Weeting

[millsie]

as regards to the above, not as far as i could see, and yes its now using Ex-mayors old dynamo, as its still blue with all its gold leaf. was a good 3 days and were off again next year

[Vern]

You will not believe this, but guess what happened today... albeit only 255psi. We have a restrictor in the top and a ball at the bottom, but still a nice little bang. As for the rest of it, I won't argue with you, but I will generalise. Depending on the engine, pipes and their joints have been known to fail and blowbacks from the firehole are hardly rare and cotton affords at least some protection.My real concern is for those who use the same glass year after year and don't wear overalls- a combination odds on to conspire to disaster. The other thing is that engine sense comes from an aptitude that not everyone has. I have been teacher at both experience day and proffessional levels more times than I can remember and the candidates vary from great potential to hopeless.. Bearing in mind the only formal qualification for road steam is money, the passing on of best practice helps to protect us all. If you think I'm being a killjoy, I'm sorry and it certainly isn't my intention- I am actually capable of having a good time and do have an intermittent sense of humour. Vern.

[Pandora's Firebox]

Originally Posted by Vern

You will not believe this, but guess what happened today... albeit only 255psi. We have a restrictor in the top and a ball at the bottom, but still a nice little bang. As for the rest of it, I won't argue with you, but I will generalise. Depending on the engine, pipes and their joints have been known to fail and blowbacks from the firehole are hardly rare and cotton affords at least some protection.My real concern is for those who use the same glass year after year and don't wear overalls- a combination odds on to conspire to disaster. The other thing is that engine sense comes from an aptitude that not everyone has. I have been teacher at both experience day and proffessional levels more times than I can remember and the candidates vary from great potential to hopeless.. Bearing in mind the only formal qualification for road steam is money, the passing on of best practice helps to protect us all. If you think I'm being a killjoy, I'm sorry and it certainly isn't my intention- I am actually capable of having a good time and do have an intermittent sense of humour. Vern.

Having met you in person on our quite regular trips to Whitby, I can honestly say you're certainly no bore or killjoy Vern, but when it comes to steam, you're probably the most genuinely knowledgeable and experienced member of TT!

Here's looking forward to November!

[staddlestones]

Some pic's from the event. Apparantly, the driver of Lord Derby left the crane gear ingaged, so when reversing so it bent the supports holding the crane up. Oops

[weidner]

Originally Posted by staddlestones

Some pic's from the event. Apparantly, the driver of Lord Derby left the crane gear ingaged, so when reversing so it bent the supports holding the crane up. Oops

Ronald Clark did the same thing on ' Emperor ' at Woburn in 1960 . Tom Paisley was the owner , and was not amused .

Come to think of it , is this not the same crane gear , transferred from ' Emperor ' .

[Lancashire Lad]

Originally Posted by weidner

Ronald Clark did the same thing on ' Emperor ' at Woburn in 1960 . Tom Paisley was the owner , and was not amused .

Come to think of it , is this not the same crane gear , transferred from ' Emperor ' .

Yes.

[steamboy]

Originally Posted by staddlestones

Some pic's from the event. Apparantly, the driver of Lord Derby left the crane gear ingaged, so when reversing so it bent the supports holding the crane up. Oops

yes they did it was very entertaining to watch,just goes to show how much some people know about running engines.
i dont thing it bent anything it just wound up and over the pulley and crashed onto the deck.

my photos will be online soon fingers crossed the computer is still working by then.

glen

[weidner]

Vern - What a way to start the holiday season !

Interesting to hear about the restrictor in the top fitting . Sounds a good idea . What have you got in the back of your protector , a grill ?

I used to have a pair of heavy melton trousers when I drove Mr. Shone's waggons . They looked , shall we say , period , but were good protection , and ended the season with a nice shine on them ( Melton is what donkey jackets are , or were , made from ) I was blacksmithing at the time , and so they kept the heat off my legs at work too .

Owners of Fowlers , and others with their gauge frames tucked away behind the third shaft , may be interested to hear that the modern BONETTI reflex fittings will fit in a much more restricted space than the Klinger pattern . A nice man at Chanter Biomed took one off the shelf and measured it when I rang him , and there will be plenty of room for one on my Fowler .

They don't look bad at all , and on a Fowler they cannot easily be seen anyhow , so they should not spoil your authenticity . You do not need to use the Bonetti gauge frame , just the bit that goes in place of the glass , as with the Klinger . They are also about £ 100 cheaper than the Klinger pattern .

[Vern]

Hi, I have a back plate, held on with a couple of brass screws- very useful and good at stopping flying glass. The restrictor is a small loose valve that seats if the glass breaks, again it's very helpful.

[weidner]

I have an example of what I think is the ultimate , a protector with a hinged back panel , with a white plate with diagonal slots , and a grill with about 10 to the inch mesh outside of that . That way a blowout can vent freely to the back , without any glass flying .