A Quiet Sunday
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OK so Healy's Mill with the new wheel doesn't look much different to the old one.
It's always bugged me that the wheel, although turning slowly didn't look like it was doing any work. It's hard to explain
and perhaps I'm a little pedantic! So I foraged around in past made junk to find some iron pedestal bushes, bored a hole in
the central wall, and mounted a second shaft above the wheel shaft. The flywheel already on the wheel shaft was a 112 tooth
7"diam. Boston gear, and a 16 tooth Boston with a roller clutch in it fitted to the second shaft gave me another flywheel
running 7 times faster than the wheel. I've watched many British mill videos, and one of Calbourne Mill has a sign saying it ran at 6 rpm. for a 20ft. wheel. Mine
is 18ft. and while 6 rpm in model form looks too slow, the wheel now runs at 12 rpm all day and looks truly hydraulic in
it's action
Grant.
But the difference is "what's under the bonnet" as the car salesman said.It's always bugged me that the wheel, although turning slowly didn't look like it was doing any work. It's hard to explain
and perhaps I'm a little pedantic! So I foraged around in past made junk to find some iron pedestal bushes, bored a hole in
the central wall, and mounted a second shaft above the wheel shaft. The flywheel already on the wheel shaft was a 112 tooth
7"diam. Boston gear, and a 16 tooth Boston with a roller clutch in it fitted to the second shaft gave me another flywheel
running 7 times faster than the wheel. I've watched many British mill videos, and one of Calbourne Mill has a sign saying it ran at 6 rpm. for a 20ft. wheel. Mine
is 18ft. and while 6 rpm in model form looks too slow, the wheel now runs at 12 rpm all day and looks truly hydraulic in
it's action
Grant.
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Clever stuff Grant and beautifully engineered. Just like the grace of a swan which looks serene above the surface but with all the manic paddling going on beneath.
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Sorry Tom, I don't do videos.
Grant.
Grant.
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I like it - a Slomo waterwheel!
Rik
Rik
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That is a shame Grant, it would be lovely to see and hear it in action. We'll have to persuade your local TV station to come round and do 'a piece' on the LNR
Phil
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Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
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OK I'll let the secret out.
Pam and I did shoot some video using Pam's phone (very good pics.I have to admit) The sun was so bright I couldn't see the screen, so I got the old dirty sheet I cover the lathe with, and put that over my head with Pam holding it visor like out the front clear of the lense. Neither of us realized audio was being recorded (we're new at this) so between me calling Pam to move forward the suns coming in, and then asking "how do you stop it" (Pam didn't know!) and various other things you can't hear the gurgling water or anything else. A better video might have been taken of us shooting the video
And so endeth my video experience.
Grant.
PS I said much earlier on "you don't have to be mad, but it helps".
Pam and I did shoot some video using Pam's phone (very good pics.I have to admit) The sun was so bright I couldn't see the screen, so I got the old dirty sheet I cover the lathe with, and put that over my head with Pam holding it visor like out the front clear of the lense. Neither of us realized audio was being recorded (we're new at this) so between me calling Pam to move forward the suns coming in, and then asking "how do you stop it" (Pam didn't know!) and various other things you can't hear the gurgling water or anything else. A better video might have been taken of us shooting the video
And so endeth my video experience.
Grant.
PS I said much earlier on "you don't have to be mad, but it helps".
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I think we've all got video attempts like that!LNR wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2018 10:01 am OK I'll let the secret out.
Pam and I did shoot some video using Pam's phone (very good pics.I have to admit) The sun was so bright I couldn't see the screen, so I got the old dirty sheet I cover the lathe with, and put that over my head with Pam holding it visor like out the front clear of the lense. Neither of us realized audio was being recorded (we're new at this) so between me calling Pam to move forward the suns coming in, and then asking "how do you stop it" (Pam didn't know!) and various other things you can't hear the gurgling water or anything else. A better video might have been taken of us shooting the video
And so endeth my video experience.
Grant.
PS I said much earlier on "you don't have to be mad, but it helps".
Phil
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
My Line - https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11077
Sporadic Garden Railer who's inconsistencies know no bounds
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very clever I do like that building looks perfect and a excellent bit of carpentry on the wheel
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Superb build of a great looking water mill...Brilliant...
ROD
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Winter and Spring Growth on the LNR.
Had a train with many wheels running continuously today to clean up the track work.
Grant.
That curve again.
Hope the dozer starts after sitting there all winter!
Some work for a slasher there.
There's track in there somewhere!Had a train with many wheels running continuously today to clean up the track work.
Grant.
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Thanks Tom,
I did try to sneak in via the backdoor, but that didn't work.
Grant.
I did try to sneak in via the backdoor, but that didn't work.
Grant.
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What wonderful photos, the line's looking great...
Loads of inspirational stuff there - in particular I'm inspired to think about creating some telegraph poles...
All the best,
Andrew.
Loads of inspirational stuff there - in particular I'm inspired to think about creating some telegraph poles...
All the best,
Andrew.
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Hi Andrew,
I bought a set of Bachmann telegraph poles which each have about 4 crossbars per pole. Carefully removed the crossbars sacrificing the pole if anything. and attach to wooden tapered poles. Only used one per pole, gave me enough for the whole railway with spares.
Grant.
I bought a set of Bachmann telegraph poles which each have about 4 crossbars per pole. Carefully removed the crossbars sacrificing the pole if anything. and attach to wooden tapered poles. Only used one per pole, gave me enough for the whole railway with spares.
Grant.
Re: A Quiet Sunday
Great photos as ever, Grant. Good to see you back, I was beginning to wonder when you might emerge from hibernation
Rik
Rik
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Wish my line looked as good as that at the end of winter, it rarely looks that good at the end of summer! Good to have you back again, I did think you'd been quiet of late.
Philip
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Great to hear from you again Grant….Always love your line.
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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Good to see your updates and posts again. Your railway is always inspirational.
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Great pictures Grant. It's nice to have new views of your line to admire.
Andrew
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