0-4-0 Fowler

[1hand]

 

[xo18thfa]

Matt and I are in a "drug deal" on this engine. I am making two as well, mine are 0-4-2, but other then that they are the same. He is cutting and machining parts and I am making boilers, burners and plumbing.

Matt has ordered two 2.5” diameter, two-flue, butane fired boilers for his fully upscaled “Eric” projects. These boilers should produce more then enough steam to run the 0.625” x 1.102” cylinders.

First thing is to turn the end plates. Some 3/4" thick red oak makes a good sacrificial face plate to turn the 1/8” thick plates. #8 sheet metal screws hold the plates in place.

Then turn the outside, basically the same way.

There is a small brass mounting block on the bottom of the boiler. It has to be curve cut to fit the boiler barrel. Get out the flycutter and set up the lathe. Old, dull Slocum drills make good cutters in a bind

Matt sent me some bushings needed for the project. I turned the blank bushings that sit in the second bushing hole. They have a #10 x 32 blind hole in case he needs to attach a dome.

Hopefully start “gluing” the weldment tomorrow.

 

[1hand]

Sweet, she's going to be a double barrel, with 4 on the floor!


Matt :big:

 

[kvom]

Team build #6 undercover. ;D

 

[1hand]

For the axle and coupling rod bushings, I'm going to try 680 Loctite and SAE 863 Bronze flanged bushings from Mcmaster Carr. Their only 42 cents each, and worth a try for that price.

Matt

 

[xo18thfa]

Got Matt's boiler weldments done today. Everything went well. All the solder fillets are smooth and complete all around. Next step is to make up some plugs for the bushings, set up some pressure gauge plumbing and pump them up. Operating pressure is 40 PSI so they will get tested to 80 PSI.

 

[1hand]

SWEET BOILERS BOB!!


MATT

 

[Deanofid]

Nice job, da both a youse! Thanks for the pics, guys.