My secret project is revealed

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 3:50 pm

Not garden railway, but model steam

Over the last few months me and my grandad have been building a 'secret project' in the workshop

Well here it is.

It was first revealed at STIA

Its a generating plant built using my old Wilesco D20 engine.

I intend to fit it with a gas burner after i have sorted out the wiring

If anyones interested ill post some more information about it

Overall view

Water tower

Generators

Control panel

Fan

Condensing stack

Power plant-a Wilesco D20 engine

Engine...again

Pump-with handle on

Pump-with handle off

Condense container

Oil can THE SPIDERMAN POSTER IN THE BACKGROUND AIN'T MINE

!!!!!

Gas tank I intend to fit

Gas burner I intend to finish and fit

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:09 pm

Thats brilliant

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:38 pm

Thanks!

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:40 pm

I want that, send it to this address:

Peter Clarke
I want it now,
Give the engine to me Str.,
I love it,
Please Please ville,
IW4 NT1

lol, nah, very nice inteed SJ!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:44 pm

I got mostly enough bits and peices to make another 2

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 5:48 pm

well, tempting... but have I got enough to spare on toy steam... no

Only Garden Railways ATM.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:26 pm

I might build one with a Stuart Turner engine to provide lighting to the WLR

mhlr · Post by **mhlr** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:41 pm

steamyjim wrote:I might build one with a Stuart Turner engine to provide lighting to the WLR

Thats a good idea. I had the thought for my line to make a steam generator to light my mine, and put the engine in a tin mine engine house!

SillyBilly · Post by **SillyBilly** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:47 pm

That's a beautifel engine Jim

!

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:47 pm

I got 2 Stuart D10 2 cylinder engines.

Im thinking about putting both of them into a engine house direct coupled to a generator (stepper motors) powered by a bank of 2 or 3 Stuart Babcock boilers.

This would produce about 15 volts each engine

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 6:48 pm

Thanks Will

ACLR · Post by **ACLR** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:03 pm

wow thats great mate love it

ptlrcecil · Post by **ptlrcecil** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:32 pm

Here ill trade you the plant for a bag of ferrets and a ball of fluff in my pocket.

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:34 pm

Thats an interestiong machien there. How much power does it produce?

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:07 am

ptlrcecil wrote:Here ill trade you the plant for a bag of ferrets and a ball of fluff in my pocket.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 10:08 am

Matt wrote:Thats an interestiong machien there. How much power does it produce?

Thanks! Each dynamo produces about 2volts. Aulthough with a full head of steam at full tilt they produce around 5 volts each

riveresk · Post by **riveresk** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 7:52 pm

Great stuff, very impresive.

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:20 am

Thanks

steamyjim · Post by **steamyjim** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 11:22 am

Heres some more info for anyone who is interested...

The base

The base is made from about 1/2" MDF (sold in metrick) then extra sections of the same MDF are mounted underneath to make it stand above the ground. Sprayed titanium

The engine

The engine is a Wilesco D20. I stripped it down,removed the paint. Resprayed it-heat resistant for firebox and section of base underneath firebox. The rest of the base is gloss black. Flywheel and engine sub base hand painted.

Water tower

Gas tank from blow torch. Top cut out. Hole drilled in bottom with a machine peice of brass in it. The brass is fitted onto a peiceof copper tube. A second hole is drilled to the side and a fitting is soldered in. The copper pipe fits over a stand bolted to the base. Sprayed black. Inside grey

Water pump and stand

The water pump i had in the workshop. Mounted on a base of alluminum. Sprayed black.

Generators

The generators are made from 2 Meccano 3V motors. Mounted on a alluminium base. 2 bits of plastic tube connected the 2 with a shaft and pulley in between. Sprayed all over black. Alluminium base mounted onto another mini MDF base (sprayed titanium) with holes slotted in to enable adjustment.

Lamps

The lamps are made from copper tube bent with a washer soldered in the end containing a LED. Then soldered to a base that is bolted (removable though) to the MDF generator base. Lamps sprayed all over black.

Condensing stack

2 bits of steel from a bathroom handle thing splied togethor.Copper pipe soldered into it to take the exhaust in. Brass top on top. Fitted into a machined brass stand/tank. Tank has a valve on it to enable any condense to run out through a pipe

Control panel

2 bits of U alluminium section with holes drilled and milled to fit switches and meters in. 2 straicht sections of alluminium bolted to the side to hold it together.

Fan

Alluminium machined to a taper. Hole drilled down middle (to fit wire) Motor mounted on top with fan. Thread in bottom of alluminium bolted to base. Motor sprayed black

Wiring

All wiring is underneath base

Heres a diagram

Oil can

Scutliffe oil can sprayed black

Condense pot

Cashew nut tin. Sprayed black. Inside sprayed grey

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