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| kwackers:
Some pics of a Stuart No 8. Not quite finished, I need to make a wooden base and sort out the pipework. Main thing to notice is the conrod, on the No 8 this *should* be a brass casting, but slightly too much haste had it bend in the lathe... So I made a new one in 3 parts, mild steel shaft and a pair of cast brass bearings. Paintwork could be better, next time I'll spend a bit more time preparing the castings and filling any marks. (Larger images can be seen Here) |
| slowcoach:
Looks stunning, nice work :bow:, love the colour :clap: :clap: Cheers Rob :thumbup: |
| madjackghengis:
Hi Kwackers, that is one fine looking engine, even with the built up con rod. If you hadn't told us, I'd have never known. Now we ought to get to see her running, don't you think? On steam maybe? with sound? :poke: One of my older and favorite kit builds is a die filer I bought from a fellow here who designs and builds things, then has the patterns out at a moulding place, or a couple and sells kits, Andy Loftquist, with Metal Lathe Accessories, and he offers the best quality castings I've got, and good solid designs, and he's on the net with that title. I like the filer because it does such a nice job getting rid of casting lines and on billet material, it files right up to a scribed line, and does a fine job blending in curves and such. It's a simple piece with a scotch yoke driving the filing shaft, a good cap, on the rod and a nice cap with felt under to keep the filings out, and it has an oil pump built in for oiling the filing shaft and the yoke. It just needs a little electric motor to drive it. I just thought I'd mention it, as you mentioned filing off bumps and the like on the castings. I really would like to see it and hear it run with some steam, you can't just plop out an engine and say here it is, boys, what do ya think, now, can you? :poke: looking forward :beer: mad jack p.s. you do some fine craftsmanship, she is pretty. |
| kwackers:
Thanks guys! Not being an engineer it's good to hear positive comments about one's work. I'm aware of various issues and how I could have done things differently, that combined with peoples comments hopefully means things can only get better. Madjack. Once it's on a base I'll run it again (on air) and post some footage. I've a boiler ready for silver soldering, I'll create a build log for that once I'm ready to pick up where I've left it so hopefully we'll see it steaming soon. I'd love a filing machine. Most of the preparation for painting was done with emery glued to lolly sticks and bits of wood. It's one of those paint jobs that's almost but not quite right - and all the more disappointing because of it... Just a bit more work would have made a huge difference. The No4 is next, this time it'll be right! |
| DeereGuy:
Kwackers...nice job..the paint looks great from here! |
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