MadModder

Hi folks,
We start the week with a bonfire, then progress onto repairing the lawnmowers and strimmer in order to complete the clear up of the field  ready for the annual Wicani dog jamboree! unfortunately it has given rain all next week!!! Thursday was "Andy's Antiques, with another selection of interesting repairs, and I got the mowers finished and back to the field on Friday!
Phil in very moist East Yorkshire

Modifying the OKMO P51 Friction Clutch for a Model Steam Engine

I?ve modified the P51 to work with a model steam engine, giving me something I?ve wanted since the very first time I powered a steam-driven accessory, the ability to disengage and re-engage the accessory while the engine continues running!

The wobble did annoy me to start with, but how handy the clutch is has gotten me over that OCD. It's the MK1 and I know a few things to now improve on the MK2. I have given a lot of thought to having the clutch as a totally separate orphan accessory (it would be absolutely ideal used like that) but there are some obstacles to overcome as the main clutch unit would still have to be spinning in a bearing mounting........my mind is ticking over on how to solve it.

Hi Folks,
Another short week as the local council closed the road for two days to resurface it, and I could not get to the workshop! The Peavey amp is a see if you can fix it job! and it turned out very well indeed! Got some more D type done, and apart from the exhaust, the chassis is finished!    It has been very hot here, and hard to work, certainly working outdoors was not an option, but it will soon be cooler, and then I will be moaning about that too!
Phil In the East Yorkshire desert!

Good job.  Is there any tendency for the 'teeth' on the pullies to damage your rubber drives?

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