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Member postings for michael burton 1

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Thread: graphite yarn no thanks o-rings yes please
03/02/2012 20:14:10
as some off you will know i asked about the pistons being packed with graphite yarn and to be honest im not sure if i have it right as per one off the reply your right it is a black art, so i have orderd some new gunmetal and some o-rings could one of you helpful people explain the method for the fitting o-rings and any tips or guidance
 
 
thank you all your all so helpfull many thanks mike
Thread: resitance
02/02/2012 00:07:35
hi many thanks for the reply rolling pin great idea, also they are slightly stiff will roll but needs abit of a push but is getting easier the more i turn the wheels hopefully with abit of air test and some steam up its pipe it will run in nicley.
 
 
many thanks
01/02/2012 21:26:23
hi many thanks to the replys of my other post much apprecaited, this may seem a stupid quistion but i really dont know the answer, well today my graphited yarn arrived and i proceded to fitting it to the tich pistons what a nightmare of a job first it wasnt 3/16 it came up bigger (is this right) anyways i finnally get thew packing in and would now like to know what is a sensible amount of resitance obvousily it cant be to tight but at the same time i should imagine beening to loose is pointless please help me out with this one thanks to all you have all been a great help so far
 
many thanks mike
Thread: gland nuts
28/01/2012 12:51:30
hi all just building my model and was wondering can the gland nuts for the cylinder cover be made out of brass as this is what i have to hand and i dont have any money to buy bronz or gunmetal the model is a tich, im not bothered if thyl need replaceing in the next few years but can brass be used,
 
many thanks mike
Thread: 3 1/2" electric
20/12/2011 00:13:10
hi andy many thanks for the reply i was very happy to see anoughter electric model in this gauge i know you do get the odd one but there very little info on them il have some pictures up off my model in short time, would like to hear from other members if they have built a model like this
 
many thanks mike
19/12/2011 19:14:53
hello all iv been a suscriber of model engineer for some while now and been building a battery loco for about 6 months based around a tich chassis, im wondering why is electric loco's not really modeled in this scale? iv nearlly finished my project just currently waiting for some sheet meterail to make the roof and bonnet, it has a 300 watt motor and runs on 24volts amazeing what you can fit around a tich chassis this is the biggest enjoyment for me squezing to big off equipment in to something to small,
 
has any one else on here done a battery loco in this gauge i will upload some pictures very shortly im very pleased with the power this has and hapilly pulls my-self and my wife at over 30 stone with the throttle barelly open and on 12v so when running on the full 24 volts i thinks it will be quite a powerfull little model
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