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Title: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: wheeltapper on January 23, 2010, 03:27:46 PM
hi my name is Roy , I'm sixty mumble mumble and I have been into model engineering for about 9 months .
I've always wanted to but couln't afford it before.

I've made a few pieces of tooling and a stirling engine so far and I'm midway through a beam engine but it's too cold in the garage to do anything at the mo.

I'll put some pics up soon ( I know how much you lot like pics ) :lol:

cheers
the introducing side of Roy
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: trevoratxtal on January 23, 2010, 03:33:27 PM
Welcome, Welcome.
I am a newbie too but the welcome you get here is very warm.
The others tell me most cannot read so insist on pictures.
 :worthless:
I think they fib and just love looking at other folks work.
All the best
Trevor
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: spuddevans on January 23, 2010, 04:23:51 PM
Hi Roy :wave: welcome to the club. I cant wait to see what you're working on :thumbup:


Tim
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: Brass_Machine on January 23, 2010, 07:25:52 PM
Hi Roy!

You made a sterling as your first engine? Nice job. Would love to see pictures of it and a build log of what you are working on.

Welcome to the collective :borg: resistance is futile

Eric
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: wheeltapper on January 24, 2010, 07:14:32 AM
Hi
thanks for the welcome.
here's a couple of pics of my stirling engine
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/wheeltapper_2008/P9190002.jpg)

(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/wheeltapper_2008/P9190003.jpg)

what was amazing was that it ran :ddb:

when I can get back in the garage without freezing my nuts off I'll continue with this
(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/wheeltapper_2008/beamengineupdate.jpg)

as I continue I'll post in the projects section.

cheers
Roy
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: Darren on January 24, 2010, 07:24:35 AM
Very nice, both of them.... did you cut that frame from solid?
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: wheeltapper on January 24, 2010, 07:51:19 AM
Hi
yes, I cut two sheets to size, bolted them together, printed the plan full size and stuck it on with double sided tape, then drilled holes in the corners and cut the pieces out with a hacksaw.

the base and bearing surfaces were milled so they were all parallel, the rest was a long filing job.

just the job on a cold day  :thumbup:

cheers
Roy
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: dsquire on January 25, 2010, 02:23:30 AM
Roy

That stirling is a fine engine. The fact that you have cut the second one out by hand shows that you have not lost the hand skills that were once required to make something like that. My hat is off to you for your fine effort with the hacksaw and the files.  :ddb: :ddb: :ddb:

Cheers  :beer:

Don
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: MikeA on January 25, 2010, 04:48:27 AM
Hello Roy,

Welcome to the forum! I am another recent member and similar age, experience, etc and the job in my garage at the moment isn't getting full attention due to winter cold.

You initial efforts are impressive as well as the tooling you've made.

Sure you will enjoy it here.

Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: wheeltapper on January 25, 2010, 11:39:46 AM
Hi
thanks for the nice comments guys.
when its warmer I have a partly turned flywheel needs the spokes carving out.
I think I've evolved a way to do it without a rotary table ( cant afford one of those)

I may photograph the sequence and post on here somewhere if anyone is in the least bit interested  ::)

it wont be for a while tho, its still below zero out there and unlike computers and trolls my brain doesn't work at that temp. ( it doesn't work at all for long periods  :)

cheers
Roy
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: spuddevans on January 25, 2010, 12:14:13 PM
I may photograph the sequence and post on here somewhere if anyone is in the least bit interested  ::)

I must say that I would be more than the least bit interested  :lol:

Please do post up any and all pics of your workshop endevours, and that goes for everyone else too, we all love to see what others are doing and how they do it, the more that do show what they do the more we all can learn from each other.


Tim
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: CrewCab on January 25, 2010, 06:19:08 PM
Heck, we'll all be interested Roy  :thumbup: ................ welcome to the board  :beer:

CC
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: wheeltapper on May 08, 2010, 08:12:57 AM
Hi
I've finally finished my beam engine.
sorry there were no working pics but my camera bit the dust. :(

anyhoo, pics of finished article


(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/wheeltapper_2008/P5080008.jpg)


(http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm72/wheeltapper_2008/P5080009.jpg)

It runs quite well on 20 psi, I'll try to get a video of it working.

cheers

ROY
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: ieezitin on May 08, 2010, 10:35:55 AM
Roy.

Great job sir my hat off to you, knowing there was lot of psychical hand labor that went into this project makes it more appealing.

Anthony.
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: wheeltapper on May 08, 2010, 11:16:09 AM
Thanks  :beer:

I'm just chuffed it ran as soon as I put some air through it :D
I'm looking for a nice piece of wood to make a plinth now.

I don't know whether or not to put a pulley of some sort on the shaft, if so , what sort, grooved, flat belt multiple groove.
any thoughts.

now I need another project.

Roy
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: crabsign69 on May 08, 2010, 12:19:37 PM
wow thats nice  and welcome. me a newbie too but not as talented as you my skills need lots of work. :beer:
Title: Re: Hi newby from Norwich
Post by: dsquire on May 08, 2010, 12:45:07 PM
Roy

That is a great looking engine that you have built there. Knowing the amount of hand work that went into it makes it all the more amazing. I guess that it shows what one can do if they want it bad enough. Thanks for sharing it with us. We look forward to your next build what ever you decide on.  :ddb: :ddb:

Cheers  :beer:

Don