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Mamodman123 · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:40 pm Post subject:

Steve, I'm sure you could walk into a jungle and come out with a tank made out of bamboo sticks

Keep up the great work

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Steve_S · Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 9:49 pm Post subject:

James · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 11:39 am Post subject:

Wow!!!!

Steve, I've just caught up with this thread.

I can't believe that that's the same engine as was sat in a box in my room for months! Gil said the engine was basically scrap when he sent it to me, and I agree. We all had that boiler down as scrap although it was a shame to give up on it.

I'm so chuffed that I found you at Lincs at the right time to take it and do it up, couldn't have found a better person anywhere.

Really, really well done mate - you're doing a bloody fantastic job!!

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Steve_S · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject:

Thanks James! I ran it again last night and its running really smoothly now, after some fiddling with the linkages on the con rod which had quite a bit of play in them. It's much quieter now. I intend to make a burner for it this weekend and so I'll post the details when that's done. Then there's just the whistle to fix and a chimney to make.

James · Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 1:11 pm Post subject:

You are one clever, clever bloke, Steve!!! Credit to you!

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mogogear · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:14 am Post subject:

"It's ALIVE"!!!!

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Steve_S · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 10:03 am Post subject:

Steve_S · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:00 pm Post subject:

Here's the burner I've made. I already had some square cross section brass "tube" recovered from some scrap equipment at work, so I used that by cutting it to length and soldering on square endcaps. When the joint is filed flat it's impossible to see the seam. The breather pipe curls up into the dome on the top of the tank, rather like a steam pipe on a boiler. At first I only fitted one burner tube, but I wasn't getting quite enough heat so I added a second. Why is one tube shorter than the other? Because that's all I had left!

The dome and filler cap is a plumbing fitting... very cheap and just the thing!

Steve_S · Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject:

I've also fixed the whistle. In the box of bits that James gave me was this.... I assume its the remains of the original whistle:

I made these bits to fit onto the original whistle base.

I'll be putting some sort if handle onto the threaded rod when I find something suitable.... or I might turn a wooden handle.

Here it is in place.

And it works!

Finally, here's the engine running.

Steve_S · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 8:46 pm Post subject:

I've altered the burner slightly... it now has tubes that are the same length, and one of them has a cover so that the engine can tick over with just one tube lit.

I've also made a chimney for it. The engine is now mechanically complete, so tomorrow I'll be taking it apart for painting and polishing.

rangerssteamtoys · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject:

Great restoration

Now, what color are you going to paint it?
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Steve_S · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:27 pm Post subject:

It'll still be red, but a bit brighter! The chimney will be black except for the brass bit at the top.

johnreid · Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject:

Has to be one of the best looking Bowmanlike burners yet, real good job.
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Les · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:49 am Post subject:

That is one great restoration you have performed there, well done. Thumbs up!

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Graham-Jilly · Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:56 am Post subject:

lovely restro nice runner as well

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