A finished project – at last!

[egaParticipant @ega]

PS I think that the illustration on page 31 of AT's Vertical Milling in the Home Workshop (WPS2) may show the machining of the flywheel.

[mechman48Participant @mechman48]

Superb work Tug; it's obvious the time & effort gone into it would take the 3 years, it puts my small engines leaving a lot to be desired. My trouble is I tend to be impatient with a 'must get it done' approach which tends to lead to mistakes, redo's, & oversights.

George.

[A SmithParticipant @asmith78105]

Tug,

Congratulations on a truly magnificent piece of work. Can I add my voice to the others requesting that you display this engine at one of the exhibitions? It really does deserve further and wider exposure.

Andy

[Ron LadenParticipant @ronladen17547]

Excellent workmanship and a really superb model engine.

Great stuff.

Ron

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

When it is open again, there is a working Corlis engine here; ( at least, I think it's a Corlis)

**LINK**

Brian

Edited By Brian H on 05/01/2021 13:04:14

[FerrumParticipant @ferrum]

I gasp in awe! I wish that I could see the engine "in the flesh".

Ron

[Phil PParticipant @philp]

Posted by Brian H on 05/01/2021 13:01:16:

When it is open again, there is a working Corlis engine here; ( at least, I think it's a Corlis)

**LINK**

Brian

Edited By Brian H on 05/01/2021 13:04:14

Brian

That one is a Pollitt & Wigzell called "Agnes" and is the very one I am currently building a 1/16 scale model of.

Phil

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

Hello Phil, how far have you got with Agnes? Will look forward to seeing that.

Brian

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Stunning model, Ramon.

I hope it will make it to some exhibitions so we can see it in the flesh.

Neil

[Ramon WilsonParticipant @ramonwilson3]

Guys – again, thanks for the comments

'Mick B1' – never allow yourself to be distressed by others work as there will always be that to which one simply couldn't aspire to –  Barry Hares RR Merlin springs to mind never mind countless other fantastic workmanship from many others seen over the years. Instead let it inspire you to nothing more than to do your best within your own limits. All our work is relative to others – the main thing is to enjoy what we do

'Bo'sun' – in it's day this type of engine would have powered a small factory – each groove on the flywheel providing a drive to different floors of machines above.

'ega' – Nothing more than having worked Colchester Triumph 2000 lathes which feature a similar large (proportionately) saddle hand wheel. I always felt the standard Myford handle was too small, particularly if feeding by hand – the larger diameter definitely gives more 'control'

George – 'tis a true old saying that patience is a virtue though I've often struggled to find it. As age has crept up however 'stepping back' a bit from the urge to see something done has become much easier.

Brian H – Thanks for the link. I visited the Markham Grange museum about three years ago. Despite going on a steaming day sadly the boiler feed unit had broken down so every thing was static. Very impressive museum though and well worth a visit. 'Agnes' is quite a big engine and coincidentally it was Peter Southworth's model of it that prompted the chance conversation that was the catalyst for this build.

Andy and Neil – I'm afraid it is unlikely to go anywhere outside of our two 'local' events – The ME Day at the Forncett museum and the LowMex exhibition at Lowestoft when they are staged again -. It's just too heavy to move – I was a fit young 50 year old when I first though about it – not so these days

Thanks again for your comments, I'm glad it was of interest.

 

Regards – Tug

Edited By Ramon Wilson on 05/01/2021 22:52:36

[Dominic BramleyParticipant @dominicbramley60728]

Thanks for sharing this Tug,

Was reading your build thread all evening and only made it to page 23! So much to learn in there!

I've never heard of a Corliss engine before this and i is absolutely mesmerising watching it and trying to figure out how it works!

Very inspiring!

Dom

[Mark EasingwoodParticipant @markeasingwood33578]

Awesome, and metronomically mesmerising.

[Dave WoottonParticipant @davewootton]

Tug

Lovely work, a pleasure to see, thank you for posting this, an inspiration to get out into the workshop.

Dave

[noel shelleyParticipant @noelshelley55608]

TUG, Asolutely spectacular, a work of art and skill. For those who want to see many industrial engines in steam Forncett industrial steam museum, near Norwich is the place to go. Once a month during the season all the engines are in steam, including a corliss valved engine and the massive triple expansion Dover engine. There is even a quad expansion engine there ! Well worth a visit – when we are allowed to ! ! Noel.

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