An excellent series, I really enjoyed the videos, and learnt something from watching your work. Thanks.Hope to get my own first model steam engine projected completed soon.
It's probably a daft question to someone who is into steam engines, but is the steam alternate directed to each side of the piston, so that it is powered in each direction?
Is the backplate for your collet chuck a home made affair or a commercial item? It looks nice and heavy so provides a bit of momentum, the ER 32 collet chuck I am thinking of buying for my Speed 10 is nothing like as hefty...
It would have also worked to hollow-drill the cap allowing a slight expansion gap, which, when heated, would drive oil from the small chamber into the moving areas, but likely, any cross pressure would have entered into the chamber and displaced the oil anyhow.
Enjoyed this project, has a Myford Super 7 back in the 60's and built a Stuart Turner Vertical 10 from their castings, including a tubed flash steam boiler an burner which I put in a launch and ran on Roundhay Park Lake in the 60's. still have the engine and boiler. Thanks for sharing, I learnt a few ideas from your video series. www.shevillmathers.id.au
+Robert Patoine The O ring in this application is just basically a washer so the groove dimension is not too critical. Just use the O ring ID and thickness to form a groove in the cap.
+Co Jones You are correct. There are charts that give the correct dimensions to use for example if the O ring is used as seal with a sliding or rotating rod inside. The amount of "pinch" required is surprisingly small.
+myfordboy Thanks, I really love your channel. It's amazing how much and how easy it is today to find info like this. Growing up I would have to know the company's address and wait weeks hoping they would send the right info. Or hope the library or bookstore had something on the subject. Now you just google it and it's right there. Why you can even learn how to cast metal in your own backyard. XD Keep up the great work and best wishes to you and your family.
+Co Jones Remember when if you wanted to buy anything, at one time you had to send off and buy the catalogue, write an order and then send a cheque, then wait weeks for the goods to arrive.
+myfordboy Yep, one of the things I'm kinda glad to see gone. Much easier to find things now on the internet and you're more sure it's what you want because the description is better. Over here, we use to have mail order car parts companies like JC Whitney (still in business), Warshawsky, and several others that sent catalogues B.I. (before internet) and of course Sears and JC Penny for house goods and other things. It sucked being broke down in a geographical oddity waiting two weeks for a part. (Oh, Brother Where Art Thou ref) Not to mention that now you might run into some small company that sells something the big companies don't carry because of low demand. We'd never have found them years ago because they couldn't afford the advertising to become well known. What would have been the odds of me knowing about a guy in England selling model steam engine castings 20 years ago? Pretty much zero. :) Sometimes, I do miss leafing through a paper catalog though and wishing.
Another brilliant video.
Thanks from Minneapolis Minnesota.
An excellent series, I really enjoyed the videos, and learnt something from watching your work. Thanks.Hope to get my own first model steam engine projected completed soon.
well so far, thats a really sweet little engine! the castings i got in the post are really nice quality, and I hope they make up as nice as yours has!
+Emma Ritson I am sure you will make a nice job of it. The boiler you already have will power it just fine.
i just love to see your work
I cant stop watch
Awesome job myford. As always I love your work, can't wait for the next video :)
great work , Love the brass look on engines !! Thumbs up ..
It's probably a daft question to someone who is into steam engines, but is the steam alternate directed to each side of the piston, so that it is powered in each direction?
Is the backplate for your collet chuck a home made affair or a commercial item? It looks nice and heavy so provides a bit of momentum, the ER 32 collet chuck I am thinking of buying for my Speed 10 is nothing like as hefty...
Neat job. Does the cap not need a tiny hole to allow the oil to flow? Thanks for sharing, really enjoyed all your videos.
+christian siegel It's not a true lubricator like a displacement one, but just a means of adding oil before a run.
It would have also worked to hollow-drill the cap allowing a slight expansion gap, which, when heated, would drive oil from the small chamber into the moving areas, but likely, any cross pressure would have entered into the chamber and displaced the oil anyhow.
Could you say what lathes and other machinery you're using. Thx for some super Videos.
Lathe ua-cam.com/video/FpisXN4anGQ/v-deo.html
Mill ua-cam.com/video/jnSlJeYgY2w/v-deo.html
Good job
Enjoyed this project, has a Myford Super 7 back in the 60's and built a Stuart Turner Vertical 10 from their castings, including a tubed flash steam boiler an burner which I put in a launch and ran on Roundhay Park Lake in the 60's. still have the engine and boiler. Thanks for sharing, I learnt a few ideas from your video series. www.shevillmathers.id.au
How do you calculate the Oring cut and size?
Thanks for sharing
Robert
+Robert Patoine The O ring in this application is just basically a washer so the groove dimension is not too critical. Just use the O ring ID and thickness to form a groove in the cap.
+Co Jones You are correct. There are charts that give the correct dimensions to use for example if the O ring is used as seal with a sliding or rotating rod inside. The amount of "pinch" required is surprisingly small.
+myfordboy Thanks, I really love your channel. It's amazing how much and how easy it is today to find info like this. Growing up I would have to know the company's address and wait weeks hoping they would send the right info. Or hope the library or bookstore had something on the subject. Now you just google it and it's right there. Why you can even learn how to cast metal in your own backyard. XD
Keep up the great work and best wishes to you and your family.
+Co Jones Remember when if you wanted to buy anything, at one time you had to send off and buy the catalogue, write an order and then send a cheque, then wait weeks for the goods to arrive.
+myfordboy Yep, one of the things I'm kinda glad to see gone. Much easier to find things now on the internet and you're more sure it's what you want because the description is better.
Over here, we use to have mail order car parts companies like JC Whitney
(still in business), Warshawsky, and several others that sent
catalogues B.I. (before internet) and of course Sears and JC Penny for
house goods and other things. It sucked being broke down in a geographical oddity waiting two weeks for a part. (Oh, Brother Where Art Thou ref)
Not to mention that now you might run into some small company that sells something the big companies don't carry because of low demand. We'd never have found them years ago because they couldn't afford the advertising to become well known. What would have been the odds of me knowing about a guy in England selling model steam engine castings 20 years ago? Pretty much zero. :)
Sometimes, I do miss leafing through a paper catalog though and wishing.
hello, have a technique or method for molten material is strong and resilient?
+Deiwitt Tenjo Different metals can be use for casting that have different properties.
Nice but the average person has no money for all that high priced machines so I got a steam engine kit lol
Very nice video
Nice! Thank you Myfordboy! :o) O,,,