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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Steam => Topic started by: steamyjim on December 13, 2021, 10:27:29 pm

Title: Rebuilding a Cheddar Plover Maxi Minor Steam Plant
Post by: steamyjim on December 13, 2021, 10:27:29 pm

As part of my quest to acquire an example of each engine in the Cheddar Models range, I recently picked up a pair of Plover engines mounted onto a common base. This would've originally formed part of a Plover Maxi Minor plant.

Title: Re: Rebuilding a Cheddar Plover Maxi Minor Steam Plant
Post by: steamyjim on December 13, 2021, 10:31:02 pm

Not sure what happened there - I consider myself fairly computer literate but jeez this forum is harder to use compared to any of the others I am a member of!  {-)


Perhaps a moderator would care to delete and I'll have another go at posting...

Title: Re: Rebuilding a Cheddar Plover Maxi Minor Steam Plant
Post by: Lotus7 on December 14, 2021, 01:52:49 pm

Where do you buy the SPLINED drive shafts ?
George
Calgary Alberta Canada

Title: Re: Rebuilding a Cheddar Plover Maxi Minor Steam Plant
Post by: Circlip on December 14, 2021, 03:28:38 pm

Look like ends from "Huco" couplings.


  Regards   Ian.

Title: Re: Rebuilding a Cheddar Plover Maxi Minor Steam Plant
Post by: Lotus7 on December 14, 2021, 03:35:51 pm

Where can I source the splined drive couplings ?
George
[email protected]

Title: Re: Rebuilding a Cheddar Plover Maxi Minor Steam Plant
Post by: DocMartin on December 14, 2021, 06:49:17 pm

Cornwall Boats (UK) or Harbor Models (USA)
https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/couplings-modular-p1.html (https://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/couplings-modular-p1.html)
https://www.harbormodels.com/couplers.html (https://www.harbormodels.com/couplers.html)
You can choose the shaft diameter of each coupler end to match it's respective drive shaft

Title: Re: Rebuilding a Cheddar Plover Maxi Minor Steam Plant
Post by: Lotus7 on December 14, 2021, 07:52:55 pm

Thank you.DocMartin
George