Mamod To Case Modification
| I am too young to have actually seen Case steam engines actually do any work but I have memories of them rumbling past in local parades and been to threshing demonstrations with them in action. |
What I started With
This is the Mamod TE that I started with, it was a bit worse for wear so don't feel that guilty.
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I am now at this stage, it is mechanically complete, just needs some details added.
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The Begining
The gears are Meccano, a pinion gear on the crankshaft drives the larger gear mounted in the moveable arm. A lever swings the arm back to engage a second gear on a counter shaft that in turn drives the spur gear differential on the opposite side. The steering mechanism is a guitar tuning peg, welded to a mounting bracket. A 1/4" ID brass tube fits perfectly over the peg. The smoke box is one I had, not sure what it originally belonged to but with the short smoke stack I was able to turn it in my 6" lathe so I could add the extension to give it that traditional Case look. The Drive Sprocket
The drive sprocket is actually a spur gear differential, I have a breakdown of it here. The cylinder is double acting from a Mamod loco, the exhaust goes to a fake heating tube and then into the open section of the boiler tube. The Front End
The stock axle was replaced with a longer one to give the front wheels a wider stance. The smoke box cover is one I picked up online, I filed the fake rivets off and mounted it to end of boiler with hex head bolts. Old Abe started life as a hat pin. Top View
The older style brass Mamod whistle was leaking so was replaced with a newer lever style, the governor flyballs are from a Weeden engine. Fuel Bunkers
The fuel bunkers started out as small tins I found at the dollar store, bit of body work and they bolted to back of skuttle.  |
