charles - Penrhyn Mainline Hunslet
I'm back on with the project after a few distractions. It's now turn for the smokebox, but before that I needed to increase the wheel recess to keep the appearance in line with the other locos
Wheels refitted, and chassis back on the shelf
Wheels refitted, and chassis back on the shelf
- Sat May 08, 2021 5:01 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: A boiler for Ellie.
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Re: A boiler for Ellie.
Lovely job Tony!
- Sat May 08, 2021 4:59 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: TVT - Mt Delusion O&K
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Re: TVT - Mt Delusion O&K
Lovely loco Graeme!
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:21 am
- Forum: Off-Topic
- Topic: My mum's 100th birthday
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Re: My mum's 100th birthday
Congratulations to you both Rik!
- Thu Apr 15, 2021 3:10 am
- Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
- Topic: Built up my new Regner Paul tram kit
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- Views: 3537
Re: Built up my new Regner Paul tram kit
Lovely loco