Topic: Building the ALASKA (Read 85879 times)

southsteyne2 · « **Reply #150 on:** July 14, 2014, 03:06:53 am »

Sorry 3/16th bore pump

Kerrsy · « **Reply #151 on:** July 14, 2014, 09:23:34 am »

Thanks John
Yes I could have as George (ooyah) make them but as you can see from my blog I like to be different
it's a trait that causes me pain but does make me learn new skills.

Thanks for the comments
cheers

Alan

Kerrsy · « **Reply #152 on:** July 14, 2014, 03:09:32 pm »

All Sorted
I've linked to 9v batteries together, this gives me 19.3 volts (don't ask two 9 to me is 18!)
any way pumps running amuck and pumping like a gooden.

Alan

Kerrsy · « **Reply #153 on:** August 28, 2014, 02:40:26 pm »

Well things are improving, I know have remote control of forward and reverse.
The pump works fine on the faster speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cHPuBgUlPE&feature=youtu.be

here is an inside view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVx2CZ5HM80&feature=youtu.be

Just got to fit a servo to the main steam valve and we are away !!

Alan

ooyah/2 · « **Reply #154 on:** August 28, 2014, 09:29:21 pm »

Quote from: Kerrsy on August 28, 2014, 02:40:26 pm

Well things are improving, I know have remote control of forward and reverse.
The pump works fine on the faster speed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cHPuBgUlPE&feature=youtu.be

here is an inside view
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVx2CZ5HM80&feature=youtu.be

Just got to fit a servo to the main steam valve and we are away !!

Alan

Alan , what fine job of the Yarrow boiler and casing, very good for an old metal basher. !!!!

Where is the funnel on the casing ?

I really look forward to you installing the steam plant in ALASKA !!!

Keep up posting , perhaps with winter approaching it will keep you of the Golf course and complete your build.

Well done mate.

George.

Kerrsy · « **Reply #155 on:** August 29, 2014, 07:22:27 pm »

Thank you George
The funnel will be my next job
cheers
Alan

ooyah/2 · « **Reply #156 on:** August 29, 2014, 10:03:28 pm »

Quote from: Kerrsy on August 29, 2014, 07:22:27 pm

Thank you George
The funnel will be my next job
cheers
Alan

Alan,
Credit where it's due , how about another pic of the boat ALASKA to save us trolling back to find it.

I just love that little Yarrow boiler and by the look of the burner flame you still have plenty heat left if you turn it up.

George.

Kerrsy · « **Reply #157 on:** September 01, 2014, 09:21:31 am »

Thank you George
Yes It boils quicker than my Kettle !
Not much done on the boat front as I've been playing with the engine but hopfully
there should be photos below.
cheers
Alan

Kerrsy · « **Reply #158 on:** November 04, 2014, 10:42:16 am »

Hi all
Just a few Updates on Alaska's progress

Georges burner working at low rate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-vLtrf1HBI&feature=youtu.be

I'm sure someone has done this before but I couldent find so this my way of remotly controling
the reversing lever of a TVR. Ignor the wooden block, will make a nice Ali one later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ex-ixa-js_Q&feature=youtu.be

Finally got the whole thing running under remote control, Water level pump running with level sensor,
Main Steam valve with servo & reversing servo under the expert control of my wife.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMm0Itppavc&feature=youtu.be

A few picture of progress

1. She Floats !
2. Alaska in her winter quarters (the dinning room)
3. finding out to work with wood and make a cabin.
4. Cabin windows slide, !!

xrad · « **Reply #159 on:** November 04, 2014, 06:30:51 pm »

any tips for cutting out window holes?

KBIO · « **Reply #160 on:** November 04, 2014, 07:00:52 pm »

Hello!
I am following this post with a great interest.

The work is wonderfull and the steam plant performance is impressive according to its size.
Thanks Kerssy to share your construction.
Regards.

Kerrsy · « **Reply #161 on:** November 04, 2014, 08:10:52 pm »

Thank you KBIO
your comments are much appreciated.

Hi Xrad, yes but you need to have a friend in a school that has a laser cutter !

ooyah/2 · « **Reply #162 on:** November 04, 2014, 08:19:24 pm »

Quote from: Kerrsy on November 04, 2014, 08:10:52 pm

Thank you KBIO
your comments are much appreciated.

Hi Xrad, yes but you need to have a friend in a school that has a laser cutter !

Kerrsy,

What a nice compact little steam plant and a truly beautiful model build.
I bet that you are glad you went for the Yarrow boiler and the TVR to keep the C.G. down
Do you think that the dia of the funnel is big enough, it looks rather small, is that to be in scale with the funnel on the full size boat.

I look forward to the day you get it out on the water ,rather than the bath, must be a bit of a squeeze having a bath with the boat in it.

George.

Kerrsy · « **Reply #163 on:** November 05, 2014, 11:11:16 am »

Hi George
Yes I'm very pleased I went for a yarrow, thank you.
Yes the funnel is only a cover as the proper funnel is false and fits over the engine cover, big white thing !!

I'm afraid a bath isn't big enough, not mine any way that's why I had to buy the paddling pool from asda
Good £10.00 spent as my grand children used it all summer.

Just to remind you all of the real thing

Kerrsy · « **Reply #164 on:** November 05, 2014, 11:15:20 am »

Opp's must have hiccuped

pipercub1772 · « **Reply #165 on:** November 05, 2014, 01:31:21 pm »

Hi looking great what timber are you using for the cabin is it mahogany and will you use glass for the windows,regards Allan

SailorGreg · « **Reply #166 on:** November 05, 2014, 01:38:09 pm »

Quote from: Kerrsy on November 05, 2014, 11:15:20 am

Opp's must have hiccuped

Can't have too much of a good thing! Lovely build Kerrsy, one of those that will, I suspect, be indistinguishable from the real thing when photographed in its element.

Greg

Kerrsy · « **Reply #167 on:** November 05, 2014, 01:59:04 pm »

Hi Allan
The windows are already glassed with 1.5mm acrylic, and the wood I used is spruce, it's coated with Teak stained varnish.
Thank you for your comments,
Regards
Alan

Thank you Greg, I think it may look o.k. from afar but I'm no chippy.
can't get the hang of not being able to weld up your mistakes.
You would amazed at how many times I've made this and taken it apart because I found a better way to do it or forgotten to put something in.
Anyway that's scratch build without detailed drawings.
When it's finished I will have a set of detailed drawings and how to make instructions, most of which is on this blog.

Regards
Alan

xrad · « **Reply #168 on:** November 05, 2014, 05:28:13 pm »

Makes sense. Thanks Kerrsey

southsteyne2 · « **Reply #169 on:** November 05, 2014, 10:29:05 pm »

Very impressed with the Alaska lettering ,did you have this printed commercially?
cheers
John

Kerrsy · « **Reply #170 on:** November 06, 2014, 09:33:38 am »

Hi John
Thank you, the name was probably one of the most difficult things to reproduce.
First I had to take a photo and scale it to 1/12.
I had to trace the shadow and the letter separately, I had to cut them out separately from Gold & Red self adhesive vinyl
and lay one on top of the other.
Here's a picture of the process.

southsteyne2 · « **Reply #171 on:** November 06, 2014, 01:06:40 pm »

Thanks for the valuable info as I am sure will be helpful to many on this forum I think nothing looks better than well made scale lettering
Cheers
John

Kerrsy · « **Reply #172 on:** April 25, 2015, 05:21:19 pm »

Well it's getting warmer in the garage so time to do a bit.
I had a trip around Wadworth brewery in Devizes and met the sigh writers that paint the pub signs, one kind chap offered to do the scroll work on my boat.

Kerrsy · « **Reply #173 on:** April 25, 2015, 05:28:20 pm »

Really chuffed with outcome. now it looks more like the original.

I know a little man in china who makes motorized water pumps, but the pump on it was to small and would not pump against the head.
So modified it to take a bigger pump that will.
I'm going to make a bigger cam as well so to increase the stroke.
With this set up I can adjust the position of the pump as well.

southsteyne2 · « **Reply #174 on:** April 26, 2015, 03:13:35 am »

Really like your letters are they adhesive stickers and do you have to cut out the shapes ?
Cheers
John

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