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Steve's Busy Home Projects

Stephen Meredith 2021

Apologies as this engine is basically finished I have not been updating this site. However as I have stated a new 3" engine just before the start of Covid the new build is covered by the new easier blog to maintain below.

The new blog is at :- 3" Burrell Traction Engine build. (burrell-engine.blogspot.com)

Latest Progress Recent photograph from December 2017. Just the water pump and piping to complete.	Warley Open Day Displaying for the public at Warley MRC, 10 years + work.
Cylinder block Cylinder block before I managed to scrap the liner by drilling a port straight through the wall.	Milling steam ports Carefully done with a 2mm slot mill to create the steam passages in the cylinder block.
2014-12-23 08.01.22 Mock-up of the valve gear on aluminium pretend boiler.	Mockup_hornplates Day 1 photo mock-up of the newly cut metal parts for the horn plates.
Footplate view View from the footplate, note the gauge glass is a stainless rod not actual glass at this stage, pressure gauge needs connecting also.	2015-07-13 21.23.47 Rear view of tender and water bypass valve.
FlyWheel My method of cutting the keyway slot on a lathe using the tail stock to push the broach in.	crank_finished Crank shaft made from solid, many hours of machining to get this far. Note small brass wedge to support the web during machining.
20160307_194221 Centec 2A with homemade vertical head my late father made. used for all milling operations both vertical and horizontal operations.	Photo241 Atlas 10F lathe used for most of the parts made.
20170508_201355_resized Sealant used for underside of the gasket.	2014-07-21 20.56.41 Milling the end face square using a Stevenson's ER32 Collet Blocks idea I had.
2014-03-10 21.45.03 Cylinder block alignment prior to boring out not easy to hold and ensure it being parallel to the only datum available to top face.	20160725_191717 Test for drilling valve ports done in an aluminium block to simulate the cylinder block to check angles and breakout point.
20170701_205110 Initial machining of the water pump.	2014-11-17 21.18.16 Drilling and tapping the bolt down studs done in the milling machine to keep them vertical tapped also by hand in the miller.
2014-08-11 20.43.47 Wife was out this day so I had it on the dining room table.	2014-09-08 20.43.37 Study of the valve gear alignment fettling and adjustments. Odd part needed opening up re-reaming or making again.
2014-06-30 21.12.28 Before disaster struck when I drilled into the liner and had to make another one.	I'm an image title. Describe your image here.
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