Old but still kicking

[Robert CopelandParticipant @robertcopeland26256]

Hi,

I am a retired engineer with a passion for building things. I trained as a marine engineer and also worked on helicopters during my tome in the armed forces. Following that I managed fabrication workshops before moving on to engineering management in the wire rope and lifting equipment sectors.  I have helped to build two microlights aircraft among the many projects I have undertaken. I have a garage workshop which I have equipped with a Warco WM16B Milling machine and recently I have changed my Warco WM 180 for the fantastic Warco D210E.
At the moment I am working on an inverted V twin steam engine, the plans for which I downloaded from Model Engineering website. I Hope to have this finished by July.

 

[Brian Baker 2Participant @brianbaker2]

Very good, well done Robert.  Nive to see things still being made, even by an oldie!

Regards

Brian B

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

Welcome to the forum Robert ! Many of us here enjoy making things and not always small things. Best wishes. Noel.

[roy entwistleParticipant @royentwistle24699]

Very well done Robert. My only comment is that I would have liked to see nut and studs instead of socket head screws

Roy

[Chuck TaperParticipant @chucktaper]

Very well done Robert. My only comment is that I would have liked to see nut and studs instead of socket head screws

Funny that – my own reaction was – great to see the use of “contemporary” style fasteners.

Not a criticism but rather a reflection/observation on the tendency to follow patterns.

As I don’t produce anything myself this observation shouldn’t be taken seriously.

Regards

Frank C.

[larry phelan 1Participant @larryphelan1]

God forgive me, I might even have used poprivits !!!!

[Robert CopelandParticipant @robertcopeland26256]

Sorry to offend the traditionalists but there is very little clearance between the frame and the inner valve rod so I opted for the bolt shown. In real life it looks quite good. I will try a few hex head bolts before I declare the model “finished”

I am not sure whether this is should be treated as traditional as I have been unable to find any other examples other than The Chiltern V twin. If anyone has more information about a real world full size example I would like to know more.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

There was a rather nice set of castings done some time back by Helix Engineering. This is a nicely built example

Most likely based on the engine that now resides in the Bolton Museum

https://www.nmes.org/lang.html

I think Morgens used metric fasteners and Julius’s version would also be metric. It is possible to buy those with smaller hex heads, I get mine from GHW in Germany

https://ghw-modellbau.de/screws-nuts-and-more/nuts-for-model-making/model-nuts

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Another old engraving and a scratch built model of it

 

One in a German Museum

And a rather fancy French one

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