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| MTA |
My first Meccano projectWith the Meccano I have recently purchased, and still purchasing!, I plan to make this:
I am probably going to invest in a larger stationary engine, if the MM1 can't take the strain, if it can't, I'll use the TE1A until I find a suitable replacement. |
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| Steely |
Minor 2 perhaps. 
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| James |
A WILESCO!! they have speed control and are more powerful. a wilesco roller can pull 10kg whereas a mamod tractor can pull 3 pounds | ||||||
| Steely |
Yes good idea, then the Wilesco tractor can take the load from the carts in a trailer straight to SM's house. 
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| James |
use the loco mobile! have tanks full of guinness on the trucks and then deliver ti to sandmans house steely! |
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| Steely |
That's what I was trying to say. The locomobile will probably get there on one tank of water.
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| James |
AYE!
and it has a big chimney that could be disguised as the winding house chimney
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| Steely |
Aye.
I would like to have a Wilesco mobile one day to see what they're like.
Good luck with the project MTA lets see if it gets done now. 
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| Mamodman123 |
Come on guys!
Use a mamod stationary, thats what they are for!!!!! I don't think a TE1a or a locomobile will look very nice sat under that. 
Mamod and meccano are a match made in heaven! |
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| Steely |
We can't argue with that James. 
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| MTA |
I'm going to make the underside hollow, and fit a pipe from the chimney upto the side of the winding house. I will use the Locomobile, as James said, speed control and power! Where'd the idea of guinness and SM come from???????? | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
the locomobile?
WHY????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? |
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| Steely |
Me and James came up with the guiness because you said they were something to with beer.
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| MTA |
oh, I can see where you have become confused, I am cosmetically restoring a loco that worked in the Guinness Brewery, and SM volunteered to help! MM: I am using the Locomobile as it is the most powerful loco I have, plus it has speed control and the pressure is more controllable, plus it is what is known as a portable, basically a stationary on wheels! | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
An SE3 would sit under there and do the job a lot easier! probably for longer aswell
Try the minor one first though MTA! you've got nothing to lose! |
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| SPOKESMAN |
The Mk IV SP3 crane.
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| MTA |
off topic.... | ||||||
| SPOKESMAN |
Its Meccano . . . . 
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| Mamodman123 |
I'll get a few pictures of my Mark III workshop unit, and post them up on this new board
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| James |
MIKE MAKE A NEW THREAD! | ||||||
| SPOKESMAN |
On what? |
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| James |
o whatever this one went off topic of mtas thingy  with. i think it was your SP3 crane post up a new thread about it in meccano
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| SPOKESMAN |
Last time I looked,the crane was made of, errr, Meccano!
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| James |
yeh! so make a new thread in the board called MECCANO about it!! | ||||||
| SPOKESMAN |
This is a Meccano thread, I already have a thread relating to the crane,this thread applies tomy crane too. 
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| James |
no it doesnt mike, this thread is about mtas err thing.
make a new thread in the board called meccano specially for your really dudey crane 
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| SPOKESMAN |
Sorry, thread title is Meccano. Not MTAs thing. End of.
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| Lewis |
MTA get an se3 to use they are the perfect power plant for the job | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
I've tried to tell him Lewis, but unfortunatly he's fixated on Willesco 
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| Lewis |
he has gone to the dark side | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
Always was on the dark side
Only kidding MTA, still think a Mamod would power that meccano project better1 |
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| Lewis |
IMHO this is my opinion of wilesco
yes there are very good nice and powerfull models but 1 cheaply made made from recycled metal 2 dont get the charm of mamod |
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| Mamodman123 |
Yeah that pretty much sums them up to be honest, Listen and learn MTA
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| Lewis |
much rather have a nice se3 simple powerfull and tons of charm from a bygone era | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
how is yours doing Lewis? everything ok?
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| Lewis |
just about to say yep all ok still havent a chimney  just cleaning it now i am going to do a photo of all my engines later so i am making them all shiny cant clean the boiler thought its hard to get round because of the soldering
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| Mamodman123 |
Which boiler is hard to clean? |
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| Lewis |
se3 and se2a done the se2a though clean need to do the se3 boiler | ||||||
| MTA |
It came to me that I cant use the MM1 because the trucks have to go up AND down, and the MM1 only runs in one direction, so I need any Mamod engine that runs in both directions! | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
I was thinking that MTA, but i thought you had a cunning device set up. Maybe, you could somehow pull it up the hill with the Minor 1. Then switch the drive over to a Meccano built countershaft?
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| MTA |
will need a braking system of some sort Or I could fit gearing that could reverse the drive, like a clutch or something
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| Mamodman123 |
Yes you will need some sort of clutch, well Wallace will be able to help there for sure! I think adding a clutch, and more gears will be more fun than buying a reversing engine
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| MTA |
yeh, once I get those nuts and bolts and find some cheap axles, I'll then go onto bits and pieces shop and get some gears | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
Sandman bought a load of axels
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| MTA |
I was trying to find that auction, but could only find those 7.99 plus 6.50 postage onces from bits or pieces
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| Mamodman123 |
The one SM bought was a 3.99 buy now at some point I think, I considered buying it, but didn't bother in the end, as I only needed one more axel
When do you plan to get this project finsihed by then MTA? |
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| MTA |
byt the meet, but its not what you would call difficult so it should be finished long before then
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| Mamodman123 |
Lets hope so, maybe you could do a step by step building of it? like Mikes Boat? |
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| MTA |
will do! Although I won't show pics/vids of it running till February, to keep you lot on tenterhooks! | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
cheers MTA
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| MTA |
well, if you really wanted to see it that much, then I could do a vid
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| Sandman |
These are the ones I bought MTA. Arrived this morning no probs.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP...gename=STRK%3AMEWA%3APIC&rd=1 |
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| MTA |
I know! I was looking for those because MM said he'd seen them, I could only find bitsorpieces lot for 7.99, you pipped me to the post SM! | ||||||
| Sandman |
I'm sure there will be more soon MTA. Meccano seems to be quite popular on ebay.
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| Mamodman123 |
There won't be too much left with me, you and MTA buying it all
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| MTA |
by the way, I've just put my MSS loco back together, the top right hand screw on the left hand cylinder block was quite tricky to put back in, as I had to slip the bolt over the thread, and its quite tight in there! I'm going to see if the proper MSS tablets give a longer run than the Mamod ones
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| Mamodman123 |
It's all a tight fit. You are refering to the one that screws into the reverse/forward block? Just have to make sure it's all lined up properly
not sure if the mss tablets will be any better. Let me know, because i'm firing my blue loco on tablets.
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| MTA |
oops, I meant the top right hand one, the one that has a bolt and doesnt screw into the forward reverse block, I'm about to steam her up now, I'll let you know how it goes! | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
I see. Make sure the screws are done up really tight around the pistons, otherwise you will loose pressure around the gaskets before they get into the cylinders
Good luck with it MTA, let us know. Maybe a picture in steam?
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| Lewis |
video
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| MTA |
MSS tablets light quicker than Mamod ones, I got at least three more minutes with the MSS ones than I would have done with Mamod ones. As I said, I've got to get a able for my phone, plus my Mum's is broken 
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| Mamodman123 |
May get some Mss tablets if you recommend them MTA? the Mamod ones are out before the pressure is up
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| MTA |
actually, these MSS tablets are so good, the safety valve was blowing off
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| Mamodman123 |
will buy a box of them for my blue loco then
the remaining Mamod tablets I have left are fused together anyway
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| Lewis |
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| MTA |
I was surprised that MSS now put their tablets in re sealable bags Better than the Mmaod ones where you cant put them back in the box as the wrapping doesnt go back the way it was 
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| Mamodman123 |
Well they do go back in, you ease them up like a cigarette, then take as many as you need. No need to take the whole bag out the box
The ones I have are 1980's ones anyway
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| Lewis |
i just stuff it all in at once
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| Mamodman123 |
the old tablets do become quite brittle, so when you try to separate them, they do indeed crumble and break
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| Lewis |
dosent matter they go in the burner easer and light quicker when they are broke up | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
When I fired the SP2 the broken bits of tablet started to shake themselves out of the burner, and continued to burn on my base
Still can't stand them! |
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| Lewis |
do that on my sr1a they make a mess of the paint dont they | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
They turn it black
Shouldn't use solid fuel burners on older engines either! can melt the paint on the bases for some reason
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| Lewis |
thats poor it should be heat proof | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
I don't think they were designed for something to be burning so hot and so close to the base. The meths flame is usually way above the base, solid fuel is practically touching it
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| Lewis |
aye plus solid fuel make the crome tarnish even quicker | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
Well I've never put a meths burner in an SP, as the majority of them don't fit in the firebox
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| Lewis |
really ? | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
Yup, i'll do a picture later
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| Lewis |
not even the minor burner | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
Not sure, it might do, but there is no point in having a Minor 1 burner in an SP2 or SP4/5 is there?
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| Lewis |
wouldent even touch an sp5
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| Mamodman123 |
The old SP5
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| Lewis |
aye the new one would probably melt
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| Mamodman123 |
Lets hope it would melt never to be seen again
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| Lewis |
the same with wilescos |
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| Dauntless |
never a truer word said........................ ooer!
I'll leave the dodgy speeches to James
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| Mamodman123 |
I didn't know you were part of the anti-willesco brigade Dauntless?
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| Lewis |
james and mta wont be happy about this
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| Mamodman123 |
They will understand I'm sure MTA is leaning towards Bowman now
Put a flatbase Mamod in front of James and he'll be back on track
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| Lewis |
only unless its free | ||||||
| Mamodman123 |
Can't beat a free Mamod
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| Lewis |
aye
although ive never had one |
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| MTA |
WHO TOLD YOU, I mean, ummmm, shut up! |
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| Lewis |
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| Mamodman123 |
He's finally got the taste for the finer things in life
Next it will be pink champagine and cavier
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| MTA |
I've still got that M158 on watch, no doubt it will go crazy in the last few minutes Or I'm sure there will be a few Bowmans for sale in February
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| Mamodman123 |
Ay up someone is interested in a Bowman or two.
What happened to, and I quote: "I'm not a stationary man, a probably never will be"
Changes his mind more than a Tv channel
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| MTA |
well, not a Mamod stationary man as yet, I want the best at the moment, but not pink champagne and caviar, why any would want to eat fish eggs is beyond me Bowmans to me are the finest stationaries around, and show just what is happening to engineering standards of today, dying.
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| Mamodman123 |
Fair enough MTA I agree with the Bowmans, they are wonderful machines. Engineering in toy steam engines has gone way down hill!
For me, nothing beats the SE4!
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