Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

[sbwhart]

 

I was wondering what you were on about, then the penny dropped, a good:- "got ya"  John.   

It was a Toyota Estate and I ran the engine with one of those little tyre inflater things you plug into your fag lighter:- (thats cigaret lighter for you guys across the pond).

Stew

[Stilldrillin]

And....... Yer 'tiz. A bit, LOUD.........  

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David D

[sbwhart]

 

Well got it all assembled and running again its run like a little sewing machine for at least eight hours.

Finished off the governor and got it hooked up to a drive belt, bin using one of those long springs john gave me but it keeps coming apart in the end I tried a spot of supper glue on the joint how do you guys join them up.

Thought I'd try a nicker elastic drive and asked my boss to donate some, all she said was you'll have to let me take them off first, that caused a sweat I though my birthday had arrived early. 

Johns making me a hardwood base, so here's a few shot on the test bed.

Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

The governor is sort of working the shaft from the butterfly valve is catching the frame and sticking so I've to cut that back a bit and try again also I think the return spring is too strong, so a bit of experimenting is required.

And here's a few beauty shots

Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

I'll post some more pics when I get the posh hardwood base and a video of it running.

Stew

[Bogstandard]

Stew,

For joining the spring belt, you bend out a tiny half loop hook at each end from one of the spirals and just link them together. If it is a standard Mamod type, one end should be tapered down so that it screws into the other larger end.

Due to appointments, your base is due to be machined some time this weekend. But to cut the flywheel slot, you will have to bring the engine round for me to play with first and measure it up.


John

[sbwhart]

tew,

For joining the spring belt, you bend out a tiny half loop hook at each end from one of the spirals and just link them together. If it is a standard Mamod type, one end should be tapered down so that it screws into the other larger end.

Due to appointments, your base is due to be machined some time this weekend. But to cut the flywheel slot, you will have to bring the engine round for me to play with first and measure it up.

No rush John:- I've other things on untill next week, we can sort it out when ever your ready.

Thanks for the spring joining info, I can't remember where it came from, you could have gave it to me 

Stew

[HS93]

Hi stew it's looking Great,I bet if you went around to that local Philanthropist he may show you how to do it with his spring material, 


  Peter                                               

[doubleboost]

Looks great   
Very classy
John

[AdeV]

Stew, that's a work of art that engine is. I think it looks better than the prototype.

Are you still thinking of mounting it vertical & having a spot of line shafting for it to drive? I think that would really cap off a fabulous build.


Anyway, have a few of these:  and some of these:  and plenty of these: 

[NickG]

Thought I'd try a nicker elastic drive and asked my boss to donate some, all she said was you'll have to let me take them off first, that caused a sweat I though my birthday had arrived early. 

Too much information  Engine looks brilliant Stew, so professional, can't wait to see it on the bogsie base and running 

[saw]

Very beutifull 

[sbwhart]

Thought I'd try a nicker elastic drive and asked my boss to donate some, all she said was you'll have to let me take them off first, that caused a sweat I though my birthday had arrived early. 

Too much information  Engine looks brilliant Stew, so professional, can't wait to see it on the bogsie base and running 

She ment off the washing line.
 


Stew

[sbwhart]

Are you still thinking of mounting it vertical & having a spot of line shafting for it to drive? I think that would really cap off a fabulous build.

Ade

Thats what I'm thinking about doing, I took the engine round to Johns for a natter and to bounce some ideas off him regarding the base it was my plan to make a brick wall but with the correct 1/3 scale bricks they would be lost behind the engine and it wouldn't look like a wall. John has a very nice piece of red oak that we think would make a base to mount it horizontally and to add some line shafting to it, so eventually that will be the plan, but in the mean time I can display it horizontally on the base.

John very kindly offered to machine the red oak up as I've an allergy to hard wood dust, I come out with a very uncomfortable rash.

Thank you all for comments munch appreciated.

Stew
 

[sbwhart]

John has very kindly finished the base he's used a beautiful piece of oak, I've added some bun feat to it made from draw knobs.

This is it on its posh base

Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

Potty Over Crank Wall Engine

I'll post a video of the finished engine running tomorrow.

Stew

Stew

[doubleboost]

That is a fine looking engine 
The base sets it off just nice
Credit to you Stew
John

[Bernd]

Very nice engine and base, a real show stopper if I may say so. 

Now about that base. Is this the same John that hates brown stuff?   

Bernd

[Bogstandard]

Bernd,

Just because I hate working with it doesn't mean I can't.


John

[sbwhart]

Now about that base. Is this the same John that hates brown stuff?

 

I've just shot myself in the foot.

Seriously though it a lovely bit of oak full of character I think it must have come from an old medieval church.

Stew

[Rob.Wilson]

    stunning Stew 


I thought you would have mounted it  vertical 


Rob 

[Jasonb]

Maybe its got a keyhole plate on the back so it can hang on the wall, Oh and thats not like any oak I've ever seen.

Jason

[Stilldrillin]

Ohhhh...... That's nice!  

David D

[sbwhart]

Thanks Guys

  stunning Stew 


I thought you would have mounted it  vertical 


Rob 

Rob:-

 I have the option to mount it vertical, all I have to do is make a foot for it to slot into, I'll probably make that next week, I can also add line shafting at some point in the future.

Thanks again

Stew

[arnoldb]

  Congratulations Stew - that's a REALLY good looking model - well done indeed! - in fact words fail!

A BIG "THANK YOU"  for taking us along your trials and tribulations on your build - and even on some off-topic matters 

Your build log here is a Golden Thread; with much to learn from your shared experience, as well as that from other respected model engineers.

Once again, WELL DONE mate 

Sincerely, Arnold

[saw]

This is an wunderfull engine that you have built. First I was wundering why you should have black color, but now when it's finish it's just fantastic. This engine should goes to hall of fame 

[Bogstandard]

Jason,

Oh and thats not like any oak I've ever seen

Do a google image search for 'red oak'.

I was given a load of the stuff a while back, and thought it might make good machine display bases. Looks like I was right.


John

[sbwhart]

Arnold/ Saw:-  thanks for your kind words

First I was wundering why you should have black color, but now when it's finish it's just fantastic.

Saw its the brass fittings that help to set the black off, it will do the same for any dark colour:- maroon, dark green etc.

Got the video loaded now so enjoy

Stew