My new scratchbuilt live steam loco

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erikcontrafagot

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Hello live steam enthousiasts,
I am scratchbuilding a 0-6-0 live steam loco. This week I finished the displacement lubricator and the steam tee, so now she can run on steam! I made a video of the first test in the kitchen (my wife was out ;) ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgUZiVb6iJw . At the end of the clip you can see (hear) the pop-valve releasing. Everything went fine, but I have to improve the displacement lubricator, as it produces not enough oil for the valve chests.
Greetings from the Netherlands
Erik
 
:o hello ,and wellcome .. blumming heck, thats fantasic!!
 
Nice work!

And welcome to the forum too....
 
Fantastic. now on to the hard part (at least for me) bodywork and paint! Please post pictures as well as video.

Dave
 
Nothing but admiration for a man who can build his own Live Steam Dragon. I hope you cleared the Drip of Oil I spied before She who must be obeyed returned!
JonD
 
nice job erik, i wonder if the lubricator will work better when loco is under load? regulator open more so higher pressure thru the pipework. and looks like you fitted a needle valve to regulate the oil flow? certainly got your valve events spot on. nice one, martin..
 
Thank you all for your kind words.
I made the design of the valve gear with help of the Dockstader Valve gear program. Brian Wilson's design is beautiful, but I choose for a abbreviated Walscharerts valve motion, like the Roundhouse loco's.
My first loco was a "Dacre", designed by Erik Stroetinga. This loco has slip eccentrics valve gear. For this, my second loco, I intend to use radio control for the steam valve and for the valve gear.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9SLNcLgklw Here you can see it running in the garden with some scratchbuilt goods stock

Greetings from the Netherlands.

Erik
 
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