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EP Cosmos
By: Nuvolari Date: July 18, 2019, 4:21 pm
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Today my latest Ernst Plank Cosmos arrived.
I was in pritty good condition, except the screw thread of the
whistle into the boiler was gone.
So I made a bush with new screw thread, and drilled out the old
hole to fit in the new insert.
(HTM) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48317940712_f09e460d27_c.jpg
(HTM) https://flic.kr/p/2gBG5pj
(HTM) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48317820866_c4bf06bfb7_c.jpg
(HTM) https://flic.kr/p/2gBFsM1
When the new insert was soldered in it was chemically blued to
blend in.
And repaired it was, time to test…
(HTM) https://youtu.be/KmXPa-vmPus
Some photos will follow…
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: Stoker Date: July 18, 2019, 4:39 pm
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Nice work there Danny .... and nice engine too!!!
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: Jim Date: July 18, 2019, 5:58 pm
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A very lovely old engine Danny.
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: Nick Date: July 18, 2019, 8:40 pm
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Nice work Danny!
By the way, was there any relation between EP and Schoenner? I
have always used that style of firebox venting to ID
Schoenners... but obviously this is an EP...
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: oilfield_steam Date: July 18, 2019, 8:44 pm
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Nice repair, nice engine. Clean, too.
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: Nuvolari Date: July 19, 2019, 1:53 am
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[quote author=Nick link=topic=1256.msg12092#msg12092
date=1563500438]
Nice work Danny!
By the way, was there any relation between EP and Schoenner? I
have always used that style of firebox venting to ID
Schoenners... but obviously this is an EP...
[/quote]
Not direct, Schoenner was taken over by Falk in 1912.
But it's common knowledge that there was a lot of interaction
between the Nurnberg firms, in exchange of parts and copying
each other.
How far these interactions went is not really known.
But in a few cases the men behind the firms where also related
in some way to each other.
Not strange if you know that they all where members of the
Jewish community.
And marriages almost always stayed between members of this
community.
It's well known that Carette for instance was a cousin of the
Bing's.
And if you read the memoirs of Ignaz Bing (published in German),
he describes how he helped Carette to start up his own firm.
But it was not always a love story between them, in a later
stage in the memoirs of Ignaz Bing, you see friction appear
between them.
And not for professional reasons, although not publicly, but for
political reasons, as nationalism grew in Germany towards WW1.
Towards WW1 the Jewish community was as pro Nationalistic a the
rest of Germany, and the Fatherland alwijs came into first
place.
Even production for the war effort, going from nationalistic
commemorative plates to steel helmets, was common practice…
A few photos of the engine…
(HTM) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48320703927_19a9455d64_c.jpg
(HTM) https://flic.kr/p/2gBWeNX
(HTM) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48320586446_2b4c9f8749_c.jpg
(HTM) https://flic.kr/p/2gBVCTq
(HTM) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48320586516_2b4c9f8749_c.jpg
(HTM) https://flic.kr/p/2gBVCUC
(HTM) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48320586486_fc133f53e8_c.jpg
(HTM) https://flic.kr/p/2gBVCU7
Cheers,
Danny
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: Nick Date: July 19, 2019, 9:33 pm
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Thank you for that history Danny, you are a wealth of knowledge!
There is so much to love about this engine, the cast/octagonal
base, heavy flywheel, conical boiler top, I could keep going!
8)
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: txlabman Date: July 20, 2019, 4:12 pm
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Nice job Danny.
These EP Cosmos are wonderful.
One of the favorites in my collection.
Thanks for posting the video and pictures.
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Re: EP Cosmos
By: St Paul Steam Date: July 20, 2019, 6:18 pm
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Nice repair Danny & a very nice Vertical...she glides over
effortlessly to a pleasant click over & then on to near full
power running, nice, Very NICE !
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