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Post  craig@STW Fri 13 Aug 2010, 9:42 pm

the boiler barrel tubes arrived today.....

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Post  craig@STW Tue 24 Aug 2010, 6:49 pm

boiler barrel tube on the lathe for turning op. the flange for the smoke-box is turned before it goes on the 4th axis mill.

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Ian has been making a "dummy" boiler from sheet metal so we can get a rolling chassis ready for the Dorset show.

mmm, top secret. not sure i can post a picture Razz
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Post  craig@STW Thu 11 Nov 2010, 9:45 pm

the boiler plates arrived this week...

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and we are already prepping them on the machine...

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so with the plates now here, the boiler barrels have gone up on the 4th axis mill. it really is a tight fit !!!

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i've had to make a fixture with little rollers to support the end of the tube...

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Post  lynnr Fri 12 Nov 2010, 11:25 am

Yup looking good. Delivery man is going to have a fit when these get sent out.
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Post  hughb Sat 13 Nov 2010, 2:53 pm

Hi guys
Yep look a bit on the heavy side but How farst are you guys on the lathe????
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Post  craig@STW Sat 13 Nov 2010, 4:25 pm

should have the machining done quite soon but its the fabrication that will take the time.

target date for the first boilers is late January/early February
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Post  hughb Sat 13 Nov 2010, 8:31 pm

craig@STW wrote:should have the machining done quite soon but its the fabrication that will take the time.

target date for the first boilers is late January/early February

Hi Sorry I did not mean how long I was only showing an intrest in how Fast the lathe is going IE how manny vickers {RPM}
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Post  craig@STW Wed 24 Nov 2010, 10:40 pm

more plates prepared. the first proper boiler should be tacked together soon...

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Post  craig@STW Wed 01 Dec 2010, 8:31 pm

loads of work going into the boilers to get them finished for early next year...

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this is the boiler jig with barrel loaded in place...

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Post  craig@STW Mon 06 Dec 2010, 5:46 pm

had some good news on the boilers...

the boilers have to be inspected at various stages of manufacture by "them that know" !!! and until we get the OK on them we cant move on to the next stage. the good new is that the first stage of "tacking together" has been given the OK and we can now more on to some proper welding up of things cheers
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Post  craig@STW Thu 09 Dec 2010, 9:39 pm

another sub assembly appeared today...

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this may seem like slow progress but we are doing a batch of 40 of these at the moment.

should see something that looks like a finished boiler going together soon Cool
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Post  highpressure Thu 09 Dec 2010, 10:15 pm

That certainly looks like there will be a big fire in there. Should be able to leave it for hours whilst geting lunch or a quick cuppa Very Happy Very Happy
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Post  lynnr Fri 10 Dec 2010, 8:16 am

Well not quite yet Smile but getting there. You just can not rush these things. Looking good.
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Post  craig@STW Tue 21 Dec 2010, 10:17 pm

a few more shots of the boilers coming together...

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Post  craig@STW Sun 09 Jan 2011, 11:55 am

more progress as the ends of the boilers are sealed up Cool

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Post  Rickster Sun 09 Jan 2011, 5:24 pm

Looking fantastic guys, really good on all fronts - boiler, Block and Kit 10.

As a matter of interest, does anyone know the weight of the boilers ?

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Post  craig@STW Sun 09 Jan 2011, 5:31 pm

im sure Steve has a facility in solid works that gives an approximate weight of any part, but i may have dreamt it.

im sure we can stick one on the scales if not.
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Post  highpressure Sun 09 Jan 2011, 5:43 pm

Unless I'm remembering it wrong I seem to recall being told about 100kg for the Road Loco and 120kg for the Showmans.

Looking forward to it all arriving shortly... I have now caught up with everything outstanding, wheels all lined nameplates painted and polished. Nothing left to do but wait now.... Shocked Shocked

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Post  craig@STW Sun 09 Jan 2011, 7:13 pm

kit 10 will be next. hopefully some boilers will be ready late jan early feb Cool
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Post  lynnr Mon 10 Jan 2011, 11:15 am

Hi Craig

In case you do not send the boilers out by courier what are the dimensions of the showman boiler so I can start planning and reserving resources if they will not fit in the car.
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Post  craig@STW Mon 10 Jan 2011, 1:44 pm

rough measurements are 3ft 6inch long, 12inch wide and 16inch "tall" at highest point.

weight to be announced Cool Laughing
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Post  lynnr Mon 10 Jan 2011, 2:33 pm

craig@STW wrote:rough measurements are 3ft 6inch long, 12inch wide and 16inch "tall" at highest point.

weight to be announced Cool Laughing

That should fit in the boot without any problem.
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Post  bjwlancashire Tue 11 Jan 2011, 9:37 am

Fitting it in the boot is one thing, getting it in and out is another problem!! Razz

It will fit in my S-Max too and the access is not to bad, all flat and low floor, I get my wife-s large mobility scooer in reasonable easily. However, the tailgate would be in the way of a fork lift truck putting it in and would possibly not even allow access for my engine hoist recently purchased to assist with the "heavier" parts Embarassed

Still look forward to the challenge, I will post some photos of our road loco - Blackbeard - at some point.
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Post  craig@STW Wed 09 Feb 2011, 10:35 pm

good progress on the boilers...

fire hole rings before wielding into the boilers...

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finished boilers waiting for machining...

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and the first boiler has been machined cheers mark has spent the last few days making all the jigs and fixtures and slowly working his way through the machining of the first one. once the first one is out of the way the rest will follow thick and fast

mark fitting the reference plate to the boiler, this basically sits where the cylinder will sit and gives the correct machining width of the finished boiler mounting lugs and a reference point to work from to get the correct positions of the mounting holes...

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first one on the machine...

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Post  craig@STW Mon 14 Feb 2011, 3:21 pm

good news... the first 11 boilers have passed their inspection cheers cheers
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