Showing posts with label Fantail launch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fantail launch. Show all posts
Monday, September 18, 2023

Solder eating stalagmites

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  Last time I mentioned the Fantail launch, it had just passed a steam test. After this, I've been very busy, so left the remains of the...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Boiler testing day

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  I'm lucky, that my work is flexible. As long as there isn't a meeting, it doesn't matter when I work, just that the jobs get d...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Clean up and first run

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  No point in getting clever, the first place to start cleaning up the engine is down at the kitchen sink.  A good scrub with soapy water an...
Monday, September 11, 2023

Prepare the steam boat!

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  A new event is on the horizon. The boat and railway clubs have joined forces for a steam day, with boats on the water, and trains on the n...
Tuesday, October 19, 2010

How to sell a programme

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On the way in to the Model Engineer show I was accosted and flogged a programme for the event. Why did I buy it ? Simple - Every single ex...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Raising steam

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Like an excited child at Christmas, one of my fellow boat club members has been asking to see my steam boat . He fancies something similar a...
Sunday, June 07, 2009

Going green

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Green boiler Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker Preparing some model boats for today's sailing, I discovered that the boiler of the fant...
Friday, September 26, 2008

Blown filler cap

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blown filler Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Last week I took the Fantail Launch for sail on the club lake in the evening. The weather ...
Monday, September 15, 2008

Sooty sails !

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Sooty on the lake Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . At yesterdays KMBC Sunday Lunch we had some superb weather, sunny and mostly still. J...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Fantail Launch - Finished

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Finished Fantail Launch Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Just one job left on this model boat - make a tiller for the crewman to steer w...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Fantail sailor

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Fantail sailor Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . All model boats (and real boats too) need a crew. Anything less, IMHO, looks stupid. The...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

Fuel tablets

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Fuel tablets Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . While the instructions for this model boat say, use Sterno to power it, I can't get St...
Saturday, August 23, 2008

Fantail Launch - Maiden Voyage

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Maiden Voyage Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . It's been on the water ! First up a bag of lead was measured out for the front to dro...
Friday, August 22, 2008

Wiring the boat

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Wiring the boat Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . In the launch I need to pack: A receiver A servo Batteries to run the above The only pr...
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Engine bench test

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The cleaned up boiler is wrapped in a fibreglass(?) sheet then then brass, which holds the cloth and gives the height required for the burne...
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Boiler making

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Soldered boiler Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Making a boiler is scary. This is a pressure vessel - in other words it could go bang ....
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Steam Cylinder

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Steam Cylinder Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Assembly of the Fantail launch's steam cylinder is pretty easy. The instructions r...
Monday, August 18, 2008

Cranked axle

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Cranked axle Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Oh dear. The instructions say assembly of the crank and flywheel is easy. Fit the crank ...
Sunday, August 17, 2008

Starting the steam engine

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Casting Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . Time to open the second box that this model boat kit comes in. This time I'm building the s...
Saturday, August 16, 2008

How much vanish is enough ?

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Varnished front Originally uploaded by Phil_Parker . 3 coats ? I think this will; be enough. I've been good and given each a light sand ...