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@SteamEngines-Jim 18 сағат бұрын
Very nice Alan, Mersey's are rare birds in Oz - Cheers Jim
@RetroSteamTech 12 сағат бұрын
Thanks Jim. They are not that common over here these days. Cheers, Alan.
@MrNostalgicdave Күн бұрын
Nice engines Alan, nice to give them an occasional run up on steam. 😊
@RetroSteamTech Күн бұрын
Thanks David. I should do this more often as I must have quite a few engines that haven't been run in a few years. Cheers, Alan.
@flyer3849 Күн бұрын
how did you get the length of the rod? I just got a similar engine with no piston
@RetroSteamTech Күн бұрын
You know the depth of the cylinder, the stroke and how long your piston is. The piston doesn't need to go all the way to the back of the cylinder, it should stop just before the steam inlet. With this information you can easily estimate how long the rod should be.
@fukinphilnewsentertainment1252 Күн бұрын
I got one of these at an auction for $3
@andrewdolinskiatcarpathian Күн бұрын
Hi Alan. Such a delightful pair of engines. They might be noisy, but a joy to behold. 👏👏👍😀
@RetroSteamTech Күн бұрын
Thanks Andrew.
@RustyInventions-wz6ir 2 күн бұрын
Very nice little engines. Nice work sir
@RetroSteamTech Күн бұрын
Thank you.
@myfordboy 2 күн бұрын
Amazing how many manifacturers of model steam engines there used to be.
@RetroSteamTech 2 күн бұрын
I think I had about 60 in my collection when I last counted. That is by no means all of the different manufacturers. Cheers, Alan.
@astravanmk2 2 күн бұрын
Very nice I think I’ll give my 52 a spin later.
@RetroSteamTech 2 күн бұрын
They really are great little steam engines.
@Xynudu 2 күн бұрын
Both nice looking runners Alan. I was wondering what that lever did 😂😂. I thought it was some sort of speed control, but it turned out to be direction change. Interesting. Most wobblers are short stroke. Have you ever tried a long stroke one ? I'm in the process of making one, but not sure how well it will run. Hmmmm. Time will tell. Cheers Rob
@RetroSteamTech 2 күн бұрын
Some of the Mamods have a 3/4" stroke but that's about the longest I think that I have seen on a wobbler. Be very interesting to see how yours turns out. Cheers, Alan.
@MrFactotum 2 күн бұрын
Interesting Alan i will keep my eye out for them on the flea market i visit most thursdays Q1 are the boilers brass or copper Q2 what sort of pressure is the safety valve set at thanks for sharing👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🚂🚂 Kev
@RetroSteamTech 2 күн бұрын
They are just a bit different from your Mamods or Bowmans Kev. The boilers are brass and the safety valves are set at around 15 PSI. The other models are various versions of the 53, single cylinder, larger boiler, the 54 which is a twin cylinder larger boiler and the mysterious 55 which has three cylinders according to Mersey adverts of the time. Although I've never seen a 55. Cheers, Alan.
@MrFactotum 2 күн бұрын
@@RetroSteamTech ok cheers, i'll keep my eye out for them👍👍👍👍
@TheGeneral92 3 күн бұрын
Does side b play automatically after side a is done or do you need to press side b?
@RetroSteamTech 2 күн бұрын
There is a button on the front panel labelled "BOTH SIDES" I assume if you select this it will automatically play both sides.
@oasisneko1 4 күн бұрын
You pronounced it correctly. They went out of business. I was heartbroken. Their steam loco is fantastic. It's live steam and has forward, reverse and neutral lever. (Runs better than enginediy.)
@Turbo4Joe363 6 күн бұрын
I have a brand new-in-box Crosman 761XL with the gold receiver, wood pump handle/stock and rifled barrel. It is in mint condition, with the original box and owner's manual. I bought it new when I was a young teenager back in the mid 70s....only shot it a few dozen times with pellets then put it away, because I bought a .20 Benjamin and it shot much better. I'm also going to sell my mint condition wood stock Crosman 622 pump action CO2 Rifle and my like-new Crosman wood stock 1400 Pump Rifle. (I always liked real wood stocks, not the crappy plastic stocks.) What might these Airguns be worth?
@RetroSteamTech 6 күн бұрын
All nice airguns. The best place to gauge second-hand value is ebay in America. Over here in the UK previous sales on auction sites can be helpful. My guess would be, 761XL - £150 to £200. 622 - £200 to £300 and the 1400 £100 to £200.
@ProfPtarmigan 7 күн бұрын
Very nice and very nostalgic.
@SteamEngines-Jim 7 күн бұрын
I've made a comment twice now and its been deleted....is that YT big brother being Woke??
@RetroSteamTech 7 күн бұрын
Probably Jim. Same thing happened to me recently, I tried several times to leave a comment on one of Rob's videos and every time the comment just disappeared. Thanks for watching and trying to leave a comment.
@ms24444 7 күн бұрын
The tape on the cheekpiece is used to raise the cheekpiece as there isn't an adjustable one. Usually you would tape targets to the stock to get the height you want. Great job saving a nice rifle!
@RetroSteamTech 7 күн бұрын
The tape alone wouldn't be enough to raise the cheekpiece significantly. As you say, there may have been something else taped to it at one time.
@京山竜士 8 күн бұрын
これ欲しいけど日本では手には入らないのよ
@RetroSteamTech 8 күн бұрын
Sadly I think the guy only did a limited release of this game so unless you can find one on ebay they are not available any more.
@Jezza-m5k 8 күн бұрын
I have the Castle Durham, Durham mk2, Durham 900. York mk2 and the Trent mk 1. The Durham 900 and York mk2 use a Vifa tweeter, but the others use Castle's own tweeter. This Castle tweeter uses the dreaded ferrofluid and it is known to "dry up". However, all three of my Castle speakers that use this tweeter are working perfectly!: The Durham mk1 is the oldest of my Castles - 1986-1989 - but its treble still sparkles. I know the Pembroke was manufactured in the early Eighties and from your snippet of Tchaikovsky, it sounds like your tweeters ate working perfectly! So much for ferrofluid drying up...
@RetroSteamTech 8 күн бұрын
It's been 6 years since I restored the Pembrokes and they are still working superbly, tweeters and all.
@nobbysworkshop 10 күн бұрын
Vast improvement on what you showed in the first video Alan. You made a great job on restoring this one. Worth the effort. Cheers Nobby
@RetroSteamTech 10 күн бұрын
Thanks Nobby. As I said to Kev, I get a lot of satisfaction out of restoring these old air rifles. Cheers, Alan.
@Xynudu 10 күн бұрын
Great resto job and great rifle Alan. It came up amazing. The accuracy is first class. You must be super pleased with that one. Cheers Rob
@RetroSteamTech 10 күн бұрын
Thanks Rob. Yes I am and as you can imagine I will be doing a lot of shooting with it. You can see why these and the LGR were all the rage back in the 1970s-1980s. Cheers, Alan.
@WalnutandSteel 10 күн бұрын
Magnificent work, restoring a beautiful rifle!
@RetroSteamTech 10 күн бұрын
Thank you very much. If you haven't already got one of these and you get the chance of one jump at it. They are fantastic rifles.
@MrFactotum 10 күн бұрын
Great work on the stock Alan👍👍👍👍👍👍 another one for the collection extremely satisfying to save an old item😉😉 atb Kev
@RetroSteamTech 10 күн бұрын
Thanks Kev. I get as much satisfaction restoring the old rifles as I do the steam engines. Cheers, Alan.
@robertmangum5101 11 күн бұрын
Nicely done!
@RetroSteamTech 11 күн бұрын
Thank you.
@Xynudu 12 күн бұрын
Nice. That wood looks great sanded back. Does the barrel have a balance weight fitted Alan ? Interesting piece. I expect these are a bit thin on the ground. Cheers Rob
@RetroSteamTech 12 күн бұрын
Thanks Rob. Yes, the time and effort spent on the wood was well worth it. Yes again, where the diameter of the barrel increases towards the muzzle that's a weight. They don't tend to come up for sale very often, I think when people get hold of them they tend to keep them. Cheers, Alan.
@MohawkJones344 13 күн бұрын
The accessory rail is available for cheap, I believe mine was about $17.00 US
@RetroSteamTech 13 күн бұрын
Only ones I could find were on eBay and cost $40.00 US.
@nobbysworkshop 14 күн бұрын
Perhaps the original owner didn't want to rest their face against the wood of the stock for some reason. The collection is growing Alan. Cheers Nobby
@RetroSteamTech 14 күн бұрын
Maybe Nobby, I think it might have been a shooting club gun as it certainly has had a lot of use and abuse. Can't really understand why someone would prefer masking tape to a nice wood finish though. Yes, the collection is growing and much like with the steam engines I'm running out of space! Cheers, Alan.
@RestOModDaisy 15 күн бұрын
Tall cotton!
@RetroSteamTech 15 күн бұрын
Hi Shane. Hope you are ok, haven't heard anything from you in while. Yes, I was really lucky with this one, apart from a small amount of work needed from the gunsmith, I was able to make or refurbish everything else. Except the accessory rail, which I hope is on it's way right now. Cheers, Alan.
@RestOModDaisy 15 күн бұрын
@@RetroSteamTech I'm in fine fettle, been a long 4 months but things are coming together nicely! That's a real pellet stacker you got there!
@RetroSteamTech 15 күн бұрын
@@RestOModDaisy Glad to hear that 👍👍 In part two, once I get it all back together, I do some shooting with it and it is amazing.
@MrFactotum 15 күн бұрын
morning Alan looks like your a collector then!!!! i'm alway interested in subjects i have no idea about, see you in next part see you next time👍👍👍👍 Kev
@RetroSteamTech 15 күн бұрын
Hi Kev. Yep, looks like it 🙂It's been a learning curve for me, very interesting though. Cheers, Alan.
@backyardmechanic921 16 күн бұрын
I bought a couple of these off ebay with parts missing. I fabicated the missing parts and they run as sweet as a nut. I like the older castings as they are better quality, the newer ones have been pared down so much theres hardly any machining allowance left.
@RetroSteamTech 16 күн бұрын
They are great little engines. Didn't know that about the different aged castings.
@SteamEngines-Jim 17 күн бұрын
Very nice Stuart plant Alan - Cheers Jim
@RetroSteamTech 17 күн бұрын
Thanks Jim, yes it's one of my favourites. Cheers, Alan.
@crazydoug66 17 күн бұрын
Nice engine, and love the boiler as well!
@RetroSteamTech 17 күн бұрын
Thanks Doug. I got the boiler years ago, never had anything to use it with until I got the 10H. Cheers, Alan.
@nobbysworkshop 17 күн бұрын
I agree with you Alan. It's a joy to run these engines. Especially if its an engine you built yourself. I have a PM Research kit which I am about to start building. Similar to the Stuart engine. Just hoping all goes well with the build. Take care. Cheers Nobby
@RetroSteamTech 17 күн бұрын
Thanks Nobby. Looking forward to your PM Research kit build. Cheers, Alan.
@inthemoment9910 17 күн бұрын
Be careful with the WD, being a penetrant it will work its way into any micro crack, fracture weakening the material worsening the crack or fracture every time it's used. I learned the hard way.
@RetroSteamTech 17 күн бұрын
Never had any problem with WD 40.
@DianeLong-fv4vm 18 күн бұрын
Really beautiful little model Alan
@MrFactotum 18 күн бұрын
eyup Alan Went to bed in September and woke up shivering in January😄😄👍👍👍👍🤣🤣 nice one i always love to see a steam engine come to life, anytime, any day👍👍👍👍 cheers Kev
@RetroSteamTech 17 күн бұрын
Like Is said to myfordboys comment, to be totally honest. I shot the video in January them forgot all about it 🤣🤣🤣 The Stuart Turners are great engines 👍👍
@myfordboy 18 күн бұрын
You must be in a different time zone. Here in the South West it is September! Nice model Al.
@RetroSteamTech 18 күн бұрын
🤣🤣🤣 To be totally honest, I obviously shot that video back in January and then forgot all about it 🙂Yes they are great engines. Cheers, Alan.
@Xynudu 18 күн бұрын
Nicely detailed engine Alan. That should drive some mobiles etc without much effort. It would be worth turning up a pulley for it. Cheers Rob
@RetroSteamTech 18 күн бұрын
Hi Rob. Yes it's quite powerful. I have made several pulleys for it and had it driving various things in the past. One of my favourites 🙂 Cheers, Alan.
@yalieangami6233 20 күн бұрын
A😘💕👍👍
@ThomasDoubting5 21 күн бұрын
This is a classic
@DavidNance-d6r 21 күн бұрын
Neat video and nice airgun? Very nice!!
@RetroSteamTech 21 күн бұрын
Thank you. These really are nice replicas.
@robertmangum5101 21 күн бұрын
Nice work you have done!
@robertmangum5101 21 күн бұрын
A very nice job! You do great work?! I just stared on mine and not sure the broken ceramic rod will hold. I also have no sight glass so a replacement is next.
@RetroSteamTech 21 күн бұрын
Thank you. The sight glasses are quite often broken unfortunately.
@nobbysworkshop 22 күн бұрын
It just looks so good. A real quality rifle. If you could only keep one, this would be it I'm sure. Nice shooting Alan. Cheers Nobby
@RetroSteamTech 22 күн бұрын
Thanks Nobby. They truly are superb pieces of engineering. Cheers, Alan.
@myfordboy 23 күн бұрын
Magnet works well.
@RetroSteamTech 23 күн бұрын
Yes and so far it's staying on. Used Evo-Stik Contact adhesive, had good results with that on metal to metal before.
@WalnutandSteel 23 күн бұрын
appreciate the shout out! yes I do love my LGR! definately one of my favorites too! I am going to borrow that magnet trick, not for the LGR but for my Gamo super match!
@RetroSteamTech 23 күн бұрын
You're very welcome. I used Evo-Stik Impact Contact Adhesive to glue the magnet to the receiver. Seems to be holding ok and I've done quite a bit of shooting with it.
@MrFactotum 23 күн бұрын
nice one Alan like the magnet mod, very effective👍👍👍👍😉😉 atb Kev
@RetroSteamTech 23 күн бұрын
Thanks Kev. It's wasn't super loose but just loose enough to be annoying 🙂 Cheers, Alan.
@killiankeane7259 23 күн бұрын
My SE3 (1957) plus another one Ive worked on (c.1960) both had the wire boiler straps too, I always thought it was a better idea than the flat ones as you dont need to try and get a screw inside the firebox which Ive found very tricky, another great video!
@RetroSteamTech 23 күн бұрын
I agree. Never really worked out why some had flat straps and others had wire ones. I guess a wire strap is more complicated to make as it's threaded. Certainly easier to put together.
@martindonderwinkel653 24 күн бұрын
i would like to know some part numbers. becouse my own one is incomplete. -power supply 230volt dutch/EU -CD Drive -hdd caddy and cover -lcd screen inverter/dimmer PCB
@RetroSteamTech 24 күн бұрын
Power supply - 02K7006 or 02K7007, DVD Drive - 05K9106, Hard Drive Cover 05K5944. I don't have part numbers for the other two items. Hope this helps.
@anthonymiller8979 24 күн бұрын
Jensen started around 1932/1933 and the same family (the grandchildren & spouses), in the same small garage-like building are still making them today (September 2024). Same designs, same tools (designed and built by Tom Jensen) and nearly every part is made in house
@alannightingall3588 27 күн бұрын
You can use a bit of water in the meths