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Spokesmann
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Perhaps change the thread name to "I have a boiler!"...?
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silverfoxsteam
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| Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Scorpion2nz wrote: | Video while soldering 
I had enough trouble find spare hands and trying to see what I was doing in side the boiler and you want me to video what I am doing 
is that with sound or with out  if with sound then I may have to provide you with ear plugs  |
With sound please Dennis, otherwise it just wouldn't be authentic (we can add the bleeps).
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Scorpion2nz
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:00 am Post subject: |
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I have progressed a little more .I now have a fire box
and a Safety valve
lots of muttering with this I broke 2 X 1.5mm drill bits
to give you some ides of size the shaft is 1.6mm diameter threaded with 9BA and the larger thread is 2 BA to fit the bushes in the boiler
I wanted to put brass eyelets around the firebox vents but only eyelets I can find are brass plated so tomorrows challenge is to make some dies so I can use my arbor press and make some in sheet brass |
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:52 am Post subject: |
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Progressing well dennis, i can see a few visial influences in there! Excellent work.
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Mamod Collector
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:28 pm Post subject: |
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Looking good Den 
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silverfoxsteam
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Coming together well - nice detail of the build.
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Scorpion2nz
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| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:59 am Post subject: |
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well the weekend is finished and I have made some progress.
no brass eyelets as I can not find in my shed the steel I was going to use for Dies
but instead we have
a displacement oiler with flange fittings
a regulator with flange fittings
a closeup of the regulator with the flange fitting
one flange screws on top the regulator via 5/32 BSW
the bolts holding the 2 flanges together are 9BA (damn small)
this shows the incoming steam line into the oiler
I have used flanges to join the boiler to the engine so it can be unattached real easy with out having to unsolder joins
I have used flanges as my attempts to make olives and crox nuts was a disaster to say the least
the flanges are 12mm across the widest point and the copper pipe is 1/8th OD
please excuse the close ups as I can not get my camera (cheap) to do any better. I think I need to sell a steam engine and buy better camera
and to top it all off today
Other half look at the boiler and asks where is the flywheel
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MFSteam
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| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 8:15 am Post subject: |
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Great stuff and an interesting thread.
I must admit to having a chuckle about the 1.5mm drills .. Been there done that got the  bit stuck under my nail.
Try running your lathe at absolute full speed when drilling very small holes, a dab of tapping compound also helps stop those " oh sh1t moments"
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