[Steam-engine] Huber progress

[Andy glines]

I really need to share some pics.  

--- Orrin Iseminger <oiseming at moscow.com> wrote:

> Things are looking up!  Thank you for sharing your
> progress report, Andy.
> Good for you!
> 
> Best regards, 
> 
> Orrin
> 
> Orrin Iseminger
> Colton, Washington, USA
> http://users.moscow.com/oiseming/lc_ant_p/index.htm
> So many projects.  So little time.   
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> steam-engine-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
>
[mailto:steam-engine-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com]
> On Behalf Of Andy
> glines
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 10:49 AM
> To: Steam
> Subject: [Steam-engine] Huber progress
> 
> Early this year I wrote an enthusiastic post about
> actually assembly something for the Huber instead of
> taking something apart when I put the lubricators
> back
> together.  I was on vacation all of last week due to
> the annual plant shutdown and got a little more
> done. 
> When I started the week I had little more than a
> stripped boiler and a big pile of parts.  Now, all
> of
> the gearing is in place and the back wheels are on
> it
> for the first time in almost 2 years.  The cylinder
> has been put back on and the crank lifted into
> place. 
> The piano wire has been strung indicating the center
> of the cylinder so that the new crank bearings can
> be
> poured.  The wire shows the crank to be almost 1/4"
> low.  I hope that the timing on the Woolf reverse
> works out OK after raising the crank.  Pouring the
> crank bearings is the only big task left to do
> before
> the engine can be fired.  almost all of the
> remaining
> parts have been painted and are ready for assembly. 
> Wayne Metzger is nearly finished with the governor
> and
> a friend Norm Klueg made me a great deal on making a
> new flywheel key.  All of the plumbing has been
> aquired and waits assembly.  The smokebox breeching
> is
> well on its way to being assembled the the new fire
> door is ready to put on.  Since the the back wheels
> are now on it was safe to pull the front axle for
> paint and to remove sand left from blasting.  I need
> to locate a large spring for the front.  The
> original
> spring is coil spring about 4.25" O.D. x about 3"
> tall.  The spring was made from 1" square stock. 
> I'm
> pretty excited that the little Huber will be running
> soon though not complete.  The call of the whistle
> is near!
> 
> Andy Glines
> Evansville, IN
> 
> 
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Andy Glines
Evansville, IN

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