WORKING AT THE STEAM WORKSHOP - LNER V1 - REASSEMBLY AND TEST RUN

[@lalyanasimkin5398]

Do'nt apologize for your accent. I'm french and find it very convenient to understand. I spend a little time in Lancashire too and frankly the northern accents are more comprehensible than the londonish one. And long life to accents! In french I have a southern very strong accent and I stick to it very proudly.

[@Dallen9]

Zippos and lighters in general just come in handy, but most people these days don't like to have things that are handy. And the comment on people miss hearing words you say gave me a good chuckle. Keep up the good work. You're videos are great.

[@nickpogoler]

I’m from California and I’ve watched dozens of your videos and have never had a problem understanding your accent. Maybe it’s because i watch a lot of British tv, and I’m familiar with most of the processed and materials that you talk about. I adore your channel, and if I’m ever in England I would like very much to buy you a cup of tea and have a chat.

[@garrattfan]

Seeing it run at 08:00 is really a sight to behold. Wow! This engine indeed runs smoothly

[@JBFromOZ]

you are smashing out the vids Mr Appleton! good stuff

[@welshpete12]

A beautiful model ! I do not have trouble understanding you . You speak clear and distinct, much clearer then some on KZbin !

[@deerhunter163]

Keith, you do a fine job. Keep it up. I wish I could apprentice under you.

[@joebooth8585]

I understand every word your saying and you do some amazing work

[@AustNRail]

I’m an Australian and I can understand you perfectly. Mind you when I was in York shire I was in the pub and my English girlfriend at the time, asked me after I was talking to a local, a Scotsman and Irishman, did I understand them. Of course I did. She replied, she couldn’t understand a bloody word. The drunker I got and they got they then couldn’t understand me, me? Who couldn’t understand an Australian (at the time serving Australian soldier)? That was back in 2000.

[@randynovick7972]

Really nice. A lovely way to start my morning! Thanks, Keith!

[@Fly0High]

It really is a beautiful engine. Your accent is just fine, and english is not my first language.

[@madddawg1369]

Gunmetal is Red Brass in the USA. My father worker for a Jaguar, MG, Triumph and Rover Dealership here in the US. He taught me many of the proper English names for parts and other items used in the automobile industry. (sorry for my American/Okie/Texican accent)

[@madddawg1369]

Gunmetal is refereed to as Copper Bronze also.

[@joemuellerleile5544]

what beautiful engineering

[@ponkkaa]

No problem understanding your accent lad. Used to have loads of trouble with John Mills (doubleboost) accent. He's only 80 miles north of you. Biiig difference.

[@keithappleton]

yes indeed, I once sat in a cafe in Newcastle having a cup of tea and I was listening to two of the local old men talking - I didn't understand a word of it - !

[@spentacle]

I live another 80 miles north of Doubleboost and have no problem understanding either of you. Try going the same again to Aberdeen though!

[@Tjousk]

I have no trouble understanding any of those mentioned above, but then I'm an Irish Australian, and speak several languages (badly, but enough to get by), so maybe I'm not the best person to comment on such things.

[@patmancrowley8509]

I have a law that I call "my law." That is when things are going smoothly there is definitely SOMETHING wrong!

[@lalyanasimkin5398]

You are really some one who knows the life! And I believe you work a lot in the real world. The theoriciens think always that things are simple. But when you put your fingers in the dirt, the things that must stick never do and things that mus'nt, always do. and so on...

[@1stummel2]

Dear me, Mr. Appleton, why do You apologise for your Yorkshire accent!? As I said some time ago, I used to live there, well not exactly in the heart of Yorkshire. I used to live among the Geordies and for a someone from the place where You live maybe that will make a difference. And what a beautiful experience it was. When You said "The bloody pigeons have buggered off again" I felt right at home again.

[@rangerstl07]

"...because I gave up smokin' five years ago." Good on you, sir. Well done.

[@keithappleton]

and I feel a lot better for doing so }:-)))

[@AndersJackson]

I live in Sweden and I love your Yorkshire accent, as long it isn't spoken way to fast.

[@martinbell3302]

Even if you take in to acount Murphy's and Sod's law don't forget to apply the buggerance factor.

[@mathuetax]

When I fabricate at work, if I can manage it all drilling gets done early in the process. I do this because when I first started in the position I had several fabrications where drilling into the acrylic resulted in a bad enough crack/damage that I had to start all over. Murphy watches over me, waiting for just the right time to mess things up. Maintenance spray appears, looking at one of the brands chemical makeup appears to be similar to a product WD40. Might smell different though since Water Displacer Forty​ has a recognizable odour.

[@garrattfan]

Reassembly of a painted locomotive is the most nerve wrecking job there is. I recently built a loco with a very British livery albeit in blue, and after spending many many hours on painting and lining. And then assembling the lot without a screw driver wandering .....

[@thepunk4hire359]

This loco is quite lovely, something about six drive wheel and more is "romantic?" I think. Is the boiler steel in this one? sorry if you answered that already. Since I watch all your videos and you make so many, it can be hard to keep track of what your working on??

[@brando6BL]

Dialect. I spent several weeks in apprehension of some strange kind of initiation ceremony, due to a mate of mine saying, "Thar turn for't fish oil, lad". I was a new worker at a local foundry in West Yorkshire and a lot of the blokes were biking mates and drinkers at my local - but, "fish oil"?? I twigged it eventually. He said it at an hour before lunchtime on Fridays; most of the lads ate fish and chips for lunch; the fish oil was dialect for fish-hole which, in turn was the nickname for the fish and chip shop. Phew!

[@keithappleton]

Elementary my dear fellow . . . .

[@tobyw9573]

brando6BL , Thanks, Just what I was trying to explain, LOL.

[@stuartmcintosh5709]

If some people don’t understand your dialect, they should come to Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, in some districts there’s slim to no chance, and then there’s Newcastle, ho ho ho.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😁

[@Mister_Brown]

zippo fluid is naptha, in a pinch you can use it as "panel wipe"

[@amanofmanyparts9120]

Tyke for beginners: Eat all, sup all, pay nowt. Hear all, see all, say nowt. If tha iver do owt fer nowt, do it fer thissen. Yorkshire born, Yorkshire bred Strong in th'arm thick in th'ead.

[@JoelHudson]

I must be a displaced Yorkshire gent. I understood every utterance. That is Ever' thin' Y' said.

[@dodgydruid]

Never had a prob with the accent and I am a soppy southern big mans blouse or w/e that phrase is, I do on occasion have to take anti-flat cap and whippet tablets mind, just in case I break out in northern... thankfully for humanity only 7 cats have to endure my cheeky chappy cockney wide boy antics as both me daughters have learned to tune me out unless they wants money ;)

[@hotbulb4537]

What are this boiler made of? Runs good and I think that looks great when is finish and ready to steam.

[@keithappleton]

Steel

[@RTDragonCommando]

Something I'm curious about, when running a miniature steam engine is it worth it to notch back on the reversing gear to save steam pressure, like you would on a full size locomotive?

[@keithappleton]

Yes it works just the same .....

[@kevinhillgrenjr2248]

How do you determin boiler size?

[@alanclarke1114]

The accent is not a problem, I have seen Kes a few times.

[@keithappleton]

}:-)))

[@ukhotrods]

If you go to a car body paint supplier scotchbrite is available in different grades

[@paulrayner4514]

ayup don't worry about your pigeons they should come back if you have been feeding them right. I had the same problem with me whippet funny thing is though he always came back with a flat cap do you think he was trying to tell me summat

[@daveenglish5059]

Hi Keith 1. Really enjoy your accent mate (this is cockney for I think lad in Yokshire?) . 2. Just a quick query that was bothering me in the last few moments of this video - what is up with the middle wheel of the loco. Is it the camera angle or is the wheel bent/moving transversely across the frame? 3. No need to reply this could be my imagination - the camera angle - and I'm not trying to prove I study each of your videos with my micrometer pressed against the screen (well not always - really).

[@keithappleton]

It's not the camera angle, it is because the wheels are unsupported and so they do that - especially the main crank/driver axle ...... it is a good idea to have some side play on the axles so that the engine can go around corners . . .

[@daveenglish5059]

Keith Many thanks for your quick reply - I now understand.

[@RobbetDegoat]

Would the balance weights on the wheels be a carefully measured weight or would it just be estimated? I guess what I'm asking is, are any two wheels the same or are the balance weights different to allow for slight differences in the wheels? Would the wheel sit dead level if put on a balance machine?

[@keithappleton]

The balance weights are there to balance the mass of the coupling rods and the connecting rods on the crankpins. In model sizes it is an estimation of the weight required to balance the wheel , crankpin & rods.

[@RobbetDegoat]

Yep makes sense. I didn't think about all the rods and crankpins. Thanks for the quick reply.

[@mickd6942]

Last time i used scotchbright to clean metal it was twenty odd TA l1A1 SLR's and i never want do it again, i am finding these videos strangely relaxing, Keith you are the bob ross of steam engineering

[@ThePipescs]

I have done a number of patterns for model locomotive driver castings. These based on the original drawings. On the drawings you will see the weight area were hollow in some cases with openings that would be covered over with the tire. This was where weight could be added for balance.

[@bytheseaaspirinshop801]

Does the balance change with the speed of rotation?

[@HAL_9001]

I missed the Yorkshire dialect segments. Congrats on quiting smoking.

[@matthewpering8091]

Another fine example of the UK and the US separated by a common language. 'Gunmetal' in the UK, is 'Red Brass' in the USA. Why is it called gunmetal? Because the alloy was once used in casting naval cannons. Land artillery was often cast iron, but at sea, this corroded quickly, thus the use of this type of bronze developed. You can even find examples of pistols from the 17 and 1800's cast in this alloy. Today, this metal is most frequently seen in plumbing castings. Again, because of it's non-corrosive properties.

[@tobyw9573]

Severus Barrowstone , Brass is also easier to cast and machine than iron, and harder to burst as well. Generally speaking anyway.

[@johnhickling2059]

What happened to the traction engine you started will you be continuing that ?

[@keithappleton]

I am waiting for it to be painted before I can put it back together ....... should be done by next week . . .

[@Bodi2000]

What type of valvegear is this?

[@jamespilbeam]

Outside: Walschaerts valve gear; inside: Gresley derived motion

[@tobyw9573]

I like regional dialects.

[@mikeklaene4359]

The guy who grew up in Kentucky and now lives in Pennsylvania has no trouble with your accent / manor of speech. That penetrating spray looks a lot like a product called WD-40 here in the states.

[@paulmanson253]

I do not know anything about pigeons buggering off,but I do know that there are homosexual ducks in Stanley Park when mating season rolls around..... Evidently buggers can't be choosers. At least that is close to the original phrase.

[@FarlandHowe]

I think you speak quite clearly..

[@allinaxford]

No issues here with your accent. I was wondering why to my eyes the center driver is moving side to side on the axle travel?

[@keithappleton]

Because it is unsupported and they do that ...... it is good to have some side play so the engine can go around corners . . .

[@allinaxford]

Thank you.

[@user-sw1vr9sn2g]

gummetal . . . of course! . . . you mean "red brass." actually, i don't understand either name . . . it's actually a form of bronze . . . i've never seen a gun made of it and it isn't all that red! as for accents, try sitting between someone from the US state Maine and someone from another US state Louisiana . . . i had to translate for both of them because they each thought the other was some kind of furriner!

[@mickd6942]

Willi Am didn't they make cannons out of it

[@ThePipescs]

Not to mention the difference between a Northern Louisiana verses French Cajun in South Louisiana. And then you have us Texans. But we all enjoy your work Keith.

[@cyrilhudak4568]

What about the receivers from mid 19th century Winchester repeating rifles? "Yellow Boys"

[@bytheseaaspirinshop801]

I don't think even Cajuns understand Cajun.

[@garrattfan]

“Gum metal” 😂😂😂

[@keithappleton]

"Gun Metal" }:-)))

[@bytheseaaspirinshop801]

I live in Oregon (where we have no accent) and you are perfectly understandable to me. You therefore must have no accent. You do, however, use a few words that seem to be in some alien tongue.

[@Lucknoexist]

I will never understand how a valve gear works.

[@DAKOTA56777]

Archer _1012 I'm curious, which part are you having trouble with? Is it the eccentric crank connected to the driving rod that seemingly moves of its own accord? If so, the main thing to keep in mind is that the centre of rotation is still the wheel axel, even though the part is connected to the crank throw of the driving rod. The best way to see this in action is when a crankshaft is held by one end in a lathe and turned, even though the other end is free floating, and there's a crank throw(s) between it and the other side, it stays centred. The eccentric crank on the Walschaerts doesn't return to the centre, but it does form a perfect circle around the centre. It does this because the crank is longer than the distance to the centre, so the end continues past, as if it were its own crank throw. Which is basically what it is, just think of it as an invisible crank throw. Indeed if you wanted to, you could make an internal Walschaerts on the axel shaft itself using a crank throw same as the actual driving rod would be connected to.

[@bulwinkle]

KA there's owt wrong with thy accent lad.