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by Steam Captain
Wed Jul 10, 2019 11:52 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Boiler Repairs
Replies: 10
Views: 9237

Re: Boiler Repairs

Hello,

I just found "Nicol Boilers" based in Scotland with the startpage.com search engine.

Here is the link to their site with contact information:

http://www.nicolboilers.com/contact-nicol-boilers.html
by Steam Captain
Tue Jul 09, 2019 7:44 pm
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive
Replies: 9
Views: 7794

Re: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive

I just knew a capacitor removes the inductive phase angle of the virtual inductive resistance (there probably is a proper english term for that, but you'll know what I mean) but I didn't know of the initial power plus. Indeed that motor originally came from a lawn mower and I got it without any capa...
by Steam Captain
Tue Jul 09, 2019 3:49 pm
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive
Replies: 9
Views: 7794

Re: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive

Hello Fred and Mike, I just came back from my workshop and got the lathe running. I am so relieved, because all the time I already wanted to machine pieces for my steam engine. To explain what it was: The belt seemed alligned well, but actually wasn't. And the belt is very, very stiff and the electr...
by Steam Captain
Tue Jul 09, 2019 10:27 am
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive
Replies: 9
Views: 7794

Re: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive

Thanks Mike and Fred, The headstock can be turned by hand, but it is hard to estimate how easily it should turn. But I am suspecting now, that it at least should do some turns on its own when spun by hand, what it doesn't. After half a revolution, it stops. At least it seems like an attack point for...
by Steam Captain
Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:13 am
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive
Replies: 9
Views: 7794

Re: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive

Thank you for the reply. It seams, that the bearings are ok. And it is the second electric motor I used. Originally, the lathe was stuffed out with a 0.37 kW motor and was running well with the old headstock with its completely worn out bearings. The first motor I bought for the new headstock had so...
by Steam Captain
Sun Jul 07, 2019 11:12 am
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive
Replies: 9
Views: 7794

Re: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive

Thank you for the reply. It seams, that the bearings are ok. And it is the second electric motor I used. Originally, the lathe was stuffed out with a 0.37 kW motor and was running well with the old headstock with its completely worn out bearings. The first motor I bought for the new headstock had so...
by Steam Captain
Sun Jul 07, 2019 7:45 am
Forum: Technical - non Engines and Boilers
Topic: I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive
Replies: 9
Views: 7794

I'd need help with my lathe v-belt drive

Hey, I am having a repeating issue with the v-belt of my lathe. After installing the pulleys with taper locks and mounting the v-belt, I realized the electric motor isn't moving. It is struggling and if I turn the shaft of the lathe by hand, it just moves a little until coming to a halt with a stron...
by Steam Captain
Wed Jul 03, 2019 6:57 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Gas-fired LaMont boiler
Replies: 13
Views: 11370

The cranked burner opening

The opening for the burner doesn't really look so nice, but it'll do the trick. I just used a cylindrical piece of wood (actually two stacked and glued together) and bent the tubes around. It seems to be an easy work, but there is one thing making it more conplicated than one would expect. One side ...
by Steam Captain
Wed Jul 03, 2019 3:35 am
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Gas-fired LaMont boiler
Replies: 13
Views: 11370

The cranked-out gas passageway

Here is a detail photo of the exit area of the combustion gasses.

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I supported the higher tubes with a thin piece of wood, as you gotta do with every bend if one doesn't use a pipe bender of any sort.
by Steam Captain
Tue Jul 02, 2019 3:58 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Gas-fired LaMont boiler
Replies: 13
Views: 11370

The tube end cranks

Attempting to sort some posts by subject, I show you here how I made the tube ends. I'll show you some photos of the building in more detail: https://s17.directupload.net/images/190702/temp/kom23jdd.jpg There you can see a wooden block I ground the same radius on as the edges of the water wall - 22m...