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| toxx |
D455 project - finishedH'llo, lads! So I'm finished (for the meantime ) with me wee D455 project. Added a highshaft (transmission? What ye call 'em en Anglais?) and two neat little metal dynamos. Together they produce approx. 5Volts, but the friction is so high that the engine can't power them for long. But the bulb of the home-made lamp shines with only one hooked up, so that's okay. Hope you like the pix!
Cheers, mates! 
Says Tom 
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| rangerssteamtoys |
WoW, Great engine. Perfect modifications too 
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| Sandman |
 Top notch.
Beautiful job. 
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| tmuir |
Wow, massive improvement on the original engine. Nicely done. | ||||
| johnreid |
 Good Job
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| MooseMan |
I like that very, very much!
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| Stilldrillin |
WOW!! Tom, that`s a cracker!
Blummin well done!
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| Mister Occlusion |
Wow. That's a fantastic model power plant
Neat and tastefully done. I really like the power transmission / generator setup. Nice and compact. I gather you didn't have any problems getting enough air into the firebox for combustion. |
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| IndianaRog |
Tom, that is simply a wonderful transformation...you are a mechanical artist of the finest kind!!! | ||||
| SillyBilly |
I want one! | ||||
| Griffin |
Wow, Tom that is a gorgeous set up you have created, very classy, with some nice detail.
Well done, an engine to be proud of. |
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| toxx |
... thank you lads for your kind words! I'm glad you liked the pictures ... right now, I'm thinkimg about a condensator, and as an 'eye candy', a tiny circular volt meter.
Kind greetz and thanks for your encouraging words! Says Tom
Oh, and yes, thank goodness enough air gets in through the 2 air ducts on the side. I also put in some extra venting holes on the top, to be on the safe side. |
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| steamyjim |
Beutiful engine. I WANT ONE!!!! | ||||
| steamyjim |
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP...refwidgettype=cross_promot_widget
What about that for a volt meter. I have bought one for my project
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| Graham-Jilly |
thats looks realy great Tom
when is the video coming out
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| toxx |
Hi, Jim! It's nice, but I'm looking for an old-fashioned circular one, and tiny: About 3 - 4 cm in diameter. Been looking for weeks, now; I don't think they're made anymore. Tell us more about your project!
Greetz, Tom |
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| toxx |
... I'm sorry, but I haven't got an camera for that, or even a cell phone that sports a camera function. 
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| steamyjim |
I may have an old style one, bit bigger than that
Ill have a look |
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| TRAPPERKEEPER |
Tom that engine is magnificent!!! The bricks are great and the homemade lamp post is better than any of the ones I have seen for sale
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| toxx |
... thank you, Trap! The bricks are really neat. Real bricks, just tiny.
Greetz, Tom |
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| syrtismajor |
That is an amazing piece of work there. Many congratulations, make sure it is proudly displayed! I also think it's time someone invests in a camera capable of video capture 
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| johnreid |
I agree there is nothing home made looking about that Lamp post, real good job there too. | ||||
| steamgranny |
Ooooh ! That is very smart & beautifully done. A very elegant improvement - base, colour coordination, everything & just love those bricks with the little tiles on top
Great shame we can't see a video 
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| Steve_S |
Beautiful job Tom! Very neat... and a nice lamp post!
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| Wallace |
That looks fantastic. Well done
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| Cranko |
Congratulations on a very nice modification
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| toxx |
... thanks, lads! I recommend the tiny bricks. Check out the homepage of the spanish company that makes them: http://www.teifoc.com/index1.htm
Cheers, mates
Says Tom |
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| MTA |
You truly are a craftsman Tom. When are you going into production?
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| steamyman |
something to be proud of Tom. well done.
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| Reid |
As the kids would say, "that's totally sick"
(and that's good!) What Hath Tom Wrought? (envy, desire, future cat burglars too) |
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| Reid |
Am wondering, where does the exhaust go at present, in stock form? Is it just a stub pipe shooting out steam and brown oil? I wonder if that's the case, might it be an option to inject that mess into the stack? But if we do that, then it would fall into the burner below and...esbit explodes, right? Well, maybe (I know nothing) a bit, just a bit of stainless steel pot scrubber wool could go in to the flue, below the steam injection, and maybe it would be hot enough to ensure vaporizing the oil and water so to keep the esbit or other burner from getting soused? OR maybe too a deflector plate above the burner? I'm getting all ahead of myself, cos I've yet to see and play with the toy first hand. But my cogs are moving. Tom is an inspiration. I love the lagged cylinder, the brick, the balance of the entire creation. World class! |
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| Mister Occlusion |
The exhaust on the 455 exits via long tube into a bucket that sits right under the crank. This also catches water/oil that drips down the engine...whatever doesn't get flung off anyway
It fills up pretty quick, and I got tired of it, so I built a smoke stack of sorts that I can connect up to it, or any other engine for that matter http://s194.photobucket.com/album...isterOcclusion/Steam%20Condenser/ And the Mark-II http://s194.photobucket.com/album...cclusion/Steam%20Condenser/Mk-II/ Oh there no end of fun to be had in improving these things, even if you're more like me in the way of skills, rather than in Tom's league, which I am not by a long shot 
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| Reid |
Thanks, that's neat work!
I am feeling sick. If the solenoid motor for sale fetches less than (revised hope: $18599USD )
I will be sorely underfunded for this new hobby. 
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| Mister Occlusion |
Just some stuff from the plumbing aisle at the local Megalomart and some K&S tubing
My banner points to my youtube site if you've got time to waste. Got some D455 stuff buried in there somewhere
Money is currently becoming a sore point for me too
I traded blowing it on computer parts for blowing it on steam.. |
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| johnreid |
Another inspiration, the plume of steam that is exhausted from my 25s would work well with one of those.
Money? Whats that? |
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| tmuir |
Toxx, I've been going back and looking at your pictures and I can't figure out how to made the lamp shade and I really like your lamp.
Any chance you could give a short thread on how you built that lamp as I'm sure I'm not the only one that would like to make one? |
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| johnreid |
I was going to ask the same thing. | ||||
| toxx |
... ooooh, lads, I must correct myself: The lamp shade was done with a lathe, but not by me! Can't afford one of those things. The rest is home made out of brass tubing, screwed and soldered together. Sorry about the omission! 
Greetz, Tom |
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| James |
Wow Tom! That thing is AWSOME!!
Where do I order mine? |
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| tmuir |
Ahhh, No wonder I couldn't figure out how to make it by hand.
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| toxx |
... thanks Jim! I'm glad everybody also likes the lamp. The shade was made with a lathe (not by me!), the rest is just the normal brass tubing, which you get a the model store. The stand ist 7mm, the bent 'u' shaped tube is 3mm. The base is a steel 'o' ring, into which the lampstand is hammered. The wires pass nicely throuhg the tubing. Tiny light bulb (2-8Volts) and socket from the radio shack, a store that sells this kinda stuff. I guess you could make a nuclear weapon with all the electronic stuff they sell.
Again I gotta recommend those tiny bricks! They really make the show ... Cheers, mates!
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| johnreid |
I was giving it some thought, and I had an idea that involved a manure spreader from another thread  Wonder if one could not use a flaring tool or other such method and make a nice lamp shade?
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| James |
I meant the whole engine Tom! It's amazing
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| johnreid |
The Radio Shacks near here are discontinuing all of the electronic parts and starting to become Mobile Phone Stores. There are not many places that one can go to and find the small items that one wants for hobby purposes. | ||||
| Mister Occlusion |
I bought at a dollar store, for a dollar, one of those dorky wine bottle stoppers. Aside from the O-ring grooves it's a perfect cone, and made from something that's harder than brass (plated pig iron, probably). I was trying to flare some tubing on it, but I've not quite got the knack, yet. Standard pipe flaring tools mar the hell out of brass...And mine isn't large enough either to allow for any padding of the clamp. |
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| Cranko |
Its amasing what you can find to adapt in craft shops also, we have a chain called spotlight in NZ which has lots of interesting adaptable goodies
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| tmuir |
Mr O, Rog came up with the best way of getting nice flares on funnels.
Go get your socket set (or a friends if you dont have one) now look at the small sockets. You will noticed the end that goes on the bolt is smaller than the bit that clips in the rachet and it has a nice gentle curve on it. Anneal the pipe, choose a small one and put it in the pipe and gentle tap it with a rubber mallet or a block of wood. Once its flared reaneal it and move to a bigger socket and so on until you reach the desired flare size. |