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Thread: Dates for Harrogate 2014
19/04/2014 06:24:35

John, thanks for your reply, I feel a bit happier now. It's just about the weather, if it is really nice I can see that swmbo will want to go visiting Homes and Gardens.

Regards,

Chris.

18/04/2014 07:39:53

Talking about avoiding queues, last time I travelled up to visit the Harrogate show I ended up in the pouring rain for nearly an hour. This was a few years ago. As I will be on holiday in Yorkshire this year I tried to buy an advance ticket, no such luck. It seems that you can only buy an advance ticket if you can say exactly what day you will visit and you need to have internet connection and a printer to print your ticket!!. Not something I have in my caravan.

All advance tickets I have bought over the years have been valid for any show day, wonder why Harrogate are different?

Regards to all,

Chris.

Thread: Welding Gas
22/08/2012 08:42:51

Hi All,

I have been using Air Liquide, Albee Flame oxygen for some weeks with great success. I paid £145.00 + vat for an 11 litre cylinder and first refill. I own the cylinder and exchange the empty one for the cost of the gas only, I think about £30.00. The regulator comes with the cylinder but does not have a outlet pressure gauge, but the regulator is calibrated and I've not found that a problem.

The UK Albee gas web site is so far out of date that it only shows MIG and TIG gases I got all my info from one of the European web sites. Acetylene is also available but I am using Propane.

Chris

Thread: Transporting 5 inch live steam loco
15/11/2010 18:34:24
I made a cradle for my Simplex, a piece of track with a lifting handle at each end and an angle iron frame. Using a lifting table as previously shown I can bring this from my workshop and slide it straight into the back of my car with very little effort. At the club track I again slide it out onto the unloading ramp.
 
 
Chris.
Thread: Drill Sharpening Jigs - Advice please.
06/11/2010 18:41:38
Interesting.
 
It seems that the Potts drill grinding jig is based on an article by L. A. Van Royen which appeared in the Model Engineer dated 14 August 1913.
 
Fast forward to August 2008 and Harold Hall wrote in MEW on sharpening twist drills and mentioned the Reliance drill grinding jig which is very similar to the Potts. From his article it seems that the modern (cheap) drill grinding jig works in a similar way.
 
Ian Bradley's book on The Grinding Machine has further information on swing grinding jigs, the Patts and also one by Van Royen.
 
Following Harold Halls description in another article I have used an off hand grinder with a cup wheel and enlarged safety guard in conjunction  with a cheap drill grinding jig and get quite satisfactory results. I feel that the secret is to get the drill projection correct in relation to the diameter of the drill. I feel this method is viable once a little practice with old drills has taken place.

For drills below 1/8 inch I use a butterfly jig for sharpening.
 
 
 
Regards,
 
 
Chris.
 
 
Thread: Desperate ! Need parts list for Warco WM-240 lathe
29/10/2010 18:25:52
Hi All,
 
This not the Warco that I know. If it is something has gone seriously wrong. I have been dealing with Warco for quite a long time and have always had excellent service to the extent that I know a lot of the staff by name and count Roger (Warren) as a friend. I know he will be appalled to hear this has happened.
 
If this can't be sorted quickly just ring Warco extension 209, ask for Eric and explain what it is you want and I am sure he will know exactly what you want. (Eric is one of the factory engineers).
 
Chris.
Thread: Watering a loco
29/10/2010 18:11:15
Hi,
 
As a beginner I was told not to keep removing the safety valve to fill the boiler as it possible to cause wear to the threads, not sure about that but I don't as a rule fill the boiler that way, just in case. What I do is to use an adapter hose and fill through the blow down valve, either from a water mains tap or use a 12 v caravan pump. The hose is just a bit of pipe with a washer tap and a bit of plastic tube to fit over the blow down valve.
 
After I have dropped the fire I blow down straight away with a fair pressure all the rubbish in the boiler will  tend to be blown out with the steam / water. I also use both blow down valves, I read somewhere that it stops a buildup of deposits on the opposite side of the foundation ring. I also drain the boiler completely after each use and leave all the valves and regulator just cracked open - it stops them from locking up dead tight as the engine cools.
 
I am assuming here that you are talking about a copper boiler?
 
 
Regards,
 
Chris.
Thread: Warco WM180 motor control
28/10/2010 17:14:36
Hi John,
 
You could also look at this link, there is a bit of info on the control board.
 

http://andysmachines.weebly.com/index.html
 
 
Chris
28/10/2010 17:00:28
Hi John,
 
I take it you have rung Warco?
 
If not give them a ring 01428 682929 extension 209  and ask to talk to Eric or Chris they are the tech engineers and very helpful.
 
 
Chris.

Thread: Dynamo/generator.
27/10/2010 18:15:33
Hi Paul,
 
Don't use any sort of abrasive on the com copper filings will get in the segments and cause shorts. Just use meths to clean the dirt off. What you have is a rotary transformer. It allows mains powered AC to be used mobile, usually RT sets. 2 windings, or more on the armature and only one field winding.  Not a lot of use for anything else due to DC output.
 
Rotary converters were much more useful, same idea but with slip rings instead of a commutator giving AC instead. As an apprentice the firm I worked for  had several of these used to run PA systems where no mains supply was available. A variety of DC inputs, usually 12 or 24 volts and according to the state of the batteries from around 200 to 230 volts output. The ones I used were rated at 250 watts, so a bit heavy and chunky but very reliable and quiet.
 
Chris.
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