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| Lynn | profile | all galleries >> Steam Traction Engine >> 2011 Traction Engine Progress | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Mock up of parts already done |
 Mock up of parts already done |
 Belly tank being lined out |
 Belly tank being lined out |
 Belly tank being lined out |
 Belly tank being lined out |
 Belly tank being lined out |
 Belly tank being lined out |
 Belly tank being lined out |
 Kit 9 Horn and Spectical plates ready for kit 10 |
 Rear axil bearing tube in place |
 Rear axil bearing tube in place |
 left crank shaft support casting test fitted. |
 Dummy spring hanger on 2nd shaft casing |
 Water gauge mounting plate attached |
 2nd shaft housing in place |
 2nd shaft housing in place |
 Sort of short of washers |
 2nd shaft housing in place |
 Crank casting and pump shaft casting in place |
 Right crank support casting |
 Oil tanks on rear axil casting. These will hold a lot! of oil |
 Right hand crank support casting in place |
 Rear axil bushing |
 Rear axil bushing |
 Rear axil tube in place |
 Flywheel brake pivot in place |
 Rear axil in place |
 Rear axil in place |
 View of the area. |
 Polishing the fairleads |
 Bright Nickel Kit |
 Bright Nickel Kit |
 Setting the current |
 Current limiting resistor. Its HOT |
 Bright Nickel Kit |
 Items in store |
 just need to move out the way |
 Winch fair-leads attached |
 Winch fair-leads attached |
 The Boiler |
 The Boiler |
 Multi barrel shot gun? |
 I can see all the way through |
 Matt paint drying |
 Last view inside the firebox. |
 Fusible plug goes there |
 now how to move it |
 Set out ready for installing |
 Now it gets heavy |
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 Fit the fire doors |
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 2nd shaft housing |
 Main axil and bearing housing. Heafty lump |
 Rear spec plate |
 Front spec plate |
 All ready for the left hornplate |
 Hornplate fitted and crank alignment tool in place |
 Rear end fitted |
 Now the belly tank |
 Removed all the support. It is now on it's wheels |
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 Left hand hornplate to tender |
 2nd shaft casting |
 Right hand side of 2nd shaft casting |
 Need to shorten some bolts |
 Left hand side of tender with tow brace. |
 Brakes are on |
 Bit dark in there. |
 Crank alignment tool |
 Now to the steering |
 Try the flash |
 Looking nice |
 Now that is a cog |
 Steering limiters |
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 Chain arrangement |
 Yes the limit chain does it's job |
 Not rubbing |
 Check the distances |
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 Steering wheel |
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 View from underneath |
 Copper polishing |
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 Crank bearings |
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 The crank at last |
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 Looking complicated. Not really wait until later |
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 Crank in place |
 Cleading painting |
 Cleading painting |
 Cleading painting |
 Cleading painting |
 Cleading painting |
 Cleading painting |
 Cleading painting |
 Fitting the cleading |
 Got its blankets on also. Keep her nice and warm |
 Brass bands polished up a treat |
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 Out in the sun |
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 More heavy bits. The Cylinder block has arrived. |
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 Parts store |
 Cleading fit need fettling |
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 Pistons and valve gear fitted |
 Piston covers. Needs polishing |
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 Valve gubbings |
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 Otherside |
 Regulator slide and F.O.D. protection |
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 Missing a couple bolts |
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 Belly tank off again |
 Some painting before I forget |
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 Nice |
 Dang she looks good |
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 Polished up nicely |
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 Redo of the polishing and paint on the name rings |
 Cylinder block painted satin black. |
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 Fitting the weigh shaft |
 Crossheads |
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 Bigends |
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 Inspection time |
 What does this do? |
 Steady |
 Mummy joining in |
 Uisge can I come to? |
 Hummm Interesting |
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 Clear away |
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 Need to get closer |
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 Slightly over scale but will fit! |
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 IS this the butty box? |
 Hello |
 Is there anyone in there? |
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 Nickle plated ash pan holders |
 Big end in place and polished up |
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 New motion gear |
 Getting inspected again |
 Yes that looks right |
 What does this handle do |
 Looking good |
 Still lots to do |
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 Now back to bed you go |
 New water tank without the lining on the barrel |
 Undercoating the new parts |
 Weighshaft casting. |
 Crank |
 Guide rails for the cross heads |
 Steering drive |
 Crank counter weights |
 The new tap and die set |
 And every drill from 1mm to 10mm by 0.1mm incriments |
 All red |
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 Clean up now |
 Crank dry and fitted |
 Weighshaft and crosshead guides |
 Piston rods |
 Stearing drive |
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 Crossheads and valve stems |
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 Father making some duck boards |
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 Looking good |
 And this one. |
 Valve gear expansion links |
 Eccentrics |
 Reverser leveer |
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 More bling! |
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 Road registration got and tax disk. |
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 Dynamo and smokebox extension. The mark of a showmans engine. |
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 Christmans 2011 |
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 Steam water injector |
 Fitted to the tender |
 Steam valve plumbed in |
 Non-return valve into the boiler |
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 Belly tank cross feed or balance pipe. |
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 Gearing up. |
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