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Stanley
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I've always been fascinated by the things people do in their spare time when they can do exactly what they want to do. Men and sheds are a particularly fertile field. Women tend to do their thing in the comfort of the house.
I was delighted to see Andy's picture of the clock movement he has made.
It struck me that we could perhaps start a new topic devoted to spare time skill. So Andy starts it off and my contribution is this:
It's a small steam engine made from scratch and is based on the Stuart 5A but a longer stroke. One of these will drive a 14 foot boat with steam at 250psi. By the way, we don't like to call them models, it's exactly the same construction and materials as a full size engine, just smaller. So come on out there, let's hear about what you make in your spare time. I reckon we could be in for some surprises!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View
stanley at barnoldswick.freeserve.co.uk
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Posted - 15/07/2006 : 06:20
Must be OK. Stuart is inspected regularly and keeps a clean shop.
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View
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catgate
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Posted - 15/07/2006 : 15:56
It's a very tidy job, Stanley. There's an hour or two gone into that!
Every silver lining has a cloud.
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Stanley
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Posted - 15/07/2006 : 17:20
You're right Catty, not done with looking at. I could have done it easier but nowhere near as tidy. I've cheated this afternoon, it's clamped up with shaft grade Fitlock in it which would probably do the job on its own but tomorrow I'll drill it twice from the side through the stubs and drive pins right through it. Then I can refit the lid and drill for the fulcrum pin. You won't be able to see the join when the lid's on. I know it's overkill but it satisfies something inside me to make what I think is a good job. One thing is certain, if you reckoned the time you could have bought a new one for a proper costing! I'll get a pound of sausage and a lot of satisfaction......
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View
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catgate
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Posted - 15/07/2006 : 19:13
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.... and a lot of satisfaction......
And that will be worth more than money can buy.
Earlier in the week a friend showed me his ride on mower twin rotor deck, which looked as though the rust rats had been nibbling away at it for years. He had tried to get a new one but had been told they were unbtainable...and if he could have got one they would have been over £400. The deck has spent a couple of days in my emporium and has been reclaimed, by cutting off all the old skirt, grinding off the rust, and building up a complete new one with glass matt and resin. It is now stronger than it was when new. Another ten years of use!
New materials and technology but the feeling is just the same.
Every silver lining has a cloud.
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Stanley
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Posted - 19/07/2006 : 11:13
Barlick's burgers are safe once more. New hinge and a replacement catch for the lid. The old one was worn but serviceable and I thought it would do but then I had a funny turn this morning and made an entirely new one, far better, the thread actually fits the hole! The press is now good for another fifty years with reasonable care. As I said before, satisfying...... Now for the next bit of mischief; shall I crack on with the flywheel or make some new handles for the compound vice on the drill press? The el cheapo plastic ones have been bugging me for years.
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View
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Posted - 19/07/2006 : 11:40
Well... I AM IMPRESSED! Lovely work! (pat on the back from Maz)
I must add, that I have enjoyed following this project and I wouldn't mind following a few more (of Stanley's or other people) to fruition.
Come on....post your before and after photos. We would love to see them.
Ey...Stanley....your burger press may go on longer than you!
Edited by - marilyn on 19 July 2006 11:50:22
get your people to phone my people and we will do lunch...MAZ |
Stanley
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 06:38
No doubt about that Maz, it will see me out easily unless some fool brings in a food safety directive that nakes it illegal..... After all, it was made about 1930 and has worked hard since then so it's done nearly eighty years already. Now for a few free sausages and bacon ends.....
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View
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TOM PHILLIPS
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 08:09
Couldn't get my staircase in the shed so i brought my shed to the stairs,this is my attempt to get them to how they might have looked in the 1920s when my house was built,the knewel post is wrong because it would have been a plain square one,lots of scrapeing and sanding,removed hundreds of staples from previous carpets,the staining and varnishing was tricky because we still had to use the stairs so i did every other one,this took me about 5 weeks but i think it was worth it,everyone comments on them when they visit.
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 09:08
This looks like one of those jobs where you take it one step at a time.
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 10:00
They look great, Tom. Lovely job.....
Big Kev
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 10:18
Ooooo....BEAUTIFUL. (pretty steep aren't they!)
I know what it is like to do 'every other stair'. When I glossed our stairs it takes 24 hours to dry between coats. A jolly nuisance. I had to mark which stairs people could walk on. The landing half way up was a nightmare, as we needed to step SOMEWHERE on the jolly thing to be able to turn the corner and proceed. Funniest of all was when we painted the handrails etc and we had big notes hung about with quite crude warnings on them. Didn't stop each of us at some stage reaching down and buggaring up bits of it! I get really TESTY now, when visitors or family members head down the stairs with keys dangling from one hand taking chuncks out of my paint all the way.
Edited by - marilyn on 20 July 2006 10:20:20
get your people to phone my people and we will do lunch...MAZ |
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 14:15
They remind me of a piano keyboard, if you wired them up to the right notes you could make little tunes and scales as you came up and down.
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Stanley
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 15:47
Nice job Tom. Isn't it amazing how many tacks there are in them. Nobody ever took them out, just hammered them in!
Stanley Challenger Graham
Barlick View
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 21:16
Thank you all for the comments,the stairs aren't steep just a bad angle pic. there is a small landing where the stairs turn aswell,"nightmare",i nearly forgot about the tacks that were hammered in that far i had to dig them out and fill the holes,the smell when sanding was something else,the good lady loves them ,no hoover required just a damp cloth..
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Posted - 20/07/2006 : 21:32
I was lazy with mine, just cleaned them up, splashed on a coat of paint and then had a bit of carpet laid. The brass rods are originals I just didn't have the original clips. As they're not functional they're just held on with brass hooks
Big Kev
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