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Jason You posted the above reply on Brians thread but I wanted to reply here so as not to confuse the two projects. The fire door has been staring back at me for years and you made it sound so easy I had to give it a try today: That was easy! Thanks for the tip. There is more to do but the...

Brian Not having a bandsaw, I use my tablesaw a lot. I have cut two inch some and inch and a half mostly. I use a 10" 60 tooth carbide blade and before every cut, I check the gullets between the teeth for chunks. Chunks pop out easily with a pair of needle nose pliers. When I start the blade, I...

Brian You are making good progress. The solid base is a good idea. Mounting the cylinders on the extended base will give you a good stable arrangement. I have been looking at that picture of the fire door and ash doors for years and hoping for inspiration to build them since the are such a...

Brian Those are nice looking cylinders with a nice crisp action. I do have a comment on the valve dimensions. The inside length of the steam chest is 1.031" and the total space required for valve travel ( valve width = .657 plus total movement = .344) is 1.001. That leaves a clearance of only...

Oops. That's not all I changed. I modified the screw thread that drives the thrust pin so that there is a knuckle-in or over center action. I'll try to post a quick drawing to explain. It will take a few minutes to get it posted and I will modify this post with an attachment...

Brian That is exactly right. All I changed was adding the collar. A very small change that makes a very big difference in the way that it works. You have to understand that this is not my design. I am trying to build this to operate as closely as possible to the original American Hoist &...

Here is the second try at the clutch lever. The cold formed. You gently urge the material from one shape into another shape while it is cold. That means you can whack it with a hammer as many times as you want but no heat is allowed. The no heat thing is kind of misleading. If you take a piece...

A small crowd is assembling. I hope I don't let you down. Here is the complete hoist drum assembly in cross section. I think it is better than a picture because you can see the works. The thrust collar (yellow) is soldered to the shaft, flush with the end. It bears against an oilite bushing...

Just when I thought I knew How this winch worked, I found out something new. Here is a picture of the part where the rotation of the clutch lever applies axial thrust to a pin in the end of the shaft. I have looked at this picture for years and got it wrong. It appears that the part marked here...

Turpentine works as good as kerosene and I think it smells better. The grade od aluminum makes a lot of difference too. Jerry

Crab There are a couple of gears that you might want to have on hand for backup. LMS will know which ones they are. They are inexpensive and not very difficult to replace and the need to replace them is a signal that you may be pushing it a bit. I have one of these machines as well as an X2 and...

Brian, Chuck, Tel, Harold, Ron and nsfr1206, Thank you for the vote of confidence. This project has been under the bench for over a year and has needed looking at again. I am reviewing the situation and the status of the work so far. I got the parts out of the drawer yesterday. There are some...

Brian That's the same message that I got, even though the file were intact and in the proper folder. So I edited the posts and inserted a new link. I compared the old link to the new link and they were exactly the same but the new link worked --- go figure. I think the problem is cleared up...

I thought that I had resolved the 'protected' status of videos on this thread but this morning, I was reviewing the status of this project and because I had not logged in to Photobucket, I found that the videos were not available. I also found that some of the links were broken and I think that...

John Please accept my sincere condolences. You are in my thoughts. Honor Mal's memory and take care of yourself. Jerry

Brian That's the ticket. I think you might like the action a little better if you move the pivot pin hole in the green slider down to sit between the flanges. That has two advantages. First, it prevents the slider from cocking and binding. Second, if you polish the ends of the pivot pin the...

Brian I hesitate to point this out as I don't want to seem overly critical but there are a few things that you may have missed in my design. I did not emphasize it in my post but the clutch friction plate should expand outward and not be pressed axially against the clutch drum. In the AmHoist...

Jim What I said was, "Good eye, Babe." They love compliments! Jerry

Dan, I didn't ignore your earlier reply, I just missed it for some reason. Thanks for the info on the Shay engine and on the date of the D-valve. I haven't decided whether to use a spool valve or a D valve yet, or maybe I have now that I have eccentrics with a .100" throw, that might be a little...

Swede - I don't think I follow what you mean. I get the rings/rims securing the halves of the split rod, but if the rims aren't split, how do I get them past the crank webs? Here is my solution. i think it is different enough that it is worth posting some pics. Starts out with a short length...