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Author Topic: The Sun will come out tomorrow.... (Stuart Turner 'Sun' engine)  (Read 45957 times)

kno3

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #50 on: February 27, 2010, 02:49:08 pm »
Looks great! But what are those wood-clad tanks for and the green one?
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benjaml1

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« Reply #51 on: February 27, 2010, 02:53:42 pm »
The one on the left is boiler feedwater. The one on the right ( lower) is recovered condensate/oil & the green one is in fact a dummy cowling for the electric motor which runs my BFWP....
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kno3

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« Reply #52 on: February 27, 2010, 02:54:29 pm »
BFWP?
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benjaml1

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« Reply #53 on: February 27, 2010, 02:55:39 pm »
Sorry... Boiler feedwater pump...
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kno3

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« Reply #54 on: February 27, 2010, 02:59:25 pm »
Isn't the feed water tank (I assume it's the one with the hatch) kind of small?
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benjaml1

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« Reply #55 on: February 27, 2010, 03:07:09 pm »
Keith Appleton of Mainsteam Models did a wonderful job in making it for me & it was sized for the engine 2 1/2" diameter X 3 ". The boiler is oversized ( i make sure I have enough boiler) which may make it look small... I may add a hidden auxiliary in parallel if needed but I wanted the steam unit to be compact....
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« Reply #56 on: February 28, 2010, 02:08:50 pm »
Hi Ben, you are doing a great job there and may I also add that Keith is quickly getting a good reputation for the quality of his work and I highly commend the steam items he works on and sells. He is always willing to help and work directly with the customer to make sure they get the package they want to fit where they want so thumbs up to another supplier, they all help us out in trying to complete our Boats or plants etc.

Now how about a nice video link of this piece of kit running, should be good.

Well done indeed :-))
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« Reply #57 on: February 28, 2010, 04:19:08 pm »
I have to say this plant looks superb and that engine compared to what you started with is an amazing transformation.  The one big dissapointment though with this particular engine is that you don't get to see anything going round!!

I agree that Keiths products are superb.  He used to come and visit us at the Kirklees club for a while but we haven't seen him as regularly recently however I have had the pleasure of watching one of his launches steaming and it is a beautiful model.
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benjaml1

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« Reply #58 on: February 28, 2010, 09:12:00 pm »
Keith is a true gentleman & an excellent artisan, I have nothing but praise for his work... :-)) As for things going around, there's always that slide valve mechanism to watch & of course the nodding water pump...  :-)

My son in law works for Airbus & was asking me where the plans were & I said: "Inside my head"...  :embarrassed:
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mogogear

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« Reply #59 on: March 01, 2010, 05:10:05 am »
Your Stuart engine mod was a great plan well executed..It really looks great among the other components!!
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« Reply #60 on: March 01, 2010, 05:23:18 am »
Benj...loverly work......but a few questions O0

a) oily water tank...I see a 90 degree isolation valve & a vertical tube riser.........& both on the top lid face  {-) {-)..how will you empty the contents?  :o
b) the condenser discharge line to the oily water tank and the gas supply to the boiler appear to exceed the dimensional limits of the drip tray........ {:-{ ...will this pose any problem?

It will be interesting to see the route for the lagged steam line to the engine.......... :-)) Derek
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benjaml1

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« Reply #61 on: March 01, 2010, 09:25:01 am »
Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on March 01, 2010, 05:23:18 am
Benj...loverly work......but a few questions O0

a) oily water tank...I see a 90 degree isolation valve & a vertical tube riser.........& both on the top lid face  {-) {-)..how will you empty the contents?  :o
b) the condenser discharge line to the oily water tank and the gas supply to the boiler appear to exceed the dimensional limits of the drip tray........ {:-{ ...will this pose any problem?

It will be interesting to see the route for the lagged steam line to the engine.......... :-)) Derek

I am going to attach a flexible hose ( to scale) & have it coiled up. Extraction will be started by sucking with a syringe & then the hose placed over the side of the hull to allow the contents to syphon out.

The discharge line does exceed the tray but the vessel is 15 inches wide at that point. I intend to build a scale A-frame steps over it if it becomes obtrusive. If that doesn't look right I'll use sweat elbows to shorten the route.. It will actually be below the scale walk area/ platform as the unit sits very low in the hull....

Thanks for the nice comments all.... :-))

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benjaml1

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« Reply #62 on: March 09, 2010, 09:28:59 pm »
Quote from: derekwarner_decoy on March 01, 2010, 05:23:18 am
It will be interesting to see the route for the lagged steam line to the engine.......... :-)) Derek

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #63 on: March 09, 2010, 09:46:11 pm »
I have to say I do think flanged connections look absolutely superb.

Wonderful job
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benjaml1

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« Reply #64 on: March 09, 2010, 09:56:04 pm »
Thank you, it should be completed within a fortnight & then I begin testing. That completed, sea trials... Just in time for spring.. :-))
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J.Walpot.

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« Reply #65 on: March 10, 2010, 08:15:32 pm »
I agree with Bunkerbarge.  :-)) :-))
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benjaml1

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« Reply #66 on: March 10, 2010, 09:25:17 pm »
Thank you, I think they add authenticity....
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benjaml1

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« Reply #67 on: March 21, 2010, 08:37:42 pm »
Going to fire her up next week for the first steam trials, any tips ?? Never done this before....  :embarrassed:
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kno3

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #68 on: March 21, 2010, 09:01:49 pm »
Try not to get your fingers burned  ok2
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« Reply #69 on: March 21, 2010, 09:15:04 pm »
Dont look down the chimney when you light up - you will lose your eyebrows!  %%
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benjaml1

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #70 on: March 21, 2010, 11:54:38 pm »
Good advise, any more....  :-))
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steamboatmodel

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #71 on: March 22, 2010, 12:00:56 am »
Remember that Butane/propane are heavier than air and will collect in hulls and low spots. It does burn faster than Alcohol, but if collected in a cabin will expand the walls suddenly.
Regards,
Gerald.
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benjaml1

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #72 on: March 22, 2010, 04:20:46 pm »
Thanks for that, these are just steam trials on my patio table... As soon as I'm happy I will progress to sea trials...  :-))
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kno3

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #73 on: March 22, 2010, 09:17:39 pm »
How did the trial go?
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benjaml1

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Re: Nearly finished....
« Reply #74 on: March 22, 2010, 11:59:20 pm »
Waiting for a sunny day & a few more little bits, should be ready to go by next week if the weather holds & postie delivers.... :-))
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