edrig update

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:21 pm

A little progress. I recieved the sight glass from PPS today
I need to make a special fitting for the top part of the gauge, for obvious reasons.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:23 pm

Heat the glass tube up with a bunsen burner....
Hmmm the boiler's looking good, nice to see some progress but why did you have to buy from pps??

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 2:26 pm

Mr. Bond of the DVLR wrote:Heat the glass tube up with a bunsen burner....
Hmmm the boiler's looking good, nice to see some progress but why did you have to buy from pps??

because they are the only people who do a 1/4x40 fitting sight glass that would fit on.
a normal model engineering one has a blowdown that come out to far, so it sticks out the side of the loco, not good.

PPS do a 14/40 one with a different blowdown, so it fits.

I know you have some issue with him.
but i dont

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Sat Dec 05, 2009 9:11 pm

Oooh very nice! Finally some forward movement!

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 2:04 pm

andysleigh wrote:finally, some progress. sort of
I recieved a few parts today.
Cross head pump
smoke box door darts
fire grate
and bought some new couplings.

thought a problem occurs.
The nipples on the pump, are 3/32", the black on the boiler, is 1/8", there arent any adaptors, as far as i am awear, that go from 1/8 to 3/32.

andy, i have had some of my fittings come with different size nipples in them, but i brought a pack of 1/8" and they fit in, so all my pipes are 1/8" s no need to solder 2 different size pipes together

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 3:43 pm

Rob wrote:
andysleigh wrote:finally, some progress. sort of
I recieved a few parts today.
Cross head pump
smoke box door darts
fire grate
and bought some new couplings.

thought a problem occurs.
The nipples on the pump, are 3/32", the black on the boiler, is 1/8", there arent any adaptors, as far as i am awear, that go from 1/8 to 3/32.
andy, i have had some of my fittings come with different size nipples in them, but i brought a pack of 1/8" and they fit in, so all my pipes are 1/8" s no need to solder 2 different size pipes together

well, i dontt think a 1/8th nipple and but will fit on the bypass.
and also, i think 1/8 looks to big.

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 7:14 pm

Why do you always quote a quote quote quote quote Andy.... just delete everything but the relevant stuff!!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:19 pm

mhlr wrote:Why do you always quote a quote quote quote quote Andy.... just delete everything but the relevant stuff!!

cos

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 2:46 pm

the fitting for the top of the water gauge is progressing well.
it is being made by a local club member. and hes doing a grand job.

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Wed Jan 06, 2010 8:38 pm

smaller nipples should fit aswel, as the coned piece will be the same size, just the collar will be different, it should work

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:20 pm

turned up a blast pipe today. all the cutters were blunt so its not very neat.

not sure how well it will work, i used the 1:6 ratio to get the height, and its alot taller than djb's

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:34 pm

Coor looks good andy! I wonder how it will compare to DJBs ones performance wise

Andy's blast pipe... Djb's blast pipe but which is better...
Theres only one way to find out.....

90733 · Post by **90733** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 9:48 pm

FIGHTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
sorry coulndn.t resist

Rob · Post by **Rob** » Sat Jul 09, 2011 11:25 am

Any progress Andy?

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:29 am

well, hasnt it been a bloody long time.
most of the people who remember this are probably long gone.

so, after 4 years or so of sitting in its box, i finally got round to finishing converting my edrig to coal.
only functionally for now.
i have a big list of cosmetic things to do to it.

I shall make a video soon, first firing failed as the steam raising blower was to weak...

ace · Post by **ace** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:59 pm

Andy, I have read the whole journey from front to back and hasn't this little Edrig come a long way (since 2008!)? I have enjoyed the whole thing and I am rooting for you to get her going now. Good luck and get a 12v battery on the blower, :twisted: give it some more power (without sucking the fire up the chimney).

Be sure to video it for us, it would be great to witness your Edrigs first steps.

TTHLRMatt · Post by **TTHLRMatt** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:26 pm

Good to see it through Andy! I remember it from the first post!

andysleigh · Post by **andysleigh** » Wed May 21, 2014 9:46 pm

right, finally have a video!
enjoy

had to work on a few things, as you would expect.
but managed to get 5 hours from it the other day. until i lost the fire while putting more oil in.
it was getting dark anyway.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyxWvNr ... e=youtu.be

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed May 21, 2014 10:20 pm

6 years down the line, and finally it looks virtually done! So glad that you've actually got this running on coal, and from the video seems to be a lovely runner as well.

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Wed May 21, 2014 11:12 pm

Marvelous stuff - you must be dead pleased
What is the run time like between firing?

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