Member postings for george kirkby

A J Reeves do a 5 inch atlantic.

http://www.ajreeves.com/jersey-lily.html

and blackgates. look at bottom of page for waverley north

http://www.blackgates.co.uk/5__gauge_locos.html

George

Thanks gents, spares now found.

sorry, not very clear.its fitted to a 5 inch gauge loco, there are two lubricators fitted and one has worn, all i need is the ratchet wheel, the teeth have worn and the pawls are not moving it, i suppose i should swop the two of them as the other one has been on there the same amount of time.

Hello everyone, the ratchet wheel on my lubricator has worn and sometimes stops at a certain place, is there anywhere i could buy a new one or do i have to buy a whole new lubricator?

Regards

George

Edited By george kirkby on 03/01/2018 17:53:39

The one he has is a good runner, its just that the axle pump has been removed and replaced with another injector, he wants to reinstate this, and also the screw reverser has been changed to a pole reverser, he has asked the engineers emporium for these parts and they say " we need the part numbers,".thats why he needs the parts list and build manual.

Hello, i need to find copies of the 14xx construction manual and a copy of the parts list, would anyone who has a copy of these please be prepared to copy them and send them to me? i will of course cover any costs incurred.

Many Thanks

George

Hi, i have sent you a private message.

Hello all.

Im looking for the drawings and description for the marshall valve gear conversion for a sweet pea my Simon Bowditch this appeared in the june 2009 copy of engineering in miniatuare , i would be most grateful if someone could scan the article and e mail it to me.

Regards

George

A quick update on the progress since my last post, we had another meeting on friday, doug gave a chat on geneology, some of the things he told us were a little disturbing, signed up two more members,and ashley broke the news that we may have a site for a permanant track, we have been given a provisional yes to having a ground level track at st katherines priory in exeter, there are a few provisos though but im sure we can work around them, so the next step is to survey the site,sort out a track plan and submit it to the committee there, lots of work left to do but weve come a long way quickly.

Edited By george kirkby on 16/10/2016 18:08:13

Meeting was held last night,we signed 3 new members and we were given the use of a boiler test kit,we are all really pleased with the rapid progress of this,we would have been happy to be in this position after a year but to get there this fast has astounded us.we are going to look at a few patches of land in view of placing a permanent track there but we know this will take time, at the moment the portable track we were loaned is going through refurbishment and extra panels are being made.

We do realize that some people may not be able to attend our meetings and as suggested by bazyle i am putting up dates that we are meeting elsewhere.

We shall be at the tiegnmouth carnival on the 23rd july, this is to be held on the den, we arent sure if the portable track will be completed by then but the traction engines will be running.

On the 14th august we shall be at the dawlish carnival,the portable track should be completed by then.

And we are organizing a one day steam fair on the den in tiegnmouth on the 28th of august.we would welcome visiting exhibitors to come along and show their work. if you would like to do this contact me and you will be given all the details.

Again i say thank you to everyone who has offered help and encouragement to us. Please nip along and say hello.

Edited By george kirkby on 09/07/2016 09:37:16

good idea bazyle, thanks for the input.

just a quick update, the next meeting of the exeter and district model engineering society is to be held this friday (8th july) at 7 pm in the sidwella room, st sidwells community centre,sidwell street exeter.

I need a vertical handpump to go in the side tank of my loco. can anyone point me in the direction of one of these please?

Thank you fir turning up Bazyle.,as you said quite successful,i know we have a long way to go but there is a lot of enthuiasam amongst the small but growing membership, also thank you for your input on some of the topics that were discussed.

We have been given a portable track now and with a bit of maintanance and a lick of paint it will soon be earning money for the club, the next step is to find a small 5 inch gauge loco, the two that we have access to are on the large side so something along the lines of a speedy,simplex or sweet pea is needed,

The reason membership is so low is simple,we dont have a permanent track or anything else for that matter so overheads are low,what we really need now is willing members who will work to get this club of the ground and input ideas for it. it will be your club after all so lets run it that way,unlike some i could name.

george

thank you, i didnt know there was a model boat club.

Im so sorry, I cant believe i didnt put th date up, its the 17th of this month,apologies yet again gentlemen.there is parking at the top of sidwell street in a small triangle just of the roundabout,and a large multi story car park, i believe its called king george the fifth,basically its behind john lewis on longcross street.

a few of us who are unhappy about the direction our club is taking are trying to start a new club in exeter, there was one years ago but it disbanded, it is called the exeter society of model and experimental engineers, or ESMME for short, it is open to anyone who build things be they locos,boats, planes, traction engines, clocks or even airfix kits, we wish it to be a sociable club where you, your friends and family can come and enjoy the day.at present there are 8 of us and we had a stand at a recent local classic car show, we had two locos on a stand and traction engines giving rides, we are looking for enthusiastic like minded people to help us get this off the ground,we have a short portable track with which to start club funds, and we are looking around for a piece of ground to become a permanent site,this will take time to get off the ground but if enough of us get together we can do it,

we are holding an open evening at 7 pm at the st sidwells centre ,sidwell street, exeter, it is to be held in the sidwella room,so come along , introduce yourself and see if what we want to do is of interest to you.