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Re: Help with a Stuart Turner Henley
By: Tony Bird Date: December 9, 2023, 9:56 am
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Hi,
With the boiler test complete the safety valve was taken apart
and clean and the stainless steel ball had its mineral deposits
removed. With this done the boiler was put back in its casing,
filled with water, and connected to the engine for the first
steam test of boiler and engine for many years. A shot video is
at:
(HTM) https://youtu.be/IhhmAmt1DR4
Take care Tony.
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Re: Help with a Stuart Turner Henley
By: Tony Bird Date: December 11, 2023, 3:51 am
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Hi,
For a bit of a change yesterday’s project was to make the
aluminium fore deck for the Henley. The thinnest aluminium in
stock was used, which is thicker than the original would have
been, if some thinner stock becomes available another deck will
be made.
A cardboard template of the Henley’s bow was made, some sums
were done to calculate how much larger the base of the template
would need to be to raise the deck in a curve. A cardboard copy
of the template with a larger base was made. A section was cut
from a sheet of aluminium and a set of rolls was used to create
a tapered incomplete tube.
The larger of the templates was held around the aluminium tube
with clear tape. A set of metal shears was used to cut the
aluminium to the shape of the template. With a certain amount of
persuasion with a file and leather mallet the aluminium deck was
fitted to the hull.
There was evidence on either side of the hull for supports for
the deck and a couple of screws were used for this. The
aluminium deck had cut-outs made to locate on these screws.
Whether the deck was supported in this way isn’t known.
Take care Tony.
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Re: Help with a Stuart Turner Henley
By: Tony Bird Date: December 12, 2023, 3:35 am
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Hi,
With the Henley’s fore deck made, there was the first attempt at
fitting out the hull with the other parts of the model. The only
major part needing further work is a means of securing the
boiler into the hull. This done the model will be left until the
warmer weather arrives in a few months so that it can be rubbed
down and painted. With this achieved the hull can be fitted out
again and hopefully a test in some water will take place. So, to
the great relief of all, the next post on fitting the boiler
will be the last one about the Henley for some time.
A video of checking out the engine propeller shaft connection
can be seen at:
(HTM) https://youtu.be/wcxTordBraY?si=mepPgwsI_nzw9VTM
Take care Tony.
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Re: Help with a Stuart Turner Henley
By: Stoker Date: December 12, 2023, 9:57 am
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Sure looks like you have a boat there now Tony!
Can't wait until the Spring boating season opens up for a
launching a some trials.
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Re: Help with a Stuart Turner Henley
By: Tony Bird Date: December 13, 2023, 3:23 am
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Hi,
I tell fibs this won’t be the last post I had forgot that the
fore deck to allow for fitting had been made too long and needed
to be cut back. Also the temporary 8BA nut and bolt drive pin
on the coupling needed to be replaced before attempting to fit
the boiler.
Take care Tony.
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Re: Help with a Stuart Turner Henley
By: St Paul Steam Date: December 13, 2023, 6:08 am
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It sure has turned into a proper little boat Tony, work well
done !
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Re: Help with a Stuart Turner Henley
By: Tony Bird Date: December 13, 2023, 10:17 am
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Hi,
This really is the last post on this subject for some time.
The end of the boiler casing was rusty and rather fragile; to
compensate for this a wider steel strap than Stuart Turner used
was fitted. First after dealing with the rust, inside the
casing a brass strip was bedded into some Araldite and clamped
in place. While the Araldite set, the strap that the boiler
sits on was cut, bent to shape, drilled and when the adhesive
cured riveted to the boiler.
The boiler was fitted into the hull and an air-line was
connected to it to do an engine test. A bit of a video is at:
(HTM) https://youtu.be/ur4u981HgeQ
Other than painting the hull the only other jobs to do are
making some unions for the steam and exhaust pipes, but as I am
out of suitable copper pipe, this might wait until the
re-assembly after the painting is done. Also, finding a
suitable replacement for the asbestos blanket insulation that
was glued to the hull’s side to protect them from the heat of
the boiler needs to be done.
It has been an interesting build; as always if certain things
were done again they would be done slightly differently; the
funnel is a bit high, I think it is close to the correct size,
the joggle in the boiler strap could be larger so lowering the
boiler and possibly the front deck might be higher, which if
thinner aluminium becomes available might be done.
Anyway with luck and a following wind sometime next year I might
be boring you with the finished product and finding out if it
sinks or swims. It would be nice to run it under steam in my
test tank but the oil and water thrown about by the engine would
be difficult to remove for painting.
Have a Great Christmas and a Healthy New Year.
Take care Tony.
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