[modeleng] Re: Juliet's

It wouldn't be too difficult to fabricate the cylinders from a bit of 
cored bronze or gunmetal with a bronze or gunmetal port face silver 
soldered on or even machine them from the solid. All the rest could be 
brass. Valve chest built up from brass bar silver soldered together and 
end covers turned from brass bar with a bronze bush for the piston rod. 
Much easier than making patterns and having castings made. A lot cheaper 
too!
John

TEL wrote:
> Nope, no Juliet, so I can't be of help.
> Furnace - propane will provide plenty of heat for doing bronze - might 
> be a bit of a pinch for CI  although it has been done.
>
> I too had a look at Reeves' site the other day - and they reckon Ned 
> Kelly was a crook eh?
>
> Phill Smith wrote:
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>> G'Day Alan,
>>
>> The angle iron buffers is as LBSC originally designed it. They were 
>> originally brazed onto the side sheets. I don't like that, so I'll bolt them 
>> with angle brackets.
>>
>> I was lucky I was sitting down when I went to the AJ Reeves site and looked 
>> at thier prices for cylinder sets.... 177 pounds for 1 cylinder set!!!!! 
>> Just ONE cylinder set. They have just lost my business...... What a mob of 
>> thieves!!!!!!!!!!
>> I hate patternmaking!!!! Oh well, looks like there is no choice now. Unless 
>> I can find someone that has some patterns that they wouldn't mind lending 
>> me...... They would be rare these days.
>>
>> TEL, didn't you make a Juliet? Where did you get your castings from?
>>
>> Maybe I should concentrate on building a oil fired (I don't know if LPG 
>> would be hot enough) furnass first....... There's no shortage of good 
>> quality green sand around here......
>> Anyone got any drawings for one? I had better get started, otherwise 
>> disapointment awaits the delayed start on the project.
>>
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Phill.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Alan Stepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2009 3:42 PM
>> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Juliet's
>>
>>
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>>> I used bronze axleboxes, so...
>>> Angle iron for the buffer beams would save some work.
>>> Drain cocks, OK.
>>> I dont see the need for a horiz stretcher, but nothing to stop you adding
>>> one of you feel it worthwile.
>>>
>>> As for time, I was assuming lots of hand work, but if you have, for 
>>> example,
>>> a mill (which you mentioned) and are making jogs etc, then, eys, that 
>>> would
>>> shorten it considerably.
>>>
>>> Alan
>>>
>>> http://www.walsallmodelindustries.co.uk/www.walsallmodelindustries.co.uk/info.php?p=10&pno=0
>>>
>>> are an alternative to Reeves et al, although I have never used them 
>>> myself.
>>>
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