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Sunday, 22 January 2023

Mainly Workshop Again this Sunday

Andy making loco parts
Philip cutting cushions to fit between No.2's tank & support brackets
Jim showing Paul how to set up the miller .....
..... & Paul taking part
Mick attending to lathe lubrication .....
..... & removing a bracket from No.2's footsteps for redrilling
Barry & Callum fastening down No.2's cab
Matthew taking carriage No.4 back to ET
Richard demonstrating changing Cochrane's gauge glasses to Logan
Jonny grinding back more tube ends in Horden - spot the fusible plug!
Oliver & Will removing one of Horden's main steam pipes
A general view in the workshop
(photo courtesy of Oliver Humphries)
Andy fastening No.2's tank to the smokebox
Carrie cleaning No.2's pipework
Bobby & Oliver making a replacement .....
(photo courtesy of Alex Tyson)
..... blower ring for No.2
(photo courtesy of Alex Tyson)
Tom cleaning a joint face
(I advised him about screwdriver & hand!)
Angela getting personal tuition from Peter about Cochrane's connecting rod
Oliver disassembling a split brass bearing, with Peter conducting .....
..... an MIC on the subject of connecting & coupling rods

2 comments:

Strawberry_Lynn said...

Are the boiler tubes WELDED to the boiler tube plate?

TRBlogMaster said...

Yes, but it's a weld to seal the tube ends to the firebox tubeplate rather than a structural weld. Seal welding caters for relatively rapid local temperature fluctuations in the firebox which otherwise can create temperature differences between the tube & plate which expand differently & apart, leading to leaks between the tube & the firebox tube plate. Such leaks can be difficult to seal by rolling expander, because of rust & muck getting between the tube & plate. You can end up over-enlarging the hole in an attempt to get a mechanical (non welded) seal - this shortens the life of the box & over large tube ends in the firebox are awkward to get out of the smaller holes in the front tubeplate when tubes (which are consumable items) have to changed. Temperatures in the smokebox don't fluctuate as much, so tube ends are not welded there.