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Double Diagonal Steam Engine built from castings.<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

The model is based on a twin\u2013cylinder diagonal engine built by Lang Bridge Ironworks of Accrington in 1903 for textile printing machinery driving, from Bollington Printworks, Cheshire.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1930″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053354493{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

A built up crank from silver steel and mild steel webs was silver soldered together. The main shaft was then cut away and the keyway milled.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1931″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053364066{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

Phosphor bronze bearings are held in place by the top bearing housings.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1932″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053373933{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

The keyway was milled into the shaft and planed through the flywheel just a few thou at each pass of the Myford carriage.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1933″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053382119{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

The gunmetal crosshead trunk guide casting being machined with the help of a fixed steady.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1935″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053488916{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

Two cylinder assemblies \u2013 one left hand one right. All from gunmetal castings and stainless screws.\u00a0 The cylinder cladding was thin brass sheet attached with brass round head screws.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1936″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053575979{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

Cylinder showing steam inlet to the steam chest.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1940″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053893276{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”]\n

Cylinder showing unusual position of steam exhaust connection. This is the reason why the cylinder bore has a liner. An annular ring is turned into the inner bore before the liner is inserted.<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”1939″ alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1641053761026{margin-top: 10px !important;}”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1640460574481{border-top-width: 10px !important;border-right-width: 10px !important;border-bottom-width: 10px !important;border-left-width: 10px !important;background-color: #004c7f !important;border-left-color: #d3de66 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #d3de66 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #d3de66 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #d3de66 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 30px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1640460971395{margin-top: 15px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”24″] Double Diagonal Steam Engine built from castings. [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text responsive_text=”true” color=”#004c7f” font_size=”16″ text_align=”center”] The…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1927"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1941,"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1927\/revisions\/1941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/current.wadmes.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}