[modeleng] Re: Model Engineer's Traction Engine
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2004 15:17:10 -0700 (PDT)
Hmmmm! You may be correct---I'm having a Senior
Moment.
Al Messer
--- "R.L. Roebuck" <rlr20@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Wasn't that book written by Greenly, but updated by
> Steel?
>
> Yours,
>
> Rich.
>
> On Fri, 1 Oct 2004, Allen Messer wrote:
>
> > Is this the same Mr. Steel that wrote the book on
> > "Model Engineering---" a nember of years ago? I
> had a
> > copy once and it was a very good book--lots of
> reasons
> > "why" we do things as we do them in ME.
> >
> > Al Messer
> > --- Steam <steam@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > In my searches for something else..... I
> remember
> > > reading some of the
> > > articles for the 1" scale traction engine (by
> Henry
> > > Greenly) in some of the
> > > 1920's/30's Model Engineer magazines. The club
> I'm
> > > in has a copy of every
> > > M.E. which makes for a hell of a reference
> library.
> > > To make things easy to
> > > find, we also have a almost up-to-date index
> book
> > > (published by someone in
> > > S.Africa I think), which is something thaat I
> feel
> > > EVERY CLUB should
> > > purchase.
> > > But as for castings for the engine...... You may
> be
> > > lucky to find something
> > > similar from other engines.
> > >
> > > Oh, Earnest A. Steel was Henry Greenly's son
> in-law,
> > > so that may well be the
> > > same engine..... He did most of the later
> > > corrections to Greenly's drawings.
> > >
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Phill.
> > >
> > >
> > > --------- Original Message --------
> > > From: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > To: "Model Engineering List - Latest"
> > > <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Model Engineer's
> Traction
> > > Engine
> > > Date: 01/10/04 00:08
> > >
> > >
> > > Page...
> > >
> > >
> http://www.nelmes.fsnet.co.uk/paxman/paxmanTE.htm[1]
> > >
> > > ....says...
> > >
> > > Plans for the 1" to the foot scale traction
> engine,
> > > ...,were published as
> > > a series in 1958 Model Engineer magazines. The
> > > drawings
> > > were done by E F Steel, based on a Davey Paxman
> 7NHP
> > > traction engine.
> > >
> > > The first of the 1958 Model Engineer articles on
> > > this engine has a note
> > > saying the original design was by Henry Greenly.
> The
> > > model shown below may
> > > also have followed the Greenly design but it is
> not
> > > known where that
> > > design was first published.
> > >
> > > Yours,
> > >
> > >
> > > Rich.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Thu, 30 Sep 2004, Roger Mason wrote:
> > >
> > > >Hi,
> > > >
> > > >A friend of mine has suddenly become enthused
> with
> > > building
> > > >something and dug out from some dim and distant
> > > cupboard bits of a 1"
> > > >traction engine that he started many years
> > > (actually decades) ago.
> > > >After much grubbing around he has located quite
> a
> > > bit of the engine,
> > > >including the drawings, but he is short of a
> few
> > > castings, things like
> > > >the main cylinder and the water pump.
> > > >
> > > >The details of the engine are: 1" scale,
> designed
> > > by H. Greenly
> > > >in 1933. It is a freelance design, although it
> is
> > > believed to be
> > > >based on a Davey Paxman engine. It was
> published in
> > > M.E. and was known
> > > >as the "ME Engine". I wonder if that was also
> in
> > > 1933?
> > > >
> > > >Does anyone know if castings are still
> available
> > > for this engine,
> > > >and if so, where? He has tried Reeves and they
> deny
> > > all knowledge of it!
> > > >
> > > >If you guys can come up with the answers on
> this
> > > one I might be able
> > > >to persuade him to join the list.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Cheers,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Roger Mason, in St. Agnes.
> > > >
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