[modeleng] Re: Various topics to get you all going!

Maybe he could use a Centrifugal Clutch out of an old
motor scooter?

Al Messer
--- alanjstepney <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Congratulations on getting it up and running.
> 
> As for the VW gearbox etc, the only problem I can
> see is that the width of
> it is close to, and maybe above, the 7 1/4", and
> therefore you couldn't use
> the integral differential with carden shafts
> straight out of it..
> (If you need it, I can measure the exact size. My
> neighbour has one of
> them.)
> 
> alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> www.alanstepney.info
> Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway
> technical pages.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <steampete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 11:18 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Various topics to get you all
> going!
> 
> 
> The Lackham Museum and Woodland Railway now exists. 
> It has approximately
> 100 yards of track, a tunnel/workshop, platforms and
> a station building.
> Our first running day was 15th July where between
> them Stumpy and Mouland
> gave 76 rides.  Stumpy continues to behave
> impeccably.  There will be
> pictures on the website in due course.  Many many
> thanks to Robert (my son),
> Graham and Fred, without whom I'd never have got it
> complete on time.
> 
> Topsy (aka Son of Stumpy) is progressing, this is
> approximately 4' long is a
> B1 arrangement (work that one out!) has a 2.5kW
> electric motor, two large
> batteries and a small petrol generator on board. 
> Having seen the
> unreliability of modern electronic controllers, I am
> currently leaning
> towards a three stage controller - OFF, 12v & 24v. 
> Braking is pnuematic.
> Now Lackham is running and after I have built
> Mouland's passenger cars and a
> new passenger truck for Stumpy, I'll get back to
> Topsy.  Now after Topsy....
> 
> As I'm sure that you've noticed I like em big! 
> (I've got a Tinkerbelle on
> the go to replace Mouland when the going gets a bit
> tougher), but I also
> like my infernal combustion engines.  I may have the
> option of a VW flat 4
> (from a VW Transporter).  I am considering building
> a bogie locomotive with
> the engine driving (through a gearbox) to one bogie.
>  How easy is it to make
> Cardan shafts in 7.25" narrow gauge?  Any thoughts? 
> Should I go for the VW
> gearbox/clutch as well?
> 
> Food for thought.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Peter
> 
> 
> 
> 
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