VOLUNTEERING AT THE CLAYMILLS VICTORIAN PUMPING STATION - OPERATING THEIR 4 BEAM ENGINES

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[@teescottageguyproductions]

I want to thank the amazing team at Claymills for making me feel so welcome and for letting me loose on their beam engines! You can see me doing startup at these points in the film - 2:37 (I'm doing the steam inlet valve) and 4:35 (I'm on the HP valve levers). I couldn't film all the work I did but I still hope you enjoy this film!! Again a massive thank you to the incredible Claymills volunteers and if you can I really recommend going to visit them! You can find out more details about visiting their Beam Engines on their website - www.claymills.org.uk/

[@David.M.]

It looks like a full time job just keeping the bearings oiled! Good video, well filmed and edited. Thanks James, Cheers

[@teescottageguyproductions]

To be honest once you get them filled at the start of the day they tend to last the day which is helpful! Thanks!!

[@stevebettany8778]

This is a really impressive video some great views it’s time I visited again it’s only up the road from where I live.

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thank you very much!! Yes definitely get yourself down, they’re steaming tomorrow if your interested (Monday 26 August)

[@WavzonRox39]

Great video! Thanks for showing the cams under the beam engine. But please tell me shoveling coal was somehow easier or some better method when these engines were in production!

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thanks! Nope that’s how they always shovelled coal on these boilers, it’s because of the automatic stokers. They shovel coal into the hopper and the automatic stoker feeds it to the boiler

[@rickburris6164]

Another great video James.

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thanks!!

[@robehickmann]

Really impressive, would love to see a bit more footage of the second ram pump under the HP cylinder as there's very little coverage of it available, just a few pictures in their archive and a few seconds of footage in your video when you're viewing the cams.

[@teescottageguyproductions]

Thanks for the feedback I'll remember that for next time

[@Skitch11TheFarmer]

5:15 why are those piston type things so wet? It looks like Willy Wonkas Chocolate

[@teescottageguyproductions]

The liquid which looks like Willy Wonkas chocolate is oil, it’s oil mixed with dirt. These parts are called the cams which control the valve movement and since they rub on the cam followers they have to be kept lubricated to stop them wearing out