TFW’s workshop & Copenhagen Fields

[Flaxfield]

Fabulous to hear you are feeling better, Tim. The Pembleton looks fantastic. What motor is propelling you ?

Rob

 

[James]

Glad to see you're doing much better

The Pembleton looks amazing!

 

[simond]

Hi Tim

Good to hear of your recovery

V sport suggests an engine from Mandello?

Best
Simon

 

[Tim Watson]

Indeed, a Moto Guzzi 750cc. Car weighs 300kg, so power to weight ratio is very favourable.

Tim

 

[oldravendale]

After an interesting two months (with a month in hospitals), my temperature has now stayed normal over the last week, rather than spiking, perhaps due to the recently prescribed anti inflammatory medication - but it was in fact steadily trending to stability already. ALL the tests I have had done and believe me, there have been many, have come back negative: which is exceedingly good news. The Consultants still don’t know what the cause is, perhaps falling into that ‘haven’t got a clue’ diagnostic basket, for pyrexias of unknown origin (slight tautology there), but either way I am going to keep getting back to par.

I am mobilising and doing much more: Friday was spent polishing my Pembleton three-wheeler prior to a car show at Hertford Castle on Sunday where I spent half the time telling people that if is not a Morgan and the other half, that it just three years old.

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The V Sport has been an absolute tonic over the last few weeks especially with the hot bank holiday weather

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Tim

Hope you enjoyed Aldbury, Tim. A visit to The Greyhound perchance?

Also delighted to learn that you are so much better.

Brian

 

[simond]

Indeed, a Moto Guzzi 750cc. Car weighs 300kg, so power to weight ratio is very favourable.

Tim

I imagine a V11 might be even more of a hoot…

 

[Suddaby]

Hi Tim,
Pleased to see you getting out and about a bit more, must have been quite worrying for you all. Onwards and upwards, as they say.
I like the car, I always fancied a Moto Guzzi Le Mans, in my younger days , but always found that my knees got uncomfortably close to the angled cylinders.
All the best,

Kevin

 

[simond]

2022, the famous gates at Mandello



this old girl will be fifty next year. Madame and I shall take her to Le Mans for a birthday weekend.

There’s at least one other LeMans (ex-) owner on these hallowed pages!

and yes, you learn to edge backwards on the seat but the knee of my biking jeans is worn at the appropriate point.

best
Simon

 

[DavidB]

Good to see you up, out and about, looking much better than when I saw you in York at Easter. All the best.

 

[Fitzroy]

Hi Tim,
I know its been a while since you put your pics of the 1907 Underground Gate Stock up, but I was wondering where Jim Watt was able to get drawings of the cars?

 

[Tim Watson]

Hi Tim,
I know its been a while since you put your pics of the 1907 Underground Gate Stock up, but I was wondering where Jim Watt was able to get drawings of the cars?

I have drawings, transcribed by Piers Connor from originals - I have some of those also. Gate stock combinations are quite complex to sort out: which, where, when?

Can you PM me your email address?

Tim

 

[Fitzroy]

Hi Tim, thank you very much indeed. PM with answer sent.

Cheers
Pieter

 

[Tim Watson]

Two buffer stocks doesn’t look a great deal but this is the first bit of modelling I have done in three months.

I started off with a drawing showing dimensions, then ripped down some 8mm bar to 3mm on the Myford.









This was further turned down to 2.3mm diameter for the outer dimension of the buffer stock in the watchmakers lathe; a rebate was made to interference fit the holes in the buffer beam and it was finally drilled 0.6mm for the buffer shank.


The final exercise was to use a graver to shape the shank. The drill blank from the tailstock is to support the piece when parting off.


These buffers are currently removable to assist in painting and lining the buffer beam and are quite dainty for such a big engine. LNER group standard buffers were fitted quite early on.


Next will be the tender buffers, although it is quite tempting to do the steel buffers themselves.

Tim

 

[Tim Watson]

The buffers are now made (and also for the tender).

I nearly always part off with a piercing saw blade these days, for small components. It is obviously held backwards. over the work.

Saves an awful lot of waste.

Tim