Post by: St Paul Steam on March 24, 2019, 10:54:55 pm
Good to hear they made it safely Rog, and fingers crossed he decides to join up... always nice to see another's engines 8)Ditto , I'm always glad when a project makes Iit safely, I always have a bit of nervousness until it does, here's hoping your client will join us .
Post by: Nick on March 24, 2019, 08:21:06 pm
Post by: IndianaRog on March 24, 2019, 08:06:46 pm
I will try and get new owner to join this forum...he was not interested in the previous Mamod forum, but maybe this time around he will.
Rog
Post by: MrandMrsferrysteam on March 12, 2019, 11:52:17 am
Post by: Belugawhaleman on March 11, 2019, 11:58:25 pm
Post by: Mi Steam on March 11, 2019, 03:16:29 pm
I have a few more pics of the tower and valve setup of you can use them...otherwise it is all boxed up and ready to ship this Thurs 3/14.
Rog
Rog I got what I needed. Thanks for your help.
Post by: IndianaRog on March 11, 2019, 03:09:09 pm
The "Mike" referred to in the video is the soon to be proud recipient as I ship to him on 3/11/19. Hope I did this right...I was struggling ling with the clickable boxes down below, but Classicx kindly told me to just cut and paste YouTube link right in the message...so that's what I did!
https://youtu.be/aUp34dEI_NU
cheers,
Rog
Post by: IndianaRog on March 11, 2019, 03:06:07 pm
Rog how tall is the tower and the size of tank? What type of valve is a gate valve?
Carl, total height of the tower without the tank was about 14 inches...requested height by the fellow I made it for. On top of the platform sits a stainless steel cookie jar/kitchen canister (many available on eBay, though often as sets of 4)... the one I used was 8.5 inches tall and 6 inches in diameter with a glass lid. So, total tower with canister on was 22.5 inches tall. Legs were made of 1/2 inch aluminum angle stock sold in 8 foot lengths at Lowes (took two total lengths with a bit left over). Legs were screwed together with 3/8" SS screws and top and bottom were 1/2" plywood. Bottom also had an additional 3/4" layer of plywood added to ensure the whole setup was not top heavy.
Valve used was made by Swagelok (via eBay)...only thing I would change with what I know now. Better to get the kind of valve that opens and closes with 1/4 turn. The one I used must have been designed for very high pressure as it takes about 15 turns to open and same to close. I believe the quick open/shut type is a ball valve, slow open shut a gate valve...but I am happy to stand corrected. A "bulkhead" brass fitting goes in the bottom of the canister for a waterproof outlet...that feeds about 11 inches of brass tubing which goes into the valve. Nothing difficult with bulkhead fittings...lots on eBay. Pricey from the US...dirt cheap from China...I opted for US everything given timing.
I have a few more pics of the tower and valve setup of you can use them...otherwise it is all boxed up and ready to ship this Thurs 3/14.
Rog
Post by: Mi Steam on March 11, 2019, 11:31:07 am
The water tower was modeled after one I built for my Jensen 51 replica plant assembled years ago, just a little shorter and a slightly smaller tank. It was fun to build and good therapy for me as well!!!
Rog
Rog how tall is the tower and the size of tank? What type of valve is a gate valve?
Post by: Gearhead Jed on March 09, 2019, 04:39:42 pm
Post by: bamsefar1 on March 09, 2019, 04:38:27 pm
I have followed your webpage and participation on the forum since years back; and are happy to see you active again :-)
Post by: smokey1961 on March 04, 2019, 08:57:32 pm
Post by: St Paul Steam on March 04, 2019, 08:19:30 pm
Post by: classixs on March 04, 2019, 10:04:59 am
So cool to see you "back in steam" Rog, you have been greatly missed my friend !
Post by: Swift Fox on March 04, 2019, 07:15:49 am
Post by: IndianaRog on March 04, 2019, 06:55:44 am
A mouthwatering engine for an Aussie!
Steven, the new Jensen 50 came painted a slightly different shade of Hammertone blue...but since I needed to match up an old, rusty based Jensen 15 generator, I decided to paint BOTH a shade of blue I had on hand. It is actually an automotive paint and I prefer it to the new color. Sooooo, since I was modding the thing anyway, slightly different paint color not a problem! If you look at the Jensen 50 picture of Carl's unit, you can see the original paint color they now come with.
Rog
Post by: jkbixby on March 04, 2019, 05:34:23 am
Post by: Kevin68 on March 04, 2019, 05:19:42 am
Post by: Jim on March 04, 2019, 05:17:28 am
Post by: Griffin on March 04, 2019, 05:08:45 am
Is the engine base colour now a different shade of blue on the new Jensens?
Post by: IndianaRog on March 03, 2019, 08:16:57 pm
Rog
ps...also nice to see familiar names I had kind of lost touch with over past couple of years.
Post by: Nick on March 03, 2019, 08:11:22 pm
Post by: IndianaRog on March 03, 2019, 08:04:12 pm
The Jensen 50 basically just got a lot of Temple love...all surfaces refinished to a bit higher standard than Jensen gives them, addition of an older cast iron Jensen 15, addition of a functional exhaust stack with condensate drain out the back and a few more bits/tweeks to bring this Jensen 50 to the standard the new buyer was hoping for.
The water tower was modeled after one I built for my Jensen 51 replica plant assembled years ago, just a little shorter and a slightly smaller tank. It was fun to build and good therapy for me as well!!!
Rog