200304 Overhaul Archive - July 2003

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July 27 2003

This weekend marks 5 years of involvement with 6024 for me. Where has the time gone !! Thanks to all who have made those years so enjoyable and for all the opportunities and privileges that I have received.

Breakfast ! July 27 2003

Work this weekend centred on priming sections of boiler cladding and other items. The smokebox, primed the previous weekend, was rubbed down and given a second coat of primer. This included the smokebox door. The smokebox ring was rubbed down in preparation for a coat of micaceous paint. The machined face of the smokebox door which forms the seal with the ring was rubbed down and primed to protect it. The same was done with the face of the ring. The top portion of the ring inside the smokebox was wire brushed and primed to prevent further rusting.

Brian Dodd (left) and Bob Robson rub down a primed cladding sheet before giving it a second coat. July 27 2003. © John Salter

Leon Salter tries hard to rub a hole in this piece of cladding. July 27 2003. © John Salter

Kevin Blake primes one of the firebox cladding sheets. July 27 2003

Alex Hayes prepares the fireman's side toolbox for painting. July 27 2003

Steve Underhill works on one of the gland packing brasses. This one fits on the left hand outside piston rod. July 27 2003

Ron Smith prepares the smokebox for a second coat of primer. July 27 2003

Meanwhile visiting Australian Jeremy Phelan prepares the smokebox door for a second coat. July 27 2003

A break was made mid afternoon to celebrate Head Cleaner Bob Robson reaching 64. July 27 2003

Jeremy Phelan paints the smokebox. July 27 2003

The sectioned primed can be seen clearly as they are painted green. July 27 2003

Being a Sunday most people had packed up and gone by 16:30. It was at this point the society Chairman remembered he wanted to move the superheater elements in to the shed. Not surprisingly the few of us left were well and truly finished off by this effort !

Your webmaster (left) and Steve Underhill shift another superheater element. Leon Salter watches for some tips on how to do it. July 27 2003 © John Salter

Mid way through element shifting a cup of tea arrived so we stopped ! From the left we have Angie Hailwood, Steve Underhill, Alex Hayes, Martyn Bane and Leon Salter. July 17 2003 © John Salter

This is what he had to shift and they are not lightweight ! All the elements are now undercover in the shed. July 27 2003

July 24 2003

Having brought home a pile of bar, on Saturday, some mug was persuaded to drive them a bit further today. The bar is to be cut and tapped to make stay nuts for the inner firebox by Park Engineering in Weymouth.

Ready to go with all the bar loaded in the back of this mugs' car. The suspension was down a bit ! July 24 2003

Park Engineering are going to turn the bar in to stay nuts. July 24 2003

Good progress has been made in the last few weeks.

The flue tubes have had their bottle ends welded on professionally and are now on site waiting to be fitted. Mid week work on the boiler has progressed well. There is not much more to do now before it will be ready to be retubed.

The tubes are screwed in the the firebox tubeplate. Mid week Steve Underhill has been re-cutting the threads. July 19 2003

The previous weekend a start was made on wire brushing the smokebox and applying a zinc based primer. This was largely finished off. Only the section around the smokebox saddle still needs to be attacked.

The before. With the upper section of the smokebox largely wired brushed a break was taken for breakfast. July 19 2003

The in between. Your webmaster wire brushes the smokebox prior to painting. July 19 2003 © Colin Henderson

The after. All primed with a zinc based etching primer. The other side was given the same treatment. July 19 2003

On the chassis more parts of the internal motion were dismantled. Old studs were removed from the inlet side of the centre cylinder casting.

Huw Button (in blue) and Keith Lines look at something, but do they know what ? July 19 2003

Keith Lines heats up the centre cylinder casting to remove a stud. This is the inlet side. The steam pipe from the superheater headed connects here. July 19 2003 © Colin Henderson

The professional rebuilds of the tender coal space and ashpan have continued to a high standard.

Replating of the tender coal space is making excellent progress. July 19 2003

The ashpan rebuild and modification is proceeding well. The new hopper doors are in position. The V in the side indicates the location of the triangular section inside the ashpan to direct ash towards the doors. July 19 2003

The regulator stuffing box from the backhead was cleaned up and checked over. July 19 2003 © Colin Henderson

Huw Button works on replacing the studs in the superheater header over which the regulator cover fits. July 19 2003 © Colin Henderson

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