[modeleng] Re: Winson 14xx model
- From: "Clif Walker" <clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:08:50 -0000
Hi,
The other things that I remember is that I relocated the Hand pump from the
side tank into the bunker to increase water capacity, fitted a balance pipe
between the two tanks and got a new Lubricator as the Winson one, as
supplied would never pump oil in a million years.
Clif
----- Original Message -----
From: <rgent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 2:41 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Winson 14xx model
>
> thanks for your help. I will print your email, laminate it, and put it
> in a conspicuous spot in the workshop when I start the work!
>
> rod Gentry
> Cardiff
>>----Original Message----
>>From: clif.gwr@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Date: 25/10/2009 21:11
>>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Subj: [modeleng] Re: Winson 14xx model
>>
>>Hi.
>>
>>I sorted one of these Winson 14 XX's out some years ago as I like a
>>challenge. As I remember the so called drawings were more of an
> hinderence
>>than a help.
>>Some of the mods I seem to remember was replace all the Winson steel
> screws
>>into the water tanks with brass, check that the linkage that works
> the
>>regulator is stainless, dont use the fibre glass to glue the tanks,
> solder
>>them, dont glue the rivets in but rivet them correctly and then run
> solder
>>round them, dont use Locktite on the buffer stocks, silver solder
> them,
>>replace the O rings on the pistons with piston rings ( challenge on
> a
>>piston only 6mm long but it can be done) increase the steam way sizes
> from
>>the ports to the cylinders, check that the covers dont blank off the
> steam
>>ways, fit springs between the Yokes and the slide valves, rebuild the
> blast
>>pipe as the cylinder block is tilted and if you use the Winson set up
> the
>>blast pipe is at an angle to the chimney, fit a petticoat pipe, fit
> stiff
>>springs on the rear axle otherwise the loco sits back and you finish
> up with
>>only the rear drivers driving, rebuild the gauge glass otherwise you
> can
>>only see about 3/8" of water, solder the tank fillers.
>>I seem to recollect that I modified the valve adjustment arrangement
> so that
>>it actually could be adjusted.
>>
>>Winson used Locktite to fix just about everything if you want an
> engine that
>>will last build it correctly.
>>
>>Best of luck but with care they can be converted into a nice engine
> as the
>>one I did ran like a dream.
>>
>>
>>Clif
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <rgent@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Sent: Sunday, October 25, 2009 5:15 PM
>>Subject: [modeleng] Winson 14xx model
>>
>>
>>>I see from reading previous threads that this was not a particularly
>>> good kit, but I have recently come into possession of what looks
> like a
>>> complete set of parts, but with no documentation. Does anyone still
>>> have the plans and instructions for this kit which they could lend
> me
>>> for photocopying?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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