Cheddar Kompact – help please

[HS93Participant @hs9317166]

the seals are normally Viton or Nitrile ‘O‘ Rings

 

peter

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Trust Bob to spot the flaw in my idea….I’ve never worked on this type of steam engine and thought it could be treated like a more traditional unit.

 

I do like Bobs end plate and tie rod idea, sorry Richard but I just cant bring myself to trust Loctite under such conditions…heat, pressure etc… but I agree that a screwed cap is probably the best way forward as there are existing plumbing fittings that could be adapted with very little effort.

 

Paul

[Geoff WaldorfParticipant @geoffwaldorf73346]

The Cheddar engines are fine engines, I used to be Chairman of Cheddar steam club some years ago.

First, when running on air there is no lubricant as when running, as they were built for, on steam there is a displacement lubricator which when the steam goes through the lubricator it takes some of the oil with it thus lubricating the cylinders & cylinder pivot. That little engine you have there should run very well for many years!t

he cylinder piston seals should be availible maybe from Stuarts as they bought the rights to Cheddar engines when Cheddar closed down. The end covers ARE pressed in but they should come out with some GENTLE help! You do need to use a ‘Steam oil’ as other oils don’t mix with steam properly.

 

Bob Abell,

Its an engine you can strip down to the last nut & bolt, It’s not a ‘miserable little steam engine’ by any means, I have an engine using the same components in an ‘inline’ configeration  the ‘Cheddar Puffin’  fitted in a TID tug, It had many hours on the engine before I bought the model from Cheddar Models as it was one of their ‘Demo’ fleet. that would be over 10 years ago & it still runs like a swiss watch! over the years I have only had to tighten a couple of nuts, Its covered in oil but that is what steam is all about, If you want a clean running power unit then stick to electric! as for ‘running it for an hour on an electric drill’  best way to ruin a good engine!

 

Hope this helps

Cheers

Geoff Waldorf

[Gerald Gardiner 1Participant @geraldgardiner1]

If you have to run a Steam Engine on air, you have to treat it as if it is an air tool. If you go to someplace that sells air tools you will find FRL (Filter, Regulator, Lubricator) units. Use one of these to run the engine and you will be OK.

Regards,

Gerald.

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