Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
An Eclipse No. 55 sheet metal saw in case anyone is interested.
Grant.
PS hijacked the thread, sorry.
I think you could make one fairly easily.Grant.
PS hijacked the thread, sorry.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
I saw the very same image on that UK site! It took me right back to my childhood, when my mates Dad had one in his workshop.
It would only be good for cutting the exterior of the foot plate. The long faces of the internal cut-out was done with my adjustable hacksaw set over 90 deg. But before that five adjoining 3mm holes were drilled for each of the four internal cuts, and then needle-filed out enough to pass the saw blade through. A labour of love, which gives the engine inbuilt good karma
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
A bit of fitting and hey presto!
I'm going to hinge the firebox door from the footplate, it's easiest.
With such a lovely clean smokebox interior I'm thinking of alternative firing methods, like on prestige models
I'm going to hinge the firebox door from the footplate, it's easiest.
With such a lovely clean smokebox interior I'm thinking of alternative firing methods, like on prestige models
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Thank you Graeme, I snapped up a fine example of an Eclipse 55 locally. It fits in nicely on the workshop wall
Onwards and upwards!
Onwards and upwards!
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
I'm fixing the footplate to the frames with eight pieces of angle. 8BA screws all the way! I cut the angles on the lathes vertical slide using a slitting saw. This got them nice and square, and all the same length. I drilled them on the vertical slide too, getting the holes in all the same places. I was then able to drill the buffer beams at the same setting as the lower jaw of the vice was the datum. The best workshop tip I have ever read was "Don't break down a set-up (until you have to)"
1/4" Brass angle
The buffer beam pieces are all secured, ready for drilling through the footplate
The drill was just long enough!
I can mount the remaining four pieces above the axleboxes, these could then used as attachments for fake suspension leaf springs...
1/4" Brass angle
The buffer beam pieces are all secured, ready for drilling through the footplate
The drill was just long enough!
I can mount the remaining four pieces above the axleboxes, these could then used as attachments for fake suspension leaf springs...
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
I've got the week off work, and the weather is terrible, so... More footplate frolics
I had to make a great big hole for the lubricator cap in the right place, holesaw and then lots of filing to a scribed line, and then fitting...
Lining up the centre of the axlebox slots in the vertical slide to drill for the footplate angle pieces
All eight angle pieces finally fitted, lots of 8BA screws
I had to make a great big hole for the lubricator cap in the right place, holesaw and then lots of filing to a scribed line, and then fitting...
Lining up the centre of the axlebox slots in the vertical slide to drill for the footplate angle pieces
All eight angle pieces finally fitted, lots of 8BA screws
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
That is so impressive Dave, looks like another master of engineering on the forum.
I used to set and operate a CNC punch press and boy was it loud....
I used to set and operate a CNC punch press and boy was it loud....
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
I'm following your build thread with great interest. Very nice work Dave!
How do you manage those nice straight straight cuts in thick sheet metal?
How do you manage those nice straight straight cuts in thick sheet metal?
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Thank you!
I mark out the edges with a permanent marker pen and hacksaw/padsaw close to the line. Then reapply more marker pen ink, and more often than not "scribe" a line
<purists look away now>
using the tips of the jaws of my electronic calipers, and file to the line
I try to use an existing straight edge on the blank sheet as a reference, or else I have to create one with the 12" rule and a scribed line.
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Dave
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Don't worry mate, an engineering friend once told me he reckoned vernier calipers made good sliding clamps for fine work
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Drain cocks and cylinder covers.
Setting the cylinder up for drilling for the drains
Both cylinders drilled and tapped
Steel cylinder cover in place. Stainless steel drain cocks in position. By rotating the brass rod drilled holes align with those in the cocks, a lever will be placed in the hole in the middle of the rod. The rod is retained by E-clips
Baking the black spray painted cylinder covers at 120 degC. I bought the oven especially for paint baking https://youtu.be/WZ7mhZKYUBo It's a little ripper
Assembled for effect, I think it will look like a milking cow in operation. Now I've got to do the other cylinder...
Setting the cylinder up for drilling for the drains
Both cylinders drilled and tapped
Steel cylinder cover in place. Stainless steel drain cocks in position. By rotating the brass rod drilled holes align with those in the cocks, a lever will be placed in the hole in the middle of the rod. The rod is retained by E-clips
Baking the black spray painted cylinder covers at 120 degC. I bought the oven especially for paint baking https://youtu.be/WZ7mhZKYUBo It's a little ripper
Assembled for effect, I think it will look like a milking cow in operation. Now I've got to do the other cylinder...
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Be interested to see your lever method for the draincocks, as it would appear that the mid position will be going backwards and forwards with the cylinders oscillating. Beautiful work as always.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Hi Grant, the lever is just a short rod passed through the cross drilled brass rod to turn it through 90degs to open or close both cocks at the same time. I will be turning each lever by hand on each side
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Ah, thanks for the explanation. That makes sense, levers back to the cab could have proved interesting.
Grant.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Very nice work Dave, it’s coming along nicely, be running it soon will you.
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Impressive work. I do like to see a master engineer at work and am deeply envious of your skills - and your perseverence. I imagine with this type of hands-on project it's likely to be 50% inspiration and 50% perspiraton rather than Einstein's - 10% : 90% mix.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
Thank you Rod. At the rate I'm going it'll still be ages away.
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Re: Wild Rose ~ Quarry Hunslet
You have done a tremendous amount of work on it so far Dave. Good engineers will take his or her time and not bodge it, and you are a great engineer Dave, wish you lived closer, then I could see a master at work.
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https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
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