Single occilating cylinder loco?

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:30 pm

Has anyone got a loco running from a single occilating cylinder? I have a project in mind that this might be the solution for if they can work?

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:53 pm

I've got a dewinton running from a single osscilating cylinder, runs very well. There is video of it on youtube.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 10:58 pm

Can I get a link to the vid please dan?

Also any chance you could send me some photos of the cylinder, particularly how it's plumbed in and the reverser

if I can get my head around a single occilating cylinder then I might manage the small loco I wanted

Gremlin · Post by **Gremlin** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:06 pm

The Regner Willie is a single and a great runner.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:08 pm

Issue I need to address is gearing I think....

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Thu Dec 26, 2013 11:26 pm

I made a few videos so i will just post the links. As for gearing and reverse there isnt one, this was my first loco built back when I was 16. It uses a single mamod cylinder direct drive.

http://youtu.be/mvoJ2fixHHk

http://youtu.be/jmKDXwh1rGs

http://youtu.be/JdkjcJap8gw

Superbiker_uk · Post by **Superbiker_uk** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:18 am

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 8:34 am

DLRdan:94373 wrote:I made a few videos so i will just post the links. As for gearing and reverse there isnt one, this was my first loco built back when I was 16. It uses a single mamod cylinder direct drive.

Thanks for this dan! Is the drive direct from cylinder to the axel? Did you need a flywheel?

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:09 pm

It is direct drive from the cylinder to axle. A fly wheel is not needed as the forward momentum of the engine creates the flywheel effect. I can get you some more pictures of the engine if you like.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 12:48 pm

I'd be very interested in more photos of the loco please dan!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:03 pm

I'm guessing it's not the sort of thing you're thinking of, but my single-cylindered geared Regner Konrad is fantastic. OK, it looks a little odd (Vincent is slightly more conventional), but it's powerful, contolable and runs beautifully. If anything I plan to make mine look odder - big headlamps (from my Accy Baldwin), a Swift Sixteen cowcatcher, buckets and re-railing jacks, etc etc...

Andrew.

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:11 pm

I'm planning a model of Louisa but trying to get the efficiency required has been proving tricky... That is until someone suggested a single oscillator between the frames. As the most it will ever be pulling is 5 slate wagons it should run fine.

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:19 pm

LnBmad:94391 wrote:I'm planning a model of Louisa but trying to get the efficiency required has been proving tricky... That is until someone suggested a single oscillator between the frames. As the most it will ever be pulling is 5 slate wagons it should run fine.

Sorry to be dim, but what (who?) is Louisa? I'm intrigued...

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:25 pm

I must say my Regner Vincent is probably the best suited loco to my line. Slow running - not afraid of tight curves and powerful enough to cope with everything I throw at it

LnBmad · Post by **LnBmad** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 1:42 pm

This is Louisa:

She is miniature in comparison to other quarry hunslets. Scaled down she's about 120mm long!

Andrew · Post by **Andrew** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:05 pm

Fantastic, thank you! Good luck with it...

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:40 pm

DaveWatkins · Post by **DaveWatkins** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:43 pm

Best of luck with Louisa. If you can find any reference to John Foulds's loco they might help with your project - he built quarry Hunslets in 16mm scale driven by a single cylinder oscillator.

Here are a couple more videos of single cylinder oscillator locos:

A vertical boilered DeWinton like loco, 3/8th bore double acting cylinder with meccano gears.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3eb8OX0ME

and

Another vertical boiler, this time a Sentinel like loco using a single acting cylinder with gears bought from a 16mm Association second hand stall.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf3eb8OX0ME

DLRdan · Post by **DLRdan** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 2:51 pm

Think you've pasted the same link twice Mr Watkins

DaveWatkins · Post by **DaveWatkins** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 4:07 pm

Oops

This should be the Sentinel:-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w79KRqOYg-o

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