Making a Hornby Dublo Duchess of Atholl Locomotive Drive Wheel using my Emco Unimat SL Lathe

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3 жыл бұрын

Turning a replacement Drive wheel for my Hornby Dublo Duchess of Atholl Locomotive using my Emco Unimat SL Lathe

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@jrkorman 2 жыл бұрын

Very well done and nice to see what can be done with the Unimat!

@SteamerEdge 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your interest - Paul

@Shipwright1918 3 жыл бұрын

Splendid bit of surgery there, good to see an old-timer put back on the rails instead of consigned to the parts bin or worse.

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, yes, it's still running very well. The cost of getting used spare parts sent to Cape Town from the UK is prohibitive not to mention the extremely dubious reliability of the virtually non-existent SA Postal services once they land here.

@garyp5522 3 жыл бұрын

Very Cool. Great Video and nice work.

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you :-))

@canalboating 3 жыл бұрын

Nice repair

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

@se38005 3 жыл бұрын

What a nice repair job, you should be proud. I wish I had the same skill working with the Unimat. Stay safe in these times, regards Kjell

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I was pleased to be able to run the Loco on the track again - Paul

@davidcann4329 3 жыл бұрын

WOW, never seen anything like this before, a very skillful job undertaken here, especially considering the age of the "Duchess of Atholl". Would love to know how the "quartering" of the wheel was undertaken, I believe that Meccano Ltd and it's authorised servicing staff had a jig to set this correctly. It is still possible to obtain driving wheels, secondhand of course, have been thinking about sorting out my Dad's old "Duchess of Montrose" as the wheels have a groove worn in them from excessive running. I have been a member of the Hornby Railway Collectors Association (HRCA) in the past as they issue a spares directory issued annual, I'd probably have bought some driving wheels from one of the suppliers.

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes, it was worth while to get this old Loco running again and it's still running very well. The cost of getting used spare parts sent to Cape Town from the UK is prohibitive not to mention the extremely dubious reliability of the virtually non-existent SA Postal services once they land here.

@MrFactotum 3 жыл бұрын

interesting and a great little lathe stay safe in these troubled times regards mr f

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your interest, yes, I love my little Unimat, so versatile - Paul

@danedewaard8215 3 жыл бұрын

GREAT!!!

@K-Effect 2 жыл бұрын

Are replacement parts impossible to find for that type of locomotive? From the manufacture or eBay etc.? Or you could make replacement wheels for all of the drivers, then you would have your own one of a kind locomotive. Either way excellent work and thank you for sharing

@SteamerEdge 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your interest. It is possible to find 2nd hand parts , including Drive wheels, for this Duchess Loco via the Hornby Railway Collectors Association in the UK, but the high cost of postage and/or freight to send the relatively low UK cost 2nd hand part to my location in Cape Town is not a worthwhile option. I enjoyed making the replica wheel myself - Paul

@michaelmclachlan1650 3 жыл бұрын

It appears you may have been a victim of the dreaded 'zinc rot' although I believe Hornby-Dublo castings were a high grade material. Nice replacement work, it runs very nicely afterwards. Your toolpost appears to a well made variation of the Norman patent, I've made a couple of similar function for myself and another Unimat owner, it's slow work with steel that size. All the best.

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, no, I think the Hornby Dublo wheel castings were top quality. I think the damage occurred in the packing for a house move I made twenty years ago. I never noticed it at the time. I did experience the degradation of the Mazak wheel castings on one of my older O Gauge Clockwork Locos. If you're interested there is a video about this entitled "Replacing Wheels on a Hornby O Gauge Clockwork Loco" on my SteamerEdge channel. Thanks for the interesting info on the Tool Post. I'm not familiar with the Norman Patent but my Tool Post has served me very well.

@machinist_matt 3 жыл бұрын

Good job! 👍

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was a fun project

@frisc45 2 жыл бұрын

did you make that adjustable tool post or did you buy it? I need one of those! so useful

@SteamerEdge 2 жыл бұрын

The Tool height adjustment feature on the Tool post is a modification made by my Lathes original owner .

@eugeniobueyes4952 2 жыл бұрын

very nice small lathe. Can you let us know where we can buy accesories such as saw ?

@SteamerEdge 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I have a follow-up video about my Unimat SL Lathe to be posted on my SteamerEdge channel later this week. This video will address your question as well as many other queries and issues raised by my previous Unimat SL Lathe video. Cheers Paul

@TheKnacklersWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, Nice work... I notice that you have a none standard tool post on your Emco Unimat SL lathe, if you have any details on it they would be gratefully received.. Take care Paul,,

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, my quick tool tip height adjustment tool post came with my lathe from its previous original owner. It is a relatively simple modification to make on the original Unimat tool post design. I have seen other variations of this tool post mod featured in old Model Mechanic and Model Engineer magazine articles from the 1950's and 60's. Have a look at the Model Engineer magazine website many of the old archived articles are free for download and viewing.

@SteamerEdge 3 жыл бұрын

Have a look at my video entitled "All about the Emco Unimat SL lathe" on my SteamerEdge KZfaq channel to see a demonstration of the Tool Post.

@TheKnacklersWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

@@SteamerEdge Many thanks for the information...

@TheKnacklersWorkshop 3 жыл бұрын

@@SteamerEdge will do... thanks