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Alf
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Wow!
That's impressive 
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that's a cracking transformation. Proper Job!
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Roly Williams
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:28 pm Post subject: |
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| mamod wrote: | | the crank axle is interferance fit if you need help maybe we can assist |
If you can't get the crank off, you might be able to use a longer one from another engine. Is the SE3 crankshaft the same diameter and throw? I can't remember.
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johnreid
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| Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:50 pm Post subject: |
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I cant think of any other manufacturer that would even offer to assist. Hats off to Mamod, I see a firm that is concerned about customer service, a welcome sight these days.
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| johnreid wrote: | | I cant think of any other manufacturer that would even offer to assist. Hats off to Mamod, I see a firm that is concerned about customer service, a welcome sight these days. |
Accucraft is known for its stellar customer service, but I agree. Hats off to Mamod!
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| AzRob wrote: | | johnreid wrote: | | I cant think of any other manufacturer that would even offer to assist. Hats off to Mamod, I see a firm that is concerned about customer service, a welcome sight these days. |
Accucraft is known for its stellar customer service, but I agree. Hats off to Mamod! |
Agreed.
Offers of help from a company itself is a rare occurrence these days.
Much appreciated and well done Mamod.
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alan2525
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In no way meant as a criticism but those Mamod Steam Roadster wheels always look wrong to me when fitted to a TE. You can still see the tyre valve and the obvious recess in the wheel rim used to locate the rubber tyres. They are a fair representation of a wooden spoked wheel but the proper TE front wheels would look much more fitting. They'd look superb fitted with tyres and used on a traction wagon being towed by the TE though!
Mamod TE wheels look great with a thick rubber tyre on too, and the spokes lined and paintwork weathered too!
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Dr. Rog
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Thanks for all those clever tips Kevin. Its a real work of art.
It there a particular prototype engine that made you choose the wooden-spoke wheels? I realise that most north American engines used multiple round bar spokes and consequently are not easy to model.
I think you have proved that these valved engines should exhaust up the chimney. Is that "welding" a form of glue? 
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Kevin Klein
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Thanks again everyone. I am happy it ws satisfactory. Found out that it will run with the drive band with out pulling itself off, gave it a couple of steamups lastnight and another this morning at the museum during my volunteering time. The curater suggested a video posting here, that will probably get done in the near future.
Dr. Rog, the front wheels where used because they are diferent and I thaught looked unique. There had been some engines with wood spoked front and back wheels. The JB Weld is a brand name for an epoxy type glue.
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Dr. Rog
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| Kevin Klein wrote: | Thanks again everyone. I am happy it ws satisfactory. ...
Dr. Rog, the front wheels where used because they are diferent and I thaught looked unique. There had been some engines with wood spoked front and back wheels. The JB Weld is a brand name for an epoxy type glue. |
"Satisfactory" is being modest. If there was once a prototype with a given feature then a likewise model is authentic, rather than an impressionistic toy and that's an improvement in my book.
The success of the epoxy is very interesting and should encourage others. Thanks for the tip. 
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