The next Driving Course is being held on 7/8 May 2011 at Astwood Bank.
SPECIAL PRICE FOR SAC MEMBERS
Steam Apprentices get a great discount on the normal price
age 13-15 = Ā£60
age 16 ā 21 = Ā£90 for the two days. Interested?
Front cover : Fowler No. 9055 stands in the early evening light after a hard dayās work cutting wood at the Hunton Steam Gather ing. Photograph - Ric hard Warren.
STEAM APPRENTICE CLUB
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Nanette Durling, 19 Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 8HE
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John Durling, 19 Mill Lane, Barton under Needwood, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 8HE
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Emily Drury ecdrury@hotmail.co.uk
Matthew Lund Tel: 01329 832462
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Kevin Lawrence Tel: 01229 838144 k lawrence@dsl pipex com
Barry Sumsion Tel: 01633 671798 barrysumsion@gmail com
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FROM THE EDITOR
Itās n e a rly h er e!
The sta rt of th e new se ason I mea n Mo rn ing Sta r is due fo r t he bo ile r in spec torās visit in t he nex t cou p le of w eeks to ge t h e r re a dy for anoth er ste a mi ng y ea r; t his time with a ca no py! Jo hn ha s w ri tte n a n a rtic le on this so yo u k now wha t to look for. Ou r Ch airm an is m a king p rogr es s w ith hi s bo ile r too , but I susp ec t itāll be a few ye ar s b ef or e Ka te is b ac k o n th e rally field.
Iā m so rr y to sa y th a t w e have had to can cel th e Ha mps hir e Driving Da y. Th o se of y ou who have b oo ked into th is co ur se ple a se see the Cha irman ās n ote s. Thi nkin g of th e Drivin g Da ys, ther e is still p le nty o f ti me to bo ok o nto the se c ou rses and also time , if yo uār e qu ic k, to b ook on to the N TET Dr ivi ng Cour se a t Astwo od Ba nk: se e th e a dve rt el sewh er e i n th is issu e T he re is an up da te d ver sion o f t he venu es list in th is ma gaz ine .
You wil l se e th e de ta ils of this yea rās mod el, b a sed on the Ca rterās Ga llo pe rs. Ge t wor king o n the se to be a ble to show t he m off in D orse t Thi nkin g of the G re a t D or set Ste am Fa ir, the d e tai ls of the usua l co mpe titio ns will be in the next ma ga zi ne but d onāt fo rg e t to ta ke yo ur c ame ra out wit h y ou so tha t we c an have a good e ntry for this ye ar ās ph oto gr ap hic co mpe tition s. Just re membe r tha t you āll nee d t o be ab le t o quote deta ils of en gine ma ke, numb er, whe r e th e pic ture was ta ken et c. I h ope weāll h ave a go od nu mber of pic ture s this ye ar a nd I l ook fo r war d to see ing e ntrie s fr om new p eo ple .
On a mor e per so na l n ote , as Kevin ha s sa id, I have to go in to h ospi tal fo r an o per ation whic h will le ave me ou t o f ac ti on f or two o r th ree month s so I w o n āt b
How ever, I w ill s till be ab le to re ad l etter s a nd ema il s so PL E ASE wr ite to me . I h ope th at you ar e all lo oki ng for ward to a busy ste am ing se a son a n d tha t Iāll see a lot of y ou late r in the ye a r Na ne tte D ur ling , Edito r
CHAIRMANāS BIT
The n ew se as on i s ne arly u po n u s , so I ho pe y o u a re a ll āfire d u pā a nd re ady to go. For those o f yo u who mig ht f e el they want a refresh er, o r are n ew membe rs, we have repeated t he venu es fo r the SAC drivin g d ay s els ewhere in the maga z i ne . An application for m was s en t out in th e la st i ssu e of Rai sin g S team , but if you have m i s la i d i t , or you ar e a new me mb er, on e c an be found on the w eb site www.nte t.co. uk/s a c. Regrettab ly tho ug h , a n event in H a mpsh ire wil l now n ot be run ni ng. Fo r th os e who have s en t in a n a pp lication I w ill r e tur n yo ur ch eq ue t o yo u.
With t he new s ea son h ere ju st a rem inde r; if yo u do go on a n e ngine , o r work on any mach in er y, do we ar the ap pr opr ia te clot hing and fo otw ear. It might loo k cool to be j ust having a T s hi rt on, but at be st you will probably get covered in oil and gr ea se but worse still , s om e ho t e mber s whi ch wil l be painful.
As you wil l se e I have be en wor k ing on my e ng in e a nd now have got the bo iler o ff t o th e repai re rs ā . The work how eve r will cont inue as I will be lo ok ing at all the bi ts and pi eces I have re moved to see w ha t th e co ndit ion of th em i s so I ca n make s ui t a bl e repairs Owni ng an e ngine ; the wor k never s tops !
One of th e be ne fit s of b e long ing to th e S AC i s t h at so me r allie s a llow y ou to ente r for free So, loo k out fo r the NT E T rally list on wh ich th ose th a t d o ar e marke d a s givin g free en tr y. The list is al so p ubli shed o n t he NTET web site w ww. ntet.c o .uk . O ne t hing I nee d t o s ay tho ugh is i t is o nly the SAC memb er that h as free en try, not a nyone coming i n wit h yo u. Ple ase ta ke your up t o date membershi p card to sh ow a t th e gate .
Thank yo u t o th o se wh o have ta ken the tro ub l e t o write to me in resp onse to my appeal last is su e f or tho ughts an d id e as o n how t he club can help you . I f you have nāt writte n ye t p lea se fe el f re e to d o so a t anyti me; I am always p leased to he ar f rom yo u I have to repo rt our Editor Na ne tte isnāt feel i ng t o o w ell an d has to go into hos pital f or an ope ra ti on I am sur e tha t, like the com mitt ee, yo u wi sh her we ll a nd a s pe edy r ecovery.
Kevin Mun n, Ch ai rman
WANTED:
Do you live within travelling distance of Colchester?
Are you serious about working with, and/or helping to restore, an engine? Are you over 13 years old?
If you can answer YES to these questions read on. We have been asked by an engine owner if an Apprentice would be willing to help them to finish off the restoration work and then go with them when they are able to start rallying again ā hopefully later this year. If youāre interested contact Kevin Munn for more information.
JACK BEEBY CUP
by Richar d War re n
The stea m ap pr en ti ce awa rde d t he J a ck Beeb y Cup and Shovel at the AGM of th e NTET 2 011 was Kr ista n Jo ne s. Sin ce a y ou ng a g e h is p a re nts have suppo rted his en th usiasm fo r s te am by ta kin g h im to m any s t eam ra l l i es He h as a grea t unde rstan ding of a steam en gi ne and ha s lear nt many thi n g s sin ce hi s fir st expe rie nce. Cong ratu lation s Kristan, yo u de se rve eve ry bit of t his awa rd .
Editorās Not e: The Jack Be eby Cu p is a w ard ed t o an Ap pre nti ce wh o has shown co mmitment an d st ay ing pow er. Un fort un a tely we co uld not be at the prese ntation at Ri chard P reston ā s ya rd so than k you Rich a rd for se nding in th is sh ort report an d pi cture.
THE LONG AWAITED ROOF...
by John Durling
I know Na ne tt e men ti oned in he r Edit orās bit in the last magazine th at I was in the process of bui ld in g a c an opy f or Morn ing Star but I al so k now that ma ny of you wi ll have hear d th e s to ry before a nd n ot se en any res ults
Therefo re I have de cide d t o in cl ude a few pi ctu res to sh ow that IT HA S ACTUALLY HAPPENED! OK, itās no t fu lly comp lete i n these p ictu res but b y the time youāre read in g t hi s it will be.
Morni ng S ta r , o r sim ply N o. 11 486 as sh e was kn own th en , left the Ro che st er factory wit h a h al f len gth ca nopy (Ave lin g & Po rt er called it a half timbe r awning ) but somewher e al on g t he way this was lo st. I have a picture t aken at the Woburn Sa nds r ally in 1957 w hi ch st il l sh ows the c an opy bu t by the ti me Dad b ou gh t h er in 1979 it h ad gone, along wi th all the iron wor k. Th erefo re I had to start from scratch. I go t c opies of th e genera l a rr an ge me nt dr aw ing fr om the Li ncoln Archives wh ich s howe d me wh at it should loo k li ke, th e size s of the ste el sectio ns and the overal l d im ension s. Iā m rea lly not su re why Avel i ng & Por te r thoug ht it needed quit e so mu ch steel wor k! Th e finish ed product mu st wei gh nea rly ha lf a to n! The covering is a mo dern t ake on the tra ditiona l calic o and wh it e le ad . Iāve u sed a me diu m grad e un -b leached canvas a nd exter ior white glo ss. This g ive s a re asonable loo k a nd us es materi al s th at can be easily fo und. It also mea ns th at r e-p ai nt ing is fairly simp le
I decided t o bui ld a 3/ 4 len gt h c a nopy f or severa l r e as ons:
1. The longe r c an opy p rovides b et te r p ro tect ion for the engi ne.
2 It will keep so me of the a sh a nd g ri t co min g from t he ch imney o ff the motion wh en
weāre on th e ro ad
3. The pipe tha t t ake s th e st e am from th e safety valve will keep it o ut of o ur ey es an d as Ian and I bot h we a r g l a sse s this wil l mean we can sti ll see wh ere w e āre going whe n t he valves l if t.
4. A nd las tl y, I t hi nk the 3/ 4 len gth c a nopy l ooks be tte r.
The g ree n c ol ou r on t he ins ide c a me as a bi t of I s urprise w hen I star ted to re sea rch what the pai nt in g sh oul d be . I ha d t houg ht t o pain t the un derside cream but then le arn ed t hat it shou ld b e th e sam e gr e en as the eng ine. It will make it a b it darker th an the cr eam but I thi nk i t i s as it s houl d be .
We have nāt so rt ed ou t th e sign wr it ing for the s ide b oar d s y et bu t per ha ps it shou ld say āSEE, I SAID I WOU LD DO IT !ā . If yo u see Nanette and I ou t and a bout th is yea r l et us know wh at yo u th ink o f the ān ew li dā.
THE 2011 SAC MODEL
by Elaine Massey
This yearās model competition is an animal from a set of gallopers I have given you a choice of the traditional horse, or a running cockerel.
There are pictures of these on the internet that you can look at for inspiration. Try www.carterssteamfair.co.uk. I will put some useful pictures on the SAC website to help you www ntet co uk/sac There is also a good photograph of a galloper on the back page of this issue.
As usual I have tried to keep it fairly simple, and if you bring your finished examples to Great Dorset Steam Fair I will have a section of galloper base for you to show them. Happy modelling!
Donāt forgetā¦ā¦.read through the instructions first so that it is clear before you start!
You will need: mount board or similar sandpaper
Thin card/thick paper
acrylic paint (you choose colours)
Glue (wood glue is best) a kebab stick
Cotton/wool/string
Equipment: scissors, craft knife, clothes pegs are useful to hold your model whilst gluing,
The Galloper:
Start by drawing the pieces onto your card, number them and cut them out. The more carefully you do this the less hard the sandpapering will be. When you have all the pieces cut out, start to glue them together beginning with the central piece. DONāT FORGET to cut out the channel for the stick. When your horse is assembled and you are happy with it, leave it to dry overnight before you start to shape it.
The horseās profile will be a series of āstepsā. These need to be made smooth by sanding down or trimming with a craft knife. Shape the head very carefully. Have a look at some gallopers first if you can Paint your horse as you wish Donāt forget that they are highly decorative. I have included a pattern for the saddle but you will need to make it fit well before gluing it on.
Lastly, add the mane and tail made from thick cotton, wool or thin string. This can be wetted with glue and made to look like a carved mane with a little effort. Lastly glue in the kebab stick so that your horse can be stood up. If you want to give this the appearance of twisted brass then glue on a length of cotton in a spiral and paint it gold.
The Cockerel:
Follow the technique for the galloper, but be careful as the cockerel has one leg forwards and the other back. That is why this model seems to have more pieces than the horse.
Of course if you would like to design your own and bring something different that would be WONDERFUL!
MORE STORIES FROM KATEāS FIREBOX...
by Kevin Munn
After dropping the firebox (see Raising Steam Vol. 25 No.1) I had to jack it up to pull it out of the way, which was a bit of a tricky operation as I still had the headstock attached to the smokebox at this point in time, so the whole boiler was āout of balanceā without the weight of the firebox and tender to help balance it up. Once the firebox was clear I could then get in and see what condition the inside of the boiler looked like. Of course, after goodness knows how many years, maybe 80 as I have no record of the firebox being removed before my attempt, there was plenty of scale to be removed before one could get to see the metal of the boiler itself. I had a small needle gun and grinder with a wire brush, so I set to. In such an enclosed space it does get somewhat noisy and dirty so I made sure I had earplugs AND ear defenders on, as well as a face mask and glasses.
After many hours of labour I had cleared most of the scale and build up of rust and d i r t t o r eve a l s o m e
p i t t i n g c o r r o s i o n where the metal had
ā d i s a p p e a r e d ā m o r e than the general loss one would expect to see This happened in t h e k n ow n a r e a s , above the foundation ring and near the mud h o l e d o o r s T h e
p i t t i n g wa s n o t s o deep that it couldnāt
b e r e p a i r e d b y welding, except in one p l a c e o n t h e b a c k
p l a t e w h i c h wo u l d need a new piece of
m e t a l i n s e r t e d i n ; more on this in a later a r t i c l e . C r aw l i n g u p the barrel all seemed
w e l l ex c e p t f o r a missing rivet head on
t h e f l a n g e t h a t t h e
wa t e r p u m p i s mounted on. As for the tube plate, again it
Looking forward to the tubeplate .
Inside the boiler using a needle gun to remove scale and corrosion.
looked okay to my untrained eye in terms of loss of material and corrosion but later on, after the boiler inspector had looked at it, I had to make a decision on whether to leave it in or get a new one put in. Again I shall explain why in a future article.
Once I had cleaned it all out as best I could I then removed the headstock which, surprisingly, wasnāt too hard a job. The nuts on the six bolts that held it in place, though initially hard to loosen, came apart and out fairly easily. It was when I removed the headstock I was in for a bit of a shock! Corrosion had eaten away around the hole in the smoke box which allows the smoke and gases to escape up the chimney. The metal was wafer thin in places in this area. Apparently it is not unusual for this to happen and though the metal had thinned out a lot there was no risk of the headstock becoming detached from the smokebox as the metal was still very thick where the bolts went through that held it on. What I shall do when reassembling, which some other people do as well, is put in a sacrificial liner that can take the brunt of the gases, smoke and soot and can be easily replaced once worn out.
Finally it was time to take the boiler to the repairers for their and the boiler inspectorās examination to decide how much work needed to be carried out above and beyond just the replacement of the firebox I hired a lorry with a heavy duty crane on it as I have no lifting equipment or transport of my own and, after a couple hours of shuffling it out of my ātentā where I have been working, we set off to the repairers
Scale and corrosion on top of the firebox
Not a Red Nose but Red Ear s!
WORDSEARCH
Just for a bit of fun here is a wordsearch for you. There are 20 words hidden within the puzzle and they are all words you might hear around the rally field. The words are in all directions ā horizontal, vertical and at an angle ā they may even be spelled out backwards!
The answers will be given in the next Raising Steam and as a little incentive, the first list of all the words received at the Editorās home ā one each from a boy and girl apprentice ā will have their next membership renewal paid for.
If you like the idea, we might do something similar in the future and if you find the puzzle too easy or too hard, then please let us know that too
STEAM APPRENTICE CLUB - 2011 DRIVING DAYS - UPDATED
List of venues
Venue
Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
Date Leaderās
Name Comments
16th and 17th April
Paul Worbey
Fengate Farm, Weeting, Brandon, Suffolk
30th April/ 1st May
Richard Parrott
Bristol
Stithians, Cornwall
Oakwood College, St.Albans
Flookborough, Grangeover-Sands, Cumbria
7th May
7th and 8th May
16th and 17th July
Alan Sparkes
John Sawle
Tim Watson
29th July
Kevin Lawrence
This is the biggest of the SAC driving days. Apply directly to Paul Wo r b ey f o r t h i s ve n u e a s t h e Bedford Steam Engine Preservation h o s t t h i s eve n t . C a r ava n n i n g /camping space is available.
Mr Parrott has a collection of 4 or 5 engines with others also on site. Again they are running over two days Camping/caravanning space is available.
A l a n S p a r ke s h a s k i n d l y d o n e driving days for us in the past and has 7 engines of various sizes and marques to experience
Being run by the WESES on the showground at Stithians
A new venue for the SAC with the kind involvement of Hertfordshire Steam Club. Camping/caravanning space is available.
The SAC have the show arena and use of some of the runways for the day (Friday)
Tinkers Park set in East Sussex. Own roadway so can operate in all weathers Tinkers Park, Sussex 17th Sept
Adrian Vaughan
The aim of these driving days is to give SAC members who do not have regular access to an engine the chance to drive one for a day. Therefore, if any course is over subscribed, we reserve the right to offer the places to members from non-engine owning families.
Bac k cover : A galloping hor se on Car terās Steam Galloper s Painted by Joby Car ter
