Stuart ‘Victoria’ : a beginners tale..

[DullnoteParticipant @dullnote]

Hi Allan been great reading the story of the build, you have inspired me to get my workshop up and running. Over the winter there, not cold but very wet and windy, could not get myself of the chair to do something, the more I read the more I wanted to do, so apart from helping me pick up some tips, you also helped me get motivated ( a bit of depression if I am true to myself)

Workshop not fully up yet, but working on sports car, hope to have it on road start of April, only small job on grear box , reversing light sensor, but need to take central console and bit of dash to get to it.

big thanks

jim

[GarryCParticipant @garryc]

Hi Jim

There are some great country roads around here for when you get it on the road – and plenty of tea and model engineering chat here anytime! Used to be into sports cars myself and have had some great (and very fast, although I guess its frowned upon these days to say that) models over the years, used to go watch most of the big rallies hereabouts in South Wales, always the old RAC at some point and even tried a few 12 cars etc years ago. Spent a lot of time and covered many miles on two wheels as well.

Its a pity the forum doesn’t have a ‘location map’ to see where everyone is, maybe also a kind of mugshot gallery to put faces to names would be good as well.. Always a big welcome for anyone here.

Hope you may like to follow my next build as well, waiting patiently for the drawings etc to arrive..

Cheers and thanks..

Allan.

[GarryCParticipant @garryc]

Stuart No. 1 has finally arrived, some delay at the foundry apparently so it took a while longer than expected. Hope to have a good look through the drawings etc over the weekend and make a start (and a new thread on here) next week. There is some serious weight in the parcel, two handed job to lift it so I hope my lightweight / budget kit will be up to it..

Hoping some of you may like to follow and contribute with help / advice again…

Cheers.

Allan.

[GarryCParticipant @garryc]

Hi

I'm ordering some bits and pieces that I'll need for the Stuart No. 1 and includes 2 taps I don't have – 1/4 x 26tpi and 3/8 x 26tpi can anyone please confirm if these are BSB (British Standard Brass) threads? The only other 26tpi taps I have found are 'Cycle Threads'?

and just one other question to confirm that a 1/4 BSF tap is 26tpi – that is to say there are not any other options for this. Drawing says 'tap 1/4 BSF'..

Thanks very much if anyone can advise.

Cheers.

Allan.

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Depends what parts they are for but personally I would change the 26tpi which tend to be quite specific to Stuarts to a more common 32tpi as you are likely to find more uses for them in the future. The 32tpi is also more widely used on commercial steam fittings should you want to use those.

The angle of brass and cycle is different, brass is 55deg, cycle 60deg but provided your tap and die match you could use either. If buying both I would go with teh 55deg to keep it the same as 32tpi and 40tpi ME threads

Yes 1/4BSF is 26tpi

 

Edited By JasonB on 06/04/2014 10:18:45

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Just had a glance at the drawings, 32tpi would be my choice for the steam inlet and exhaust but the piston rod etc would be better off with the coarser thread so 1/4 BSF would do or if you have them I can't see a problem with comming down to 6mm and using 0BA or M6 if you don't want to buy something you may not use again.

[GarryCParticipant @garryc]

Thanks Jason.

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