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I did a video of it but other half and kids decided to come home and all you can hear is 2 yr old todder at top of her voice
TheOperative
Hello Scorpion
This may seem obvious but did you lube all the gears and bearing surfaces?
Every single electrical Meccano model I have constructed, without exception, would barely run until I lubed it. After that, they all ran outstanding!
Love this project, can you pm or email me the plans?
T.O.
scorpion2nz
I did oil all surfaces seem like I went through a gallon of the stuff !!
I don't particularly like the design as in order to reverse you have to stop engine and restart so am thinking about next 1 and will leave engine in 1 direction and have all gear reversing should be a lot simpler I hope
johnreid
I need to get into Meccano, like there are not enough things to spend money on.
I like that a lot, real good job.
CuriousSteam
sure does look impressive.
Les
It does look impressive and it is not a waste of time as you have learnt something from it.
Roly Williams
That's not a waste of time. That's a damned good use of anybody's time. Well done.
Steamfan
That is really cool! As complex looking as it is, I'd be surprised if it worked at all.
TheOperative
scorpion2nz wrote:
I did oil all surfaces seem like I went through a gallon of the stuff !!
I don't particularly like the design as in order to reverse you have to stop engine and restart so am thinking about next 1 and will leave engine in 1 direction and have all gear reversing should be a lot simpler I hope
If you oiled it good then I imagine it should "run in" after a few hours.
All gear reversing sounds like the way to go to me for a single cylinder, non-self starting engine.
Stay on it, I know you can do it.
T.O.
Minor1PJG
This is very impressive and far from a waste of time. It's reading about other's endeavours that inspire us to try something new.
It looks great, now where is my Meccano
Dampfmaschine
I've only recently got back into meccano and started on simple models. But that looks like a work of art whether it works properly or not.
scorpion2nz
madeinenglang
It looks great
Chris
That is excellent. Think I would get confused driving it with all the different directions of travel.
Graham-Jilly
excellent work there
Les
That's brilliant, complicated but brillant, I would be 'chuffed as nuts' if I had built that.
made-in-england
Brilliant!
redryder
Very clever bit of construction. You must have feel great having gotten it done and working that well. Congratulations!!!!
