Next overhaul project....
Next overhaul project....
Postman brought a big box (not quite that big...) yesterday:
My next 5" gauge winter project will be:
Guess please, first hint:
BTW Where can I get a replacement horse? This one is missing its tail.
I have seen many things on the wrecks that come in for overhaul, but I have never before seen a blower valve handwheel made from a new penny.
What do you think was in the box?
My next 5" gauge winter project will be:
Guess please, first hint:
BTW Where can I get a replacement horse? This one is missing its tail.
I have seen many things on the wrecks that come in for overhaul, but I have never before seen a blower valve handwheel made from a new penny.
What do you think was in the box?
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Re: Next overhaul project....
Judging by the not-black smokebox door, maybe something pre-Victorian?
Far as bodges go, that penny doesn't seem half terrible..
Looking forward to seeing what's next.
Far as bodges go, that penny doesn't seem half terrible..
Looking forward to seeing what's next.
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Aaron - Scum Class Works
Aaron - Scum Class Works
Re: Next overhaul project....
Go on then...
Post us a picture!
Phil.P
Post us a picture!
Phil.P
Re: Next overhaul project....
She´s in bits now, so this is the only picture I can show:
Had to get a broken screw out of the regulator assembly (fortunately the remaninig bit was long enough).
Removed some play and clatter from the motion, modified the buffer beams, fixed many small issues.
But a long list of small jobs is still there.
Most parts are now primed and ready for painting.
I still need to make a firehole door and the matching hinges, fit whistle valve and whistle and fit some lead underneath to improve traction.
The brake gear is really simple on the prototype so it will be quite easy to make.
Then I will have a test run. If that works, I can start on the many details.
Had to get a broken screw out of the regulator assembly (fortunately the remaninig bit was long enough).
Removed some play and clatter from the motion, modified the buffer beams, fixed many small issues.
But a long list of small jobs is still there.
Most parts are now primed and ready for painting.
I still need to make a firehole door and the matching hinges, fit whistle valve and whistle and fit some lead underneath to improve traction.
The brake gear is really simple on the prototype so it will be quite easy to make.
Then I will have a test run. If that works, I can start on the many details.
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Re: Next overhaul project....
that looks really nice, wish I had one Looking forward to seeing it all put back together and of course, running.
The buck stops here .......
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Re: Next overhaul project....
Thank you..
Nearly done then? - Two weekends work, as they say.
Phil.P
Nearly done then? - Two weekends work, as they say.
Phil.P
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Re: Next overhaul project....
Never would've imagined a traction engine, you don't see many around. That'll be a really interesting project.
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Aaron - Scum Class Works
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Re: Next overhaul project....
Aaron, no, its a railway loco not a traction engine, although the original was built by a traction engine maker.Old Man Aaron wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 5:21 am Never would've imagined a traction engine, you don't see many around. That'll be a really interesting project.
You must have missed the original thread, which did wander a bit.
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14528&p=176056#p176056
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Re: Next overhaul project....
Well technically I think it's a rail traction engine. I'm pretty sure that's what Aaron meant.
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Miles-- Trains are fun. With the exception of track power. Argh!
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Oh, now I remember - colander brain strikes again.philipy wrote: ↑Tue Dec 05, 2023 6:13 am You must have missed the original thread, which did wander a bit.
viewtopic.php?f=29&t=14528&p=176056#p176056
That's what I was getting at.
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Re: Next overhaul project....
some progress:
first coat of Vermillion on the buffer beams, first coat of mid Brunswick green on the wheels and some minor parts.
Paint is good quality but takes a long time to dry.
Next steps will be painting other parts and making a firehole door.
I have a whistle and matching valve but no idea yet where to put them without spoiling the overall look of the engine.
first coat of Vermillion on the buffer beams, first coat of mid Brunswick green on the wheels and some minor parts.
Paint is good quality but takes a long time to dry.
Next steps will be painting other parts and making a firehole door.
I have a whistle and matching valve but no idea yet where to put them without spoiling the overall look of the engine.
Re: Next overhaul project....
Aren’t all railway locomotives “traction engines” if one is being really, really annoyingly technical and pedantic?
Re: Next overhaul project....
Yes.
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Miles-- Trains are fun. With the exception of track power. Argh!
Miles-- Trains are fun. With the exception of track power. Argh!
Re: Next overhaul project....
Started running on air last weekend.
Smokebox horse has received a replacement tail.
Found suitable mounting positions for whistle and valve.
Firehole door still to be made.
Maybe she will run under her own steam still this year.
Smokebox horse has received a replacement tail.
Found suitable mounting positions for whistle and valve.
Firehole door still to be made.
Maybe she will run under her own steam still this year.
Re: Next overhaul project....
Yay!
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Miles-- Trains are fun. With the exception of track power. Argh!
Miles-- Trains are fun. With the exception of track power. Argh!
Re: Next overhaul project....
Finally got around to make the firehole door.
As there is almost no space around it this was a bit tricky.
Clearances to any boiler fitting are 1mm.
Now I am waiting fo the storm to go somewhere else so I can test the loco.
As there is almost no space around it this was a bit tricky.
Clearances to any boiler fitting are 1mm.
Now I am waiting fo the storm to go somewhere else so I can test the loco.
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