Firstly I hope this is in the correct area of the Forum ....If not I apoligise...
I have a brand new ,unsteamed boiler for a 3 1/2''L.B. Tich(ldsc)boiler id no.737.Builder...C .Kennion.date of cons...1982.All Copper materialfirst test recort with boiler 2nd test done by MESNI (My...
Hi Folks...yes '' that engine build is a ''beauty''...I have not moved forward much more than the last photo ...Hip and leg giving major probs. bloods o/k x rays done next is N mri scan Hopefully it is what they think degenerative hip wear. I was in shed to day general tidy up and...
Hi oilmac...
This is going to be a lllooonnnggg post...
the drawings and designs were done by a chap named arnold throp who worked for cole merchant and morley...engine makers from bradford arnold described His engine in Model Engineer ed/second iss/Aug/Sept 1982...
If I can enlarge on the cylinder ...after the dig in I attempted to get an idea of the depth of the damage ...the bore looked pretty good up to the hard spot ...1/2way ...so I set it up round the other way as true as possiuble the bore finished with a slight missmatch...very careful use of the...
HI Folks,,,it's been a while.....a lot of adjusting done on the shed to increase work space...new bench for big lathe ( 18'') more frontal room The ''Chester Conquest'' mill died !!! Burial was at local scrappie....Amadale provided me with a new one... longertable with plenty of engine...
Back in the shed after quite a long time the machines and tooling all checked over ...material ordered and while waiting I stripped down the boiler and 10v and score... the boiler is a stuart 504...some photos hopefully to follow...
John.
Hi Paul,I do not have a memory of that but i do remember some one covering the cylinder valve chests with ''Acrylic'' so viewers could see the valves at work,
All the best for now,
John.
Hi Dave,
good to see its not wrecked...firstly belt depth is 1/4''.
o/d of motor pulley is 3 1/4''
two step pulley...front to back 1 1/2''
large pulley is 2 7/16''at bottom of belt vee
thickness of large pulley is 1/2''
o/d of small pulley is 1 7/8''
I...