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Modified gearing on TE1A details

 
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:14 pm    Post subject: Modified gearing on TE1A details Reply with quote
I took some stills today of my modified TE1a with reduced gearing and a fully exposed boiler. There was some interest in the details so I took some pictures of the details.















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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 2:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi Max!

Fantastic idea

Piecing together some Mamod spares to get finally a smooth running and a extraordinary looking TE.

greetings from Austria, Gerald
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
excellent work mate
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very nice - great stuff!  
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That runs superb and you just have to much fun with your spares box     .......
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MrMamod wrote:
That runs superb and you just have to much fun with your spares box     .......


Glad you like it.
I often buy the basket cases and 'box o bits' with a plan in mind. Sometimes they get restored or, if too far gone, get remanufactured into something new. These are a lot easier than a restoration because there is no right or wrong. As you can see with the screws holding the chimney on. You can't do that in a restoration.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Very, very nice indeed.
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Well done indeed.    
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 9:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It addresses one of the things that bothers me most about the Mamod TE range.
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that works well
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 12:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Many thanks for posting those pics.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 04, 2012 1:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Max, that's a very interesting modification, perhaps we could christen it a 'Maxification'. I do like the way you've replaced the scuttle, with a full firebox. Do you have much of a problem with slippage of the bands, or does the lower gearing, actualy help with this issue.

The 'gearing' certainly slows things down a lot.

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