tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16098849706889138462024-03-07T03:34:11.723+00:00Kerr Stuart 4415Recording the background and restoration of this historic locomotive...
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-77366504726843814562023-07-10T12:21:00.000+01:002023-07-10T12:21:27.346+01:00A Trip Across the Cob<p> It would be churlish not to note 4415's trips from Boston Lodge across the Cob as part of the WHR100 celebrations on the 24th & 25th June as progress. </p><p>All of Rob Collins’ lovely paint job will be getting grit blasted off in the next twelve months if we stick to the current plan to rivet up the body next winter, so here are a few views at least to capture some of the many completed components enjoying a trip out rather than languishing in the finished parts store. </p><p>Seen below, meeting up with former Dinas shed mate ‘Russell’ at Boston Lodge at 08:54 on Saturday morning.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOucJrP-YCr8BSJ1MWNPw8YdRNTVc21u5-1rWwEgHtEA9bAU8kNml5Ixz1WEoyQhYv4lntgN4M0dSqN4JBZblEMUShzSiRelX6VFR5qIC2piDEB6C2KA9_OH7VWPyxk-o10MK1lCrI_8LJn1SHSHJRg-HHeuk-_fetdd5DIKbDkPTSTYs0AlTwEU_mBYk/s2048/20230709-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOucJrP-YCr8BSJ1MWNPw8YdRNTVc21u5-1rWwEgHtEA9bAU8kNml5Ixz1WEoyQhYv4lntgN4M0dSqN4JBZblEMUShzSiRelX6VFR5qIC2piDEB6C2KA9_OH7VWPyxk-o10MK1lCrI_8LJn1SHSHJRg-HHeuk-_fetdd5DIKbDkPTSTYs0AlTwEU_mBYk/w640-h480/20230709-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Optimistically coupled to a rake of 1920s style coaches below, it looks the part, and is the only decent photo I have showing the radiator & the replica ‘MACLAREN’ plate (cast using an original plate from the road roller).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecVQmiJJjEgeJXXz99FkGEPhk3Za-UiXx4sXt03PwJn7xoaKr2MHP71KQaCHuzQQOd6Owb6Ss2B-gA5H5rFdfNhxoZiOtBKOWDLieccq1-f75J7tUZsBBrRKLdD4BTWoVSEn3Tmn4rM7TsGgQC4EJgAscv7buLcAp5r8648IIF-e_hw-AXf3aak_QlQY/s2048/20230709-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecVQmiJJjEgeJXXz99FkGEPhk3Za-UiXx4sXt03PwJn7xoaKr2MHP71KQaCHuzQQOd6Owb6Ss2B-gA5H5rFdfNhxoZiOtBKOWDLieccq1-f75J7tUZsBBrRKLdD4BTWoVSEn3Tmn4rM7TsGgQC4EJgAscv7buLcAp5r8648IIF-e_hw-AXf3aak_QlQY/w480-h640/20230709-2.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p>In the end it ‘double headed’ with Welsh Pony, being somewhat lacking in the engine department.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMtH0jcFipNEvZOWkHMMN5SteRLCuBGNnbF1QnMQMuW7iNFqM9Xj8vjTuS8cg7gpz7HbwwM0gz6zDSw4fprPUU8bq9X9tdxqsPKouT942UQNeSAyZ1UlG1A9NjgwByjjgs_om31YRXTxl6m-bvzJ8y6GgQW0yfuNz8OBp5QikGwl5kmntVY3nkZlC_Pg/s1378/20230709-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1378" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMtH0jcFipNEvZOWkHMMN5SteRLCuBGNnbF1QnMQMuW7iNFqM9Xj8vjTuS8cg7gpz7HbwwM0gz6zDSw4fprPUU8bq9X9tdxqsPKouT942UQNeSAyZ1UlG1A9NjgwByjjgs_om31YRXTxl6m-bvzJ8y6GgQW0yfuNz8OBp5QikGwl5kmntVY3nkZlC_Pg/w640-h480/20230709-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">In addition to allegedly inspiring the streamlining on the A4s, the iconic look of KS4415 may have inspired the architect of Snowdon Wharf.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHX0S5L-ohbs4K3iISHnI_KCOr4A7KuvjnZNw3JOlRxNzCjJ5Vk_eW7KDlE3YqgsKb6JeYsJK9XkqU8rXGZRwmHrQsU26rU58B2kmgEs71WCX6XT0I-iyHh4nZKJaLeJG_OUx6PN-mgcbl2Bani-Q8Q5o885QiZBJA3qcWUgdm07BqbHo6c3K4OWSJhw/s2048/20230709-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXHX0S5L-ohbs4K3iISHnI_KCOr4A7KuvjnZNw3JOlRxNzCjJ5Vk_eW7KDlE3YqgsKb6JeYsJK9XkqU8rXGZRwmHrQsU26rU58B2kmgEs71WCX6XT0I-iyHh4nZKJaLeJG_OUx6PN-mgcbl2Bani-Q8Q5o885QiZBJA3qcWUgdm07BqbHo6c3K4OWSJhw/w480-h640/20230709-4.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Eventually the sun came out, just as the loco returned to Boston Lodge on Saturday evening and a posed for a few minutes by the cliff.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMbtYHilO8BnnIe7Q99zDWRn1vD0Z8SH1XxBreNIY8HFLO93WQ2FIrB3dolWv_zh1V55nCDVKtdWn6glGJmRpUaDz8npEHRycIO6mTHiTG4M7F1mY9irq3d2P3lPavPIr_Co473FhbNwUqn1QAfJkhNkzGUGq4FQVcEQnf0fLtfmMKbCzjt0bNT2fEMs/s1158/20230709-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="869" data-original-width="1158" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheMbtYHilO8BnnIe7Q99zDWRn1vD0Z8SH1XxBreNIY8HFLO93WQ2FIrB3dolWv_zh1V55nCDVKtdWn6glGJmRpUaDz8npEHRycIO6mTHiTG4M7F1mY9irq3d2P3lPavPIr_Co473FhbNwUqn1QAfJkhNkzGUGq4FQVcEQnf0fLtfmMKbCzjt0bNT2fEMs/w640-h480/20230709-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Sunday saw 4415 going off shed with the full line up of surviving of Ffestiniog Railway early IC motive power.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9pTKWQdI1tU6BnqwBRUFZyw4z6WsWI7JRMvVhTi2fhUu8vwWWKX5EsZo9skYW4Gn3uK9yzS8jiULF5ltTC2ObkYHwvh-XHyawXwQzVBr6HLvGteMkxO_wKRuIOywuNynHqctRp6pJ5TwTtgXzMrJDa4guAhzbZQwzdoOp9th3aw2ORMzZ8UDZvAOX5E/s1378/20230709-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1033" data-original-width="1378" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9pTKWQdI1tU6BnqwBRUFZyw4z6WsWI7JRMvVhTi2fhUu8vwWWKX5EsZo9skYW4Gn3uK9yzS8jiULF5ltTC2ObkYHwvh-XHyawXwQzVBr6HLvGteMkxO_wKRuIOywuNynHqctRp6pJ5TwTtgXzMrJDa4guAhzbZQwzdoOp9th3aw2ORMzZ8UDZvAOX5E/w640-h480/20230709-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>The head turning impact of early IC motive power can be fully appreciated when you see the platform in this view of the 1917 build, 40HP petrol powered Motor Rail Tractor and the 1927 build 60HP Diesel 4415. It’s a niche market.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyMkf8WzrIMn8GmO5sKTYh8svpF3OMxtyp4Ribj37edvWMb43Bmb2BdmqGeiE8PvK96lrOiZhewxcRsGHIH5WsuYKMOiBB6niW0Mq05NNrs9g-YvK842Yd0Nay7qyCmvRC-0kk4xviV5C07c6GT169_M_V_JVlVvn8WJ_Gswi4YDlx96E_juHcdna__8/s2048/20230709-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLyMkf8WzrIMn8GmO5sKTYh8svpF3OMxtyp4Ribj37edvWMb43Bmb2BdmqGeiE8PvK96lrOiZhewxcRsGHIH5WsuYKMOiBB6niW0Mq05NNrs9g-YvK842Yd0Nay7qyCmvRC-0kk4xviV5C07c6GT169_M_V_JVlVvn8WJ_Gswi4YDlx96E_juHcdna__8/w640-h480/20230709-7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p><i>Some of the ‘facts’ in this blog may be made up.</i></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-41681238887969087382023-06-10T21:46:00.000+01:002023-06-10T21:46:39.104+01:00Engine Fitted To 4415!<p>Come on down and see for yourselves! All of this frantic work on the body is of course to enable KS4415 to make a public appearance in Porthmadog during the Welsh Highland Railway 100 event on the 23rd-25th June. Who would have thought that the engine would be fitted before the event? Martin Greenland, Blackburne donkey engine restorer par excellence, that’s who.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCAfP_DuRAJaldlwjelX-gbTiqo1Wk31gkvxJWRedts3GvzQDXslhEBoAC8gGkQe01-wVuN6COenA_AjjQv346SPZthaW9TZu-XTQeObqzZvOWbEtSSEGaj1Og1czchYMt5H_NV6tI1yHXO3rtrSBGB2rZRR3QHkyHjDmDFExh7qzlRcvbI24fxOE/s602/20230608-1.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCCAfP_DuRAJaldlwjelX-gbTiqo1Wk31gkvxJWRedts3GvzQDXslhEBoAC8gGkQe01-wVuN6COenA_AjjQv346SPZthaW9TZu-XTQeObqzZvOWbEtSSEGaj1Og1czchYMt5H_NV6tI1yHXO3rtrSBGB2rZRR3QHkyHjDmDFExh7qzlRcvbI24fxOE/s320/20230608-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">A number of the completed components are going on to give a taste of the engineering as well as the appearance of the locomotive. No surprise that the MDB4 is still at Farndon Engineering. The above view shows the cab interior, partially fitted out with the petrol starting engine, starting gear box and radiator. There is a similar view in 15/- Change (which we can flog you out of the back of the cab if you have not already got one).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5KZxgfqVeQahqpyE8uHfYZl9J3b3x0XvE3lEkusJFvP8XFl1_BMQWxNj_xdBka3IOQSxfSU6iP95g39SAMiX-X6LRLF2FwecdCf3Nn9SDi_VOafvEXtEhHsvbe3P3WOa0Pp3uBUDxBiRmZjGO_rWCxlufcAODsCJXmsEj7CZcLNPz77ZBxXrWJ93/s690/20230608-2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="690" data-original-width="512" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ5KZxgfqVeQahqpyE8uHfYZl9J3b3x0XvE3lEkusJFvP8XFl1_BMQWxNj_xdBka3IOQSxfSU6iP95g39SAMiX-X6LRLF2FwecdCf3Nn9SDi_VOafvEXtEhHsvbe3P3WOa0Pp3uBUDxBiRmZjGO_rWCxlufcAODsCJXmsEj7CZcLNPz77ZBxXrWJ93/s320/20230608-2.jpg" width="237" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: left;">Now you can play ‘spot the difference’ and complain about the recess on the flywheel and the missing Diesel engine, the front hatch cover is removed in the old view, no cab handrails in the new…</span></div><p>Ha! Cab handrails now planished (drawing 33362 refers). The one on the right is the replica, turned up by Rob Bishop and all of them have been planished to within an inch of its life by Rob Collins. They are upside down in the photograph.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKHNwtRzmYhVlvhQHYZ2GJDBRAXRXCzdbKPM4PUSAaPqt8qIUK9V7kAK2I34YEEZ5DXzu2vJssRWVjbECI6ispif-TFi6fN31raRmFFgu30O1qUI0ib5QlU4wmxga4hYBBCXYkkKr2zKbC8p1FKvfVJv3OD4ICdE1TYL-9MA6dZ4fCXqmK0qA7M-K/s1331/20230608-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1331" data-original-width="993" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKHNwtRzmYhVlvhQHYZ2GJDBRAXRXCzdbKPM4PUSAaPqt8qIUK9V7kAK2I34YEEZ5DXzu2vJssRWVjbECI6ispif-TFi6fN31raRmFFgu30O1qUI0ib5QlU4wmxga4hYBBCXYkkKr2zKbC8p1FKvfVJv3OD4ICdE1TYL-9MA6dZ4fCXqmK0qA7M-K/s320/20230608-3.jpg" width="239" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91tmOJbd99wpvCJP6Lao1_E-Iz8TfX53BEoL2Blk7NWo-lc6UU3XQnvdwyYqhzOZwWsRuiLiPPEV5cECII1EXfVY2CJJNCQ-VUyk2ZpSotAuCjonX2bIVI8KSt9mNeg07f8dxCF78QVgZEi8Wq94bqPkHiy_FHQoApyOnlqDvyYbtwlQVFc4H4m98/s555/20230608-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="416" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj91tmOJbd99wpvCJP6Lao1_E-Iz8TfX53BEoL2Blk7NWo-lc6UU3XQnvdwyYqhzOZwWsRuiLiPPEV5cECII1EXfVY2CJJNCQ-VUyk2ZpSotAuCjonX2bIVI8KSt9mNeg07f8dxCF78QVgZEi8Wq94bqPkHiy_FHQoApyOnlqDvyYbtwlQVFc4H4m98/s320/20230608-4.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>This view shows the handrails fitted, together with the cab back and driver seat (both original components).</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhySA7mgVjgCBCa295kYqXKBTbWn_WFCkDyuTKlJzpaHq5ZRMGn_bh13hxTSlm-jEG07TEdpTKQRZSjH3PDYBXzZ90Sa2DHH17YcMnnICj54FGcG6GK52Y-0vJflQ5YlPMq7m018Du4T5BPiUgrtktbAM1C2B9tnPSV6_ilIGh5G9ZSnMnU6UIZDN/s802/20230608-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="602" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEhySA7mgVjgCBCa295kYqXKBTbWn_WFCkDyuTKlJzpaHq5ZRMGn_bh13hxTSlm-jEG07TEdpTKQRZSjH3PDYBXzZ90Sa2DHH17YcMnnICj54FGcG6GK52Y-0vJflQ5YlPMq7m018Du4T5BPiUgrtktbAM1C2B9tnPSV6_ilIGh5G9ZSnMnU6UIZDN/s320/20230608-5.jpg" width="240" /></a></p><p>We have had to let some new steel into the cab back, the majority (coloured red oxide) is original. The angle iron stay stiffens up the back sheet to ensure that overweight drivers do not buckle the sheet, another largely original component with a repair to the top. All of the other angle components are new.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9deVEth7T6N_uptqkSRvWwOeyofKH0a6aSxX6eOFYg4TjK-I-tc6epZuUtj1YAED9H9CoUYmfERMqlAWAvyH_HE-xYEHRcBwXMHExfLDgfAbe_KiEQWzV0BvO6En0_YNLOc9mRX4VoZeMTnqeg_NvZH9OHZTcWsmG3FGUxG5ilKNssibjDTHVGE0C/s497/20230608-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="373" data-original-width="497" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9deVEth7T6N_uptqkSRvWwOeyofKH0a6aSxX6eOFYg4TjK-I-tc6epZuUtj1YAED9H9CoUYmfERMqlAWAvyH_HE-xYEHRcBwXMHExfLDgfAbe_KiEQWzV0BvO6En0_YNLOc9mRX4VoZeMTnqeg_NvZH9OHZTcWsmG3FGUxG5ilKNssibjDTHVGE0C/s320/20230608-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>To give the front elevation a bit more character the hatch handles have been recovered from the old hatch and fitted to the replacement.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqfmqBfjTCZJKzqnnw0NHF51gFBnHRuk00glfXgBsvRc0JXr7Zps8YqCaUhfaQsMVhwxxX0PVYqAQFeq4kJ8u2ADcWYgMKXbh4h4NMHqmiE9L-OHNZGciSA4ihetaKRiQvIgkQaR9S0hM4HRVIX7CAn0Sp1y1tWiJ2JRNQBozWpDgcr7hNmDrO2BH/s424/20230608-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="318" data-original-width="424" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGqfmqBfjTCZJKzqnnw0NHF51gFBnHRuk00glfXgBsvRc0JXr7Zps8YqCaUhfaQsMVhwxxX0PVYqAQFeq4kJ8u2ADcWYgMKXbh4h4NMHqmiE9L-OHNZGciSA4ihetaKRiQvIgkQaR9S0hM4HRVIX7CAn0Sp1y1tWiJ2JRNQBozWpDgcr7hNmDrO2BH/s320/20230608-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>So, looking more complete than it has done in many a year, 23rd-25th June will see this marvellous Diesel pioneer out and about. Come on over, see the beast, buy the merch!</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-26561961410827250962023-06-08T20:46:00.000+01:002023-06-08T20:46:51.948+01:00Making a spectacle<p>Like a moth to a flame I’m drawn to the awful and predictable pun, even though the Kerr Stuart drawing refers to them as a windows. Going back in time to the 17 October 21 blog, the mechanics of the window catches were described when Bob Smith and Adam Livingston were busy making the patterns, the castings from which arrived back in time to make an appearance in the 16 February 22 entry. Norman Bond has subsequently produced the patterns for both the round and rectangular windows and the components for these have been cast too, arriving during the special Christmas of 2022 with the injectors, governor body and a box of new drills to make all those rivet holes.</p><p>Our machinist man for these little jobs, Dave Linton (who is also our little man for machining jobs) has put some considerable mental effort into working out how best to set up the various bits for machining. This is the clamp set-up used in the four jaw chuck of the lathe to turn the catches and hinges.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SLxYpBb6A6H148vD05sR3mhJDKtL7lfx7YMZ4MRu0PKYez1-1e1yveWZqJFf6HTL-px6Y70eC6J-gEWVeNcACi2jmn02qCgvLjwi6suZ_GflvcVaExz9HxsTVtAbBTaATrrmsCXHzFpUnh2H_Y4AoJJ5zstFylyY2_2cEHlW6vhoHNklTk8VsSz0/s1026/20230607-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1026" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5SLxYpBb6A6H148vD05sR3mhJDKtL7lfx7YMZ4MRu0PKYez1-1e1yveWZqJFf6HTL-px6Y70eC6J-gEWVeNcACi2jmn02qCgvLjwi6suZ_GflvcVaExz9HxsTVtAbBTaATrrmsCXHzFpUnh2H_Y4AoJJ5zstFylyY2_2cEHlW6vhoHNklTk8VsSz0/s320/20230607-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The hinge castings and bearings are seen here post machining. The castings with the slots are the lower hinges to the windows.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlrLaEqcapxnvSLuiiY5PievQsxY-jdiLMB4yWNA72DBu2TnpUEs7JdarP5QkJ1NAsApiPV6XBNPnYnTiNgzVMHETjYrExRlaqi_Oomb-K4_80QMH1Tw_CPEfPt9ilw8Gd-KwkGhd92op_dWtU8jFwZGeK0OZYKp9117mnyQYSt_JO-a2NWcRZ-Ug/s1280/20230607-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlrLaEqcapxnvSLuiiY5PievQsxY-jdiLMB4yWNA72DBu2TnpUEs7JdarP5QkJ1NAsApiPV6XBNPnYnTiNgzVMHETjYrExRlaqi_Oomb-K4_80QMH1Tw_CPEfPt9ilw8Gd-KwkGhd92op_dWtU8jFwZGeK0OZYKp9117mnyQYSt_JO-a2NWcRZ-Ug/s320/20230607-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The slots allow the hinge to clamp onto the pins, to hold the window in the open position. The full assembly is shown here, with the wing nuts also machined by Dave.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouBVuEPMRht3R7l-zuiSzQuloCfh1eHqFmGfgaTYmpYP8XECmiRzcj3cXTyuhsq2JUJh13dWm69R0Hg3G0mivRB8QOh2TBWnMLRc-0nY1fPH69rYRreW2qzbXagHwrJPyCEemDx2VNHy7KNHTUsg8beabAtYauTiH_-iwip7SWoIGlfASTzYi7VLm/s640/20230607-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjouBVuEPMRht3R7l-zuiSzQuloCfh1eHqFmGfgaTYmpYP8XECmiRzcj3cXTyuhsq2JUJh13dWm69R0Hg3G0mivRB8QOh2TBWnMLRc-0nY1fPH69rYRreW2qzbXagHwrJPyCEemDx2VNHy7KNHTUsg8beabAtYauTiH_-iwip7SWoIGlfASTzYi7VLm/s320/20230607-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Who also made all of the other brass components required to fit the hinges to the cab sides. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30hS_lR2m5be7P7OjFByHMn9LS8qiRZhk84d8kQsg4RDQjU7ePeNmLeK1UoHtnsTiQwVM8YKZi9DGnC9dmKF24lTLLMoK-li_0c9vnvLWjYZ15OSysvioz0aseyDCtVfmm5l1iiAvCtytYmlEHOMv_smv1qCH5lilNvMi_jTa0TYNshrvPFuPLjJg/s960/20230607-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh30hS_lR2m5be7P7OjFByHMn9LS8qiRZhk84d8kQsg4RDQjU7ePeNmLeK1UoHtnsTiQwVM8YKZi9DGnC9dmKF24lTLLMoK-li_0c9vnvLWjYZ15OSysvioz0aseyDCtVfmm5l1iiAvCtytYmlEHOMv_smv1qCH5lilNvMi_jTa0TYNshrvPFuPLjJg/s320/20230607-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Like all blokes who have kept something in their shed for years, he was particularly pleased that the kitchen worktop offcut from 1999 made a wonderful mounting plate to support the round windows for machining. It is seen here mounted on a rotary table, being used to machine two castings to make them into a matching pair. </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcuf7hZDeiBt7T7ZA31HDygLwjLMp24b_fNki37Mg_8lCOqAsV6mYA4eC6_hhZ6AR4-PYRn3IjH7XNVIVpSLE4PIYcqS3xlprtFRZ9lRLWIyPQPRKhdIoLY9kyNXAM00e4tX2n6_uaselSdz_rQEMgKYddehs9J4qm9Po3We8w-DU2U2zRk3b7FUt/s640/20230607-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcuf7hZDeiBt7T7ZA31HDygLwjLMp24b_fNki37Mg_8lCOqAsV6mYA4eC6_hhZ6AR4-PYRn3IjH7XNVIVpSLE4PIYcqS3xlprtFRZ9lRLWIyPQPRKhdIoLY9kyNXAM00e4tX2n6_uaselSdz_rQEMgKYddehs9J4qm9Po3We8w-DU2U2zRk3b7FUt/s320/20230607-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The drilling in the lower picture came first but it is hard to envisage the ingenious rotary table set-up from the drilling view. Worth capturing the moment in case you want to try this at home.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8U8Ib2mGxhOEQWCWt2KAtsXv37YsFGZDurG6zBHNIseztCd-mQxCERzQWim62iNrijMHGE1ss1pwqcIAMQ5bcie3xhk0lfqC4oWOSVUx6N7Ym3sAOIAmeQd0ZMlk4k0UAfJV2pHFLJTkVQ0K_9RPNETuMTDVzCA2mzTq4wMsjoMLaBIP0cxJLkFg/s640/20230607-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8U8Ib2mGxhOEQWCWt2KAtsXv37YsFGZDurG6zBHNIseztCd-mQxCERzQWim62iNrijMHGE1ss1pwqcIAMQ5bcie3xhk0lfqC4oWOSVUx6N7Ym3sAOIAmeQd0ZMlk4k0UAfJV2pHFLJTkVQ0K_9RPNETuMTDVzCA2mzTq4wMsjoMLaBIP0cxJLkFg/s320/20230607-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>With all four castings drilled and mounted on the board Dave then put the whole set in in one of the Dean Smith & Grace lathes at Boston Lodge to skim them.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnlE-m7eMjXI95MKOFdwLy4YCkLi5cmy7caZmuctJaQothkzs1SarP4obazLw8EVQs2hJa-wys_EP94sPsodxkZm883OEdTRmoDLbpJkICwaCnvUfYqObe9ge6YiBBkmThemXvT-q19MG6S71pUtVeD9EoE54mS-CTyi6mumLFs18WvApEPmwoRar/s2048/20230607-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZnlE-m7eMjXI95MKOFdwLy4YCkLi5cmy7caZmuctJaQothkzs1SarP4obazLw8EVQs2hJa-wys_EP94sPsodxkZm883OEdTRmoDLbpJkICwaCnvUfYqObe9ge6YiBBkmThemXvT-q19MG6S71pUtVeD9EoE54mS-CTyi6mumLFs18WvApEPmwoRar/s320/20230607-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>The various components, with the exception of the catches to hold the windows shut, are seen here in a dry-run assembly on the loco. It is curious that the bosses are outside the cab, requiring a slot cutting in the cab front.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvELefK3ZuAnDGMOwFVxOcprs4DcnMeKLC_mEAmmqfJcfAllXsb32kb06MfyzkgLFlZAg0Ctk2eN4IDYkOlXL2lF0YumBl_OXB8iBdxr4bQcfXZyMZHfG8nxbuD7MPovMai3enLB1eZwEJSS_4RD3WRgtmQ-6IkHckR6691JPmD4DH924Fm3jIZGF/s2048/20230607-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIvELefK3ZuAnDGMOwFVxOcprs4DcnMeKLC_mEAmmqfJcfAllXsb32kb06MfyzkgLFlZAg0Ctk2eN4IDYkOlXL2lF0YumBl_OXB8iBdxr4bQcfXZyMZHfG8nxbuD7MPovMai3enLB1eZwEJSS_4RD3WRgtmQ-6IkHckR6691JPmD4DH924Fm3jIZGF/s320/20230607-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Mounting the windows in this way moves the centre of the hinge pins outwards, allowing the hinges to be almost flush with the cab sheet (as shown in the drawing below). </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdBxxefRTO-Vh6zNHUO6pFiP1wErE3wUrlgJoWphwEFYUkTm_vNYrQATceDUOzZWy0dGLAvjdmMy4gvzCTfNM8BGG2mRQO3oD7dxOnFjNSR9dUGl-maZzAy5I6EqGWBvufbsaPeg4rzQcPL4w-acj08TvGdlgLksc5iCZqXskRi-lfjUnLfyphTHn/s335/20230607-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="335" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxdBxxefRTO-Vh6zNHUO6pFiP1wErE3wUrlgJoWphwEFYUkTm_vNYrQATceDUOzZWy0dGLAvjdmMy4gvzCTfNM8BGG2mRQO3oD7dxOnFjNSR9dUGl-maZzAy5I6EqGWBvufbsaPeg4rzQcPL4w-acj08TvGdlgLksc5iCZqXskRi-lfjUnLfyphTHn/s320/20230607-9.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Another minor detail that is so nice to get right, which can be seen in the photo below:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokYiQHXF9iyRRp-calwww6sbHC84sAT2XyTLBLJleoE7yJ3rVmPEMtkcEpp1WjE2-ID8QthFYhVdPai0IMPOFjc1wDBJOSpiwtTWsI1dOdoFr4uRJyrvppFieoAPTf_JxJI4cam8iMhsM2Kz-vVM1H29OJLtHp5JV75AgG9gFSLMY7h0D5cu9Ww7U/s421/20230607-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="287" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiokYiQHXF9iyRRp-calwww6sbHC84sAT2XyTLBLJleoE7yJ3rVmPEMtkcEpp1WjE2-ID8QthFYhVdPai0IMPOFjc1wDBJOSpiwtTWsI1dOdoFr4uRJyrvppFieoAPTf_JxJI4cam8iMhsM2Kz-vVM1H29OJLtHp5JV75AgG9gFSLMY7h0D5cu9Ww7U/s320/20230607-a.jpg" width="218" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-6741187133330269392023-05-24T21:57:00.000+01:002023-05-24T21:57:00.803+01:00Body Talk<p> </p><br /><br />Much of the progress over the last five months has been boring. Literally. Probably used the joke before but I don’t care as the task of drilling the holes to allow the body to be assembled is nearing an end. Forming the lovely, new rectangular components was something that Boston Lodge is well set up for, as it has a large guillotine. Many of the sheet steel components are connected by rolled steel angles and while we have been able to recover one (as described in the 14th January 2023 blog entry) the others are too far wasted for re-use. Several of these angles are rolled to some quite tight radii, and require some skill to form them. In addition the main body wrapper, with its distinct ‘air-smoothed’ appearance is too corroded for re-use. <br /><br />With the arrival of the wrapper, from Richards Sheet Metal the body started to move from being a series of one-dimensional components into something more tangible.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktnS0yNVrfbEaonDvPpJO1oFVTz0kyxYgJLe07tMnTqHUapGeuY71kb1uAo_6t22Apr7DGBDwt8su1rzrA4-N3XPzTDqAwYajBxlHDZxZRpSVSV0P2dmdadVZyznthbfGiCWcn3530s7nHzYckNoAzUyiKEhuS5mp8tKrr0nz1KjzeYEz2fDuUcbF/s602/2023052-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhktnS0yNVrfbEaonDvPpJO1oFVTz0kyxYgJLe07tMnTqHUapGeuY71kb1uAo_6t22Apr7DGBDwt8su1rzrA4-N3XPzTDqAwYajBxlHDZxZRpSVSV0P2dmdadVZyznthbfGiCWcn3530s7nHzYckNoAzUyiKEhuS5mp8tKrr0nz1KjzeYEz2fDuUcbF/w640-h480/2023052-1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The recovered angle which connects the wrapper to the right hand side panel was soon trial fitted to find that the radii are beautiful match.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLlIj_lV2zwuAmEH5re9_-fvEEdDctvK4svfftQuVThylgCGzlVC-_7ttHDinoG6CcGEVXmfPUfWI-dDTkLbBa8rjXRY_mrfXEsoNksKlx2PkrwHQFL6wQljkEX9hju23DZJSHgHFttL8bWBEyHkxo-KZjHM4AKjoQ-2N1u6Evfadhx-cMJ-eQ-KU/s602/2023052-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLlIj_lV2zwuAmEH5re9_-fvEEdDctvK4svfftQuVThylgCGzlVC-_7ttHDinoG6CcGEVXmfPUfWI-dDTkLbBa8rjXRY_mrfXEsoNksKlx2PkrwHQFL6wQljkEX9hju23DZJSHgHFttL8bWBEyHkxo-KZjHM4AKjoQ-2N1u6Evfadhx-cMJ-eQ-KU/w640-h480/2023052-2.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The other angle was too heavily corroded for re-use and a replacement has been manufactured by Chris Brady, a blacksmith from Tudweiliog.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ1PLdlmGnKjZMMkV5snctw3Qe0gk51P3RzAoQyT8Q04l6sHVico8CwwZtiKSb1cRSp03D5e5_CX3QCArjiFoVf8yR4lBSqjazJRYGXwWnXQIZEbiNe3piOxP1jHZBbqgU41_0KQO_ol39HvLRCowkAF6grrgFQNq2Lx-DgR5Lo3_uF6I_C3m60hX/s602/2023052-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCQ1PLdlmGnKjZMMkV5snctw3Qe0gk51P3RzAoQyT8Q04l6sHVico8CwwZtiKSb1cRSp03D5e5_CX3QCArjiFoVf8yR4lBSqjazJRYGXwWnXQIZEbiNe3piOxP1jHZBbqgU41_0KQO_ol39HvLRCowkAF6grrgFQNq2Lx-DgR5Lo3_uF6I_C3m60hX/w640-h480/2023052-3.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Chris has also formed up a new angle hoop to connect the body to the cab, the very rusty remains of which were illustrated in the 14th January 2023 entry.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eLCZp76cWqoiNBSWHkELdwS9ep4lULoqeHpOjt_xWYzWa4XjOmiljXHSiM2iKe5W0asb-EsJyfV9gzMe7VfJzaJDWsNomVj2x3adBDEVsxpssEDD3BFQNToro67eyDdGLNYHzIUiCFNrwTfDLXMkAw17-ffiSZqdNc0Aa6zJVgyTMMjEeBMXuT9O/s602/2023052-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1eLCZp76cWqoiNBSWHkELdwS9ep4lULoqeHpOjt_xWYzWa4XjOmiljXHSiM2iKe5W0asb-EsJyfV9gzMe7VfJzaJDWsNomVj2x3adBDEVsxpssEDD3BFQNToro67eyDdGLNYHzIUiCFNrwTfDLXMkAw17-ffiSZqdNc0Aa6zJVgyTMMjEeBMXuT9O/w640-h480/2023052-4.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br />The body hatches (both top and front) are formed of two angle rings, one attached to the body, the other to the hatch which sit on top of each other. Chris has made these too and four more lovely pieces of angle iron you have never seen in your life.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAj5Ta2zHIhZOixFWkyiz4za3ALeXEKfLK61lk2dYUIPP3t1bvueNLNAcZDP0W_g4ZCAQWMqSXNugjEAl1YcjTCL5HUFCipwHgs6HF-1QWerPyVjJIV9_hcjLPa0mqzx9uHxSUyj6IcAw_Rg-ifohKErDN3owO3j_lmJqc5dJ1ZUUnqPx1SOjJHZU/s471/2023052-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="353" data-original-width="471" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDAj5Ta2zHIhZOixFWkyiz4za3ALeXEKfLK61lk2dYUIPP3t1bvueNLNAcZDP0W_g4ZCAQWMqSXNugjEAl1YcjTCL5HUFCipwHgs6HF-1QWerPyVjJIV9_hcjLPa0mqzx9uHxSUyj6IcAw_Rg-ifohKErDN3owO3j_lmJqc5dJ1ZUUnqPx1SOjJHZU/w640-h480/2023052-5.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The photo below shows the new, rear angle hoop and upper wrapper meeting the old side panel and angle. There is a rivet that attaches the angle to the side panel that needs to go in before the hoop is fitted.<br /><br />After mucho drilling, the body is now a thing. The cut outs for the hatches have been partially laser cut, but left in situ to ensure that the body has some rigidity before the angle rings (which will add a lot of strength) are fitted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior6LWSQrK0iDOwaun7p-Ur7FT1oHEeiDsyI8WCvsu6vSHVpRu1pO1UkfFqvKOEFc1cCZhyHAcmhhUPCvFUeEv7ffvtyudcjDJfP1zFlW2t-_X7pwY1ONxaf_-Mqx8gwdprI0zHBulVT_vDFr7VugSJQi0JxMtjQQ2s-RkEOPSs6nAQ_SlICuwZgd8/s417/2023052-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="313" data-original-width="417" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEior6LWSQrK0iDOwaun7p-Ur7FT1oHEeiDsyI8WCvsu6vSHVpRu1pO1UkfFqvKOEFc1cCZhyHAcmhhUPCvFUeEv7ffvtyudcjDJfP1zFlW2t-_X7pwY1ONxaf_-Mqx8gwdprI0zHBulVT_vDFr7VugSJQi0JxMtjQQ2s-RkEOPSs6nAQ_SlICuwZgd8/w640-h480/2023052-6.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The covers for the hatches have been ordered as laser cut parts. Here is Ben Boulter drilling even more holes to fasten the covers to the angle rings. The original front cover can also be seen in the photo, being used as a point of reference.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_eg7ugkA_Z_GHysbu4Wep4LWVg_nW4dM6JZP221lfRFiIu-UPk_DJ2Z_OlEw9aZjezI_Ec0B_BI5hfBDAOpS9bHyBpyJ028bZOnQTdMWYAMQ5F17qb2b3r9Hkw6E3_aOkuFq7xkvn95eLv9lt6yqhxJEE9W9N1wQc_A-EmoVXh2MGPSbqW08CoSI/s386/2023052-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="386" data-original-width="289" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi_eg7ugkA_Z_GHysbu4Wep4LWVg_nW4dM6JZP221lfRFiIu-UPk_DJ2Z_OlEw9aZjezI_Ec0B_BI5hfBDAOpS9bHyBpyJ028bZOnQTdMWYAMQ5F17qb2b3r9Hkw6E3_aOkuFq7xkvn95eLv9lt6yqhxJEE9W9N1wQc_A-EmoVXh2MGPSbqW08CoSI/w480-h640/2023052-7.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br />One of the cab side panels had some corrosion at the bottom. Chris ‘Rimmer’ Barry is seen here with the guillotine, about to remove a strip which has subsequently been replaced with new material.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLVwSd9DVAnFW5HGVjseDJf-qZeJMlCpxLg0SzE69g56EppG3qdozWcHZyhr5UIQF51ppaJTCG6ohnGY_aPg9X4Cbq25R1n85IALDaNm7QN6Ps4GMtnrz5oMx12LRE3v9j5XhAWF2j71jkpIJSoEDZVmdF1zL7UsI_dLZtN9aNTbak25ULtiCzVvO/s602/2023052-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsLVwSd9DVAnFW5HGVjseDJf-qZeJMlCpxLg0SzE69g56EppG3qdozWcHZyhr5UIQF51ppaJTCG6ohnGY_aPg9X4Cbq25R1n85IALDaNm7QN6Ps4GMtnrz5oMx12LRE3v9j5XhAWF2j71jkpIJSoEDZVmdF1zL7UsI_dLZtN9aNTbak25ULtiCzVvO/w640-h480/2023052-8.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br />A very tidy, massive rectangular hole had been cut into the other cab side at some stage in the past, so that has been replaced. The photo below shows the all new, right hand cab side, which is again full height for the first time since 1929. <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjcpww7FEOsbJiduV1Y37mFlPWoxZyN5NAmUJNQg_hzxegcScz8Qz6zIMbkyz3csxStFRDuObZs8jT69xrtqyzGBf7BDn5e2VFQmaCbwmhVttY18flu1jy248qECq3AIrAzGewj_rHOMFSXSVrg_JEpwSOmG9wU8PWBtHPo-Sxlb-o3dR2puKqafW/s802/2023052-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="802" data-original-width="602" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjcpww7FEOsbJiduV1Y37mFlPWoxZyN5NAmUJNQg_hzxegcScz8Qz6zIMbkyz3csxStFRDuObZs8jT69xrtqyzGBf7BDn5e2VFQmaCbwmhVttY18flu1jy248qECq3AIrAzGewj_rHOMFSXSVrg_JEpwSOmG9wU8PWBtHPo-Sxlb-o3dR2puKqafW/w480-h640/2023052-9.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Both cab and bonnet are rather large items to store in a workshop, so they have been temporarily mounted on the chassis. While we are quite pleased with the amount of original body that has been recovered (painted red oxide in the photo below) the amount of new steel added is all to apparent. In this view of the left hand side the new strip of steel grafted in to the lower can side can be noted.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAriOH-mCSSz-7cbwl1NjM_q7ZlQ1zg4JcZXA6xnOzSEHoNFfd7Qm2y_P3IJZkutI5GmitPO-2pz6sM7p66BvNvpsTz0lUkt-FRxu0jSr1500M-SRH0DbhLmhwDqTcB3d6ahhsCCzsK_fmfN8b4GsyhuyYJO55wMVkMgrRCtJyMxZCs9aduksjeax/s602/2023052-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWAriOH-mCSSz-7cbwl1NjM_q7ZlQ1zg4JcZXA6xnOzSEHoNFfd7Qm2y_P3IJZkutI5GmitPO-2pz6sM7p66BvNvpsTz0lUkt-FRxu0jSr1500M-SRH0DbhLmhwDqTcB3d6ahhsCCzsK_fmfN8b4GsyhuyYJO55wMVkMgrRCtJyMxZCs9aduksjeax/w640-h480/2023052-a.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />The yellow blob on the cab side is a quick 'works plate'. There are two sets of holes, the outer holes are for the longer, elliptical Kerr, Stuart plates and the inner ones for the Hunslet/ Robert Hudson plates fitted in 1934.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQW-wPTkqBOFMa0fQjJsLP0_OchJiG2EQkEOkHuDpHTbdTihJL3AqXA01dBjceRajGglhpp-260yLfx5GN_hMhMu6Cb592J4_60ap0n6sPiH_mj5v7wdb9bW1RXiXKlYPVuyPBcsVN8SIEOkm8zKMcFd-GxFzaftzISV10QYcoHM6pIKuaEtHu3_l/s502/2023052-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="502" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQW-wPTkqBOFMa0fQjJsLP0_OchJiG2EQkEOkHuDpHTbdTihJL3AqXA01dBjceRajGglhpp-260yLfx5GN_hMhMu6Cb592J4_60ap0n6sPiH_mj5v7wdb9bW1RXiXKlYPVuyPBcsVN8SIEOkm8zKMcFd-GxFzaftzISV10QYcoHM6pIKuaEtHu3_l/s320/2023052-b.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Don’t buy a second hand car from Hunslets! In 1934 they were passing off second hand goods as new!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx79Ac_IZKTYE4Q-ZOxm3xDTBJVMCKX6R6j1wsMExVug0LpNpFcKbVM2zM3_7pxOy7pN8R8lW0co5BmCn0vRCQO_rHdxeIBgDkCM8s2JGJlMVc_Bcx9ns_HD3XGhj3UrIb7b3hRMJzbLZQK7FYLtS4DE-2Ydxn_Z60JGu6ISgkRSgWIbeqRfxCeYa/s558/2023052-c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="558" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDx79Ac_IZKTYE4Q-ZOxm3xDTBJVMCKX6R6j1wsMExVug0LpNpFcKbVM2zM3_7pxOy7pN8R8lW0co5BmCn0vRCQO_rHdxeIBgDkCM8s2JGJlMVc_Bcx9ns_HD3XGhj3UrIb7b3hRMJzbLZQK7FYLtS4DE-2Ydxn_Z60JGu6ISgkRSgWIbeqRfxCeYa/s320/2023052-c.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Dewi Atherton has machined up the replacement sliders for the shutters<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgHGwvyElNhPT4qTFTme2CAHPuAtKGT2mL-mgS_pS6g__WVnMheNR9RJMBOJF62rw8SO2DX5OcHW1l0mY8pqnrX9RVJg1Yz7bUIcsZ-hdb4nPw3S8YTGHS40P__o3X5I5Aez7hVmILT7H9jVSgkXGzVCj2E-Yryp55ne4dYb5iSyQdaPQCyvVtT-L/s541/2023052-d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="406" data-original-width="541" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDgHGwvyElNhPT4qTFTme2CAHPuAtKGT2mL-mgS_pS6g__WVnMheNR9RJMBOJF62rw8SO2DX5OcHW1l0mY8pqnrX9RVJg1Yz7bUIcsZ-hdb4nPw3S8YTGHS40P__o3X5I5Aez7hVmILT7H9jVSgkXGzVCj2E-Yryp55ne4dYb5iSyQdaPQCyvVtT-L/w640-h480/2023052-d.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />This is the one good shutter slider that is fit for re-use attached to the replacement right hand side cab sheet<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pjIR965roBZ_pY5p3JwEt20nttmPFMPS4teryAFgx_DSh-R7QKvq2_SuAXEInRVSb2_Kq76CGvTi22stKai0_c7mRcMMQl5TSeDdPz1hUqyclvE-IXs2d-G93ZXaiHS2VctBPm3YtQ2mecRIxxtefHSMgcig9GR3VvjhVq2QW7sOJ46qRdxKu-_s/s372/2023052-e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="279" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7pjIR965roBZ_pY5p3JwEt20nttmPFMPS4teryAFgx_DSh-R7QKvq2_SuAXEInRVSb2_Kq76CGvTi22stKai0_c7mRcMMQl5TSeDdPz1hUqyclvE-IXs2d-G93ZXaiHS2VctBPm3YtQ2mecRIxxtefHSMgcig9GR3VvjhVq2QW7sOJ46qRdxKu-_s/w480-h640/2023052-e.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />On the left hand side, the lower cab sheet is original but both shutter sliders are new. Seen here with a trial fitting of the teak shutters Clive Bickley produced in 2019 (see 11 December 2019 blog).<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ90149WejJCxxKlqC4ZgPwIIILWTG2y01FZYTxr1yRPmqszz3obgAZEkwbMrjYhv0CCj_y5OmAvKbgG7T3yH5rFwNFOZ4F-Exfipf1eeyf5PRnqtlLOfJVF53KnBws0_v_YnbjnM4O8qxxeFEFAajXMsp5FQfd3jh2aiFXfnyA270nBYSqOE-0dD/s407/2023052-f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="305" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQJ90149WejJCxxKlqC4ZgPwIIILWTG2y01FZYTxr1yRPmqszz3obgAZEkwbMrjYhv0CCj_y5OmAvKbgG7T3yH5rFwNFOZ4F-Exfipf1eeyf5PRnqtlLOfJVF53KnBws0_v_YnbjnM4O8qxxeFEFAajXMsp5FQfd3jh2aiFXfnyA270nBYSqOE-0dD/w480-h640/2023052-f.jpg" width="480" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Rob Collins is seen here sanding back filler applied to tidy up some of the worst of the pitting to one of the old body panels.<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGYPez7GV7_bawuxSLXQYzHOeu5N8XTuGGjVBAnine1q52a0H88YsH3HCrYZUU9m_Jv8A2CoFXovL-M80YIbetp_px5gJRl-rpA7PBJEOGEE3-bDQXeBEoIpz-YuhaYOpncWWN6oafAy50xY53Tgwdp_uWEmN6mkK-yoCjF408Khthc9R9n2IC3tE/s537/2023052-g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="537" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrGYPez7GV7_bawuxSLXQYzHOeu5N8XTuGGjVBAnine1q52a0H88YsH3HCrYZUU9m_Jv8A2CoFXovL-M80YIbetp_px5gJRl-rpA7PBJEOGEE3-bDQXeBEoIpz-YuhaYOpncWWN6oafAy50xY53Tgwdp_uWEmN6mkK-yoCjF408Khthc9R9n2IC3tE/w640-h480/2023052-g.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />With the front hatch temporarily fitted and a coat of primer Kerr, Stuart 4415 is quite an impressive beast.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5agT1ytT2oRGcN8O0VUI90Ngz_Yu2Vi0UghfjICSVvrpkO37-YOb0hUX_efF3-srWLRmWU8XyBYYP1MzQSMwrHahnrf--QZpL-BQg4YloepIlhMgeiN9Mj4izdO2bRSUjLSwzQqmPuV5q-9Jd3MpvxUAjGT7Q1td-VI4C3l2a1NcF7PNKieW_UCu9/s523/2023052-h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="392" data-original-width="523" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5agT1ytT2oRGcN8O0VUI90Ngz_Yu2Vi0UghfjICSVvrpkO37-YOb0hUX_efF3-srWLRmWU8XyBYYP1MzQSMwrHahnrf--QZpL-BQg4YloepIlhMgeiN9Mj4izdO2bRSUjLSwzQqmPuV5q-9Jd3MpvxUAjGT7Q1td-VI4C3l2a1NcF7PNKieW_UCu9/w640-h480/2023052-h.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-78909535853335029282023-02-16T21:59:00.002+00:002023-02-16T22:02:18.772+00:00Injector Progress<p>Not content with getting all excited over the governor body casting, another significant milestone was been reached in the back burner department in January. The injectors. The idea that we needed to source injectors from the dawn of time has always been somewhat daunting, given the precise nature of these components. </p><p>Fortunately the Armley Mills archive did include a set of drawings for them, however these lacked some of the information we would have liked on materials and tolerances. The blog entry for 25th May 2019 illustrated the injectors borrowed from the MDB2 together with an illustration from the McLaren-Benz Catalogue which captures the complexity of these wee beasties, reproduced here too.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg19mkmn8RPqHWTiVE4kx1arrL3VJ9zPEBzr22www6P3hShtWqkkdAjbbB5X6qdf3O2_GSYLdSKR-_im3SeAXR-fOimYFAGg7pW9Z9ckniAEbEqXattu7JPNsbWtHCHirNxOp0AhWwaFTA348XnaUeJkTlXJfHqvj9B_uRkmHWBEYgiL_5lJs3vAAF/s400/20230216-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg19mkmn8RPqHWTiVE4kx1arrL3VJ9zPEBzr22www6P3hShtWqkkdAjbbB5X6qdf3O2_GSYLdSKR-_im3SeAXR-fOimYFAGg7pW9Z9ckniAEbEqXattu7JPNsbWtHCHirNxOp0AhWwaFTA348XnaUeJkTlXJfHqvj9B_uRkmHWBEYgiL_5lJs3vAAF/s16000/20230216-1.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>For understandable reasons, no-one from the world of 21st Century Diesels was going to make a little batch of injectors like this, however some contacts at Mercedes-Benz were very helpful with materials and tolerance advice. Paul Turner took the McLaren drawings and cadded them up. As these are Benz components being manufactured by McLaren the old drawings were already in metric which kept things nice and simple.</div><div>Eventually we found a company that are interested in manufacturing small batches of fiddly components, Grange Square Engineering. They turned our order for ten sets of bits round very quickly. </div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPleXx8yilJa0c2g7aFseq0Cg_YDc6oKyF5aWHC6ZRjcXzsK-xtFY8WBd0vDQpCf9PTKsU794xCxRxwy2QGUr_DzTA8XRYpesLRECUgBiKCKOwh9xQ2bkLXLkMG5d9_1a_sftKqlxznRvlj_nYrhTOFwxd0TTPAIBlyFQoptrYUBZ5tkkZ2bu0TKu7/s493/20230216-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="493" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPleXx8yilJa0c2g7aFseq0Cg_YDc6oKyF5aWHC6ZRjcXzsK-xtFY8WBd0vDQpCf9PTKsU794xCxRxwy2QGUr_DzTA8XRYpesLRECUgBiKCKOwh9xQ2bkLXLkMG5d9_1a_sftKqlxznRvlj_nYrhTOFwxd0TTPAIBlyFQoptrYUBZ5tkkZ2bu0TKu7/s320/20230216-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; "><span style="text-align: left;">Before and after, one of the new injectors together with a sample borrowed from the MDB2 engine.</span></div><div><div>It must be emphasised that despite appearances, these are a set of bits which require assembly by somebody who knows what they are doing to ensure that the fit and finish is right.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgME5l14lbkEvbs1HiNov2KJvRBuSbjws4lBxSl1dzaeNxVlb8-5HOZXnzAXWMYe-SQszDkfZHZnzJ-kEPxEnHo66dH-S-lPVNx-GxO9n4rp8obH-EJSvxj7UYeqlt4wn48EnGcj0R0bQ8UTYkCqXLo51OX-O22vovnr_Dq8bXEIPpj9Ag4dO1NBE/s506/20230216-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="506" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIgME5l14lbkEvbs1HiNov2KJvRBuSbjws4lBxSl1dzaeNxVlb8-5HOZXnzAXWMYe-SQszDkfZHZnzJ-kEPxEnHo66dH-S-lPVNx-GxO9n4rp8obH-EJSvxj7UYeqlt4wn48EnGcj0R0bQ8UTYkCqXLo51OX-O22vovnr_Dq8bXEIPpj9Ag4dO1NBE/s320/20230216-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div>These are parts C and D, the needle valve body nut and the needle valve body. We have not got all the bits A to Q (no sprayer valve spring, part F for example) but is great to have money spent and a box full of bits. We don’t have to worry about making them, now the fear is getting them to work.</div><div>After getting all excited about that we are heads down and on with more drilling to prepare the cab sides for riveting.</div></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-37939973459185774112023-01-19T20:54:00.000+00:002023-01-19T20:54:19.202+00:00Cast in Sand<p> Something that has been exercising our minds and the pattern makers arm muscles for some time is the fuel pump and governor unit. The blog entries for 10th& 16th February 2020 describe the inner workings of this unit and that of 17th October 2021 summarises progress on making the pattern for the governor housing and the fuel filter. </p><p>Both these patterns have now been completed by Bob Smith & Adam Livingston. Bob trained as a pattern maker straight out of school and is now retired. He described it as the most complex item he has ever worked on. The main pattern and some of the coreboxes are illustrated below, together with the body of the similar, but smaller casting from the MDB2 engine, which has been used as a point of reference.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOePUvxdTqQUOSL2srauIZ59cFLRuOhED18zsQ6LqOWst4vcQj3AbSGTlsTAYpc9_tu6XVKSlAXr4VUQSCkKANBydnHf10EHhMjObDjBzDzHig53eTW5qn0jTzFwnQHFWdnuGKbokHcCPcLXPbJkzag-T_LuOB11R-qXBaWNhSgBkHuGU-U6xIQDS/s602/20230119-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOePUvxdTqQUOSL2srauIZ59cFLRuOhED18zsQ6LqOWst4vcQj3AbSGTlsTAYpc9_tu6XVKSlAXr4VUQSCkKANBydnHf10EHhMjObDjBzDzHig53eTW5qn0jTzFwnQHFWdnuGKbokHcCPcLXPbJkzag-T_LuOB11R-qXBaWNhSgBkHuGU-U6xIQDS/s320/20230119-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>Given the complexity of the beast Bob & Adam tried their hands as moulders, to ensure the cores can be removed from the core boxes and that the necessary clearances can be achieved to produce the wall thicknesses required. An interesting exercise, which also proved in part that their skills lie elsewhere; being a moulder is a skill in its own right.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdELwdlDug4kywm1xAiTUY8QZE8kFTFJY6O_gnS92oPzIi4sxSFbNel6RBQJoXXN7dbishcxsXQT1YDoOWke5KBLAHVKl8lbKG_MaQdc6o2jQDc1UaM-JCOiKNt778yrxGe6g5thNmSUjQD3EZhJCNe9xkZqt0lPrkl71DHPXS6m9fQ_l0n1t58th/s398/20230119-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="398" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCdELwdlDug4kywm1xAiTUY8QZE8kFTFJY6O_gnS92oPzIi4sxSFbNel6RBQJoXXN7dbishcxsXQT1YDoOWke5KBLAHVKl8lbKG_MaQdc6o2jQDc1UaM-JCOiKNt778yrxGe6g5thNmSUjQD3EZhJCNe9xkZqt0lPrkl71DHPXS6m9fQ_l0n1t58th/s320/20230119-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />The chaps at Cerdic Foundry in Chard fortunately have all the skills required to turn wood into sand and ultimately into iron and another of the big hurdles for the project has now been cleared. If you turn to p26 illustration 6 of your McLaren spare parts catalogue you will of course recognize components 532 (Fuel Pump Gearbox) and 540 (end cover for fuel pump gear box).<br />.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB-49yjpqw4T8Gb8qpNL8UKXwzZHfaaJico0Ut-HC9ofYUBPOXr6zs0pRPLSZe4zPacOlYmD4NGcfcQj6naszRoJPeiS5whewafLM0kkroHH7JPmMx0iicqiQPMoWJhuLbvhQCH_CQYF7cSLPedz8no5LsFXbByVD9bRMl3doqwqVQSvPdiMd5w-B/s602/20230119-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB-49yjpqw4T8Gb8qpNL8UKXwzZHfaaJico0Ut-HC9ofYUBPOXr6zs0pRPLSZe4zPacOlYmD4NGcfcQj6naszRoJPeiS5whewafLM0kkroHH7JPmMx0iicqiQPMoWJhuLbvhQCH_CQYF7cSLPedz8no5LsFXbByVD9bRMl3doqwqVQSvPdiMd5w-B/s320/20230119-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Those who may have mislaid this useful reference will find the illustration from the catalogue in the 10th February 2020 blog entry, which has a painful reminder of how many small and intricate parts now need to be manufactured.<br /><br />One photo hardly does justice to the massive amount of work that has gone into recreating this extremely complex component so here are a couple more views to allow it to be appreciated.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp1tY0cy-DZ-daxhzZa-pUnCbwaVnKkwwM2uk4sEkNvTQ8xNpRX4a9XpSiTjJqhBtBqd1MNIiAxh1bgB0vWE8lvNhlBs_22pUY5urji_UGq9lahJmU1xEi14tVTvYhdktQxT0X2PZJrbeJszd8F1pi9xlZoztylalQLyCNp-7E3cASrLNMnw_ZiNb/s487/20230119-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="365" data-original-width="487" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDp1tY0cy-DZ-daxhzZa-pUnCbwaVnKkwwM2uk4sEkNvTQ8xNpRX4a9XpSiTjJqhBtBqd1MNIiAxh1bgB0vWE8lvNhlBs_22pUY5urji_UGq9lahJmU1xEi14tVTvYhdktQxT0X2PZJrbeJszd8F1pi9xlZoztylalQLyCNp-7E3cASrLNMnw_ZiNb/s320/20230119-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BsI3ytTZGy5iPVGwLLVediavO9jszHvfEkMXtGueOMDRBHvMyAZnVPAAAubXViIyy_U9GQEO_xwDAYe5y4mgPnFh3NWNcAtJA5mxDdjQT03ZoFbcE4Qyg_jki17eh9xvvtMn9j6l21UO8ZnO-WJuY8yxTpg3teCvpFdckdpKPaE3OxRCT-fNnoSQ/s500/20230119-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2BsI3ytTZGy5iPVGwLLVediavO9jszHvfEkMXtGueOMDRBHvMyAZnVPAAAubXViIyy_U9GQEO_xwDAYe5y4mgPnFh3NWNcAtJA5mxDdjQT03ZoFbcE4Qyg_jki17eh9xvvtMn9j6l21UO8ZnO-WJuY8yxTpg3teCvpFdckdpKPaE3OxRCT-fNnoSQ/s320/20230119-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />The fuel filter body is small and relatively simple by comparison. If you have the KS4415 Panini stickers book this is part number 852. The pattern and role of this component was described in the 17th October 2021 blog. Rather less daunting to complete, it is another useful work in progress milestone that has been passed.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQM10RPvFs4H1XHGBhXSyJdM91LtFoJHuSgVA3GPZCkme6knBoQrHTcjgTCQupnY-DsQTLHH0oezeLi2lhuyONpanMG6zIbQsMt_VOpQpv1QsIOe5PaADHnXmfmoPuiNYtEkjHuU3y5va89z8SNHowwRa7nXHlyEIcRpCPoaOJT8h53yTsF3MQcJ2/s310/20230119-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="293" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTQM10RPvFs4H1XHGBhXSyJdM91LtFoJHuSgVA3GPZCkme6knBoQrHTcjgTCQupnY-DsQTLHH0oezeLi2lhuyONpanMG6zIbQsMt_VOpQpv1QsIOe5PaADHnXmfmoPuiNYtEkjHuU3y5va89z8SNHowwRa7nXHlyEIcRpCPoaOJT8h53yTsF3MQcJ2/s1600/20230119-6.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzNqXwE3HG8sgkdfe3YCjyYwyOVgBNDeuv6z-dT3dnBNuIFiTm2qkG-pvUtaAiY5_Mfa24c5ejdOe0ELWlzCLPQVDeHMY43X34iW-ohW9NeNoQR6yshFXkBU383Yxx0aDSB2ekKfj91Wq7c3ue3xlj6_uDnbhqTDZdUZGJ77XdtGl_JkkbL7ADPNv/s483/20230119-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="430" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpzNqXwE3HG8sgkdfe3YCjyYwyOVgBNDeuv6z-dT3dnBNuIFiTm2qkG-pvUtaAiY5_Mfa24c5ejdOe0ELWlzCLPQVDeHMY43X34iW-ohW9NeNoQR6yshFXkBU383Yxx0aDSB2ekKfj91Wq7c3ue3xlj6_uDnbhqTDZdUZGJ77XdtGl_JkkbL7ADPNv/s320/20230119-7.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-87104859321293109742023-01-14T13:23:00.000+00:002023-01-14T13:23:08.952+00:00Progress! Progress!<p> </p>It may be eleven months since the last blog entry, but progress over the last couple of months, since the end of the train playing season, is extremely encouraging. Some of the ‘slow burner’ projects which have required research, draughting and in many cases pattern making suddenly have tangible progress with components being delivered from outside contractors. When this paid-for progress occurs concurrently with the steady grind of the volunteer group on restoration tasks the advances made since the end of the train playing season are significant. From a restoration perspective, the fact that we are working on some quite large part that is relatively simple may suggest that things are moving on less quickly than they feel, says the pessimist.<br /><br />The elephant that is not in the room is the engine block, which is still with specialist contractor Formhalls, another contractor we have used with specialist skills and no concept of programme. Putting a positive spin on their lack of progress, instead of plodding on with a diligent, engineering-led one nut and bolt at a time restoration we have made the erratic decision to go for a ‘fur coat and no knickers’ approach to restoring the body ahead of the engine. Even more mad (and something we try to avoid) is the use of ‘a deadline’. You have no doubt read it somewhere else first, but our intention is for KS4415 to make a side show appearance at the WHR centenary event, to be staged on the 23rd- 25th June 2023.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKb71ZwSslZ9ab7IDVOrvt0hshlawkLRGBnIz29hhgX8p1KZ6krHoM8HWuTNNC1cNMxt_ORhKG_V551GXGa3qgHeSnpbJhqwFJtQtB6Gdd03uFZ0ytZ_gslXQny7u97LpBWvZIJi9c31kM32tpOvFzu-Ds3PxdJdtDx1psidi7K0CcsJ1gIXLt2J6/s602/20230110update-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKb71ZwSslZ9ab7IDVOrvt0hshlawkLRGBnIz29hhgX8p1KZ6krHoM8HWuTNNC1cNMxt_ORhKG_V551GXGa3qgHeSnpbJhqwFJtQtB6Gdd03uFZ0ytZ_gslXQny7u97LpBWvZIJi9c31kM32tpOvFzu-Ds3PxdJdtDx1psidi7K0CcsJ1gIXLt2J6/s320/20230110update-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKb71ZwSslZ9ab7IDVOrvt0hshlawkLRGBnIz29hhgX8p1KZ6krHoM8HWuTNNC1cNMxt_ORhKG_V551GXGa3qgHeSnpbJhqwFJtQtB6Gdd03uFZ0ytZ_gslXQny7u97LpBWvZIJi9c31kM32tpOvFzu-Ds3PxdJdtDx1psidi7K0CcsJ1gIXLt2J6/s602/20230110update-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"></a><br />The appearance of the grit blasted components is encouraging and we will be able to re-use a lot of original material:<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9_LOQJks0zJ1o9M0PEQmr28oBrJRgx3AXD0pFGmxZSjndDEBOF-i9Hu6R2KufujuZsZrFBNZpiS8UZfARUBWW0tkGwgdTM3K88xb1eak1Ru9-PHocBfC-dwm2Tls7pNW-y7s-cW535Gng5Njk8Wlov0mxot2nqzo7F94fCA3o_YZJiCZYic98Pez/s456/20230110update-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="456" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9_LOQJks0zJ1o9M0PEQmr28oBrJRgx3AXD0pFGmxZSjndDEBOF-i9Hu6R2KufujuZsZrFBNZpiS8UZfARUBWW0tkGwgdTM3K88xb1eak1Ru9-PHocBfC-dwm2Tls7pNW-y7s-cW535Gng5Njk8Wlov0mxot2nqzo7F94fCA3o_YZJiCZYic98Pez/s320/20230110update-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"></p>One of the angles used to attach the body sides to the top wrapper was found to pretty good. Rob Bishop grafted on a short section of new steel to the foot and it is fit for re-use (see below)<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWFzOXLK0_JCgADdeJp7nGVu2TUdblzpIPQXoK0gO1NUV0is5UwWCvmNbFxHyA2huxt-15LBorKmFVXEXWP5TfeGkb78pAFof1lr4_pDS6h6-9AURTWTXJaWa3nHKnES_ZHhg8cnEwyIsZ9z56vwQ6egj0NahEyH1Io2B4iEeu69qHlZN22mCg0LA/s415/20230110update-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="311" data-original-width="415" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbWFzOXLK0_JCgADdeJp7nGVu2TUdblzpIPQXoK0gO1NUV0is5UwWCvmNbFxHyA2huxt-15LBorKmFVXEXWP5TfeGkb78pAFof1lr4_pDS6h6-9AURTWTXJaWa3nHKnES_ZHhg8cnEwyIsZ9z56vwQ6egj0NahEyH1Io2B4iEeu69qHlZN22mCg0LA/s320/20230110update-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;">The condition of the
cab-end brace is not so good and it will require replacement:<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkny-VhwOrHvRTQYD3YHLK1zIprNIRur0_3eYOyU9Is2oGKKGtCpeCFldj1PuZY6UT5z5RN76Ea79jkMOFtsIMkYSMpXkr76c7f7vEQJy511OAHneZWmtIqFX-xhF94bU7v4RVZ0eT3SjUznGNwCOvY_ZKEhuRaLK6qtbNUbiAm7iwUdTrubFeb92X/s487/20230110update-3.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="487" data-original-width="365" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkny-VhwOrHvRTQYD3YHLK1zIprNIRur0_3eYOyU9Is2oGKKGtCpeCFldj1PuZY6UT5z5RN76Ea79jkMOFtsIMkYSMpXkr76c7f7vEQJy511OAHneZWmtIqFX-xhF94bU7v4RVZ0eT3SjUznGNwCOvY_ZKEhuRaLK6qtbNUbiAm7iwUdTrubFeb92X/s320/20230110update-3.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;">The lower body panels
also require replacement and the sheet of steel required to make these in one
piece needed a special two-bogie delivery to the guillotine:.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw5DyxSACCwPByyez67pMEXDBAX3QhXnmV_fqNoeyYyipk9iD2p3x2rOkuE8m3_NNVFCNjgxJgK4W-iuDg_paFi5RfFUBQ6meXOHx1jC1nyWAt35PnRNpRG2A6_zt0DLbqqn4ae2LnaZ2rWhUReXPSyFYb9VERkDOK9hbhopVreqLuYAjGcJOmlYK/s602/20230110update-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="602" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNw5DyxSACCwPByyez67pMEXDBAX3QhXnmV_fqNoeyYyipk9iD2p3x2rOkuE8m3_NNVFCNjgxJgK4W-iuDg_paFi5RfFUBQ6meXOHx1jC1nyWAt35PnRNpRG2A6_zt0DLbqqn4ae2LnaZ2rWhUReXPSyFYb9VERkDOK9hbhopVreqLuYAjGcJOmlYK/s320/20230110update-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;">In addition to the two,
new lower body panels there is enough steel in this sheet to provide the
components required to repair/ replace the cab sides (as required).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;">Although the steel order was large, we did not order the required
holes. Scott Todd-Howard is seen cracking on with a boring (so droll!) task.
The original bodyside (painted red oxide) has been bolted to the restored angle
section. The lap plates (on the inside of the body, which cannot be seen here)
have also been bolted on and the new (bare metal) panel is being drilled with
holes for the rivets. There is an angle along the bottom of the new sheet which
attaches the body to the chassis. This was too wasted for recovery and has been
replaced:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"><br /></p><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7s2SqItYFLJjtkrzOz8wsj6b-vlZfdL8WL4zREgFAVWcNX5O5pRUbstNSHMyjzkGAI5FmeVS_j_ngOoGHWOaOCFkARW4_4sgyR_tB6cssiQ7MjsPelb_lVpq0_Qqnv3ayP0vkQf-djTbiFV_0kZN-1xXVrZIPaI6e7E1pYznOXrrJpgBrnhWMX4m/s459/20230110update-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="459" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_7s2SqItYFLJjtkrzOz8wsj6b-vlZfdL8WL4zREgFAVWcNX5O5pRUbstNSHMyjzkGAI5FmeVS_j_ngOoGHWOaOCFkARW4_4sgyR_tB6cssiQ7MjsPelb_lVpq0_Qqnv3ayP0vkQf-djTbiFV_0kZN-1xXVrZIPaI6e7E1pYznOXrrJpgBrnhWMX4m/s320/20230110update-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"> <o:p></o:p>This photo shows the
completed bodyside, with a new door temporarily put in place (the original was
removed long ago in Mauritius). The new
lower angle can be seen, together with the small patch replacement near the
seam to the left hand original panel:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoONgBCI7fh_60dqXU9UG9Se4MlDIRVyfQrpUrH1v0TERXGjgpo_Sgp7BbLUA5sig1TZyi_Y4iLtR9Y3AZuIScc6b47RxoYegWzFYSaibpmkcz-LXdLvYLPKJtOqIJ615ScVPb6RmlpuMb2lcZa3cWc4emuXN7zyJuHQDu4TRFYPhQUUc1KyUFb_g/s461/20230110update-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="461" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPoONgBCI7fh_60dqXU9UG9Se4MlDIRVyfQrpUrH1v0TERXGjgpo_Sgp7BbLUA5sig1TZyi_Y4iLtR9Y3AZuIScc6b47RxoYegWzFYSaibpmkcz-LXdLvYLPKJtOqIJ615ScVPb6RmlpuMb2lcZa3cWc4emuXN7zyJuHQDu4TRFYPhQUUc1KyUFb_g/s320/20230110update-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;">One of those curious
things that you never notice until you get down and dirty with this stuff is
that the upper body panel of the loco, when built was formed of a single sheet
of steel. Why is there a very neat, riveted, vertical joint in it now? There is
an angle stiffener just to the left of join, which can be seen in this photo at
California works:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1SeCczM9xxodLzbgI6svI2rpv_vZN2tsO52TyDrxyCFYGvOwjUeziQ8ff7h9gXexGMHCrGmFPUffoP-4GC_gcZ_IDFzc_u_6pzAtjxn7VQzKM2mooM-W1RxP73nt5ci9XRoM8ZypbR0W-dLkXaWYPJ1TCdFCk_Tx4V0VjEJ7bZd4XlKsLZ5rPKQu/s602/20230110update-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="602" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq1SeCczM9xxodLzbgI6svI2rpv_vZN2tsO52TyDrxyCFYGvOwjUeziQ8ff7h9gXexGMHCrGmFPUffoP-4GC_gcZ_IDFzc_u_6pzAtjxn7VQzKM2mooM-W1RxP73nt5ci9XRoM8ZypbR0W-dLkXaWYPJ1TCdFCk_Tx4V0VjEJ7bZd4XlKsLZ5rPKQu/s320/20230110update-7.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;">Both sides are now at a
similar stage of (in)completion. The other (drivers side) panel requires the
angle frame to be replaced. Some holes and the worst areas of waste have been
replaced in this panel (touched up with grey primer on the photo below).</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9_LOQJks0zJ1o9M0PEQmr28oBrJRgx3AXD0pFGmxZSjndDEBOF-i9Hu6R2KufujuZsZrFBNZpiS8UZfARUBWW0tkGwgdTM3K88xb1eak1Ru9-PHocBfC-dwm2Tls7pNW-y7s-cW535Gng5Njk8Wlov0mxot2nqzo7F94fCA3o_YZJiCZYic98Pez/s456/20230110update-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="342" data-original-width="456" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi9_LOQJks0zJ1o9M0PEQmr28oBrJRgx3AXD0pFGmxZSjndDEBOF-i9Hu6R2KufujuZsZrFBNZpiS8UZfARUBWW0tkGwgdTM3K88xb1eak1Ru9-PHocBfC-dwm2Tls7pNW-y7s-cW535Gng5Njk8Wlov0mxot2nqzo7F94fCA3o_YZJiCZYic98Pez/s320/20230110update-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt;"><br /></p><span style="color: black; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-color-alt: windowtext; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB;"></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 4.5pt; text-align: justify;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-3686354493998640452022-02-16T11:34:00.000+00:002022-02-16T11:34:08.810+00:00Any Old Iron?<div class="separator"><br /></div><p> Before we pick up on the main focus of recent work, the last blog entry illustrated the patterns for the spectacle hinges and catches. These are the castings, ready for machining.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2Xye5AYooMR-gH77HtQUEj6MJlJrIyfJPmfclKYQXcwS5OMgiPYez0gy7-NtQckp0fP6IFAP2ulGe4Kmv4oyperZmRVa6OxmLBYzDHnhg8dDBUDt6WuiKinK5Abn6v4Oi5kY21IXSX3p9iFsflztWvwxlqqETyG_6tdqLaDebdxfydjEsFg_tnEJd=s960" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2Xye5AYooMR-gH77HtQUEj6MJlJrIyfJPmfclKYQXcwS5OMgiPYez0gy7-NtQckp0fP6IFAP2ulGe4Kmv4oyperZmRVa6OxmLBYzDHnhg8dDBUDt6WuiKinK5Abn6v4Oi5kY21IXSX3p9iFsflztWvwxlqqETyG_6tdqLaDebdxfydjEsFg_tnEJd=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><p>From a project perspective, the engine side of things has gone a bit south; to Salisbury to be precise and it yet to return. It is a little bit frustrating, but we’re not short of jobs. A trip to Minffordd saw this eclectic pile of tat extracted from the Maenofferen shed. After a sort-through, all of the material likely to be re-used was transferred to another wagon and taken to Boston Lodge.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEC0TaZj1yY4vpMwRUaNJs3R9Jm7hMFVKrHngqm9BxrFKWVdcpYaavwa4u1sl-qyrUS_40racGD8lVB5seTl3c88ix3fVMf-HDxHJmr_gy65xu5S4eD-5kAOQsldTYk1pEP_51ux_cKjM9mwHKxfJu4LyQ0cWv1hWRSJR32J30MjNXAFu2pdf1uRnU=s1024" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEC0TaZj1yY4vpMwRUaNJs3R9Jm7hMFVKrHngqm9BxrFKWVdcpYaavwa4u1sl-qyrUS_40racGD8lVB5seTl3c88ix3fVMf-HDxHJmr_gy65xu5S4eD-5kAOQsldTYk1pEP_51ux_cKjM9mwHKxfJu4LyQ0cWv1hWRSJR32J30MjNXAFu2pdf1uRnU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p></span></div><p>Thirty minutes of fun to work out what is in this waggon and what we left behind</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk5mEGlB2yq07eo45KLe8fE6B6lk6klM1aozn-dJqTt8LAiowntCXy7IxwQ3v_bUaIC_t3njLj_arIWivnwAxCUDiL9LGuFGQwi7q5qWuoNvan5D4xqAGXxGvwg3BLny4JQ04DqMoUSsGi85o083G83sahDQjz_AaAmKr43yxjne9OJRxgCY1Kwcaq=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhk5mEGlB2yq07eo45KLe8fE6B6lk6klM1aozn-dJqTt8LAiowntCXy7IxwQ3v_bUaIC_t3njLj_arIWivnwAxCUDiL9LGuFGQwi7q5qWuoNvan5D4xqAGXxGvwg3BLny4JQ04DqMoUSsGi85o083G83sahDQjz_AaAmKr43yxjne9OJRxgCY1Kwcaq=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p>Obviously the big bit is the bonnet, enjoying a trip out ‘on the forks’ </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl-lZA2aXCdG-eA_JvqZT8JQRs1AlSAdjJXVsvCbhLHD5Sj3n01fjlHqPE3yTyftes_OPEbNc-ocCpC7fkayn3Mn-oM0OoZ1Q4z5FpU40jeucdYp8t6R_DOhoWUP33xIvUWO--ipoo2U32Cf1SEFczm_taSmewnoq-99ZcsMEJS5jmnrV5yyEzCuNA=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl-lZA2aXCdG-eA_JvqZT8JQRs1AlSAdjJXVsvCbhLHD5Sj3n01fjlHqPE3yTyftes_OPEbNc-ocCpC7fkayn3Mn-oM0OoZ1Q4z5FpU40jeucdYp8t6R_DOhoWUP33xIvUWO--ipoo2U32Cf1SEFczm_taSmewnoq-99ZcsMEJS5jmnrV5yyEzCuNA=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>A pleasingly large amount of this is recoverable</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTSDB3IhJXMbp2qWuqgsFd_em7RLix46MbYNdswEqB1hMpqMCu-zKtjOna2DO9565PkaLZhP3AvP50TpAblsKv8ssPHkPKB4WCm1QbnYnaDLDbkykcYw8s5Heu6nibfpgkN66B7hvE9FjVyZtujlaGls0N6MxZItY7_5X3p0_QfJx1Y64_MaSLsChb=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTSDB3IhJXMbp2qWuqgsFd_em7RLix46MbYNdswEqB1hMpqMCu-zKtjOna2DO9565PkaLZhP3AvP50TpAblsKv8ssPHkPKB4WCm1QbnYnaDLDbkykcYw8s5Heu6nibfpgkN66B7hvE9FjVyZtujlaGls0N6MxZItY7_5X3p0_QfJx1Y64_MaSLsChb=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>Not the easiest thing to store in the Blacksmiths shop, so Rick & Matty dismantled it into its component parts. This view shows the construction formed of angle frames and steel sheet, with a lap strip connecting the upper and lower body panels. This will make a nice break between the new and old construction when we rivet it all back together. </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ04CM9bwAZapm7jEgrrlq5X00WIIMIjbTpU3lKUlGyvaYRMTx15_iYT7lxF37NWdnNI-uPT7M5CqvnfhwbsXzh1_tYiaLQD0NysdlotPF4Awpv25ISkyVdgjit46eQiAMQXZJxjtyZ_0nH3BL6aHg-jksWJVO23_AKOesSyf1i08dmgF4Bo9CVD5-=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiZ04CM9bwAZapm7jEgrrlq5X00WIIMIjbTpU3lKUlGyvaYRMTx15_iYT7lxF37NWdnNI-uPT7M5CqvnfhwbsXzh1_tYiaLQD0NysdlotPF4Awpv25ISkyVdgjit46eQiAMQXZJxjtyZ_0nH3BL6aHg-jksWJVO23_AKOesSyf1i08dmgF4Bo9CVD5-=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>It’s good to say that the flat packed body did not hang around in store for too long; it is seen here on the back of the Boston Lodge pick up at point of dispatch to the grit blasters in Nefyn.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_d--tzeUirRHbP9QRO606CLKCeZcJsGdUgmLl8xXn2BBv1T2Wk_sn5Hl3sQ9ATntQiHxVpnZVo62GbpSWhG4mHmyhfwtzSl6rjWvtvRocs2_S9Zx1aqXw-MtKLt4p85bVA6WpzpXezJYObsRbmCQOC6SiRJySg_p4uwpeloeBlb2tquJ4AxxVST2S=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_d--tzeUirRHbP9QRO606CLKCeZcJsGdUgmLl8xXn2BBv1T2Wk_sn5Hl3sQ9ATntQiHxVpnZVo62GbpSWhG4mHmyhfwtzSl6rjWvtvRocs2_S9Zx1aqXw-MtKLt4p85bVA6WpzpXezJYObsRbmCQOC6SiRJySg_p4uwpeloeBlb2tquJ4AxxVST2S=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>In addition to the recoverable body panels the second pallet load includes the brake handle for the transmission brake, the clutch pedal and the frame to carry the fuel tank. The two sand pots have also gone for the grit blast treatment.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArA4h0vQRztVwr9EuEOn2P4OCl87jSnatHrIQ8Fo5fLVExS7En6SKrecAQtEJw92gV4Jua_gHvZrqHSFIRR79yEj_kA3PrJ5wTwTlkQrVGc36Vc644eHelIZu3KJzfWA5mqHfJuRYCjYQZWy7qZxaePXELedhc3D0Y9pWkQ0XtFK31eC5qc2xM5Tq=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgArA4h0vQRztVwr9EuEOn2P4OCl87jSnatHrIQ8Fo5fLVExS7En6SKrecAQtEJw92gV4Jua_gHvZrqHSFIRR79yEj_kA3PrJ5wTwTlkQrVGc36Vc644eHelIZu3KJzfWA5mqHfJuRYCjYQZWy7qZxaePXELedhc3D0Y9pWkQ0XtFK31eC5qc2xM5Tq=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The fuel tank itself did not make the cut for restoration, for reasons that are all too obvious in this view. The fresh gas-cut hole is to aid recovery of the filler cap. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6jhPuW7nny4IVXncLYSWkjc3dnNjcudNTiBcs40T6pPtR4D1B3v53TxQrS4buMcp7JslbbmXyL8SplbRq-5eOFCrKXQWuV9C9KzAJ0cFAcmIcrkZuuspaL-nkt-AMreiDgp1Cc93YNaVPzPxybbmexkstDiLCoWwUrewvc3E4ne6QddPD8n2yiU-6=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi6jhPuW7nny4IVXncLYSWkjc3dnNjcudNTiBcs40T6pPtR4D1B3v53TxQrS4buMcp7JslbbmXyL8SplbRq-5eOFCrKXQWuV9C9KzAJ0cFAcmIcrkZuuspaL-nkt-AMreiDgp1Cc93YNaVPzPxybbmexkstDiLCoWwUrewvc3E4ne6QddPD8n2yiU-6=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p>The cast iron filler cap is quite a beast which we will of course be re-using.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGePMMoVrc3WJV0WH_qBZFtSNo2KDuuDCxXRpEYvJRbl0y_KJyh_yeYnrGYTLdFMBuoXJTTkyOF4Ja2Z6NYZbYg_sFmBZnP-OO-fxqiE-7tcyMY4QhRqfiCcLTTkjQH4kM1ialfDaWalcMT8EkmZswgiUZ5sZiI1BXybUVOCUbfoDOhWm2LVWTBZco=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhGePMMoVrc3WJV0WH_qBZFtSNo2KDuuDCxXRpEYvJRbl0y_KJyh_yeYnrGYTLdFMBuoXJTTkyOF4Ja2Z6NYZbYg_sFmBZnP-OO-fxqiE-7tcyMY4QhRqfiCcLTTkjQH4kM1ialfDaWalcMT8EkmZswgiUZ5sZiI1BXybUVOCUbfoDOhWm2LVWTBZco=s320" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Back to the tank itself, this displays some interesting remnants of it’s past. The two short angle brackets on the front face originally secured an auxiliary paraffin tank. Paraffin was used as a more combustible fuel to help start the engine. It you look carefully it can be seen that the right handle angle (in this view) fixed to the tank is marginally longer that its’ left hand mate. Historically this angle was longer still and carried a teak plinth on which the paraffin tank was mounted. Interestingly the fuel tank is a welded construction, which begs the question why did they rivet the angle brackets to it? </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcNRbKeKMqxjH4kVdKZLejcnXQHTSmcpm8HmZPlGSooNjeBoTgLGyS5sir9E0aTarwwi5iEoZWLzT0VeyoEn3QStJ2E-l0g7M4Wgkmi2Q8mnyL-PfLT2mCTq4MX-w2pzuMqThn186-nujACTesO5NBJb7JzV-DLpmvTRl09PS6jgTljEawmbwWe-w8=s1024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgcNRbKeKMqxjH4kVdKZLejcnXQHTSmcpm8HmZPlGSooNjeBoTgLGyS5sir9E0aTarwwi5iEoZWLzT0VeyoEn3QStJ2E-l0g7M4Wgkmi2Q8mnyL-PfLT2mCTq4MX-w2pzuMqThn186-nujACTesO5NBJb7JzV-DLpmvTRl09PS6jgTljEawmbwWe-w8=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>This drawing extract shows the paraffin tank in detail. There are also front elevation and plan views.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtm_VZkvgY3HMpQdBZB2ytt_3xo59pl3DWwSJQrvFVS1tqtkhfVMcyPXW5M14vVCNc_E3AUKwlbsNPbDzuo5IJ63HfperCxqZ-kW0gBf4mSr4ltQAAgHDxzy3oWeHv7BhIZWNoFXGqM3DwNPMaWPBGY3yzZv9Naj_V54G2qmC3fPBNr8ykpgzKbCQU=s708" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="708" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjtm_VZkvgY3HMpQdBZB2ytt_3xo59pl3DWwSJQrvFVS1tqtkhfVMcyPXW5M14vVCNc_E3AUKwlbsNPbDzuo5IJ63HfperCxqZ-kW0gBf4mSr4ltQAAgHDxzy3oWeHv7BhIZWNoFXGqM3DwNPMaWPBGY3yzZv9Naj_V54G2qmC3fPBNr8ykpgzKbCQU=w400-h383" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>One of the joys of this project is of course the wealth of information available to inform the restoration. This is the detail for the filler cap to the paraffin tank. There is no mention of it being cast so Dave Linton has been dispatched with a suitable bit of brass bar to machine one up</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYPsruvyKyZ01ZSE4wajDPU09_DwW2fgfDJU2axk7JM6huRXN8d1RIP6mydg6FFrSQxxoGaoJAJi-lOKKV0l7nEkL8DO7BJCjQ_fgLVMqX3elM9sqWdBhBxfQE8c0a6pXVQd_f_yiLdVGtXDUwguJFEtrg4l96oaAohmEDPh7xpyS0-i3nlcp6JBKl=s1036" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1036" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiYPsruvyKyZ01ZSE4wajDPU09_DwW2fgfDJU2axk7JM6huRXN8d1RIP6mydg6FFrSQxxoGaoJAJi-lOKKV0l7nEkL8DO7BJCjQ_fgLVMqX3elM9sqWdBhBxfQE8c0a6pXVQd_f_yiLdVGtXDUwguJFEtrg4l96oaAohmEDPh7xpyS0-i3nlcp6JBKl=w400-h311" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-76553923519607190702021-10-17T22:20:00.000+01:002021-10-17T22:20:25.322+01:00Pattern Progress<div class="separator"><br /></div><p>Having described progress in the last blog on the bits of the engine we already have, this report captures progress on the missing bits. Our pattern making team of Bob Smith and Adam Livingston have had their work cut out.</p><p>It might feel like we are getting a bit ahead of ourselves, but firstly here are a few photos of the patterns produced for the <b>spectacle hinges and catches</b>, produced direct from the Kerr Stuart drawings. The somewhat wacky wing nuts are the catches for spectacles. The wings are eccentric relative to the base. When you unscrew them it releases the spectacle allowing it to rotate.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkd2AgIQyDS2Zullvd_EavPLx4IjnTPP0ctly6UJu0sYeQNTIuYtVFS_7UTqQ6XkCbdRmgUtrU59eohtumyp0dhykvrB9iaQT8sHs_KMmDEVR-5_F4dc0WKDe7CrC4vQdZxxktdm0lAME/s700/Oct2021-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="700" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkd2AgIQyDS2Zullvd_EavPLx4IjnTPP0ctly6UJu0sYeQNTIuYtVFS_7UTqQ6XkCbdRmgUtrU59eohtumyp0dhykvrB9iaQT8sHs_KMmDEVR-5_F4dc0WKDe7CrC4vQdZxxktdm0lAME/s320/Oct2021-2.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oA3BaPG4IjJUx-vXP3W2FjMpdKDTrSGUOa4K4VtSXlcgsAeRH7zTGlqmjxdNxBKRJRvGFZJx_YdQ8IQUngietj_J7xOuPrVUrgLI2_tC3pfIIv3bQ09YncBo4VV2VF3PhkRNeo1DOLU/s553/Oct2021-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="553" data-original-width="473" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_oA3BaPG4IjJUx-vXP3W2FjMpdKDTrSGUOa4K4VtSXlcgsAeRH7zTGlqmjxdNxBKRJRvGFZJx_YdQ8IQUngietj_J7xOuPrVUrgLI2_tC3pfIIv3bQ09YncBo4VV2VF3PhkRNeo1DOLU/s320/Oct2021-1.jpg" width="274" /></a></div></div></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tPsjiMyV0Ar6IqvizD5shtXEdDn9Fi6ReBN3pWiBbz3le_Q_1l4GRRg29eFstpx5pBWliWULL_lLNFkTeXMCHn2WamKjgxvnOHb1UGeb5NZzImoi2smKneOBt_FPTzTNdEeXBc3W0tQ/s335/Oct2021-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="335" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1tPsjiMyV0Ar6IqvizD5shtXEdDn9Fi6ReBN3pWiBbz3le_Q_1l4GRRg29eFstpx5pBWliWULL_lLNFkTeXMCHn2WamKjgxvnOHb1UGeb5NZzImoi2smKneOBt_FPTzTNdEeXBc3W0tQ/s320/Oct2021-4.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYk3xC5MlCzRSSdikiZm26y6li5viMBT42Qsh7ymxMKj5GI6ylYYTJbM21jsvuPEOqhUpRP5gzqXIlPNANMZiw3NHwaieR_TQUDnk3sDMQS8vMXokh7wEn9wlPKZXbkHvRGb0AXxvVwHg/s1024/Oct2021-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYk3xC5MlCzRSSdikiZm26y6li5viMBT42Qsh7ymxMKj5GI6ylYYTJbM21jsvuPEOqhUpRP5gzqXIlPNANMZiw3NHwaieR_TQUDnk3sDMQS8vMXokh7wEn9wlPKZXbkHvRGb0AXxvVwHg/s320/Oct2021-3.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />The <b>bottom hinge</b>, cab38 is similar to the <b>top hinge</b> (cab52) and is formed from the same casting but the slit and wing nut assembly allows the spectacle to be locked in an open position. We are planning on getting these small brass parts cast in the near future to pass on to our home working machinists.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfzfIKNE_qZ_vW6CtCG0Fi5609i36RRCMG0-6gj3Dl4aQ8GrEDnnISx2rXBTW7ZaSpJoglSHi8PZggPhcLXP77_v-N-9D9IY8VE0G3RubVNt7vQ-pCE8f8M3R08hNfe6tr2h0ZO3TgGU/s335/Oct2021-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="301" data-original-width="335" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfzfIKNE_qZ_vW6CtCG0Fi5609i36RRCMG0-6gj3Dl4aQ8GrEDnnISx2rXBTW7ZaSpJoglSHi8PZggPhcLXP77_v-N-9D9IY8VE0G3RubVNt7vQ-pCE8f8M3R08hNfe6tr2h0ZO3TgGU/s320/Oct2021-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to these brasswork ‘nice to haves’, patternmakers Bob & Adam have been working on the missing ironwork for the engine. </p><p>This is the mould for the <b>fuel filter</b>, part number 852, together with its core boxes:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjPs25eyltx3vqvKUOBbuZO7CoAMTrxU6oWGSVqxIRRPT8F-3LAek1rqA_AvcHKvu88UXjt5s8bTXttiPV0mRsyQKduXypOhspIFOzFt4fK-TCgbokSA7HRY-4SHCNhKslnHuMzeUITg/s1104/Oct2021-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1104" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyjPs25eyltx3vqvKUOBbuZO7CoAMTrxU6oWGSVqxIRRPT8F-3LAek1rqA_AvcHKvu88UXjt5s8bTXttiPV0mRsyQKduXypOhspIFOzFt4fK-TCgbokSA7HRY-4SHCNhKslnHuMzeUITg/s320/Oct2021-7.jpg" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ee8xPipL1qlJeDPmpKOBA7As5tY5oT1_JMSa2jI-e_P4Kp8EyPGf1g3yd3-W1LQuxJzi1iYv3VmbIVa-dhSXoYBAplFxEiAuIP1rRFmavjW0eyiH7sZEQ_4ULQc0wh4L8zt7oZbqbSc/s939/Oct2021-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="939" height="85" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ee8xPipL1qlJeDPmpKOBA7As5tY5oT1_JMSa2jI-e_P4Kp8EyPGf1g3yd3-W1LQuxJzi1iYv3VmbIVa-dhSXoYBAplFxEiAuIP1rRFmavjW0eyiH7sZEQ_4ULQc0wh4L8zt7oZbqbSc/s320/Oct2021-8.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p>In this photo of the fuel filter patterns and core boxes, there is some patternmaker/foundryman black art going on. The two core boxes in the centre of the picture fit together so that the sand core can be formed inside them. This core will be used to create the void in the centre of the casting of the filter body. After the mould for the main filter body has been formed in the mould box (on the left), the core is added to occupy the stem area. </p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLxMwqqdJP9sbLW7T907lTdBn3Hk9OOR66JNuyUE-K2yF8dOieKbWx4IMyPL7D6Tn-Xr5xQkeaSr7Ge8GITkaAWLltYEIsydKMRLr19uO96rbbg59f0P_GB3ooyz1IOZj-4XxgJdrV84/s1378/Oct2021-9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="1378" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRLxMwqqdJP9sbLW7T907lTdBn3Hk9OOR66JNuyUE-K2yF8dOieKbWx4IMyPL7D6Tn-Xr5xQkeaSr7Ge8GITkaAWLltYEIsydKMRLr19uO96rbbg59f0P_GB3ooyz1IOZj-4XxgJdrV84/w640-h304/Oct2021-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The fuel filter is mounted on the end of the engine block to allow it to be heated by the water. The void to the water space where the filter mounts is clearly visible on the final photo of the last blog entry (3rd September 2021) .<p></p><div><div><br /></div>Fuel for Diesel engines in the 1920s was not called ‘Diesel’ and to a certain extent they can run on ‘any old shit’, the McLaren running instructions includes some bio-fuel options and references ‘the heater arrangement’ (mounting the filter on the block) to reduce the viscosity of the fuel of choice.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZVc6MwSkmDzBOFa5O7XdccZG8pEyCMF0VOZ_1TeFyTzKPNvWPfc2DECagxwHQr-ue8yndx3my2HG8Q3yFSjhrnXBwVsPY3DO4fOw0nlqhMkxE_KRT5eYQxEO9ReAYF9nQ_0cNAeG5h4/s492/Oct2021-a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="492" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZVc6MwSkmDzBOFa5O7XdccZG8pEyCMF0VOZ_1TeFyTzKPNvWPfc2DECagxwHQr-ue8yndx3my2HG8Q3yFSjhrnXBwVsPY3DO4fOw0nlqhMkxE_KRT5eYQxEO9ReAYF9nQ_0cNAeG5h4/w400-h136/Oct2021-a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p> <p></p><p>The really big pattern making job is the body for the <b>fuel pump/governor</b> assembly. Some of the drawings being prepared by Will High for this were included in the blog entry made on 16 February 2020. Here is another view of the beast:</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbm0__iyB74k4XMooblRwUhzTOI5oItNKutQz8iaZFFXkBD2ab9iHItbzZNRAPhcPchoH9ii81ER_QqVwuWGsdWWBtXPyZJcNPG0QbbFp885MUvIaorsGhqNypSsyF_RWfI5MnBx9OOM/s657/Oct2021-b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="657" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZbm0__iyB74k4XMooblRwUhzTOI5oItNKutQz8iaZFFXkBD2ab9iHItbzZNRAPhcPchoH9ii81ER_QqVwuWGsdWWBtXPyZJcNPG0QbbFp885MUvIaorsGhqNypSsyF_RWfI5MnBx9OOM/s320/Oct2021-b.jpg" width="320" /></a></p><p><br /></p><p>This section provides some idea of the internal complexity of it:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5OEG9PFMxlQ5KprRLNWLu9MCAjF9Um-18mw2Bd40OJB0xZccb0WBHrhX_GFKGcDpxBOnQnqmJW2uOfGD-DUypkM4xMUe9aoIrM9bl8fmqnlW_yEni9jvSPAvDIxo8tngwZ2JcZwb8Aw/s624/Oct2021-c.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="557" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5OEG9PFMxlQ5KprRLNWLu9MCAjF9Um-18mw2Bd40OJB0xZccb0WBHrhX_GFKGcDpxBOnQnqmJW2uOfGD-DUypkM4xMUe9aoIrM9bl8fmqnlW_yEni9jvSPAvDIxo8tngwZ2JcZwb8Aw/s320/Oct2021-c.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><br /><p>Getting to the point of very precisely cutting wood for the pattern has been quite a journey. The design is derived partly from the body of the MDB2 engine which we have dismantled so that it can reveal its secrets, and partly by taking measurements from the MDB4 engine owned by Armley Mills which we are seeking to replicate.</p><p>The MDB2 fuel pump body:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLpnk6v99ErJs0VhPXUZBzcWMdjeMVq30Xaehka_CglGosLW26Ow6-T3PJ6mZHl6EKSezed_De16GlCl4qbcZZ0Ru3dwFagdM4B27rAfCf0cShO84vHVzfMgJcpCX-v7tbUcpu2IX-44/s1380/Oct2021-d.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1035" data-original-width="1380" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDLpnk6v99ErJs0VhPXUZBzcWMdjeMVq30Xaehka_CglGosLW26Ow6-T3PJ6mZHl6EKSezed_De16GlCl4qbcZZ0Ru3dwFagdM4B27rAfCf0cShO84vHVzfMgJcpCX-v7tbUcpu2IX-44/w640-h480/Oct2021-d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p> The fuel pump on the Armley Mills winch:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3g5ZU1rzFGa3fDTlcblBFRtT8IT4_MX_FB48kyzc6lEjxyp3pRzw__7XQX4-Y0yIwejykqmYINDWjX6Yf0peAyqLT4cB0rMSCisg8zHqj0DJoM5Abv7bkiXYvoXEK1rtmN3G_l_rF3Y/s1024/Oct2021-e.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH3g5ZU1rzFGa3fDTlcblBFRtT8IT4_MX_FB48kyzc6lEjxyp3pRzw__7XQX4-Y0yIwejykqmYINDWjX6Yf0peAyqLT4cB0rMSCisg8zHqj0DJoM5Abv7bkiXYvoXEK1rtmN3G_l_rF3Y/w640-h480/Oct2021-e.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Patternmaker Bob Smith is seen here with the fruits of his efforts, and those of the camera shy Adam Livingston:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojPhMc7h5NQpDmHC3H-2vTqXpxpmFYTy15rePn_mESDifNmRzs_dwJJBS7aTUqJvPB9ZeI99AHDiySD4-FJ3g-C3-kG-R58cAEO5dPYYjIV1Ngym_FG29kbNOsesAGBYJ3q5EY3Xr6Ek/s1024/Oct2021-f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojPhMc7h5NQpDmHC3H-2vTqXpxpmFYTy15rePn_mESDifNmRzs_dwJJBS7aTUqJvPB9ZeI99AHDiySD4-FJ3g-C3-kG-R58cAEO5dPYYjIV1Ngym_FG29kbNOsesAGBYJ3q5EY3Xr6Ek/w640-h480/Oct2021-f.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>The "balustrade" on the floor to the left of the bench is not going to grace some stately home, this is the main part of the pattern for the core which will form the central void in the casting: </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqZGgaF24cKCF2zQwBA-RNa5i-32M102FRPJOvGx7ywZ9q96wIaA6fBMZ5URUtBTJiiV29OyhilTOll8CW4wCpAo1z7Ue-paJfhTGTcNg_32keXCTnabxD0XKW5ardt0aZQP_b8ARt8A/s1024/Oct2021-j.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjqZGgaF24cKCF2zQwBA-RNa5i-32M102FRPJOvGx7ywZ9q96wIaA6fBMZ5URUtBTJiiV29OyhilTOll8CW4wCpAo1z7Ue-paJfhTGTcNg_32keXCTnabxD0XKW5ardt0aZQP_b8ARt8A/w480-h640/Oct2021-j.jpg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Imagine this big boy as a huge column of densely packed sand!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmNb6N8AweEFnGxkkep9gMKX15Bn9JezN6j_JyIioQyY6BLneKWQPRcItTpcW8a6Jxm_PliGp19xSRG0vkZwlEI154WgQiIzFQ9s5Hh-4D8p1rjle-GHp_2iLzwmK94KlU9gKdnusneA/s1024/Oct2021-g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmNb6N8AweEFnGxkkep9gMKX15Bn9JezN6j_JyIioQyY6BLneKWQPRcItTpcW8a6Jxm_PliGp19xSRG0vkZwlEI154WgQiIzFQ9s5Hh-4D8p1rjle-GHp_2iLzwmK94KlU9gKdnusneA/s320/Oct2021-g.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the pattern for the central portion of the fuel pump body which will house the cams and pushrods operating the pump units; the semi-circular components in the bottom of the photo will support the core.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5xWndwYjZpOoLB83FfEtbI1PLsxZOyUw2DZRXwxXbHwpqBF3J8mTLOpJDtGPKXuKx2cM4qv2WkooWzam7i4sM9Ewanb9qaqAXQ2ANc-RHEVxxToFbYwjTNzlkBQd7ogg3ClzrlTQ8z4/s1024/Oct2021-h.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr5xWndwYjZpOoLB83FfEtbI1PLsxZOyUw2DZRXwxXbHwpqBF3J8mTLOpJDtGPKXuKx2cM4qv2WkooWzam7i4sM9Ewanb9qaqAXQ2ANc-RHEVxxToFbYwjTNzlkBQd7ogg3ClzrlTQ8z4/s320/Oct2021-h.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">To say that there has been quite a bit of effort put into creating this one component is something of an understatement, but getting it right from a conservation perspective is an important aspect to the project.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-87754647252129719472021-09-03T10:35:00.000+01:002021-09-03T10:35:22.543+01:00MDB4 Progress<p>All of the stuff in the last blog was a bit of a distraction from the main task which needs to be progressed, that of getting the crankshaft bearings sorted so that the engine re-assembly can commence. Another key task is replacing the cylinder liners. One of these had been removed some time ago and this has been used as a sample to order some replacements.</p><p>The old liners were very secure in the block, and only after Mike's Dad's big hydraulic puller had turned up did they finally succumb with a "pop". The look of apprehension on Chris ‘Rimmer’ Barry’s face says it all:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y8G-R9Z_9tIvOnhpyMEREi7BKo92pjPB7REhYqfzSRWsCbmekr50NBkC5bEIzaziEuiEKqJW-K2aCbgRE784hYqCT850Tq0D5uEyxRW6x68sbhJzrhFMT2_wPuBqFqIJ1i1QxLOOZQ8/s960/20210903-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Y8G-R9Z_9tIvOnhpyMEREi7BKo92pjPB7REhYqfzSRWsCbmekr50NBkC5bEIzaziEuiEKqJW-K2aCbgRE784hYqCT850Tq0D5uEyxRW6x68sbhJzrhFMT2_wPuBqFqIJ1i1QxLOOZQ8/s16000/20210903-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>A view down the water way of the empty block is akin to looking down the nave of a Norman cathedral. (The water pump mounts on to the stubs in the foreground):</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HrUyYngEIUwLXoyXCnDa7ps2b2168y4NrMM-A27Dc0EPeJIRXGgfYoQrXfczEYs-zjauLaHjzrxszkGwQDTMLrFsYqdH4j5NJQTjxH3FjCrjpd3bIG674ZRLOSYh0OocNbLR6G1E-WI/s960/20210903-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6HrUyYngEIUwLXoyXCnDa7ps2b2168y4NrMM-A27Dc0EPeJIRXGgfYoQrXfczEYs-zjauLaHjzrxszkGwQDTMLrFsYqdH4j5NJQTjxH3FjCrjpd3bIG674ZRLOSYh0OocNbLR6G1E-WI/w300-h400/20210903-2.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><p>This lovely cardboard box contains the replacement studs to re-assemble the block/crankcase, and also to fit the bearings. They have a metric fine thread; the engine is British made but metric, reflecting its German heritage:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm878uBvmDPg4hd5tWuUIFmpL1I4hwSq5WACU1N95BuLghEHuG2kH7c7-k-mJhZluqALHLbo9rvaA5OQtLkwYzNBlIYj8R7hiwY4Aoi-V6eQNwfMyeHXEqcPOPrWyhistHTCxu8ajvA4/s960/20210903-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAm878uBvmDPg4hd5tWuUIFmpL1I4hwSq5WACU1N95BuLghEHuG2kH7c7-k-mJhZluqALHLbo9rvaA5OQtLkwYzNBlIYj8R7hiwY4Aoi-V6eQNwfMyeHXEqcPOPrWyhistHTCxu8ajvA4/w400-h300/20210903-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Earle & Ed Ford cleaning out the threads before a trial fit of the studs:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDV4LVJngWMRqHZAnlK9HwC5D0ODU7z8A2uiD2-oI-uMaMC_KPCmv2W68E7Ey3EzL3ROkIvD4k0IPSPzkU8vVjWZeJWRVWGhaMqz_UNv-yi7oPOrK-5AiBcOYE0up2UFww8H4rTSc5A4/s960/20210903-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqDV4LVJngWMRqHZAnlK9HwC5D0ODU7z8A2uiD2-oI-uMaMC_KPCmv2W68E7Ey3EzL3ROkIvD4k0IPSPzkU8vVjWZeJWRVWGhaMqz_UNv-yi7oPOrK-5AiBcOYE0up2UFww8H4rTSc5A4/w640-h480/20210903-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>With the stubs re-fitted the block was briefly re-mounted on the crank case, giving a false impression that progress is being made:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1IRD3ZfP0KEu-7V5Za3thCEps33xPgPXrHfPPjRqgycxulROqYl0pmCcfKZKLJIzLU39kp-Mnrgx9Y28Nn-gF3unNfwWX_rXmih8JT_ASgdt7vF4IjwWLQ0P4SqdAM4i4e4bIU8_pyg/s960/20210903-5a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1IRD3ZfP0KEu-7V5Za3thCEps33xPgPXrHfPPjRqgycxulROqYl0pmCcfKZKLJIzLU39kp-Mnrgx9Y28Nn-gF3unNfwWX_rXmih8JT_ASgdt7vF4IjwWLQ0P4SqdAM4i4e4bIU8_pyg/w640-h480/20210903-5a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Just to add to all the "fur coat and no knickers" progress being made on engine re-assembly, a shot from Rimmers workshop in Manchester of machining up one of the new rocker covers (or ‘cylinder head dust covers’ to use the McLaren parlance): </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9a92giCnIC7NDNf1WCWKypJRCxnKZ5RF9wrvrDF8i1Q-cYH3Fqf40hT6jXAqJ6FtUefQYJD8sovr4p_DVjJ5FpgxJ-ft4geUcGgKvahol3D25a-0Ha7B3uwsqEcNlZDqbnCeM7RuA8Fo/s960/20210903-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9a92giCnIC7NDNf1WCWKypJRCxnKZ5RF9wrvrDF8i1Q-cYH3Fqf40hT6jXAqJ6FtUefQYJD8sovr4p_DVjJ5FpgxJ-ft4geUcGgKvahol3D25a-0Ha7B3uwsqEcNlZDqbnCeM7RuA8Fo/w400-h300/20210903-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>After some debate with the Boston Lodge staff, a decision has been taken that getting the crankshaft bearings white-metalled and re-bored to Diesel engine tolerances would be better arranged as an outside contract. So the big bits of the engine have been palleted up and dispatched to Formhalls, a specialist vintage & racing engine restorer, who has also been tasked with fitting the liners and re-metalling the big ends. Crank case and pistons are on this pallet:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluZbk6JfsXy48bnSNmW1c_QFBSpOBYiBMe40WDWs6LetAAgRDTp2D5kBcSgmsRIsQPLfj847fyc3xUBpFQJZvFncbBfmsiJjKnl1dsbQsvnarMZICnpcA2_rn-vL2qCfWh7aqvvYDv_4/s960/20210903-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiluZbk6JfsXy48bnSNmW1c_QFBSpOBYiBMe40WDWs6LetAAgRDTp2D5kBcSgmsRIsQPLfj847fyc3xUBpFQJZvFncbBfmsiJjKnl1dsbQsvnarMZICnpcA2_rn-vL2qCfWh7aqvvYDv_4/w400-h300/20210903-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Crankshaft, engine block and cylinder liners are on this one. The studs and bearings are in there too somewhere:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUCSPzZuBKlhsVdLXdQvLiQZoMKKRZziBLmzEJ2pCPgiYTqPpp_3PLen1UiJyCDC8JeFmOs7xbCNx0wB4eHzw3AJIkkpYStcB4wIYStGKiWiYSeUvFxN2_lflkhXQ6qxR_qwW04mtJW4/s960/20210903-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeUCSPzZuBKlhsVdLXdQvLiQZoMKKRZziBLmzEJ2pCPgiYTqPpp_3PLen1UiJyCDC8JeFmOs7xbCNx0wB4eHzw3AJIkkpYStcB4wIYStGKiWiYSeUvFxN2_lflkhXQ6qxR_qwW04mtJW4/w400-h300/20210903-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><br /><p></p><p>If you’re thinking, wow, when that comes back all the big bits will be together,<i> </i>don’t! </p><p>There is quite a bit of cleaning up to do when it returns, particularly of all of the oilway runs. But significant re-assembly is approaching.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-14738071102567993832021-06-15T22:12:00.001+01:002021-06-15T22:12:27.286+01:00 A New Start<p>The last blog entry closed with advice from McLaren regarding starting the engine from a Diesel perspective; crank away and the engine will fire’. The first working party of 2021 saw a new base established for the engine restoration in the recently restored Blacksmiths Shop at Boston Lodge. The Blacksmiths Shop project is not complete, so there is an element of camping out but has the big advantage of being a space that does not need to be vacated after a working party which will save a lot of time.</p><p></p>Racking has been set up to store both finished and unrestored items and the frame initially fabricated to hold the MR4 engine has been set up to provide a base onto which the MDB4 will be rebuilt.<p></p><p>Martin Greenland had a concern that the Blackburne engine may run ‘the wrong way’ relative to the Diesel and this led into an investigation of the starting gear arrangement. We have been very fortunate that the McLaren engine from Armley Mills arrived with a kit of parts to assemble the starting gear and it is apparent from the various holes in the frames and glimpses of the cab interior in photographs that the starting arrangement is of McLaren and not Kerr Stuart design and manufacture.</p><p>In a moment of keenness a couple of bits of angle have been welded to the temporary engine frame to allow the starting gear to be erected.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgory7jNowwm7bo_0NdlaWn0xAmmsgzzxz-toz1TWVzwHD3k7Z5VqPCEeq4fHC4lsvFviORxoCoLs3BpGrLbvUtgIY3Uf1iOWS1xTDL0rkccdSLwjd_Hw6Y6hJFIY2Had_Fed2qxw8Y3kw/s960/20210615-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgory7jNowwm7bo_0NdlaWn0xAmmsgzzxz-toz1TWVzwHD3k7Z5VqPCEeq4fHC4lsvFviORxoCoLs3BpGrLbvUtgIY3Uf1iOWS1xTDL0rkccdSLwjd_Hw6Y6hJFIY2Had_Fed2qxw8Y3kw/w640-h480/20210615-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>Like many mechanisms it is simultaneously simple and complicated, so don’t start reading this unless you are fully committed or desperately need to get to sleep. The view below shows the upper shaft of the starting gear. The pulley on the left is attached to the crankshaft and drives the water pump and fan. Between it and the gearwheel is a ‘claw clutch’ (as McLaren call it). The claw clutch is engaged/ disengaged by the horizontal lever in the upper photograph.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JJt6phOBnydkpfck4zI3js0AHyGd1GH2yGsdDNjaxjFnKOlSxr0j0isWnqKgsDz9pXJw3glA6dg9ecaW6Hw-HlEGb1pk1RFh14MaMf53RFRg-Y_UiXyKZBWvFofBmaZBpVgOneICpJ4/s960/20210615-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JJt6phOBnydkpfck4zI3js0AHyGd1GH2yGsdDNjaxjFnKOlSxr0j0isWnqKgsDz9pXJw3glA6dg9ecaW6Hw-HlEGb1pk1RFh14MaMf53RFRg-Y_UiXyKZBWvFofBmaZBpVgOneICpJ4/w640-h480/20210615-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>The view below is of the claw clutch. When the claw clutch is engaged it is possible to turn over the Diesel engine by hand by placing a handle on the square on the outer end of the shaft. If (or should that be when) the Diesel engine fires up it will rotate faster than poor sap turning the handle and over-ride the clutch which can then be disengaged.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyheIeHyhlt6R5JHNyxatYXOzJX2_yQ5goRIGCYTIm-O7rxCZwR31ed7cMVvci-RpGJRTx5qlaCtH0tVk4yxYtlBKs6AArtnIyBEdQA4q0q3eGjnFTfeIDgmN7rnOVxjcR5ohZbG5Kj4/s960/20210615-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyheIeHyhlt6R5JHNyxatYXOzJX2_yQ5goRIGCYTIm-O7rxCZwR31ed7cMVvci-RpGJRTx5qlaCtH0tVk4yxYtlBKs6AArtnIyBEdQA4q0q3eGjnFTfeIDgmN7rnOVxjcR5ohZbG5Kj4/w400-h300/20210615-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> The lower bearing in the mechanism carries a shaft which is powered by the petrol engine and which drives the Diesel engine via the gearwheel. This view of the Armley Mills restored winch is from a similar viewpoint on the opposite side. The chain drive from the petrol donkey engine can be seen on the RHS in this view.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbM9Omnecke-H-hn6qBahvfY_LdHdd2DuiDRZ6dGtTqZD2uR_jfIkWZr8zFMgBl03ulXwJp0bm_WclwhmvImZqtgkIaSsngHiRHc9UuerNxOzhAXbWS3p1uH0hLFFS7uzMUXYS6bXaNk/s1024/20210615-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbM9Omnecke-H-hn6qBahvfY_LdHdd2DuiDRZ6dGtTqZD2uR_jfIkWZr8zFMgBl03ulXwJp0bm_WclwhmvImZqtgkIaSsngHiRHc9UuerNxOzhAXbWS3p1uH0hLFFS7uzMUXYS6bXaNk/w400-h300/20210615-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p>This view of the radiator end of the Armley Mills winch shows the lower shaft mechanism, chain driven in this instance by a twin-cylinder, water cooled JAP engine (also fitted to some of the 60HP Diesels, but not 4415).<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IJhsIVt13xui5AlMRExkfx53IYpUTQO6BQKCW18nyeD8p7c0buyfDlgQ_W5fXbuFxBGYqy8m4lCWyezCCkurzL_DIesk4vVc-g1VygLQWpkmQHuAO182t6mLsf3kIn0SZ3rk_E5aJ14/s1379/20210615-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1379" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-IJhsIVt13xui5AlMRExkfx53IYpUTQO6BQKCW18nyeD8p7c0buyfDlgQ_W5fXbuFxBGYqy8m4lCWyezCCkurzL_DIesk4vVc-g1VygLQWpkmQHuAO182t6mLsf3kIn0SZ3rk_E5aJ14/w640-h362/20210615-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>There’s a bit of work to sort out the friction clutch plate and the ‘small hand brake’, but we do have all of these components.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTC1104jPLBLh2mSVy3M9ZuymfepahnhlvUpOEkNBNGIxM8R1CxyZf-hnQJU2ORrUFDqZxSgZdE4mKgwyPi0ZltdR3RcIHQvCsLNVlNl-woUvgvHmF9kTaOCpEcLNR7MQpoxSwwblmbDI/s1008/20210615-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="1008" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTC1104jPLBLh2mSVy3M9ZuymfepahnhlvUpOEkNBNGIxM8R1CxyZf-hnQJU2ORrUFDqZxSgZdE4mKgwyPi0ZltdR3RcIHQvCsLNVlNl-woUvgvHmF9kTaOCpEcLNR7MQpoxSwwblmbDI/w640-h480/20210615-6.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>What a relief it must have been when starter motors and batteries had enough oomph in them to start a Diesel. Fortunately the McLaren Running Instructions tell you all you need to know about what you have to do & when, which is a little bit more than the present day equivalent; insert key and turn clockwise.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6obs-EVhwOMqkY8kgBZaJy4ry2bp2B5TXnBwo57He9vNLX8slcAijXGBtL98Ftb9EEeRcNbFaL62mot1D7WdHGGQ_-4Gm-hMzPBLH0GZDVJYn2iRwOj5Z9Fr-AN99ZE-PIhA6Dd3kznI/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="571" data-original-width="494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6obs-EVhwOMqkY8kgBZaJy4ry2bp2B5TXnBwo57He9vNLX8slcAijXGBtL98Ftb9EEeRcNbFaL62mot1D7WdHGGQ_-4Gm-hMzPBLH0GZDVJYn2iRwOj5Z9Fr-AN99ZE-PIhA6Dd3kznI/w555-h640/image.png" width="555" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-80005650980015976362021-04-10T10:22:00.000+01:002021-04-10T10:22:12.230+01:00Cylinder Heads Returned<p> It is a long time since the 18th July 2019, when the rather sad looking cylinder heads were being dispatched to T&L Engineering…</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlAiyRguAkeuD4Cj4WvgPSVbL9rQ_5-AYViYnc37Th4_9gvt8GxFXTQjt6EzC2CPCcG3G8sNCyhpdcpsFM74LbjI8dAF1lzYnAmQQXYIFF7tFexK00a0bY3ncRyJW8WNPf5_GOGSoels/s960/20210406-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBlAiyRguAkeuD4Cj4WvgPSVbL9rQ_5-AYViYnc37Th4_9gvt8GxFXTQjt6EzC2CPCcG3G8sNCyhpdcpsFM74LbjI8dAF1lzYnAmQQXYIFF7tFexK00a0bY3ncRyJW8WNPf5_GOGSoels/w400-h300/20210406-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>Now they’re back and in the words of Madonna look shiny and new:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRhE6u9VVuczjkpKvAYLtVZCbLvnh2nguDyTkIzbS3m4PDckfsjS-KX80nymc-qUtZUpxVP_vub1kArpTdGA-D_dNwc-T8Z8IY7guGaYxO1P_m-hNuspL8yQsoEZFF6pitbBs_YQqFJE/s1024/20210406-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRhE6u9VVuczjkpKvAYLtVZCbLvnh2nguDyTkIzbS3m4PDckfsjS-KX80nymc-qUtZUpxVP_vub1kArpTdGA-D_dNwc-T8Z8IY7guGaYxO1P_m-hNuspL8yQsoEZFF6pitbBs_YQqFJE/w400-h300/20210406-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu31Tt0WHy49380J6xv1UYOq3-UNZyFr7nL0eXdTwD6ph1VjgNNwZPv4YomGNjDjFQLAZb_JjXZ4KTFQQHbVQ9EyiC7Y3Xof_DpKJR6ys8S7PpzRZhkaFkzt98bMl_IHX7kjrsQaqE2E/s1024/20210406-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXu31Tt0WHy49380J6xv1UYOq3-UNZyFr7nL0eXdTwD6ph1VjgNNwZPv4YomGNjDjFQLAZb_JjXZ4KTFQQHbVQ9EyiC7Y3Xof_DpKJR6ys8S7PpzRZhkaFkzt98bMl_IHX7kjrsQaqE2E/w400-h300/20210406-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>The new cylinder liners are expected soon too, so we are starting to accumulate quite a number of large components ready for re-assembly. While all this is exciting, the focus now needs to move from the big bits to the small bits, of which there are many!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpnCzIZ4ULh4D4D7C1M86MkWdSdcJo0ewjMdzYaPoHyu6aaSx4Er9Gy9OKMQLm3W6cwDsa885N5olq2zLR7CESMcPwpQUGMBoO8bssWLGQm4RHXuqVIIepjhA4AZB-nVFSTVL1bjFnV4/s903/20210406-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="483" data-original-width="903" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdpnCzIZ4ULh4D4D7C1M86MkWdSdcJo0ewjMdzYaPoHyu6aaSx4Er9Gy9OKMQLm3W6cwDsa885N5olq2zLR7CESMcPwpQUGMBoO8bssWLGQm4RHXuqVIIepjhA4AZB-nVFSTVL1bjFnV4/s16000/20210406-4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>This diagram is an edited extract from the MDB Running Instructions book (cropped to show the heads only). Sorting out the tappet rods (M) which run through the two brass lined holes in the photo above, together with the associated Fork Holders (9) & Check Nuts (10) is now on the to-do list. The Rocker Levers (N) & the Rocker Lever Brackets (11) need some TLC and are marinating in a bucket of Diesel. Lacking Ricks’ efficiency at recording progress I forgot to take a photo of them. A Diesel bath will not fix them, but it will hopefully make them easier to dismantle.</p><p>After spending an afternoon rooting through bins of rusty bits that will one day live and breathe fire it looks like there will be a need to make some new Torch Holders (i). The running instructions provide guidance on the use of the torch holders when starting the two or three cylinder engines (which are started by hand) but make no reference to their use when an auxiliary engine is used (as is the case with 4415). </p><p>The elephant not in the room regarding all of this is of course the atomisers. We think we have sufficient knowledge & information to instruct the construction of these vital components. Some aspects of this project are challenging, ordering injectors to your own specification makes the instruction to make a new crankshaft feel quite mundane.</p><p>Tempting though it is to leave the guidance on the use of the Torch Holders hanging, the opportunity to restore the MDB2 and roll some roads still remains. That group of people needs to know that you have to:</p><p> • Remove the Torch Holders, turn the engine 10 to 12 revolutions with the release screws on the atomisers (injectors) open (i.e. not injecting).</p><p> • In cold weather injecting a small drop of paraffin through the torch holder fitting will assist starting</p><p> • Close release screws on atomisers (now injecting fuel)</p><p> • Place torch papers (cigarette paper) in holders, ignite them and screw them into the heads, being careful to put each holder back into the correct cylinder</p><p> • Crank away with the compression relief lever open (to the left); when the engine is up to speed, move the compression lever to the middle (half compression) and the engine will fire (the instructions say) </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-76327752268189115832021-02-18T10:06:00.002+00:002021-02-18T10:06:30.022+00:00Blackburne Engine Complete<p> The 13 November 2020 report described the progress Martin Greenland was making on rebuilding the Blackburne 4HP donkey engine. It’s good to report that we have a tick in the box for the donkey engine and the team is looking forward to the time that the spark meets the petrol.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAIXOa-P2refe8mgjtzxMeSVfMRC7aZHAgpgNhDxIbfBSBp61G_07BDyB0ytmSKTWorKRlcphp51fFb9b_t9moO0zaxTCtqmH7Fl-ZocQJe3OlF9oA-lPAA6ATe0PFGvGBxo0ngUjLEw/s1024/20210218-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAIXOa-P2refe8mgjtzxMeSVfMRC7aZHAgpgNhDxIbfBSBp61G_07BDyB0ytmSKTWorKRlcphp51fFb9b_t9moO0zaxTCtqmH7Fl-ZocQJe3OlF9oA-lPAA6ATe0PFGvGBxo0ngUjLEw/w480-h640/20210218-1.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">There is no drawing of the engine mounting, but the starting engine drawing does provide guidance on the height</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> and there is a detail for the cast iron mount.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmphE1fT2xXeWpncFYLr-Q48pUryFQh8fHqc6lbP43hQmwuyInWCfPnZ16HWi0LiiCQ2KzRyupRx5CKq2R59xAyGLBbF03AaYjygiXFOMvpGyWGgf7P17N8NNPv6v6h-LPDEhyCETsTL4/s1213/20210218-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="835" data-original-width="1213" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmphE1fT2xXeWpncFYLr-Q48pUryFQh8fHqc6lbP43hQmwuyInWCfPnZ16HWi0LiiCQ2KzRyupRx5CKq2R59xAyGLBbF03AaYjygiXFOMvpGyWGgf7P17N8NNPv6v6h-LPDEhyCETsTL4/w640-h440/20210218-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>As an aside the starting engine drawing also includes a detail for the sump drain from the MDB4. If anyone has a Winns medium pattern No1700 ½” gas screwed plug cock in their shed we’ll be very pleased to hear from you, this is not a project for compromises. Combining the words ‘screwed’, ‘plug’ and ‘cock’ in a Google search isn’t great and while I now know a little bit about Charles Winn & Co of Granville Street, Birmingham, my education has been increased in other ways too.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZuG8cxIIPatSeW8YAPX4qOJkXnq7XDO3AsJ11UYDFT9-F07sVrLoISuBYKg3Hk6ow3fXND0PzrOc_QxCDqb_l_aCbQMDZ9hUcnk-N8QHp_HQsB-DTyDSraHsFUHwgpnqsllH3OwUyow/s668/20210218-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="501" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZuG8cxIIPatSeW8YAPX4qOJkXnq7XDO3AsJ11UYDFT9-F07sVrLoISuBYKg3Hk6ow3fXND0PzrOc_QxCDqb_l_aCbQMDZ9hUcnk-N8QHp_HQsB-DTyDSraHsFUHwgpnqsllH3OwUyow/w300-h400/20210218-3.jpg" width="300" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifulLbsE-aKkHV-8b89y28kwNj2ZO6bQoIDGJbw-xHO-KQIn2bxSO4K4KgP5YJ834hjCxBpPf-zG97sPqrXWoBHZ_4zEzlckLmQVn0_IsTEXf4iwjO7xfB_n1-WWevW7CuuwfsCqMiitM/s675/20210218-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="516" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifulLbsE-aKkHV-8b89y28kwNj2ZO6bQoIDGJbw-xHO-KQIn2bxSO4K4KgP5YJ834hjCxBpPf-zG97sPqrXWoBHZ_4zEzlckLmQVn0_IsTEXf4iwjO7xfB_n1-WWevW7CuuwfsCqMiitM/w305-h400/20210218-4.jpg" width="305" /></a><br /><br /></div><p>In the terms of the story of early Diesel traction having the petrol engine is an important part of the tale. Without irony 15/- Change states …’one of the greatest drawbacks of the ordinary petrol engine… is the difficulty of starting them in cold weather’ before also observing the starting a Diesel in cold weather is very difficult and that the solution is to fit a petrol engine to start the Diesel engine. If the ever optimistic brochure is correct then on a cold morning this little beauty will be spluttering away for 2 ½ to 3 minutes before the Diesel starts. This is the overture, preparing the audience for what is to come!</p><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-89239702590863197612021-01-27T12:03:00.004+00:002021-01-27T12:03:52.532+00:00MDB4 Progress January 2021<p>Winter is usually a good time for Kerr Stuart progress, with the distraction of train playing reduced. After some tussles to find a bit of space at Boston Lodge, Rick cracks on and makes progress while other members of the team sit back and relax in the reflected glory of his progress. </p><p>This winter is different from others, but with the steady drip, drip of stalagmite formation, progress continues to be made. In the 25/10/18 blog the dispatch of the crankshaft to Farndon Engineering was reported, closing with the line<i> Imagine the excitement when the new one comes back and we start worrying about the broken piston, the missing fuel pump and injectors… </i> </p><p>Brace yourselves; it’s back. Obviously still fretting about the other bits on the list, but two of the biggest challenges facing the engine restoration have now been ticked off with the repair of both the crankcase and the crankshaft.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4jnHazcGDFlwXl5ojCogNmjKLZgYDXCBUsq-40VUe8jVC5ZWVT2NUPS5LuVVB3g-Vte1Q9wHGlbnkT4K3KehJtcyOUw3RsseV88jgSN8E48_XZAPKPYaxuISTcc5vjjCHQZBPKX1tTs/s1024/20210127-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4jnHazcGDFlwXl5ojCogNmjKLZgYDXCBUsq-40VUe8jVC5ZWVT2NUPS5LuVVB3g-Vte1Q9wHGlbnkT4K3KehJtcyOUw3RsseV88jgSN8E48_XZAPKPYaxuISTcc5vjjCHQZBPKX1tTs/w640-h480/20210127-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm; text-align: left;">Before we formally accept the delivery of this significant component, we are hoping that one of the works machinists will be able to give it a dimensional check. Assuming that it is fine, then this will free up some work to be carried out by the staff at Boston Lodge. </p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm; text-align: left;">After a rummage round in the store of components, the crankshaft bearings and housings have been locatedfor a quick trial fit up to understand what we have, and what needs doing.</p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm; text-align: left;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWNSCxmKaqVnbK2aKcLwA53gMbNxp4Lykr2B0gYT43rre4umZ3KHbyW64a9AxVLYAU61mGI-qPV9mM-6TQThigswnnONsfH5kJn4rNRPm1aDX8zJtsaNbOHC2orat93TEzIv7NKd8bbo/s1024/20210127-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqWNSCxmKaqVnbK2aKcLwA53gMbNxp4Lykr2B0gYT43rre4umZ3KHbyW64a9AxVLYAU61mGI-qPV9mM-6TQThigswnnONsfH5kJn4rNRPm1aDX8zJtsaNbOHC2orat93TEzIv7NKd8bbo/w640-h480/20210127-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;">Hopefully the next job will remove the last of the crankshaft failure damage. The bearings need to be re-whitemetalled and then bored out to fit the new shaft. The rather nasty score marks in the photo below show the point of crankshaft failure. </p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHDJQqujEDdkadPdv_h_p0LH8BBxpDqpWvUVHuR2HQj8z4Hd9HxMQDuFQLQP9oOl6oKOf3vztYHclj9pI9sP2NnN3MdObHBbLWj7WjfjWqwwBR_rMToV84dqBQXfWV0Nrrosm7f2dOZM/s1024/20210127-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHDJQqujEDdkadPdv_h_p0LH8BBxpDqpWvUVHuR2HQj8z4Hd9HxMQDuFQLQP9oOl6oKOf3vztYHclj9pI9sP2NnN3MdObHBbLWj7WjfjWqwwBR_rMToV84dqBQXfWV0Nrrosm7f2dOZM/w640-h480/20210127-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"></p><p align="justify" style="background: line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;">Moving from the bottom to the top of the engine, the 16/2/20 blog reported on the dispatch to the foundry of the rocker covers. These have now been cast and are with Chris ‘Rimmer’ Barry, who has offered to machine them up as a homework project. </p><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4oAIurJ9dIMu5iZrez3x83jVSkJMJuMm1wXvofh-JqEZKyj6NFdHD6P4bFQLJUwvSO0BgtSkF1X8ZF9vdMl9PuUX10jPalXHnKl4_AL4wR1mJVE-ZWmzrictObAaDm2-v_lrT90obY4/s960/20210127-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq4oAIurJ9dIMu5iZrez3x83jVSkJMJuMm1wXvofh-JqEZKyj6NFdHD6P4bFQLJUwvSO0BgtSkF1X8ZF9vdMl9PuUX10jPalXHnKl4_AL4wR1mJVE-ZWmzrictObAaDm2-v_lrT90obY4/w640-h480/20210127-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"><br /></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"><span style="text-align: left;">Still some way to go and clearly difficult to be bullish regarding progress, but we also have the cylinder heads away with T&L Engineering and also have new cylinder liners on order, so we are getting close to the point when we stop taking things apart, and start putting them back together. </span></p><p align="justify" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;"><span style="text-align: left;">When that will be of course is anybody’s guess. </span></p><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-28093475619349990722020-11-16T12:15:00.000+00:002020-11-16T12:15:08.294+00:00Making a Name For Yourselves<p> </p><p>Back in February we were all excited by the dispatch of our first batch of patterns to the foundry. These included both the rocker covers and also the manufacturer's plates to attach to the engine & radiator.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh025HBRCxgETucYxoUEPOKTcsUShD5riGXNRHZweW3WxnPP8_61d9iRbkZBWYLu_prvGT_G0yQV3BH30LrroWCAtUlKxlnZDWV91_NZhyphenhyphenYBrbM4BMGqh-DmN3QOdPbPk7Sa2w6ijXfjbE/s1440/20201116-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1440" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh025HBRCxgETucYxoUEPOKTcsUShD5riGXNRHZweW3WxnPP8_61d9iRbkZBWYLu_prvGT_G0yQV3BH30LrroWCAtUlKxlnZDWV91_NZhyphenhyphenYBrbM4BMGqh-DmN3QOdPbPk7Sa2w6ijXfjbE/w640-h480/20201116-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p></p><p>Reference has been made before to the curious misspelling of McLaren on the radiator plate, which is of course irritatingly close to the driver's eye line. As a project being run by pedantic people the jury is still out as to whether this is annoying (as it is wrong) or if it is satisfying (as it is wrong but right). Perhaps it is just there as a conversation piece?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEcWC67E9rBk24cdofHWvTyVitGWtMl7YVT08zfm0TbRCD1I5wRIU3w0fKdzf9E2hq4Prmap6da5muWLXrIin0dzTOyUpcQCGNSngkc6r1xktGtuodbAF8f_ZbE7GyJSL07DmDSGppzs/s1380/20201116-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="672" data-original-width="1380" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEcWC67E9rBk24cdofHWvTyVitGWtMl7YVT08zfm0TbRCD1I5wRIU3w0fKdzf9E2hq4Prmap6da5muWLXrIin0dzTOyUpcQCGNSngkc6r1xktGtuodbAF8f_ZbE7GyJSL07DmDSGppzs/w640-h312/20201116-2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>The McLaren–Benz plate is from the right hand side of the engine block and can be just glimpsed in this view of the donkey engine:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPCkoYWLCS-OphTQQ0GzAAWYfP2OIsTK0PUcRC379viCjwkglRppGwvjy9VICx7g6P68V4v4sghNXzkVtWynMrUr1nRtyKw9Kuporo59GioM8tyNXvcA9xKuTXqp0wn9HtBlfsKtNMp8/s597/20201116-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="597" data-original-width="487" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkPCkoYWLCS-OphTQQ0GzAAWYfP2OIsTK0PUcRC379viCjwkglRppGwvjy9VICx7g6P68V4v4sghNXzkVtWynMrUr1nRtyKw9Kuporo59GioM8tyNXvcA9xKuTXqp0wn9HtBlfsKtNMp8/w326-h400/20201116-3.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><br /><p>Not convinced? This is a view of the 4MDB in the Armley Mills winch from a similar angle:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIlq9dfUdctBl2uzgeUWnY0BfJrIxgLdjxNpx0f5Cd1s2TkXHp8MaiT7jRNjCnC99MuHRjxd7U5MKhL0a1iLF44KM2aS2-r0Aie8DStC0nwVlrdSr75aKxifQu9i5C3BBzSfGBCut_ho/s1377/20201116-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1377" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNIlq9dfUdctBl2uzgeUWnY0BfJrIxgLdjxNpx0f5Cd1s2TkXHp8MaiT7jRNjCnC99MuHRjxd7U5MKhL0a1iLF44KM2aS2-r0Aie8DStC0nwVlrdSr75aKxifQu9i5C3BBzSfGBCut_ho/w640-h386/20201116-4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>If you would like your own conversation piece, we have a small stock of both plates available at £150.00. All profit to the project, contact us via the Facebook page. They have been cast in iron, but if you want to fasten it to a partition wall we might be able to do you one in aluminium. </p><p>Not really after a big chunk of iron work for the chimney breast? We still have stocks of our other ‘merch’, books, T shirts & badges available from <a href="https://www.frheritage.org.uk/sales/">https://www.frheritage.org.uk/sales/</a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjishiVgoM3rzWsBGxIPQfCPVTVH0VboCeplXMKVuG4g3v9ELtvED376VZCMGlFai_hi1FjRGPAk0xFALyScq1x5I2PuUC58uMPuJ_vzwLRiJZEgtijYhHPbgZRHTLIMR_V0vby4ldQuQU/s1210/20201116-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1210" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjishiVgoM3rzWsBGxIPQfCPVTVH0VboCeplXMKVuG4g3v9ELtvED376VZCMGlFai_hi1FjRGPAk0xFALyScq1x5I2PuUC58uMPuJ_vzwLRiJZEgtijYhHPbgZRHTLIMR_V0vby4ldQuQU/w640-h480/20201116-5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-32570061894237020452020-11-13T20:46:00.002+00:002020-11-13T20:46:29.558+00:00Starting again<p>For obvious reasons 2020 has been a slow news year. In a rather different world last December, buoyed up by the additional funding provided by the Ffestiniog Railway Society, we dispatched the magneto from the 4HP Blackburne donkey engine for overhaul, hoping that this would be the catalyst for a side project overhauling the starter motor. The Blackburne engine sits on a cast iron frame in the cab which Rick machined up (blog entry 14 December 2019). We were hoping that our petrol engine man, Martin Greenland might be spurred on by the magneto overhaul and find time to look at the rest of the engine. Fortunately in late February the relevant box of bits left Boston Lodge and made it to Martin's workshop just before lockdown started.</p><p>Job number one was that the drive side main bearing was very loose in the crankcase. To effect a repair Martin machined up a thin steel collar to be inserted into the crankcase, which allows the roller bearing once again to be an interference fit in the casing:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42kLiCV5qEYboMjoQN0ERBH87mh2buMzo_cRqrHXiYtMdHc_Orus7y6bDYWwNAXviCdMcJcbi76dP-Y-KfKnd2GVXKZ-AoMH4hspvAWZfRlQvnc7h7l2tXXBhUc8Pk1NCyi4l_ory71U/s1210/20201113-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42kLiCV5qEYboMjoQN0ERBH87mh2buMzo_cRqrHXiYtMdHc_Orus7y6bDYWwNAXviCdMcJcbi76dP-Y-KfKnd2GVXKZ-AoMH4hspvAWZfRlQvnc7h7l2tXXBhUc8Pk1NCyi4l_ory71U/s320/20201113-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>What do you do if you need to insert a steel collar in a crankcase with an interference fit at home during lockdown? Place your collar in the freezer to shrink it; place your crankcase in the oven to expand it; stick both on kitchen table and work bloody fast!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlkJUqQoIMLoP3kClP2Fi-Za3j2WOw4icMfLakBb8J1dr4eiOr1fTrn-wUXlimCBQMuXd1Rm35Fto9pimA7n08Z31fFvZJlKuk3YQobiO5G3wkJCGSfgBXfSsX8fVSQddP8awEgoUdrM/s1210/20201113-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihlkJUqQoIMLoP3kClP2Fi-Za3j2WOw4icMfLakBb8J1dr4eiOr1fTrn-wUXlimCBQMuXd1Rm35Fto9pimA7n08Z31fFvZJlKuk3YQobiO5G3wkJCGSfgBXfSsX8fVSQddP8awEgoUdrM/s320/20201113-2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Bingo!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qvPIkAkSnl0cG5DjcEIFAO0kEY5YUeVnJZ0k1ailKOBZuTiN4IjrsmjZPyxkx6p9oVRnQHrbNyeotVMQK3uAKqd0SO10Y8sTdxcX7iYjTaRbWrsjr8XsTU8xBdExYQ8981gxZLwISVM/s1210/20201113-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1qvPIkAkSnl0cG5DjcEIFAO0kEY5YUeVnJZ0k1ailKOBZuTiN4IjrsmjZPyxkx6p9oVRnQHrbNyeotVMQK3uAKqd0SO10Y8sTdxcX7iYjTaRbWrsjr8XsTU8xBdExYQ8981gxZLwISVM/s320/20201113-3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>The bearing is secured by three 0BA countersunk screws. Even in lockdown you can buy these, but the heads on modern ones are 3/8” in diameter and it turns out that back in the twenties the head diameter was ½”, so another opportunity to while away the hours. The view below shows the fitted bearing, complete with Martins bespoke made set screws:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCjzA4gjVoy_8_BMwUCfNRbe7qThUK-5e-5yIPM3POaUOsUrj5JM-YehLQmAD6w2AvwRAutysXAkB0tVV5-LM74QyQ3JZiMHo7TBhAt0RpgXgrjl3AHDBAmdoJgBLVWYWNVQla0I57uk/s1210/20201113-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVCjzA4gjVoy_8_BMwUCfNRbe7qThUK-5e-5yIPM3POaUOsUrj5JM-YehLQmAD6w2AvwRAutysXAkB0tVV5-LM74QyQ3JZiMHo7TBhAt0RpgXgrjl3AHDBAmdoJgBLVWYWNVQla0I57uk/s320/20201113-4.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the inlet tract all cleaned up and ready for reassembly:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Lp5VTK2IHu4DOtYwotxunMHimaDyVr8oBQxw3lB6y13gCO5YPMxTuc8JtBxLQ3wAh_gbBlGb_H1UPMslCYObWInq6Pd7qQ0T1hh3D7Wy2Ykn3eqSMlLBSf4jI6LarJ3jaWeRZrO6JrM/s1210/20201113-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Lp5VTK2IHu4DOtYwotxunMHimaDyVr8oBQxw3lB6y13gCO5YPMxTuc8JtBxLQ3wAh_gbBlGb_H1UPMslCYObWInq6Pd7qQ0T1hh3D7Wy2Ykn3eqSMlLBSf4jI6LarJ3jaWeRZrO6JrM/s320/20201113-5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The cylinder head with the carburettor fitted:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKSLkayEzQZT-mzP3yxYpOVXYnL_c5i1zq5EDmOx_hAxkTlwVreykhalItrkcixSeyd4wUgWuRNN-fgEvpZBRn2R0VCk0gW1yKlX1PCytjdDtQe_XiXM0sDm_cPC7MUcjlOlA7OnitZU/s1210/20201113-6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="908" data-original-width="1210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKSLkayEzQZT-mzP3yxYpOVXYnL_c5i1zq5EDmOx_hAxkTlwVreykhalItrkcixSeyd4wUgWuRNN-fgEvpZBRn2R0VCk0gW1yKlX1PCytjdDtQe_XiXM0sDm_cPC7MUcjlOlA7OnitZU/s320/20201113-6.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>The engine sits in a fabricated cradle, very similar to the one which supports the vacuum pump. There is one important difference; a bracket is needed to carry the magneto:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-Jr__yqirFIBxQtfG5WJQtXtpqhCcCZovt9LqZWFqLPlJJZkdB2KW5KaovrxHAlKwK6SSsXRhyhrqIEt3Bn9rFlfhz0EaCVMuEyliWz60F2Broi_nx0kS4lj-I6NsPPD_ZJjToAViwg/s1210/20201113-7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu-Jr__yqirFIBxQtfG5WJQtXtpqhCcCZovt9LqZWFqLPlJJZkdB2KW5KaovrxHAlKwK6SSsXRhyhrqIEt3Bn9rFlfhz0EaCVMuEyliWz60F2Broi_nx0kS4lj-I6NsPPD_ZJjToAViwg/s320/20201113-7.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>This is the donkey engine sub-assembly nearing completion, showing the new sprockets and chain drive to the refurbished magneto with the carburettor above. The chain guard cover (yet to be fitted) proudly carries the Blackburne makers name. It’s a pity, but this is the back side of the engine (inside the cab sheet), so all you will get in the cab is the flywheel and chain drive to the main engine:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmxDxgXUALcMqxdZv2iPZJdDRd7xXZdlO4oiBFI0Q_hN1FOPIPO6-AnRDBsvg_ynt56tcWhh_uK_QqkZQfoAWfuKNdkd-WBGYe9f9kxek4Ma1bwiNEb5c4l-jJdR7BcF5u5cEarU4rbI/s1210/20201113-8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="908" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmxDxgXUALcMqxdZv2iPZJdDRd7xXZdlO4oiBFI0Q_hN1FOPIPO6-AnRDBsvg_ynt56tcWhh_uK_QqkZQfoAWfuKNdkd-WBGYe9f9kxek4Ma1bwiNEb5c4l-jJdR7BcF5u5cEarU4rbI/s320/20201113-8.jpg" /></a></div><br /><p>So, the starter motor wasn’t quite the side show that had been anticipated, it is centre stage for 2020. Having this technically complex piece of work nearing completion is a great achievement. </p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-48462896541514341692020-02-16T14:27:00.001+00:002020-02-16T14:27:39.059+00:00Pipe Up at the BackThe vacuum brake gear was fitted to KS4415 in February 1929. They produced six drawings to show how to make this modification, and the August 18 blog describes how some of this information has been used to make the vacuum pump. Even the pipe clips and timber packers are detailed on an individual basis.<br />
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This is the process followed for one of the clips:<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-31494038006665303602020-02-16T13:03:00.000+00:002020-02-16T13:03:24.730+00:00Off to the FoundryPreparing drawings and planning for patterns is all well and good and requires both time and skill, but we need to draw a line in the sand somewhere, or at least make a mark in the sand and start pouring molten metal. The first three patterns have now been dispatched to the foundry.<br />
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For the radiator header ‘nameplate’ (which is to be cast off this
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And for a McLaren-Benz plate to fit to the engine block. The photo below shows the pattern in production, based on a rubbing taken from the Armley Mills MDB4:<br />
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The finished product:<br />
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We need four rocker covers and one off of each of the plates. If your man-cave needs retro-Diesel memorabilia then get in touch, we’re having a couple of spares cast.<br />
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A bit more on the fuel pump & governor & the timing gear
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The drive from the back of this wheel to the governor is a simple
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This is the drawing Will High is preparing of the casting which will
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Some of the information used in the drawing has been taken from the
MDB2 fuel pump body (below) and we have also measured up some
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Progress on drawing up the cam followers for the fuel pumps.<br />
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This drawing shows a cam and kicker together with the fuel pump
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Having removed the pump body from the MDB2 and stripped it down into its components we could spend a happy hour with an old sheet re-creating the image above. With only twenty minutes and a towel you get some of the picture:<br />
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Obviously the focus is not on creating the Dorling Kindersley book of the MDB engine, but understanding how it worked and how we can clone these components. The view below shows the governor, fuel pump cams and cam follower’s sub-assembly:<br />
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The cams are rather crude. Their carrier can slide up and down in two guides to adjust the stroke (& volume of fuel injected):<br />
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The mechanism to adjust the stroke is controlled in the left hand side of the body by the throttle &/or the spring which resists the forces from the governor centrifuge (which are transmitted down the centre of the shaft carrying the governor). Not rocket science but difficult to explain succinctly. This movement is transferred to the carrier via a push rod with ball jointed ends:<br />
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If you compare these photos with the sectional drawing in the 25 May 2019 blog it can be seen that while the same basic principles apply, the layout is completely different. We’ve also spent some time with our fingers in the pump of the only other MDB4 we are aware of, which is also owned by Armley Mills. While this has similarities to the MDB2 unit, there are several differences, not least in the way the position of the cam followers is adjusted.</div>
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A big headache is the gearing ratios. For some bizarre reason the gear ratios in the timing train seem to vary from engine to engine. As-yet we have not taken the cover off the MDB2 train, but the spare catalogue quotes numbers of teeth. The set for the MDB4 has a different number of teeth to the MDB2 catalogue and the number of teeth in the MDB2 fuel pump and the Armley Mills MDB4 fuel pump are different. None of the combinations of ratios gets the fuel pump in time with the engine, so something in our information, thinking or maths is wrong! If that is not enough in our minds the pump is operating on almost every stroke of the engine, not every other stroke, which does not make any sense. The ‘almost’ part is because the gear ratios never seem to come out a a whole number! </div>
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As well as the MDB2 Spares Catalogue, we also have another very useful book ‘Running Instructions, McLaren Oil Engines, Type MDB’. This refers to a later model of engine, fitted with a Bosch Fuel Injection Pump. One way out of our dilemma could be to fit a Bosch pump. The instructions are crystal clear, they say the pump ‘is fitted to the engine and driven by gearing at half engine speed’, which is in line with our thinking on how this should work. Why then do the gear ratios in the timing train not lead to a same speed or a half speed drive to the governor? Even considering fitting a standard component presents challenges. </div>
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All of this is a bit of a distraction, because what we really want to do (and are all set-up for) is making the pattern for the fuel pump body, but the prime purpose of the body is to hold all of the mechanism components in the right relative positions, so we have to know what is going inside it. Even though we do not have the absolute answer to the components, we’ve got enough of an idea to move on, so Will High has made a start on the drawings of the body.</div>
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This is the actuating crank for the band brake after some fettling by Mr Bishop:<br />
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The new pin on the clevis end (shown fitted in the above photograph) is held captive in the crank by what the drawings refer to as ‘a feather’:<br />
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Milling out the slot for the 3/16” feather:<br />
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This is the feathered pin in the hole:<br />
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The completed assembly:<br />
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The band brake assembly has now been fitted to the layshaft, alongside a reminder of how things looked at the start of the project.<br />
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Elsewhere Clive Bickley has finished transforming our begged stock of teak into a beautiful pair of shutters for the cab:</div>
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These contain no original parts, the originals only lasted 6 months as they were removed when the cab was cut down to allow it to run on the Ffestiniog.<br />
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They are going straight to the finished parts store; we are a little way off cab re-assembly!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-55439552989655680952019-12-14T15:08:00.000+00:002019-12-14T15:08:32.529+00:00Making a Start<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is almost literally a side project. In 1927 a starter motor man enough to turn over a 60HP Diesel did not exist. Kerr Stuart claim to have solved this problem by fitting a petrol donkey engine. It is a strange coincidence that the solution they arrived at is the same in every detail as that offered by McLaren. <br />
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On KS4415 the donkey engine is a 4HP Blackburne engine which makes a rather coy appearance in <i>15/- Change:</i><br />
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This is the same type of engine as that Rick modified to make into the vacuum pump. With the cash from the FR Society we have sent the magneto for this Blackburne engine away for overhaul, but to make progress with the engine itself we need to make a stand. The base for the stand looks like this:<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-61315826941832523552019-12-11T18:06:00.000+00:002019-12-11T18:06:41.193+00:00Putting up the ShuttersDisclaimer first! No rain forests have been harmed in the restoration of this locomotive. Drawing 21372 is quite clear what material the cab louvres are made of:<br />
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Teak is a hardwood that comes from Burma. So at one level sourcing it is both politically and environmentally insensitive. Fortunately, a form of ‘carbon capture’ popular with men of a certain age is to store away nice looking bits of wood in garages with that false promise to the wife that "I’ll do something with it someday". Thirty odd years and no bookshelves later, the spectre of 4415 has lumbered over the horizon.<br />
We don’t need a lot of teak, but we do want teak because we’re trying to get those details right. <br />
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There must be quite a lot of those unstarted bookcase projects out there, as an appeal in the Ffestiniog Railway Magazine brought in more offers than we could possibly expect. So, with materials to hand, Clive Bickley has set to and made the frames.<br />
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As Clive said in his e mail with the progress photos, that’s the easy bit done, now he has to make 42 slats and then the 84 mortise and tenon joints!<br />
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This is the finished product we are looking for.<br />
Feel free to correspond re the above photograph. It is of 4415; yes, we are fitting the shutters and no, we are not fitting the double skinned roof.<br />
Will we be putting 24nr ½” holes in the roof for no particular reason? Of course. I assume that the double skin roof would not go under the NWNGR bridges, as in the photos of the loco at Dinas it does not have a second skin.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Let’s
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1609884970688913846.post-5428124102233684652019-11-21T11:55:00.001+00:002019-11-21T11:55:29.460+00:00Braking News!<div align="JUSTIFY" style="line-height: 100%; margin-bottom: 0.16cm;">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Back in September Nutexa Frictions returned the band brake straps
with their new Ferodo liners, which has prompted Rick to crack on
with another sub-assembly. After a day of prevarication and
elliptical hole measuring he came to the conclusion that it would be
easier to replace a substantial lump of the compensating mechanism
than repair it:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As
it measures 2”x 1¾” it’s a fair old chunk of steel, and I think he
enjoyed the challenge of machining on the radiussed end that no-one
will ever see:</span></div>
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bit more grey paint, two more new pins and it will be ready for
fitting:</span></div>
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