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- Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:47 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Free 2D CAD Software?
- Replies: 27
- Views: 24280
Re: Free 2D CAD Software?
I have been using Linux since I retired, so I am always on the look out for functioning open source software. I recently discovered QCAD. It is free and works very similar to my recollections of Autocad for DOS circa 1990. Their website https://qcad.org/en/ says it will work with Mac and Windows as...
- Thu Dec 26, 2019 8:37 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Handling Bulk Flat Spring Material
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9862
Re: Handling Bulk Flat Spring Material
Stand back!!
- Tue Dec 24, 2019 8:52 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Reverse is fine, no forward
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15980
Re: Reverse is fine, no forward
Yes, put it FWD to test the front stroke. What happens is, at the front of the stroke the valve is supposed to open and let steam in to push the piston back so you should see bubbles at or near front stroke. Same for the back stroke. Actually it doesn't matter where the J bar is. One principal of a...
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:24 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Reverse is fine, no forward
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15980
Re: Reverse is fine, no forward
here is a video I made of setting the timing on an Allen Mogul with Stevenson's gear.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkq-lMtcv4g&t=8s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkq-lMtcv4g&t=8s
- Mon Dec 23, 2019 8:15 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Reverse is fine, no forward
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15980
Re: Reverse is fine, no forward
Yes, put it FWD to test the front stroke. What happens is, at the front of the stroke the valve is supposed to open and let steam in to push the piston back so you should see bubbles at or near front stroke. Same for the back stroke.
- Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:08 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Reverse is fine, no forward
- Replies: 20
- Views: 15980
Re: Reverse is fine, no forward
A quick way to check the timing is to attach rubber tubes to your cyl cocks and stick the tubes into a jar of water. Now put about 10 or 20# pressure in the boiler and slowly roll the engine forward. At front piston stroke you should see bubbles from the front cyl cock. At rear piston stroke you sho...
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:37 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Blower Valve Vs Injector Steam Valve
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5428
Re: Blower Valve Vs Injector Steam Valve
I have used screw valves for 3 different makes of injectors and they all worked fine.
- Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:27 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: A Long Term Project
- Replies: 60
- Views: 51837
Re: A Long Term Project
Steve, what did you do about milling?
- Tue Dec 10, 2019 7:46 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: A Long Term Project
- Replies: 60
- Views: 51837
Re: A Long Term Project
We rode with Holy War in '03.
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:40 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: A Long Term Project
- Replies: 60
- Views: 51837
Re: A Long Term Project
Great detail Steve. Did you add a superheater? I here these are wet engines to run with all that cylinder and steamchest iron.
- Mon Dec 09, 2019 6:30 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: A Long Term Project
- Replies: 60
- Views: 51837
Re: A Long Term Project
Very nicely done Steve. The spring buffers were never used on the working Hunslets nor did they have cabs. That would make your design a Preservation engine as all that was added for their present working.
Is this a 4" scale engine?
Fred
Is this a 4" scale engine?
Fred
- Tue Dec 03, 2019 8:46 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Limited room for steam.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 5748
Re: Limited room for steam.
I face a similar situation with a high crown sheet and limited steam volume. In my Build log there is a discussion of solutions builders have made: http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=106308&start=12 Look at the lower half of that page and beyond for some pictures and d...