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| Dauntless |
March Engine Of The MonthIts time to PM me your entries for March's engine of the month!please include: 1, A Picture 2, Make / Model 3, Approximate Date of manufacture / Modification this month I will accept entries until 11:59pm GMT on Friday the 8th February then I will pass the entries to James to Randomly select 5 out of his flat cap! then I will put up the poll. thanks in advance Paul |
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| johnreid |
Re: March Engine Of The Month
Yikes I submitted mine too late 
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| Atticman |
Its a ploy to avoid Jensen entrys John, 
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| redryder |
I submitted a Jensen
a big one Gil |
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| Les |
I just bought a Jensen.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270206655842 |
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| redryder |
Re: March Engine Of The Month
Good observation John. Gil |
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| redryder |
Congrats Les !!! Which one? edited here: I feel a little dumb asking that question before clicking on your link. Gil |
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| Les |
This one http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270206655842 |
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| redryder |
I am glad to see one of these come from Goodwill. The Goodwill stores around here don't seem to come up with anything steam related. Gil |
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| redryder |
Les,
I am guessing you will have that looking real sharp when you get done cleaning it up. Hope to see pictures. Gil |
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| Les |
This is coming from America, so it will be a while before it gets here, and all I need to do before then is source a chimney and a meths burner. Do you know if a Mamod one will fit? | ||||||
| johnreid |
I do not own any fire heated Jensen, but can tell you that the Oscillators are fast runners. The smokestack is purely cosmetic and can be purchased from Jensen.
I believe that Forest Classics sells a Meths burner for Wilesco that works on the Jensen. |
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| redryder |
I don't know if a Mamod burner fits. It seems to me this was discussed in one of the threads recently. It might have been the sticky Jensen thread in the top of the ebay section of the forum.
Let me know if you have any trouble getting a chimney. Gil |
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| Mister Occlusion |
the forest classics meths burner "will fit wilesco" will work. I'm not sure how long it is. I think I used the smallest one in my model 85, which is the same boiler and firebox as the 60. The next size up may work too... I no longer have an 85 to try it with (got one coming in a week or so though...)
About all you have to do is knock down the front tray support a bit (pressed metal flange that comes up from the base, just like on a mamod) so the burner can fit through the door. Now, just so I'm not going off topic here, I'm just going to say that I've got nothing that I wish to enter this month. Shot my bolt last month. |
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| johnreid |
You can re enter it Mark. Or are you afraid that a certain BIG Jensen might be too much? Well maybe it would  But that is beside the point.
I wonder if Forest Classics has any Spares like the chimney? |
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| Mister Occlusion |
I don't want to water down the contest.
Plus, I realized, that I cannot put the effort into the Making It Shiny, like some here can do so well. Final finish just isn't something that I am interested in for something that gets covered in muck for a living. Would be like James simonizing his muck spreader every weekend
Ach, I always leave the chimneys off anyway, since they just fall off anyway. My D22 has a hole punched through the base of the chimney and support that one can thread a bit of paperclip through to hold it on when it runs. I'll think about it, though. I just replaced the boiler/firebox on my Special 70, so it no longer looks like a reject from the 40's. And it's still shiny since I've not fired it yet
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| IndianaRog |
Mark, a dab of superglue on the chimney stub and inside the chimney itself works wonders. Clean first, smear both, hold chimney fast and in the proper orientation...about 30 seconds later you have a semi-permanent bond. It can be removed by grasping firmly and rocking...but I have never had one fall off or vibrate off after such treatment. I do it to every engine I own. | ||||||
| Mister Occlusion |
I remember your mentioning it, Rog. Unfortunately I have to remove the chimney for the thing to fit into its box that I sadly must store it in because of my lack of viable horizontal space.
...I'm running out of vertical space too, which is frightening to contemplate (so I don't).
The old punched stubs and the straight drawn chimneys are certainly more secure than the pressed nubs and tapered rolled chimneys. Such is progress. So, are we going to see a battle of the 51's this month? By my reckoning there are 3 of them on the forum now.
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| johnreid |
Wouldnt it be so cool if three 51s were pulled from the cap at the same month?
A bit of Teflon Tape can do the trick too any thing that makes the chimney stick on a little firmer. Or as I often do, remove the chimney before firing. |
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| redryder |
No that would not be cool as 3 of them would not bring enough votes for 1 of them to win out out over anything nice but non Jensen.
Gil |
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| johnreid |
how about 3 51s and two 25s? | ||||||
| tmuir |
Yes don't fall in that trap again and spread all your Jensen votes too thin.
Hmm, maybe its time to use my wild card................... |
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| johnreid |
All kidding aside, it is all in fun. I do want to see a Jensen as EOM, but I am having too much fun kidding about it. Plus, a SE4? Come on that is the Mamod big gun, on a Mamod forum. We had no chance. | ||||||
| redryder |
Oh..... we had a chance right up until we loaded the deck.
Gil |
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| IndianaRog |
I gotta agree with Gil...too many Jensens of ANY type only dilute the chances for any one of them to win.
MM won fair and square with his gorgeous SE4 for this month, but the Jensens couldn't reach critical mass with each getting some votes but none getting enough. We just need to sprinkle the Jensens in over the next 11 months
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| Mamodman123 |
If we get one Jensen next month its a win surely?
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| bessytractor |
im tempted to put in an engine 
dunno which one though! |
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| steamyjim |
Im tempted to put my secret prject in. But cannot reveal pics till after STIA
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| Atticman |
You and James have secrets at SITA to unveil
Assume its till 8th FEB that entries can come in, |
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| James |
Aye mate it is!
I have TWO secrets to show ya'll at STIA!! |
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| bessytractor |
what do the rules state for EOTM?
can one enter a homebuild? I would assume yes as Rog's roller was semi home build, I just want to confirm. |
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| steamyjim |
So have I... Well one you know about but i have not posted pictures
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| Dauntless |
Re: March Engine Of The Month
oops soz now corrected!! |
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| Dauntless |
yes of course you can enter a home build engine just PM me your entry and it will go into the hat! |
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| Nick |
How many entries can James fit in his cap? | ||||||
| johnreid |
He has a big head 
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| Dauntless |
come on people I want more entries!
Paul. |
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| Dauntless |
Right I have passed on the entries to James for the draw out of his flat cap!
Paul. |
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| johnreid |
Best get in gear James we are all anxious to cast our votes. | ||||||
| steamyjim |
How many entries are there? | ||||||
| James |
7! | ||||||
| steamyjim |
Aye
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| Dauntless |
aye lets see if James can beat the record for rapid draw this month!
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| James |
Less of that LMAO! | ||||||
| johnreid |
No video required James, as the Nike Ad says, Just Do It | ||||||
| Les |
I have just got in, nice to see I have not missed the draw. | ||||||
| johnreid |
I think the cap is stuck to his head and it takes a few days to pry it off.
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| Les |
He's probably too busy spending his windfall.
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| James |
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| Les |
Or counting it.
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| Les |
Nice to see the Jensen voters have three to choose from.
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| johnreid |
Cool, I know, too many Jensens this time also, but we have a good chance as one of them is the Big Gun. Vote Early, Vote Often.
Hope your sheep gets better soon James, he did not look too well. |
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| James |
Cheers John 
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| steamyjim |
Bugger!
Can you enter something next month? |
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| Mamodman123 |
OOO the HOBBIES SE1
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| redryder |
Where are they? | ||||||
| James |
Eh?? | ||||||
| Mister Occlusion |
At first I thought you were going to give the slips to Eric, and whichever one he didn't et would get to be EotM
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| Les |
I'm waiting to vote. 
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| James |
Wait for Dauntless LOL | ||||||
| redryder |
Here is a blatantly advertised preview:
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| Nick |
Where was the cat James? I don't know if I can trust Eric or the pony eating hay. | ||||||
| Les |
I do, he was kind to me.
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| mc_mc |
Ah I see how it's fixed now.
When he pans the camera off to show the watching sheep / pony, that's when he substitutes the slips of the ones he wants to win.
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| James |
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| Mamodman123 |
Holy crap, ive no idea what it is, but hoky crap thats a beast!
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| redryder |
It is the Jensen 50 based power plant that is part of the Jensen 51 Power Station. | ||||||
| johnreid |
Those are not impressive, they are Awe Inspiring. You can see hear and feel the power that those put forth. | ||||||
| Nick |
I never realized how big they were until someone told me the sight glasses are the same size as all the other Jensen ones that only have one on the front of their boiler. And look how small the whistle looks.
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| steamyjim |
BLOODY HELL!
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| johnreid |
I have built Model Railroad layouts on the same amount of square footage that a 51 takes up.
Roger started his up, dimmed the lights a bit and ran his for me, I just sat there with my mouth open, truly something to behold. |
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| steamyjim |
What are the base dimensions of a Jensen 51? | ||||||
| Nick |
HUGE | ||||||
| Les |
Size isn't everything.
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| johnreid |
34" X 24 " or 86.4 cm X 61 cm | ||||||
| steamyjim |
Bloody hell thats big!
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| Griffin |
A question to the #50/51 owners, if you were to put your finger on the flywheel whilst running at full power, would it stall? Or just grab your finger
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| redryder |
You can stall it quite easily without getting hurt. Remember these run on 5-25 psi. The steam ports are quite small by design. You just wouldn't want to stop it by shoving your finger into the spokes as there is enought in rotating mass there to give you a good twist and bruise. Gil |
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| Griffin |
Thanks for clearing that up Gil. I would think twice about shoving my fingers in the spokes of a #20, let alone a #51
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| steamyjim |
I've had a few nasty nips from Stuart engines
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| Les |
Not sure if I would want to shove my fingers into the spokes of any engine.
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| James |
Ahh but Griffin is a farmer!!
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| Les |
Senseless.
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| James |
That and hard
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