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by DLRdan
Sun Feb 25, 2018 12:17 am
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Lubricators
Replies: 20
Views: 12607

Re: Lubricators

The mechanical lubricator itself very rarely fails. What does fail all to often is the check valves that are on the other end. A little bit of grit under the ball is enough to stop it pumping oil in. Having been haunted by leaking check valves I can completely understand why the near foolproof displ...
by DLRdan
Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:26 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Electric
Topic: Enlargement
Replies: 39
Views: 17388

Re: Enlargement

Just a note on controllers, most battery locos at my club are running 120 Amp controllers some are larger still.
by DLRdan
Wed Jan 17, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Wet exhaust coal firing
Replies: 36
Views: 18456

Re: Wet exhaust coal firing

Yes, all the valve gear can stay where it is. Not sure how the steam pipes work on the coal version but you should be able to remove the cylinders and leave everything else in place. You will most likely need to reset the valve position once refitted but the timing will be un altered.
by DLRdan
Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:52 am
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Wet exhaust coal firing
Replies: 36
Views: 18456

Re: Wet exhaust coal firing

Not sure why Tom as I have seen them fitted to a Billy on Youtube, they do hang very low so this might be where its come from. I fitted them to a 5 inch gauge bagnall over the summer and found that excessive oil caused them to stick closed, a problem you tend to find with any Roundhouse lubricator
by DLRdan
Wed Jan 17, 2018 11:42 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: 71 Mile Garden Railway anyone?? Channel 4 - 7th Jan
Replies: 92
Views: 41668

Re: 71 Mile Garden Railway anyone?? Channel 4 - 7th Jan

I think calling him that is bit much, after everything else that happened he probably had other things to think about. Don’t think I called him stupid did I.....the whole program is stupid, apart as I have said the Viaduct was brilliant...I am going to record the further episode’s and fast forward ...
by DLRdan
Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:50 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Wet exhaust coal firing
Replies: 36
Views: 18456

Re: Wet exhaust coal firing

That does seem an awful lot of condensate, however stopping will cool the cylinders down. Next time you have a run, try running on blocks at a similar speed to your normal run and see if the condensate lessens. Alternatively, is there a continuous run local to you ?
by DLRdan
Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:39 pm
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: 71 Mile Garden Railway anyone?? Channel 4 - 7th Jan
Replies: 92
Views: 41668

Re: 71 Mile Garden Railway anyone?? Channel 4 - 7th Jan

I think calling him that is bit much, after everything else that happened he probably had other things to think about.
by DLRdan
Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:32 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Why Live Steam?
Replies: 128
Views: 53688

Re: Why Live Steam?

Perhaps those that run in circles in the garden are getting the operational side from elsewhere, an indoor smaller scale layout perhaps.
by DLRdan
Tue Jan 09, 2018 11:03 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Why Live Steam?
Replies: 128
Views: 53688

Re: Why Live Steam?

This has been an interesting read, particularly as live steam has become something of a novelty in my group of late most preferring their battery powered locomotives in all outlines (steam, diesel and electric). In the past couple of years I have noticed that I have been making use of my diesel and ...
by DLRdan
Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:18 am
Forum: Videos
Topic: 5" gauge double fairlie
Replies: 4
Views: 3994

Re: 5" gauge double fairlie

Looks like aluminium rail so it wont be the flanges that wear.......
by DLRdan
Sat Oct 28, 2017 12:03 am
Forum: General Garden Railways
Topic: What sorts of power do you use for your locos?
Replies: 25
Views: 15016

Re: What sorts of power do you use for your locos?

Mostly battery power with some live steam (used to be the other way round). There may be a future experiment with compressed air if I can get some other projects out the way.
by DLRdan
Mon Oct 16, 2017 8:57 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Live Steam
Topic: Llewellyn Loco Works #1
Replies: 917
Views: 344760

Re: Llewellyn Loco Works #1

Its rare to see that level of dedication in the larger scales let alone 16mm, I look forward to further writings. I am also going to steal that jig for cutting bolts to the same length, simple yet brilliant.
by DLRdan
Sat Oct 14, 2017 7:26 pm
Forum: Mamods & MSS
Topic: MSS loco on 4' diameter curves ?
Replies: 21
Views: 20701

Re: MSS loco on 4' diameter curves ?

I cant see any reason why you cant run it on a 2' radius on 45mm gauge. Ive had mine round an 18 inch curve on standard wheelsets
by DLRdan
Tue Sep 19, 2017 7:21 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: 7/8ths diesel kits
Replies: 33
Views: 15201

Re: 7/8ths diesel kits

195x80x160 This is as far as I got with it before something else got in the way. The frames are assembled as is the cab, the roof is still loose. Bonnet has the larger sections soldered together though I think there is some detail to add. The chassis is IP's MDF kit, I planned to replace with someth...
by DLRdan
Tue Sep 19, 2017 6:29 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: 7/8ths diesel kits
Replies: 33
Views: 15201

Re: 7/8ths diesel kits

Got the photos, just figuring out how to post. What is the max file size for the forum's gallery, I'm sure there is a thread but I probably cant see for looking !

Edit: just found it, currently resizing.
by DLRdan
Tue Sep 19, 2017 11:50 am
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: 7/8ths diesel kits
Replies: 33
Views: 15201

Re: 7/8ths diesel kits

I've got a half built kit for the IP engineering cabbed Ruston if you are interested Tom.
by DLRdan
Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:40 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Electric
Topic: PDF Models Quarry Hunslet
Replies: 9
Views: 7465

Re: PDF Models Quarry Hunslet

Probably far too late but don't use sand paper. I used 80 grit wet and dry paper in water on my Ruston LAT and was done with the body in 5 mins. I then swapped to a fine grit to get it fully smooth. Go for good quality paper as the cheap stuff tends to disintegrate.
by DLRdan
Wed Jul 12, 2017 10:26 pm
Forum: Garden Railway Technical Help & Advice
Topic: Wet exhaust coal firing
Replies: 36
Views: 18456

Re: Wet exhaust coal firing

I wouldn't be concerned Tom, I have a couple of large coal fired locos and they still have a wet exhaust even at 3ft long. You could try adding some thin insulation around the cylinders.
by DLRdan
Wed Jul 05, 2017 11:27 pm
Forum: Off-Topic
Topic: Photobucket "headsup"
Replies: 19
Views: 10007

Photobucket "headsup"

Some of you from other forums may already be aware of this but Photobucket has recently changed its user terms, mostly the part about third party image hosting. The third party hosting, that is displaying your photos on other sites through Photobucket, is now part of one of their paid for packages. ...
by DLRdan
Tue Jun 20, 2017 10:16 pm
Forum: Locomotives - Electric
Topic: SVLR new loco - ERYRI
Replies: 13
Views: 7743

Re: SVLR new loco - ERYRI

Nice loco. If you set your speed then turn the transmitter off does it not keep going like other Roundhouse diesels ?