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displaying at vintage and steam rallies.
Don't forget Chickerell Steam Fair, 30th June & 1st July, display tent for models plus lake for demonstrations.
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Steam sound unit (variable speed)
… post on this subject but would like some advice on the best steam sound unit to use with my electric-powered Imara! I’d like it to be variable to connect with the speed controller, although this may be a challenge as it’s running two ESCs f …
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Steam sound unit (variable speed)
Thanks Wayne, they sound amazing! Not sure if there’s a steam one, did you find one? What’s your experience of shipping times to the UK from China? Cheers, Eric
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Steam sound unit (variable speed)
… ou can still get them, as I’d noticed they don’t supply the steam unit any more. Kind regards, Eric
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Steam sound unit (variable speed)
I have the following in my steam tug 'Alte Liebe' and I purchased it from Technobots originally but it is now sold by its original designer who now manufacture its under the name of Forge Electronics. http://forge-electronics.co.uk/index.ph …
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Steam sound unit (variable speed)
… working design smaller than a large mobile phone. The best steam sound unit I found for my tugs of the IMARA era came from Technobots, coupled to a 20Watt amp and 8" speaker. Sadly they no longer supply the sound unit, but there are other …
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Steam errr boat...canoe..?
Ahoy mateys, finally done.. its a 23" tinplate steam torpedo suicide semi submersible contraband smuggling canoe ship boat type thing. The only proprietary part is an old Mammod flywheel everything else is built from scrap including the mot …
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Chickerell Steam & Vintage Show
… y have a contact us in the drop down menu https://chickerellsteamshow.uk/ Hope that helps. Great show and location.
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Age of steam
… ly cover the exhaust port. it may seem a bit strange but if steam cannot get out there is less room for fresh to get in while keeping the full boiler pressure to move the piston. if your engine has an exhaust stub then a butterfly or slide …
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Age of steam
… control the speed I made one once but never fitted it to my steam boat. it requires 2 servos to open close the direction, and speed control is made by open more or less both sides engine runs at constant speed. I guess on a boat that small …
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Steaming ply- good idea or not?
… e using clamps etc to force them into the correct shape, or steam them. But the question is- will the steaming de-laminate the ply. The other parts on the boat that I have steamed, the stringers, are not ply so there was no problem there. C …
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Steaming ply- good idea or not?
… and clamp to prepared formers, I personally have not tried steaming them. I added some pictures of a Funnel I made for my HMS Princess Beatrix model, as you an see it takes quite a curve with out splitting. :-P
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Steaming ply- good idea or not?
Hi Chris Depends on how long you steam for. As has been suggested try on a scrap piece to find the best length of time to steam. You need to aim for the ply to be just soft enough to follow the curve you require then clamp over a former and …
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Steaming ply- good idea or not?
But the question is- will the steaming de-laminate the ply If you have a bit of scrap you can try. Failing that I suggest wet with a sponge and bend in clamps overnight..
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To resin cover or not my ulises steam tug
… e resin over your planking, also great as you mention its a steam tug so oil etc wont affect the hull. Finish is down to detail sanding and filling, if its smooth to start with it will be far easier to get a smooth finish. Hope this has giv …
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new steamer
… how off my recently finished project,Made everything except steam gauge deck fittings and fiberglass hull which was donated by a good friend. Engine made from bar stock and boiler silver soldered copper tube which has been tested to 100psi! …
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new steamer
… ning if you are interesred, sadly runs on gas and not Welsh Steam Coal Roger
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new steamer
… nks for all the ideas sits in the water a treat. Just a few steam leaks to cure and I should be there, says me tempting fate again! Roger
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new steamer
… it to 20 psi as there were leaks at the gauge and the main steam valve was not seating properly. oh well back to the shed ....it is quite dark out there Jarvo! Figtree cant take breaks, if I stop her indoors always has a list starting with …
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new steamer
… she hits the water in a friends test tank and gets properly steamed up to test the forward reverse valve. Thank you for all your compliments, must finish soon as I feel a steam lorry coming on, possibly with trailer for boat, must start tak …
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advice on motor setup for 54" live steam tug
Hi, I have a large live steam tug with a stuart turner 4000 boiler and a twin engine with reverse etc plus all the gear. however as it is to large and heavy for me to handle at 83 I am hoping to convert it to electric motor with speed contr …
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Paddle Steamer Kit
… templating 2013 projects, I've just come across this Paddle steamer kit from Forest - Classics -( http://www.forest-classics.co.uk/paddle_steamer.htm ) It seems very reasonably priced and I wondered If anyone out there had any knowledge or …
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Steam Engine
… est you find a book on the subject. One I have, Scale model steam boats by Philip Vaughan Williams. it should be available your side of the pond. You will also have to find a supplier for the valves, pipe & connectors. I use Polly Model Eng …
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Steam Engine
Thanks for your response. I am very green on the field of steam boilers and engines, but eager to learn. The motor is a 2V oscillating cylinders. I bought these on eBay and is from China. Hope that this information can help you in response …
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Waverley Paddle Steamer
For sale- Is this one off model of the waverley paddle steamer made back In the late 80s by waverley models.The only ever made In this size. I love this model but just have not got the time to sail her any more and Its Is sad to see her In …
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Thames steam launch.
Anybody know where to get plans for a Thames steam launch for electric power and RC operation. Hope someone can help
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Age of steam
… to do this is something for the expert to try. Simple model steam oscillators are quite safe to use in their intended form and used correctly should pose few problems for the user. However they are simple and lack many of the safety feature …
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steam plans
… be compliant before you start. I have built and run several steam set ups and will point you in the right direction. Dave