Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
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As the test pressure gauge was still attached to the boiler I thought I'd make the safety valve next. It's the ball bearing type, but not a pop-valve.
This is the top of the safety valve, the holes were marked out and centre punched under my bench mounted illuminated magnifying glass, and drilled in the bench drill. The holes are 1.3 mm dia.
Testing the safety valve, using the small Sievert cyclone burner
This is the top of the safety valve, the holes were marked out and centre punched under my bench mounted illuminated magnifying glass, and drilled in the bench drill. The holes are 1.3 mm dia.
Testing the safety valve, using the small Sievert cyclone burner
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
I have been slowly plodding along with the construction, it's been a lot of fun though. At the moment I'm pushing for a steam test soon. The chassis is on the workbench, I'm getting it all set right, I love all the fitting. There was too much sideways play in the axles so I added grubscrews to the spacers that sit between the wheels and axle bushes, these allowed me to adjust their position to reduce play. Then I had the bright idea of oil blackening these parts. They came out a lovely shiny black.
This is the part being blackened in the video
Axle spacer fitted with grub screws
Happy New Year
This is the part being blackened in the video
Axle spacer fitted with grub screws
Happy New Year
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Hi Dave, Happy New year to you too.
Your blackening process is one I've used for things, but never found it very durable. Some actually chipped off. Have you any experience of this?
Grant.
Your blackening process is one I've used for things, but never found it very durable. Some actually chipped off. Have you any experience of this?
Grant.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Hi Grant, I've used it a bit. Look at this image, I made these die holders for my Unimat 3 lathe in about 1990, not sure when I blackened them but maybe when I restarted the hobby in 2005. The smaller has worn because I hand thread with it often. I'd say it was an ideal finish for loco parts with no great thickness and no chipping.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
A while ago I tested the chassis on air power, the first from a football pump, and then from my car tyre. I was so happy with the slow running on the tyre compressed air that I'm speeding towards a steam test
This project is two years old now
This project is two years old now
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Great slow running Dave, a credit to your fitting work. Bet your dying to get on with the project now.
Re the metal blackening, and not wishing to hijack the thread, but when you used the word blackening
that put me on a different track. As an antique clock collector, I have cause to "blue" many steel items and the colour is really long lasting. Seeing you quench in sump(?) oil I thought you were looking for something different.
Grant.
Re the metal blackening, and not wishing to hijack the thread, but when you used the word blackening
that put me on a different track. As an antique clock collector, I have cause to "blue" many steel items and the colour is really long lasting. Seeing you quench in sump(?) oil I thought you were looking for something different.
Grant.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
It's really dirty 4-stroke lawnmower sump oil, plenty of missed oil changes, so plenty of carbon.LNR wrote: ↑Wed Jan 03, 2018 3:20 am Re the metal blackening, and not wishing to hijack the thread, but when you used the word blackening
that put me on a different track. As an antique clock collector, I have cause to "blue" many steel items and the colour is really long lasting. Seeing you quench in sump(?) oil I thought you were looking for something different.
Grant.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Here's a summary of photos filling the gap from Feb '17 until now.
Safety valve with new whistle valve
Whistle valve, and turret for pressure gauge, plus one accessory
Instead of brazing, I Loctited the nipple to the blower pipe
Smokebox sealed
The loco prior to my April UK trip
Smokebox door locking bar
Machining the chassis mounted port blocks
Cylinders and port blocks
Smokebox with mounted reversing block
Machining the reversing valve
Piston assembly
Prototypical openings in buffer beam; I passed the pistons through them
Setting the port openings
Complete reversing valve assembly with steam inlet and exhaust, plus big bucket dead leg lubricator
O-rings in port blocks, small port is steam, large is exhaust, optimized for forward running; we'll see if it makes a difference in real life
Regulator body
Outside on the line with the large regulator handle
Halfway into the blower pipe elbow
Elbow with fittings and blower pipe
Blower pipe fitted to smokebox
Merry Christmas!
Safety valve with new whistle valve
Whistle valve, and turret for pressure gauge, plus one accessory
Instead of brazing, I Loctited the nipple to the blower pipe
Smokebox sealed
The loco prior to my April UK trip
Smokebox door locking bar
Machining the chassis mounted port blocks
Cylinders and port blocks
Smokebox with mounted reversing block
Machining the reversing valve
Piston assembly
Prototypical openings in buffer beam; I passed the pistons through them
Setting the port openings
Complete reversing valve assembly with steam inlet and exhaust, plus big bucket dead leg lubricator
O-rings in port blocks, small port is steam, large is exhaust, optimized for forward running; we'll see if it makes a difference in real life
Regulator body
Outside on the line with the large regulator handle
Halfway into the blower pipe elbow
Elbow with fittings and blower pipe
Blower pipe fitted to smokebox
Merry Christmas!
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Great little engine. I like the unusual way the cylinders are coupled to the driverods. Looks a bit like a rack railway locomotive.
"En schöne Gruess" from an Alpine railway in Holland.
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Prototypical openings in buffer beam, so that's why there are big holes!
I never knew why, yeah laugh it up.
This engine is lovely and a joy to read about it's creation.
I never knew why, yeah laugh it up.
This engine is lovely and a joy to read about it's creation.
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Wow! That's so good. I do admire your engineering skills - and envy them.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Thank you. It would have complicated things angling the cylinders and all downwards. It's a bit of an oversight too. I was going for attachment at the rear crank pin, but was concerned that I wouldn't get enough "waggle'. Let's see how it looks when I make the footplate.
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Thank you Tom. It's just my guess, but the holes are in the right placetom_tom_go wrote: ↑Fri Jan 05, 2018 12:32 pm Prototypical openings in buffer beam, so that's why there are big holes!
I never knew why, yeah laugh it up.
This engine is lovely and a joy to read about it's creation.
It's getting really close to a steam test, with a blowtorch in the firebox!
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Thank you Rik. I really enjoy it. I just don't seem to lose interest anymore, unlike when I was young. I admire your work too. And, (fingers crossed) I hope this loco gives the slow/smooth performance that you have found lacking in comercial live steam locos
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Today was the day! Steam test time. Two runs on the workbench in the garage this afternoon, without the chimney extension or the smokebox door so it could be fired by the blowtorch.
1st run with half a gauge glass of water seemed very brief until the water was out of sight, but the 2nd run with a full glass of water lasted about 30 minutes of gentle ticking over. First impressions, it runs wet.
The lubricator worked well on the 2nd run, I started it off without the lid, trickling steam over the cold oil, then put the lid on. It's connected to the reverser by a silicone tube, I could see the different flow when slowing or stopping the engine compared to the running, there's a reverberation when running. After the run there were plenty of oil splatters on the boiler shell and a fair amount inside the smokebox.
There was a gentle leak from the blower valve throughout, which will not be a problem when the blower is connected.
1st run with half a gauge glass of water seemed very brief until the water was out of sight, but the 2nd run with a full glass of water lasted about 30 minutes of gentle ticking over. First impressions, it runs wet.
The lubricator worked well on the 2nd run, I started it off without the lid, trickling steam over the cold oil, then put the lid on. It's connected to the reverser by a silicone tube, I could see the different flow when slowing or stopping the engine compared to the running, there's a reverberation when running. After the run there were plenty of oil splatters on the boiler shell and a fair amount inside the smokebox.
There was a gentle leak from the blower valve throughout, which will not be a problem when the blower is connected.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Very nice Dave, bet you can’t wait to get it on the track.
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When you say it runs wet is this just exhaust condensate?
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It's lovely and I really like the big oscillating engines. I like running live steam trains - they don't have to be exact scale models to float my boat.
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That really doesn't dissapoint me for an oscillating engine, or any live steam engine actually. It runs really slow and smooth as silk. Good job!
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