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Thread: Is it worth the money
27/01/2010 18:33:24
Meyrick, its not just the soldering, look in the albums section for the rest of the photos.
 

Edited By JasonB on 27/01/2010 18:34:12

27/01/2010 17:03:39
Just seen the other pics in your album and now realise this is the same boiler you have posted about on several other forums under the username Ayesha2. Yes it does look rough and I would have expected better if paying for it.
 
Not sure what that companies price is compared to others but I went to the supplier recommended for my fowler boiler not the one with the lowest price or the shortest waiting list.
 
Jason
27/01/2010 10:15:20
Without knowing what you paid for it its hard to say if its worth the money!!
 
Are you asking if a professionally made boiler should look a bit tidier? This is my Fowler one by Western Steam if you want something to compare with, at least Helen can do a decent job with the letter punches
 
That firehole ring joint looks like it could do with a bit more solder
 
Jason
Thread: Rack locomotive of 1812
25/01/2010 12:33:34
If you look at the drawing and the photo there is a 5.5mm dia flange thats 1mm thick and 11mm from the the end. You will either have to it from 7/32 reducing teh ends to 3mm and 0.110 or silver solder a flange onto some 3mm rod and just turn the top down to 0.110 for the 6BA thread.
 
I assume the cross head bears against this flange and is retained by the 6ba nut
 
Jason
Thread: PTFE Plastics
23/01/2010 17:07:50
Having made a similar ball turner  there is no real need for any form of washer, infact I ended up using the small spanner from my QCTP as the lever which is quite short. Lets face it out cross and top slides are just metal on metal and they run OK under the same loads.
 
As Meyrick says a drop of way oil under the body will do the job.
 
Jason
 
 

Edited By JasonB on 23/01/2010 17:10:33

Thread: Rack locomotive of 1812
23/01/2010 16:30:56
I would say that the shoulder and lip are the same thing, the short end being turned to suit the 6ba thread.
 
Jason
Thread: colchester vertical slide
22/01/2010 13:15:46
No the sides are just square so that method won't work, you can see it clearly on the MK2 drawing below, the MK 1 is almost identical
 
 
 
I've just looked through a book on building hit & miss engine models and the guy uses a Bantum, you can clearly see a tee slotted sub table fixed to teh back half of teh cross slide and some threaded holes in teh topslide when its not in use. Question is are these threaded holes standard??
 
Jason

Edited By JasonB on 22/01/2010 13:19:04

22/01/2010 11:53:57
I don't think the cross slide is slotted so you would have to cobble up some form of sub-table or drill the topslide. You can but a tee slotted table but it will set you back around £250
 
The later ones were MT5 not sure about the arlier but I suspect they were MT tapered. Make sure it comes with a short MT reducer as that will add to teh cost if you need a new one. ARC Eurotrade do them.
 
Jason
Thread: 2" Fowler Cylinder
19/01/2010 07:49:25
Drill two holes on the oposite side to the valve chest, one to the front of the regulator the other to the rear.
 
You can see how I did Mine including the one that I stopped part way through drillingas I felt it was going to cause problems. 
 
 
I did turn a shallower annulas on mine to reduce the friction when inserting the cyl liner, about 0.004"
 
I'll pm you later, off to work now
 
Jason
Thread: Assistance with ZAY7045FG/1 Milling Machine
17/01/2010 17:16:15
Meyrick, A lot of the imported mills just have a drawbar that is like a long hex headed bolt that bears on the top of the spindle so you don't have the second nut.
 
Jason
Thread: Quality of Castings
12/01/2010 12:28:51
Could try this guy, he does some of MJ Engineereings castings which I have found to be very good on my 2" Fowler.
 
 
And this guy does some Traction Engien castings as well as one offs
 
 
Jason
Thread: Back plates for Harrison lathe
11/01/2010 19:44:43
Tony Griffiths (lathes .co.uk) also sells backplates probably a bit cheaper than Rotagrip.
 
 
Jason
Thread: Converting 3MT Tang Arbor for drawbar
10/01/2010 10:58:32
While you are ordering get a set of their hardened chuck removal wedges so you don't damage the chuck trying to get it off the old arbour.
 
Jason
Thread: What type of "plastic" rod machines best?
09/01/2010 09:22:10
You could try Acetal, easier to work than nylon. Polypropylene is not as rigid.
 
Jason
Thread: A professional boiler - poor service
09/01/2010 08:15:39
Adrian, I'm also doing the Fowler, you may have seen my work in MJ's Gallery. There is another builder in Aus doing a 3" that I am in contact with.
 
He usually visits Traction Talk Forum, (you can contact him via there as I don't like to just give out peoples personal e-mails) ask in the model section or pm him, his name is Doug Mellor.
 
You could also ask on This Yahoo group but its not as active as traction talk
 
Jason

Edited By JasonB on 09/01/2010 08:16:21

Thread: Airbrushing
05/01/2010 16:39:57
I have a bottom feed 150 with both bottles and metal colour cup and for fine work a 100 with top cup. If only using very small amounts of colour or working close in then a top feed is best but you will be constantly filling it up on anythiing over 6" square.
 
The 200 will be the be easier to use as its a single action which is all thats needed for solid colour work. The actual head that produces the spray is the same on all three models. You can get small metal cups for the 200 which can be handy .
 
Also make sure your compressor has a moisture trap otherwise you will get a splat of water come through the tube every so often as the moisture in the air condenses out.
 
 
Jason
Thread: WARCO WM250 lathe
05/01/2010 13:46:12
I have the 280 and also don't have a problem.
 
The washers that go between the banjo and paired gear wheels are fractionally different thicknesses, get them the wrong way round and the gears will rub.
 
Jason
Thread: Airbrushing
05/01/2010 13:40:22
Out of the two the Badger 200 will give a better finish as its an internal mix brush - air & paint mix withing the head which gives finer droplets of paint.
 
I have used Humbrol Enamels on smaller stationary engines but the Minnie in my avitar is done with Pheonex paints using their thinners & etch primers.
 
For cleaning get some of teh badger aerosol cleaner or "sprayaway" will shift the liquid paint far quicker than thinners
 
Jason

Edited By JasonB on 05/01/2010 13:41:57

Thread: Brake Screw
04/01/2010 16:11:01
Hughes gives all the relevant clearances in his description for making the tap, the Fowler build manual I am using does the same.
 
Jason
Thread: Thread Sealing
04/01/2010 08:10:02
If its to align fittings etc then you can use copper washers, these usually com in a pack of assorted thicknesses. If you know the pitch of the thead its easy to work out approx what thickness you need so when tight the fitting is in the correct position.
 
Eg if you have a 40tpi thread fitting  then one turn is 0.025" , try it in the bush and if its half a turn out use a 0.013" washer etc.
 
Jason
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