toxx
|
... yep, mate! That's a good plan! Jus' take yer time, mate. Whenyer done, givver another 12 hours ta' rest, then steam' er up. 
|
James
|
Aye mate! I'd rather wait 24 hours more to steam it after assembly, than steam her and have to repaint her taking 4 more days!
|
Mamodman123
|
Looking good mate!
Using Ford colours too 
just make sure you bake them well so it stays like that! Just one thing, remove the paint off the bottom edge of the engine frame! They weren't painted
|
James
|
Where abouts lad? Show us a pic!
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | Where abouts lad? Show us a pic! |
on the outside of the engine frame along the bottom...look at your hobbies SE1!
|
James
|
Oh aye lad! Not along the top then?
|
steamgranny
|
Amazing transformation on that base!  I really need to do that one day on my badly-pitted Latimer.
Engine supports now very elegant in their original livery & looking forward to seeing it finished, in all its glory.
|
James
|
Thanks alot SG 
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | Oh aye lad! Not along the top then? |
Leave the top...
|
Wallace
|
Getting better everyday mate. Top stuff 
|
James
|
Taken the paint off the bottom of the frames! Paint on base still a bit soft, so will leave it a bit longer before baking!
Firebox won't need baking... stands up to 500 degrees!
|
James
|
Bit of an update!
The engine is built up but nothing is fastened down yet.
|
Les
|
Thats a vast improvement. Well done. 
|
steamyjim
|
Looks brilliant James!
|
bessytractor
|
oh my thats looking rather amazing! Keep up the good work.
|
Nick
|
James, that looks great! I bet you're glad you went for the repaint. 
|
James
|
Thanks guys
|
johnreid
|
Wow, that was a fast one! It looks like you will be finished soon.
|
James
|
Cheers John!
I hate hanging about with a resto, but I hate rushing it and buggering it up!
|
steamyjim
|
| James wrote: | Cheers John!
I hate hanging about with a resto, but I hate rushing it and buggering it up! |
SNAP
|
James
|
What you broke lad?
|
steamyjim
|
What?
|
James
|
you said snap!
|
steamyjim
|
Oh aye 
|
Mamodman123
|
Looking great so far Jimbo
not much more to do
|
James
|
Nope
Base still needs baking!
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | Nope
Base still needs baking! |
You'll want a new overflow plug too lad, that screw isn't original!
|
James
|
Ain't it?
Thou joketh! It looks original! Right thread and everything!
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | Ain't it?
Thou joketh! It looks original! Right thread and everything! |
Don't think so lad, it just seems unproffessional to me. You could turn it too far with a screw driver and that would be game over.
got a piccy wicky?
|
James
|
Not at hand lad! Will do in a bit!
|
johnreid
|
| Quote: | | got a piccy wicky? |
|
James
|
Wow wow wow!
The bolt/plug/thing won't unscrew! And it looks like the previous owner tried to get it out but couldn't
Errrrrrrrrrm
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | Wow wow wow!
The bolt/plug/thing won't unscrew! And it looks like the previous owner tried to get it out but couldn't
Errrrrrrrrrm |
Calm down, calm down
As a side note, my oiler cap from S4F/MN was glued on 
|
James
|
He never mentioned it when he were selling it
What should I do?
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | He never mentioned it when he were selling it
What should I do? |
Try boiling water over it first lad! then cold water, if its been glued in then the glue may perish if you steam it. If its soldered in then oh no
|
James
|
Not soldered lad! Oi oi
I heard a rattling in the boiler...
Tipped it upside down...
Loads of sand and little stones came out
|
Les
|
| James wrote: | He never mentioned it when he were selling it
What should I do? |
Panic!! And then 
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | Not soldered lad! Oi oi
I heard a rattling in the boiler...
Tipped it upside down...
Loads of sand and little stones came out |
It must have had it near when he sand blasted it.
The threads are easy ish to resolder, i did one on a pre-war SE2
|
James
|
Maybe I'd have got it cheaper if I've have just paid for the SE4, not half of bloody Cleethorpes aswell!!
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | Maybe I'd have got it cheaper if I've have just paid for the SE4, not half of bloody Cleethorpes aswell!! |
Build a sand castle
|
James
|
I'll send it back to S4F!
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | I'll send it back to S4F! |
to ruin it again?
|
James
|
No the sand
Why would you sand blast a 70 year old toy?
Stupid Yorkshireman
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | No the sand
Why would you sand blast a 70 year old toy?
Stupid Yorkshireman |
Silly Northener
you're a big boy now, sort it out lad
|
Les
|
Is there any sand in the steam line??
|
James
|
Dunno Les!
Eee this bloody screw!
|
Les
|
| James wrote: | Dunno Les!
Eee this bloody screw! |
What you need is a hammer and a durex,
If you cannot fix it, **** it.
|
James
|
|
steamyjim
|
|
bessytractor
|
OH THE BANTER
|
James
|
Ahh the bloody paint went all cack when I baked the base! 
That's it! I'll bring out le weapon a la secret!
I'll nitromers it down, and spray it with tractor paint with the rate girth airbrush 
|
steamyjim
|
AAAAH BLOODY HELL!
Was looking forward to seeing it
|
Nick
|
Any pics?
|
James
|
Naaa fraid now, I'm rate annoyed and I've vowed I won't look at it again tonight or I'll stamp on it
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | Ahh the bloody paint went all cack when I baked the base!
That's it! I'll bring out le weapon a la secret!
I'll nitromers it down, and spray it with tractor paint with the rate girth airbrush |
Tell me you didn;t chuck it in at like 100 deg c?
|
Nick
|
nope, 200!
|
James
|
Let it harden over night, put it in at 50 for half an hour, then 100 for 30mins, then 150 for 30mins, then 200 for 30mins.
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | Let it harden over night, put it in at 50 for half an hour, then 100 for 30mins, then 150 for 30mins, then 200 for 30mins. |
When did it go "crappy"?
|
James
|
About 5 mins into 200!
|
bessytractor
|
oh dear 
sorry to hear that james
just heard your "confession" what a good laugh!
|
James
|
Eh??
|
James
|
Newsflash!
The screw/bolt has come out, and it was the right thread, no damage done
|
bessytractor
|
| James wrote: | Newsflash!
The screw/bolt has come out, and it was the right thread, no damage done |
good to hear.
You know, your poem lol.
|
MamodFan
|
| James wrote: | | Let it harden over night, put it in at 50 for half an hour, then 100 for 30mins, then 150 for 30mins, then 200 for 30mins. |
Feck me 200 degrees, thats too hot for crappy Halfords Paint. I had some success at 140. You are better off using proper paint, ie not from Halfords
|
Les
|
| James wrote: | Newsflash!
The screw/bolt has come out, and it was the right thread, no damage done |
|
James
|
MM told me that's what should be done, and it worked fine with his, so I did it
Oooooo me inbred poem!
|
MamodFan
|
To give you an idea J, proper stove enamel paint as used originally is baked off at 120. It is very hard and durable.
Car paint is not the ideal paint for stem engines, particularly bases as it is not very resistant to meths. It is good because of the range of colours available though.
Looking at your pics of the base it appears that you have a very thick coat of paint on there, the reflection in the paint around the holes gives it away. Did you spray one heavy coat or several light coats?
|
James
|
Loads of light coats!
|
Mamodman123
|
200 for the firebox, ive never been above 150 for a base
Its completely heat resistant at that temperature, not sure about meths resistant though....
|
James
|
Oh balls, you could have said
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | Oh balls, you could have said |
you could have asked
think about it lad, the base won't get that hot will it?
Actually Ive asked MF if he'll get mine stove painted or whatever with the next batch of his engines that way its meths and heat resistant and will last my lifetime (I don't plan on living that long)
|
James
|
Well bugger me!! LOL!
How much is that costing you?
|
MamodFan
|
one offs are never cheap, especially when they have to colour match paint
waiting for a quote to come back
|
James
|
Oh aye! Might end up being a 2 off
|
johnreid
|
This is how you learn isnt it? No real harm done, just some wasted effort, and if you learned something, the effort isnt wasted then is it?
|
James
|
Very wise John!
Naaa nowt wasted!
Don't matter either
|
Mamodman123
|
| MamodFan wrote: | one offs are never cheap, especially when they have to colour match paint
waiting for a quote to come back |
I don't mind paying a reasonable amount aslong as its nothing stupid!
My own peace of mind then
|
johnreid
|
James could probably rerepaint and watch the temperature and end up in good shape if he doesnt want to send it out for work. I wish I never made any errors, but then again I wouldnt know much then either. Keep your chin up mate it isnt all that bad.
|
bessytractor
|
| James wrote: | MM told me that's what should be done, and it worked fine with his, so I did it
Oooooo me inbred poem |
well I didn't want to shout it out loud
I thought it literary genius,
|
James
|
LOL!
How you heard that?
Thanks John!
I'll make this bugger work some way or another! She will be steaming be weekend for sure!!
|
bessytractor
|
| James wrote: | LOL!
How you heard that?
Thanks John!
I'll make this bugger work some way or another! She will be steaming be weekend for sure!! |
will sent it to me. Btw I've added you on msn, thought it about time the legend was on my contact list!
|
James
|
Oh aye who's that then? Didn't know Fred Dibnah had MSN
|
Wallace
|
Sorry to hear of your troubles James.
Anyway, at least it's all learning.
Just incredible the boiler had sand in it. I warned elswhere that the burner might, but not the boiler
Still though, looking forward to the progress
|
James
|
Yeah, Ill crank the big girthy spray gun up in a bit and use proper tractor paint!
|
James
|
Update!
Base sanded down to bare metal, primed, 1st layer of paint applied. All looks great bar one run on the underside (who cares about that?)
|
James
|
Update!
Base sanded down to bare metal, primed, 1st layer of paint applied. All looks great bar one run on the underside (who cares about that?)
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | Update!
Base sanded down to bare metal, primed, 1st layer of paint applied. All looks great bar one run on the underside (who cares about that?) |
Don't take up a career in spraying cars lad, people may care about a run or two
|
James
|
If it were on the top I would, but the bottom don't matter, I don't intend to keep it upside down
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | If it were on the top I would, but the bottom don't matter, I don't intend to keep it upside down |
thats funny...nor me
|
James
|
Maybe Chris does, being in Australia
|
Mamodman123
|
| James wrote: | | Maybe Chris does, being in Australia |
Down under
|
James
|
Where men are men and kangaroos are eaten by GJs dogs
|
tmuir
|
| James wrote: | | Where men are men and kangaroos are eaten by GJs dogs |
James favourite town in Australia...
Human to sheep ratio is just right for him.
They used to have another sign that read.
'Welcome to Glendambo
Where men are men
and sheep are afraid'
|
James
|
LMAO!!
|
johnreid
|
I hope you are taking good pictures as you progress, for future reference, and bragging once done
|
James
|
No pics ATM, I said I wouldn't go in the garage incase I decide to touch it in any way
|
James
|
THE SE4 IS FINISHED!
Not without it's problems though, had to do a few farmer style bodges on it 
|
Mamodman123
|
like what?
|
Nick
|
Oh boy. 
|
Les
|
| James wrote: | THE SE4 IS FINISHED!
Not without it's problems though, had to do a few farmer style bodges on it |
Such as?????
|
