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john bennett 1	14/01/2010 21:13:50
30 forum posts 7 photos	having just bought a boiler and rolling chassis from a club member,i presented the boiler to our inspector for a scrutiny,evrything was looking fine until we noticed that there was no way to get water into the boiler,so out came the drawings,the boiler had been made as per the drawings,but there were no bushes marked for feedwater clacks,after looking through ivy halls words and music,we found a drawings of the backhead,and lo and behold there was a clack on the right hand side of the backhead(but nothing on the drawings)this is supposed to be a top feed loco but nothing on the drawings as to the position of them or any dimensions at all,the backhead bush is not a problem,but how do i get over the problem of the top feed?your comments and indeed solutions are badly needed.also as this loco design is so old(and i suspect this mistake has been noted and brought to the attention of the plan suppliers}why have the drawings never been ammended,and reading through various forums that i visit,this is a recuring problem on a lot of designs,the publishers are told ,but never do nothing about it,are they just happy to take our money,let us make expensive and time consuming mistakes(even after they have been told about them} anyway rant over and please help with my problem.
John Baguley	15/01/2010 01:10:32
517 forum posts 57 photos	John, Have replied on MECH re the top feeds. John
David Clark 1	15/01/2010 09:55:17
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There Problems can be posted on this website for all to see. I won't get the drawings altered as we have had various complaints about errors which were incorrect. regards David
John Baguley	15/01/2010 10:08:50
517 forum posts 57 photos	John, The backhead clack is for the tender handpump feed. The boiler does have two topfeeds but they were meant to be fitted without bushes, hence the lack of them. The idea is to drill two 1/4" holes in the boiler barrel either side of the safety valve bush. The top feeds are fitted into these holes and secured to the barrel with bronze screws and run over with soft solder to seal. I doubt if this would be acceptable now but I don't think it would be too difficult to retrofit a couple of bushes as the only joint you are liable to disturb is the safety valve bush. Would be a doddle if you know someone with oxy-acetylene gear. That's assuming the stays haven't been soft soldered. Would still be possible with oxy-acetylene to keep the heat local and a bit of care. Ivy Hall was never intended to be a replica of a real Hall but instead LBSC's idea of what a 'modernised' Hall might look like. Lickham Hall was the closer to scale design that he did for Reeves, much to the annoyance of the head of Model Engineer at the time! John
David Clark 1	15/01/2010 10:38:38
3357 forum posts 112 photos 10 articles	Hi There Errors were incorrect, that is why the drawings won't be altered. regards David
Laurence B	15/01/2010 16:59:21
58 forum posts	Posted by David Clark 1 on 15/01/2010 09:55:17: Hi There Problems can be posted on this website for all to see. I won't get the drawings altered as we have had various complaints about errors which were incorrect. regards David Quite right too! And this is a much better website too.Well done to all concerned.

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