Continuing with the build this time the boiler is made and a first steam test. Please visit myfordboy.blogspot.com for more information on this project.
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@russtuff7 ай бұрын
I find the older I get the more interested I am in old technology. Steam engines fascinate me :)
@RetroSteamTech7 ай бұрын
Great job 👍👍👍 I like your high tech hydraulic pressure tester 👍🤣 Cheers, Alan.
@myfordboy7 ай бұрын
Amazing what pressure you can get from a cheap spray bottle.
@loricastro37725 ай бұрын
Great job, thanks a lot for sharing!
@RonaldWalters20107 ай бұрын
Second! :-)
@gth0426 ай бұрын
Beautiful. A Master at play.
@stovepipe6667 ай бұрын
Nice work
@BruceRobinson-tz8cj7 ай бұрын
Nice video. Re flanging, do you think that 3D printing flange blocks could be applied on some if not all components?
@myfordboy7 ай бұрын
Yes I have used 3d printed formats and the work fine.
@johngroenen7 ай бұрын
What is the thickness of the copper plate? I am playing with the idea of making a new boiler with firebox for my wilesco roller
@myfordboy7 ай бұрын
I used 0.5mm for the tube and the ends are 2mm.
@timothyboles64577 ай бұрын
Interesting that you didn't flange the boiler end caps. How think of material did you use? I've heard about people talking about doing a small boiler this way, but hadn't seen anyone do it
@johngroenen7 ай бұрын
I did it also with a small vertical boiler. 3mm thick disc, 42mm in diameter. 9 flame tubes 8/6mm. Outer shell is 67mm. The outer shell does have flanged plates.
@myfordboy7 ай бұрын
I used 2mm end plates. I used a similar method on my Ellie tram engine which was a published design.
@etherealbolweevil62684 ай бұрын
Sir. I am intrigued by how the firebox end plate was fitted over the top boiler bushing, did you make a clearance hole without showing us?
@myfordboy4 ай бұрын
The front firebox plate has a cut out at the bottom of the hole for the barrel. The barrel is inserted upside down then rotated into th correct position.
@etherealbolweevil62684 ай бұрын
Thanks. I do like the firebox and tubeless boiler concept in this design. @@myfordboy
@williamsworkshopuk6 ай бұрын
7:17 - no flanges on the bronze plate?
@myfordboy6 ай бұрын
Simplified construction. 2mm plate. Bronze because I had a bit in stock. This is the same construction as used in the popular Ellie tram engine model.
@williamsworkshopuk6 ай бұрын
@@myfordboy is that because of the lower working pressure makes it suitable? I'm making my way through your TE again and finding it very enjoyable.
@myfordboy6 ай бұрын
Glad you like the traction engine. I belive the method of unflanged plates it common in Austrailia.
@silasmarner75867 ай бұрын
First!
@skysurferuk7 ай бұрын
As a kid, I remember every Mamod steam engine ran by throwing hot water across the room. Crap design, with crap tolerances. Good luck improving this one.
@jdmccorful7 ай бұрын
Nice work! Have you ever seen a "turbo torch" used in refrigeration tubing and piping ? It has different size tips that you can control the heat with when brazing.
@myfordboy7 ай бұрын
Yes I have, but not suitable for boiler making imo as you need to heat a large surface, not just where the joint is. The Sievert set I have has a number of different burners the largest has an output of 85kw.