Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Aug 18, 2018 8:41 am

Looking forward to seeing this run.

Remind me, is it still able to be a dual fuel burner?

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:59 am

Me too :sunny:

Yes I hope to also fire it by gas or liquid fuel
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Sun Aug 19, 2018 5:50 am

I've just soldered in the water return pipes for the bypass valves. Hopefully the water won't shoot out of the filler :thumbleft:
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by FWLR » Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:31 am

Very neat job Dave.

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:06 am

The tank is finally finished and still watertight
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Aug 27, 2018 8:46 am

Nearly there Dave!

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by IanC » Mon Aug 27, 2018 2:58 pm

That's lovely workmanship. Something I could only admire and dream about doing.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:21 am

We're getting there, very slowly. Boiler feed fitted
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by tom_tom_go » Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:55 am

It's starting to look finished Dave, looking forward to seeing it run.

How long do you think before first test on your line?

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by FWLR » Sun Nov 18, 2018 8:57 am

Nice Dave….Very good bit of engineering that. :thumbright: :thumbright:

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:41 am

Thank you chaps.

I'm not sure when it will be running on the line. I want to test the pumps against boiler pressure though
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Mon Dec 10, 2018 7:10 am

Pushing on with the blower. I drilled the nozzle 0.45mm diameter as my small Jacobs chuck couldn't grip anything smaller
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Dec 10, 2018 10:05 am

Good trick I learned from TonyW is to fill the boiler up with water until you get about 40 PSI and then open the blower.

If you get a nice fountain shooting out the chimney you know the blower position is going to be efficient!

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Mon Dec 10, 2018 9:37 pm

So true 😀
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by daan » Wed Dec 12, 2018 7:14 pm

Splendid, a working saddle tank! It gives the little loco something special..
"En schöne Gruess" from an Alpine railway in Holland.

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:59 am

I need to connect the to-be-built reverser to the reversing valve. eBay supplied some nice stainless 2mm Bowden cable inner that fits nicely in 1/8 K&S brass tubing it seems rigid enough for pull and push operation.

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Sun Jan 27, 2019 6:03 am

Before I can make the reverser I need to make the bodywork to see how much space is available for it. One side is now complete, the other is in progress.

The main panel is a piece of 0.6mm steel sheet bent around a 1/4" bar for the radius. The top piece is 1/4" x 1/16" strip brazed into a 90 deg angle. It's all soft soldered together
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Mon Jan 28, 2019 4:45 am

Second side completed on this hot Auckland Anniversary day ☑️
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Jan 28, 2019 7:06 am

Solid work, is steel easier to soft solder than brass?

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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet

Post by dewintondave » Mon Jan 28, 2019 8:05 am

Steel solders very easily with zinc chloride flux 👍

It was easier than soldering the copper/brass tank Tom
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