Re: New year, new thread... January, March 2016 (no February)

[Mike King]

Any news on the 2 inch bearing housings???
    Mike

[Mark the spark]

HI Craig
those boilers look like SSC boilers is that correct?
any idea when your starting 4" showmans boilers
thanks mark

[craig@STW]

i think the 2inch bearing housings are part of the next kit, the material is all cut up ready for me to start working on them. i'll get more details as i get further into it.

yeah the boilers look too short to be showmans. boilers are in constant production, im not sure whats due next, i'll see if i can find out. it may even be that they are started already. ???

[Mark the spark]

Thanks for the replay Craig everything looking great as usual
mark

[Mike King]

Thanks Craig, thats brilliant!
Mike

[Pitpup]

Yeah the Burrell 2" Kit 10 would be good to get.

[Mark the spark]

Hi Craig
any idea when you are doing any showmans boilers as I have a house full of parts and cant wait to fit them to it
thanks mark

[craig@STW]

hello, i spoke to Harry the boiler maker and he said that as he has not made showman's boilers for a while then they would probably be next. maybe our production manager could confirm this ???. the plate-work and barrel will already be done, it will just be a case of assembly and final machining.

OK, this weeks "stuff".
we finished the two steering kits and out they went...





also finished the 6inch foden crank-shaft weights...



the main priority now is the 2inch Burrell kit 10 and the 4inch foden crankshaft kit. 21 i think

these are the parts for the 2inch 2nd shaft tube...







and im busy making parts for the bearing housings and caps. these will be silver soldered together and then come back on the CNC section for final machining.







not the best photo but...



and mark has made a start on another batch of 4inch foden cylinder blocks...

[Mark the spark]

Thanks for update Craig I don't mean to hassle you I am just looking forward to fitting all the bits I have to a boiler
Mark

[craig@STW]

no problem. the boilers can be a bit of a bottle neck because of the work involved. we usually carry on sending other kits until they are ready so you do tend to end up with a lot of parts and nothing to bolt them to

[Pitpup]

Yes....2" Kit 10....great news.

[hartshaulage]

Are there any other parts being built for a 4 Foden, Hoping they will send the rest of the fittigns and safty valves out next then i can steam up, Also do you know if steve has chased up part F42020 the missing 19 Tooth Sprocket from kit 20

Russ

[craig@STW]

ok, last weeks "stuff".

we are almost done on the 6inch foden crankshaft kit and the 2inch burrell bearing housing kit. hopefully we will get these out by the end of the month, it not it will be very soon after...

crank eccentrics...





bearing housings have been silver soldered and are now on for final machining...





and bearing caps LH and RH...





also making some BU 4inch hubs...



and covers...



and some foden 4inch rear tie rod tensioner bosses...

[Mark the spark]

Hi Craig
Is there any update on showmans boilers
thanks mark

[craig@STW]

im not sure about the showmans boilers, they have not been started yet.

last weeks "stuff"...

we have nearly finished the 4inch burrell front hub kit, hubs...







covers...



hub caps...





and spokes...



4inch burrell diff gears...



and started on some 6inch foden cross-heads...

[Mark the spark]

Hi Craig
Any idea what the next showmans kit will be?
thanks mark

[craig@STW]

OK late again sorry.

if anyone has any production question you can PM member "ian", the production manager. he reads the forum at least a couple of times a day and will be more than happy to answer ANY and ALL questions

OK, the "stuff" from the last few weeks...

DCC winding drums...



2 inch water pump rods...



and cylinder blanking plates...



water pump caps...



and clack valves...



4inch foden SWB water tanks...



4inch foden cylinder liners...



BU4 diff cogs on the lathe...



BU4 cylinder trim...



BU4 rear spokes...



DCC cross-heads...



DCC chimney bases...



loads of oilers and lids...





6 inch foden cross-heads...



and currently working on 6inch foden front Axel parts...

[Mark the spark]

Any new updates? we all love to read them
mark

[craig@STW]

some recent work...

finished the machining on the 6inch foden front Axel parts. they are now waiting assembly with the tubes...



some 2inch parts. steering brackets...



levers...



and ash pans...



wagon spokes...



and now working on a lot of showmans parts. eccentrics...



100s of eccentric rods...





and crank bearings...

[hartshaulage]

Hi craig or any of the stw team, just wondering when the next kit or to be precise the top watertanks for the 4.5 foden will be ready and dispatched

Russ

[Ian]

Hi craig or any of the stw team, just wondering when the next kit or to be precise the top watertanks for the 4.5 foden will be ready and dispatched

Russ

Just awaiting a couple of bits of wood to come in the rest is made

[Mark the spark]

Hi all
Any updates on showmans kits or boilers
thanks mark

[hartshaulage]

Thanks for that Ian, I look forward to receiving it

Russ

[Ian]

Hi all
Any updates on showmans kits or boilers
thanks mark

Showmans kits 17, 18 and 24 are all currently in production with 24 being the most likely to leave first, cant give you an exact date though.

[Mark the spark]

ok thanks Ian
what happened to kit 21 valve gear I thought it was going out mid June
already have kit 17 and 18 but kit 24 would be nice
thanks mark

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