I'm experiencing a dry mouth, light headedness, chest palpitations. Oh God it's a twin.
That's what the warning signs were pointing at, I'm in love.
Very interesting sidearm linkage to the feed pump.
I totally understand you and agree!!!
Arnold
Well, gentlemen,
even though I can understand your physical and mental reactions perfectly well, you must understand that I have to keep this baby (which, please remember this, is a mere 110 years old!) under close supervision for the time being. Due to Corona-induced circumstances we must also ask you to abstain from visiting the patient at the moment. Thank you.
For you own shock-treatment I recommend and prescribe "Lagavulin 16yrs", "Thamdu 10years" (in appropriate quantities), alternatively Champaign (in even larger amounts).
Dr. sc.vap.mult. Y.
Well done Thomas.
This is a fine addition to your collection.
I look forward to seeing the results of your clean up and restoration.
Hello again,
thank you all for your kind replies.
I have decided to start a sympathetic restoration which I will document here once in a while.
But before I start this, here the latest find - the original SV weight!!! Not visible on any of the photos supplied by the auction house. I found it when I discarded the box the engine had arrived in, lousily stuffed with crumbled papers. If I hadn't picked out every single piece of paper the weight would have gone down the drain - after 110 years...
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Well spotted, and a very neat surprice to find something like this and the funnel unexpected
How is the restoration progressing?
The restoration is going slowly, I must admit.
I have meanwhile lifted the boiler and the pump off the base, as well as the steam engine proper.
The wooden frame of the base needs fixing, I have to lift off the sheet metal cover, because it shows some signs of rust on the underside.
The valve rods actually knock at the rear cylinder covers causing the valves to lift off the cylinders - after a bit of confusion I got a hint, and yes, of course, Carette cylinder covers usually have some cutouts for the valve rods - and they are there, but the covers have to be turned into the right position, which probably means I have to remove or loosen the piston-rod bushes, which seemed to have suffered from former "restorations", anyway...
Here are some photos for illustration. I will take my time and not hasten, I am a bit preoccupied with other things at the moment...
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The restoration is going slowly, I must admit.
I have meanwhile lifted the boiler and the pump off the base, as well as the steam engine proper.
The wooden frame of the base needs fixing, I have to lift off the sheet metal cover, because it shows some signs of rust on the underside.
The valve rods actually knock at the rear cylinder covers causing the valves to lift off the cylinders - after a bit of confusion I got a hint, and yes, of course, Carette cylinder covers usually have some cutouts for the valve rods - and they are there, but the covers have to be turned into the right position, which probably means I have to remove or loosen the piston-rod bushes, which seemed to have suffered from former "restorations", anyway...
Here are some photos for illustration. I will take my time and not hasten, I am a bit preoccupied with other things at the moment...
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Very challenging - I hope you get it working again - good luck Thomas
Cheers Arnold
Thanks for the update Thomas.
As Arnold said, you have a challenging restoration.
A restoration that, as previous speakers have said, will demand all the attention from you. But isn't that what makes it so interesting?