Member postings for John Rutzen

I drilled the hole undersize, then D bit the seating , followed by reaming the hole .

Help please! I've made all my steam fittings and they all leak. Clack valves leak despite giving the ball a sharp tap with a light hammer. The safety valves are salter spring type with cone shaped valves and they leak and the whistle valve leaks. What is best way to get a leak free valve please?

Thanks everyone. Anyone know of a good part built one?

Thank you. I've an idea it was reprinted in ME some little time ago. Can anyone tell me when please?

Please could anyone tell me when the original series was in ME and the reprint?

A consideration for me is shifting it into my workshop. It would need to take apart and be able to be lifted by two people. That was a main reason I sold the Fritz Werner. I couldn't move it! It had a cast iron base that was seriously heavy.

Thanks for all the suggestions. Any input on Warco millers please? Or other chinese machines for that matter.

Hi, I've recently downsized my workshop and sold my heavy Fritz Werner mill. I'm looking for a small mill to replace it. I'd prefer something like a Dore Westbury if it was well built. Has anyone any comments on what to look for please? I live in Belfast so collection/shipping likely to be a problem. Thanks

Hello Phil,

Thank you for your feedback. I wasn't aware that the STEAM drawings aren't to scale but It looks great and I'm not bothered about having an exact scale model. I am sure that anyone who sees it here in Ireland will never have seen the real one so how will they know it's not exactly right? I tried to get some photographs of the original out of Musee du Train but never even got a reply. I don't speak French so that would not have helped. Are you building this engine also? Do you know anyone who has photographs of the original and who would be willing to send me the images?

Kind regards,

John

Thank you for the reply. I've tried using the Hall Simulator as well but it just came up with Domain Error. I've been thinking about this and wonder if the problem is that I am treating it as a slide valve on top arrangement whereas the valve face is inclined so as the bring the valve rod in line with the axle centre line. I don't see anything on the simulators to allow for this.

Hello, I am building a 5 inch gauge Crampton, Le Continent. I am using the drawings produced in France by STEAM. I don't think this company exists anymore. I have scaled down from 71/4 gauge. I have been trying to simulate the valve gear on Charlie Dockstader's program but find I can't get the rocker link to work. It's an unusual link in that it is pivoted at one end rather than in the middle. I want to simulate the valve gear because I have never heard of anyone else building this model in 5 inch gauge and it could save a lot of work and tearing of hair out! Could anyone who has experience of this program please help?