The horn blocks you have , are as the original design was issued, that is just mild steel blocks. Then the trade issued various castings as an alternative. The rea ones have been cut down in order to create more clearance under the grate for the ash that builds up when running. Best regards Roy
Thanks again Roy. As I thought then. I have read a lot about different ash pan designs so that's going to be an interesting little sub project on it's own. Do you have any thoughts on the best way to mount the boiler at the rear? My boiler has no signs of ever being mounted in a frame and the frame doesn't show signs (that I can identify) of a boiler being mounted! I note Keith Appleton's idea of bars on the inside of the frames?
Hi Most of the bits are very usable on your very well made locomotive. Yes Station Road are excellent and I have 3 from them now. Funny that they started on a Station Road about 4 miles from here in Reading. Love David and Lily also on the Forum.
Making the horns from mild steel has SAVED ABOUT £100 In castings. The rear tank is the Hydrostatic cylinder lubrication system. Bunker tank in bunker surrounding the handpump for ease or stick with the side tank one.
I'm not so sure about the rear tank: I had a better look after reading about hydrostatic oil tanks. Yes it's pressured but at 13.55 in the video I touch a copper pipe which zig-zags under the tank. I suspect this is to cool the water before the injector. To the right of the frame you can see a drain from the tank. I have also discovered that inside the tank neither of the two bushes has a tube to take off the oil from above the water. Unless I'm wrong of course, and it wouldn't be the first time. 😄😄 I'll explore it more in the next video. Thanks for taking the time to comment, have a great Christmas!
On third thoughts I reckon you are right and it is a hydrostatic lubricator tank! 🙂 I have seen a drawing of one with a slightly different design but I have now found this: ua-cam.com/video/003UYDozl1g/v-deo.html A similar design but up ended. The pipes to mine are also confusing.
The original builder probably built it new and either lost interest or passed away, I've seen a fair few brand new boilers 30 or 40 years old and never fired
The horn blocks you have , are as the original design was issued, that is just mild steel blocks. Then the trade issued various castings as an alternative. The rea ones have been cut down in order to create more clearance under the grate for the ash that builds up when running.
Best regards Roy
Thanks again Roy.
As I thought then. I have read a lot about different ash pan designs so that's going to be an interesting little sub project on it's own.
Do you have any thoughts on the best way to mount the boiler at the rear?
My boiler has no signs of ever being mounted in a frame and the frame doesn't show signs (that I can identify) of a boiler being mounted! I note Keith Appleton's idea of bars on the inside of the frames?
Hi Most of the bits are very usable on your very well made locomotive.
Yes Station Road are excellent and I have 3 from them now.
Funny that they started on a Station Road about 4 miles from here in Reading.
Love David and Lily also on the Forum.
Making the horns from mild steel has SAVED ABOUT £100 In castings.
The rear tank is the Hydrostatic cylinder lubrication system.
Bunker tank in bunker surrounding the handpump for ease or stick with the side tank one.
I'm not so sure about the rear tank: I had a better look after reading about hydrostatic oil tanks. Yes it's pressured but at 13.55 in the video I touch a copper pipe which zig-zags under the tank. I suspect this is to cool the water before the injector. To the right of the frame you can see a drain from the tank. I have also discovered that inside the tank neither of the two bushes has a tube to take off the oil from above the water. Unless I'm wrong of course, and it wouldn't be the first time. 😄😄
I'll explore it more in the next video. Thanks for taking the time to comment, have a great Christmas!
On third thoughts I reckon you are right and it is a hydrostatic lubricator tank! 🙂
I have seen a drawing of one with a slightly different design but I have now found this: ua-cam.com/video/003UYDozl1g/v-deo.html
A similar design but up ended. The pipes to mine are also confusing.
The original builder probably built it new and either lost interest or passed away, I've seen a fair few brand new boilers 30 or 40 years old and never fired