windermere kettle

Here's a few pictures so far. The tube is 3mm s steel and 3mm s steel welded base and gave it a quick polish . Still got to drill holes for pipes and tap . I'm going to spin a copper lid .

Small update now making two Windermere kettles . Also found two 1/4bsp sockets to fit tap .

Looking good, I'll pick up the second outlet tap for you tomorrow, come over on Wednesday evening to see. Did you drill out the tap for a better flow? Any update on the tubes and fittings?

Kev just need a tap.

My eyes! My eyes!!!!!!

Still need a little more polishing .

Smart looking kettle(s). An insulating handle on the tap maybe needed as you will be boiling a lot of water!

Tim

All in hand a friend on mine is a wood turner . The wood I'm using is called Purple Heart .

Purple Heart looks lovely when turned as well.

If you polish it much more you wont need to have a shaving mirror.

Making progress with the project, got one home yesterday to try and work out location and pipe routing, won't work on the front of the tool box as the filler gets in the way of the cup, decided to go for the back and then bent the pipe accordingly, then whilst driving about today decided that the unions will not enjoy being done up and undone constantly so this thing needs to be located somewhere where hopefully it can stay permantantly as I use the tool box all the time to store all the tools nessecary for the engine.

So have gone for the other side of the bellytank on the duckboard and will run a pipe under the drip tray and out where the drain comes out, the exhaust can go with the other drains. Hopefully if I can work out a system to hold the can tight and attach it to the duckboard it can live there, currently looking at a small wood base with a turned recess in and then attched to the duckboard which in turn will have several strong magnets glued into the underside to hold it to the tank top.

Hi Guys/Girls,

The design for these is now completed and we will manufacture a batch of Windermere Kettles for those who want one and are unable to do it themselves as soon as the Showman's has been completed.

No idea of pricing at this time.

Dean

Is it the design as shown on this thread?

Yes Lynn....as per the one Tim originally did i believe.

Only making them because I wasn't sure when you guys where making them . Still two's better than one have you got any idea on a rough price.

Had a very enjoyable day today with Andy (The Coleman) Ran the engine just to get a fix and test the kettle. What a romping sucess!!! 25 - 35 seconds tops to boil a cold pot!!! Had two cups from it and did a good run of housekeeping to get the engine a bit cleaner ( wouldnt want to be thought of as lazy ) This shows the first test run.



Cant wait for the first rallies now, especially as the nights drawing out now.

Excellent. Will be sorting one of hose. Where is it proposed to take the steam supply from?

I felt the best place to get a pick up was from the lifter union and then run the pipe back under the drip tray as the left side of the belly tank seemed to be the ideal location on the road loco. Tims location looks good for the showmans, obviously dont know anything about the proposed STW version perhaps Dean can give us an idea.

Looks like a sort of manifold? Then 2 globe valves off it

Yep, just turned a length of brass to accept the lifter globe the same length as the union pipe it replaced, the kettle valve is 5/16x32 and takes 3/8 pipe which is standard copper car brake pipe, £10 for 25 feet. Andy got 3/8 sized stainless fitting for the coil so the pipe screws straight in and the fittings were tigged to the body. All quite straight forward really.

Picked up theses from a friend on the way home from kev's . Now need to a make lid and base .

Been playing with copper lid it's not 100% perfect but its looks ok. Now working out the hinge something to think about .

highpressure wrote:I felt the best place to get a pick up was from the lifter union and then run the pipe back under the drip tray as the left side of the belly tank seemed to be the ideal location on the road loco. Tims location looks good for the showmans, obviously dont know anything about the proposed STW version perhaps Dean can give us an idea.

Hi
The Stw kettle take off for the Agri is from the blower valve via a take off and the kettle located on the walk board, and for the RL and SRL is similar to yours from the water lifter valve with the kettle located on the belly tank, both then vent the steam down under the boiler.
Regards
Mark

Wasn't to sure on the copper lid which was made from 0.7mm so made a couple of brass ones made out of 1.2mm

Kev I've got a spare brass lid

Kettle is now finished its been polished professionally to remove all scratches .  More bling .