My secret project is revealed
My secret project is revealed
Not garden railway, but model steam
Over the last few months me and my grandad have been building a 'secret project' in the workshop
Well here it is.
It was first revealed at STIA
Its a generating plant built using my old Wilesco D20 engine.
I intend to fit it with a gas burner after i have sorted out the wiring
If anyones interested ill post some more information about it
Overall view
Water tower
Generators
Control panel
Fan
Condensing stack
Power plant-a Wilesco D20 engine
Engine...again
Pump-with handle on
Pump-with handle off
Condense container
Oil can THE SPIDERMAN POSTER IN THE BACKGROUND AIN'T MINE !!!!!
Gas tank I intend to fit
Gas burner I intend to finish and fit
Over the last few months me and my grandad have been building a 'secret project' in the workshop
Well here it is.
It was first revealed at STIA
Its a generating plant built using my old Wilesco D20 engine.
I intend to fit it with a gas burner after i have sorted out the wiring
If anyones interested ill post some more information about it
Overall view
Water tower
Generators
Control panel
Fan
Condensing stack
Power plant-a Wilesco D20 engine
Engine...again
Pump-with handle on
Pump-with handle off
Condense container
Oil can THE SPIDERMAN POSTER IN THE BACKGROUND AIN'T MINE !!!!!
Gas tank I intend to fit
Gas burner I intend to finish and fit
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I got 2 Stuart D10 2 cylinder engines.
Im thinking about putting both of them into a engine house direct coupled to a generator (stepper motors) powered by a bank of 2 or 3 Stuart Babcock boilers.
This would produce about 15 volts each engine
Im thinking about putting both of them into a engine house direct coupled to a generator (stepper motors) powered by a bank of 2 or 3 Stuart Babcock boilers.
This would produce about 15 volts each engine
Last edited by steamyjim on Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:49 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Here ill trade you the plant for a bag of ferrets and a ball of fluff in my pocket.
http://www.freewebs.com/pinetreelightrailway/index.
Cecil your engines on Fire!
Its a Mamod it does that.
Cecil your engines on Fire!
Its a Mamod it does that.
Heres some more info for anyone who is interested...
The base
The base is made from about 1/2" MDF (sold in metrick) then extra sections of the same MDF are mounted underneath to make it stand above the ground. Sprayed titanium
The engine
The engine is a Wilesco D20. I stripped it down,removed the paint. Resprayed it-heat resistant for firebox and section of base underneath firebox. The rest of the base is gloss black. Flywheel and engine sub base hand painted.
Water tower
Gas tank from blow torch. Top cut out. Hole drilled in bottom with a machine peice of brass in it. The brass is fitted onto a peiceof copper tube. A second hole is drilled to the side and a fitting is soldered in. The copper pipe fits over a stand bolted to the base. Sprayed black. Inside grey
Water pump and stand
The water pump i had in the workshop. Mounted on a base of alluminum. Sprayed black.
Generators
The generators are made from 2 Meccano 3V motors. Mounted on a alluminium base. 2 bits of plastic tube connected the 2 with a shaft and pulley in between. Sprayed all over black. Alluminium base mounted onto another mini MDF base (sprayed titanium) with holes slotted in to enable adjustment.
Lamps
The lamps are made from copper tube bent with a washer soldered in the end containing a LED. Then soldered to a base that is bolted (removable though) to the MDF generator base. Lamps sprayed all over black.
Condensing stack
2 bits of steel from a bathroom handle thing splied togethor.Copper pipe soldered into it to take the exhaust in. Brass top on top. Fitted into a machined brass stand/tank. Tank has a valve on it to enable any condense to run out through a pipe
Control panel
2 bits of U alluminium section with holes drilled and milled to fit switches and meters in. 2 straicht sections of alluminium bolted to the side to hold it together.
Fan
Alluminium machined to a taper. Hole drilled down middle (to fit wire) Motor mounted on top with fan. Thread in bottom of alluminium bolted to base. Motor sprayed black
Wiring
All wiring is underneath base
Heres a diagram
Oil can
Scutliffe oil can sprayed black
Condense pot
Cashew nut tin. Sprayed black. Inside sprayed grey
The base
The base is made from about 1/2" MDF (sold in metrick) then extra sections of the same MDF are mounted underneath to make it stand above the ground. Sprayed titanium
The engine
The engine is a Wilesco D20. I stripped it down,removed the paint. Resprayed it-heat resistant for firebox and section of base underneath firebox. The rest of the base is gloss black. Flywheel and engine sub base hand painted.
Water tower
Gas tank from blow torch. Top cut out. Hole drilled in bottom with a machine peice of brass in it. The brass is fitted onto a peiceof copper tube. A second hole is drilled to the side and a fitting is soldered in. The copper pipe fits over a stand bolted to the base. Sprayed black. Inside grey
Water pump and stand
The water pump i had in the workshop. Mounted on a base of alluminum. Sprayed black.
Generators
The generators are made from 2 Meccano 3V motors. Mounted on a alluminium base. 2 bits of plastic tube connected the 2 with a shaft and pulley in between. Sprayed all over black. Alluminium base mounted onto another mini MDF base (sprayed titanium) with holes slotted in to enable adjustment.
Lamps
The lamps are made from copper tube bent with a washer soldered in the end containing a LED. Then soldered to a base that is bolted (removable though) to the MDF generator base. Lamps sprayed all over black.
Condensing stack
2 bits of steel from a bathroom handle thing splied togethor.Copper pipe soldered into it to take the exhaust in. Brass top on top. Fitted into a machined brass stand/tank. Tank has a valve on it to enable any condense to run out through a pipe
Control panel
2 bits of U alluminium section with holes drilled and milled to fit switches and meters in. 2 straicht sections of alluminium bolted to the side to hold it together.
Fan
Alluminium machined to a taper. Hole drilled down middle (to fit wire) Motor mounted on top with fan. Thread in bottom of alluminium bolted to base. Motor sprayed black
Wiring
All wiring is underneath base
Heres a diagram
Oil can
Scutliffe oil can sprayed black
Condense pot
Cashew nut tin. Sprayed black. Inside sprayed grey
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