First steam
First steam
Hello Live steamers,
I am scratchbuilding a “Dacre”-like 0-6-0 live steam loco. This week I finished the displacement lubricator and the steam tee, so now she can run on steam! I made a video of the first test in the kitchen (my wife was out ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUZiVb6iJw . At the end of the clip you can see (hear) the pop-valve releasing.
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik
I am scratchbuilding a “Dacre”-like 0-6-0 live steam loco. This week I finished the displacement lubricator and the steam tee, so now she can run on steam! I made a video of the first test in the kitchen (my wife was out ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUZiVb6iJw . At the end of the clip you can see (hear) the pop-valve releasing.
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik
Great video! Can't wait for my project to reach this stage!
If it can be made full scale it can be made 16mm
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
My line: http://gardenrails.myfreeforum.org/about7200.html
The Matheran is one for the future as I'm presently building "Midget". A little 0-4-0 built for the construction of the Avontuur line.
This is how far the model has advanced since I started building it @ Christmas
It usually takes me a year to build a loco as my spare time is a bit limited. So The Matheran is a way off yet.
In answer to the question about the Klein Linder axles, I intend to make the centre axle slide in the horizontal on a sleeve, but the two outer ones will be fixed. The loco will be meths fired.
Cheers
Keith
This is how far the model has advanced since I started building it @ Christmas
It usually takes me a year to build a loco as my spare time is a bit limited. So The Matheran is a way off yet.
In answer to the question about the Klein Linder axles, I intend to make the centre axle slide in the horizontal on a sleeve, but the two outer ones will be fixed. The loco will be meths fired.
Cheers
Keith
Hello Steamers,
Here is an update about my live steamer. I finished the smokebox and I made a water gauge.
Yesterday I tested the loco on track for the first time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLR1kUpPw5g
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Erik Reinders
Here is an update about my live steamer. I finished the smokebox and I made a water gauge.
Yesterday I tested the loco on track for the first time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLR1kUpPw5g
Greetings from the Netherlands,
Erik Reinders
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Hello Maple,
This is how I made the gas tank:
First I cut a piece of brass tube and I faced the ends in the Lathe. Then I turned a brass disc with a stub protruding for a MF6 screw thread.This is for the bottom cover. The top was also turned, drilled and tapped (MF4,5 if I remember right) fot the Ronson valve . A side hole was drilled for the gas valve. The gas valve was silver soldered to the top cover, and the top and bottom pieces were silver sodred to the tube. For a gas tank it is absolutely neccessary, for safety reasons, to do a pressure test, like a pressure test on a steam boiler.
I hope you can understand my description, as my English is rather poor.
You can find a description in Brian Wilsons (fantastic!) book "Steam trains in your garden"
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik Reinders
This is how I made the gas tank:
First I cut a piece of brass tube and I faced the ends in the Lathe. Then I turned a brass disc with a stub protruding for a MF6 screw thread.This is for the bottom cover. The top was also turned, drilled and tapped (MF4,5 if I remember right) fot the Ronson valve . A side hole was drilled for the gas valve. The gas valve was silver soldered to the top cover, and the top and bottom pieces were silver sodred to the tube. For a gas tank it is absolutely neccessary, for safety reasons, to do a pressure test, like a pressure test on a steam boiler.
I hope you can understand my description, as my English is rather poor.
You can find a description in Brian Wilsons (fantastic!) book "Steam trains in your garden"
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik Reinders
Hello live steamers,
As I intend to make my loco radio controlled, I yesterday made a try for the steam regulator valve servo. I clamped the servo on the frame and I improvised some r/c gear with bits and pieces found in my scrap box. The regulator valve has to make at least a quarter turn for full steam.
The test was succesful, so I now can think of a more permanent mounting of the r/c gear.
Here is a youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdKgZ0al9dM
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik Reinders
As I intend to make my loco radio controlled, I yesterday made a try for the steam regulator valve servo. I clamped the servo on the frame and I improvised some r/c gear with bits and pieces found in my scrap box. The regulator valve has to make at least a quarter turn for full steam.
The test was succesful, so I now can think of a more permanent mounting of the r/c gear.
Here is a youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdKgZ0al9dM
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik Reinders
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Hello live steamers,
Last month I installed sevo's for the valve gear and for the regulator. I also added a pressure gauge. I did a test run in the garden.You can see the result on my youtube film (I know I am not Fellini)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoTU6QYBmtU
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik
Last month I installed sevo's for the valve gear and for the regulator. I also added a pressure gauge. I did a test run in the garden.You can see the result on my youtube film (I know I am not Fellini)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoTU6QYBmtU
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik
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