6 months of work and finally

[andyf]

I thought it had to be "your" loco, Rob, because it looked so new and had the same bucket refusing to be shaken off.

I know nothing about garden railway engines; how is it fuelled?

Andy

[Russell Nash]

Andyf, you have made my day  . Its great to see on of my engines in action, doing what it was built for and being chased by a cat, I never accounted for that when I designed it, but I will in future    

I see the next one as a military equipment train during war time with machine gunners.  That will keep the cat away.

[slowcoach]

Hi andyf, It's gas fired with butane or butane/propane mix. The gas tank is located in the rear bunker, a dummy coal load, cast out of zinc hides it nicely. The coal load pulls away revealing the filler valve so that you can re-gas it. To fire it, you open the gas valve in the cab and hold a lighter or match just over the chimney, the gas ignites (small pop  ) and then its just a 5 min wait for the safety valve to blow off (40 psi) and off you go 

Thats a good idea Russell, I will bare it in mind

Cheers
Rob

[danstir4]

Beautiful work!  And I am amazed out how quickly you built it.

[DMIOM]

......Its great to see on of my engines in action, doing what it was built for and being chased by a cat, I never accounted for that when I designed it, but I will in future     .....

Rob - am I correct in thinking those look like milk churns on the wagon - if so maybe the cat's after the cream 

Dave

[AndyB]

Rob,

After my initial awe, especially after watching the video, I got looking closely at the motion.

How the ****...on earth...do you work so small? 

Reaming at that size needs tools made with a microscope!

If you can give any hints and tips I would be very grateful, as I am sure some others would too.

Andy

[slowcoach]

Hi Andy, Yes they are some small bit and they all have a job to do to make the thing work. All I can say is that you have to be good with a file  I'm getting a few pic sorted out, detailling the build. I'm still new to posting stuff that makes sense to others 

[AndyB]

I am looking forward to your posting.

I have a Benson's Vertical Engine to build but it is a lot smaller than I expected  and I am afraid of some of the bits as they are so small I can't pick them up in my fingers

Andy

[slowcoach]

ooh, I would love to build the Benson Vertical  , it would make a nice winter project  This one isn't mine, I found it on utube.It's a Magical little engine to watch, so smooth in operation.
Andy, did you get yours from Bruce engineering?

Cheers
Rob

[saw]

slowcoach I have to ask Benson Vertical  engine, where can I find more info about that engine? (casting)

[Joules]

Benni,
        try this link...

http://www.pollymodelengineering.co.uk/sections/stationary-engines/anthony-mount-models/index.asp

[AndyB]

Hi all,

That's the one, from Polly Model Engineering, as you say Joules.

It has got a lovely motion but I need to build a whole lot of confidence and small tooling before I do any more than the column and flywheel...

Getting on with the Rider Ericsson at the moment.

Andy

[saw]

Thanks for the tip. I just love that place a lot of fanny solutions for steam engine 

[Bandit_46]

Rob to say that's Nice Work is an Understatement,,,That's  EXTRAORDINARY Work!!!! Awesome,simply Awesome    .

Thanks for showing us  .

Troy

[Davo J]

A beautiful job  and your customers rail road is impressive as well.
 
Dave