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Thread: Hornsby Model Engineers display
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20th November 2014, 03:45 PM #1
Hornsby Model Engineers display
At Hare & Forbes as always the Hornsby Model Engineers display their gear they are also Galston Valley Railway members one of the members brought along his new train this is a cog driven machine amazing work done on it.
One of the other members had two Prop engines and a verticle slide valve engine.
Of course there was more than these.
Damn camera battery is flat so until I down load the pics and short videos you'll either have to go see yourself or wait.
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20th November 2014, 10:04 PM #2
Sorry for the delay in posting photos but as said battery needed to be recharged........yes I know pull chip out stick in card reader but with temps reaching 40C and this room being one of the hottest i went and sat in the aricon part of the house.
So here are just a few of the items on show.
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20th November 2014, 10:33 PM #3
Thanks Ray, worth the wait.
Nice to see at least one entrant knows the difference between a radial and a rotary engine.
RegardsHugh
Enough is enough, more than enough is too much.
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21st November 2014, 08:38 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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21st November 2014, 10:06 AM #5
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21st November 2014, 11:04 AM #6Senior Member
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Hugh,
Pics 6 and 7 (same engine) look awfully like an early Monosoupape Gnome rotary to me, as it says on the placard.
http://www.airpowerworld.info/aircra...onosoupape.htm
The description of the ignition system given in the above web page is incorrect - in fact the HT current reaches the spark plugs via the uninsulated brass wires which can be seen in the photo. The ignition system is "interesting" - the magneto armature makes 9 revolutions for each 4 revolutions of the engine.
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Frank
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21st November 2014, 01:55 PM #7
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22nd November 2014, 03:15 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Wher ? How many days ?
is this H&F Melbourne ?
How long does it run for ?
Google no help - only found this thread again
Bill
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22nd November 2014, 04:41 PM #9
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22nd November 2014, 05:49 PM #10
Strike that last statement Bill got some time to edit and load it. Its not much just 3 short videos of a couple running and more photos.
Ray
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29th November 2014, 11:53 PM #11GOLD MEMBER
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Anyone got more details on the 16(?) wheel drive stream loco?
Stuart
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30th November 2014, 07:26 AM #12
Stu will see what I can find out from one of the members. In speaking to the owner who's in his 80's he and his brother he did most machining he is in a wheelchair built it. It had been run but not commissioned at H&F sale weekend but was due to be.
OR contact Galstone Valley Model Rail Engineers/Hornsby Model Engineers
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30th November 2014, 07:49 AM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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Hornsby Model Engineers display
Hi Stuart,
If you google Shay locomotive you should be right. Well it looks like a Shay, they had a couple at the Powelltown sawmill in Victoria.
The only other geared locos I know of are the Climax like at Puffing Billy.
Phil
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30th November 2014, 11:29 AM #14GOLD MEMBER
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Thank you gentlemen, found what I was after.
I figured the "square part" was a sliding joint but its not as clear on the model as in this picture.
Maybe the model doesn't handle right handers to well
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...oraUJoints.jpg
A staggering build!
Stuart