Simplun - Revision history

Dnevil: /* Photo Gallery */

2016-07-23T03:50:44Z

Photo Gallery

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	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer sheet. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer sheet. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler ~~sheel~~, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler sheet, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 8 1956.jpg\|First things first. In this instance a straight and sturdy frame upon which you can start construction.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 8 1956.jpg\|First things first. In this instance a straight and sturdy frame upon which you can start construction.

Dnevil: /* Photo Gallery */

2016-07-23T03:49:25Z

Photo Gallery

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	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 3 1956.jpg\|All parts of the complete boiler just before assembly.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 3 1956.jpg\|All parts of the complete boiler just before assembly.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer ~~sheel~~. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer sheet. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler sheel, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler sheel, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.

Dnevil: /* 1.5 inch Scale Version */

2016-06-28T16:08:02Z

1.5 inch Scale Version

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	Bill built a 1.5 inch scale version of [[Simplun]]. It was VB #28 (he numbered his locos in order that he built them). [[John Kurdzionak]] had drawings of No. 28, and stated he will produce drawings and castings for sale if there is enough interest.		Bill built a 1.5 inch scale version of [[Simplun]]. It was VB #28 (he numbered his locos in order that he built them). [[John Kurdzionak]] had drawings of No. 28, and stated he will produce drawings and castings for sale if there is enough interest.

	[[File:NELS CharliePurinton GeorgeDiamond BVBrocklin CapPurinton.jpg\|thumb\|center\|500px\|Bill Van Brocklin (wearing gloves) and his 1-1/2 inch scale version of [[Simplun]], No. 28, at [[Charles A. Purinton\|Carl Purinton's]] Boxford track.]]		[[File:NELS CharliePurinton GeorgeDiamond BVBrocklin CapPurinton.jpg\|thumb\|center\|500px\|Bill Van Brocklin (wearing gloves) and his 1-1/2 inch scale version of [[Simplun]], No. 28 "Topsy", at [[Charles A. Purinton\|Carl Purinton's]] Boxford track.]]

	== External References ==		== External References ==

Dnevil at 16:07, 28 June 2016

2016-06-28T16:07:23Z

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	Dover, Mass.		Dover, Mass.

	[[File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 1 1956.jpg\|thumb\|right\|500px\|Photo by A. Milburn]]		[[File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 1 1956.jpg\|thumb\|right\|500px\|Photo by [[Al Milburn]]]]
	This 3-1/2 inch gauge engine was built with two objects in mind, one extreme simplicity and the other consistent reliability. After many tests in the last six months, these two objects were proved on the track. It is a free lance job, but in keeping with engines built around 1900-1920. One of the disadvantages of the eight-wheel types in smaller gauges is not enough weight on the drivers. In full size this is approximately 50% weight on drivers and 50% on pilot truck. In the little one this was greatly improved, the total engine weight being 40 pounds, of which 30 pounds are on the drivers. Side bar equalizing on the axle boxes and pilot touch frame side pivots make for good tractive effort, and on steel track tests with ball-bearing trolley she will pull 400 pounds, or 10 times her own weight without much effort. At one test on a 2% grade she hauled two adults up on 40 pound boiler pressure.		This 3-1/2 inch gauge engine was built with two objects in mind, one extreme simplicity and the other consistent reliability. After many tests in the last six months, these two objects were proved on the track. It is a free lance job, but in keeping with engines built around 1900-1920. One of the disadvantages of the eight-wheel types in smaller gauges is not enough weight on the drivers. In full size this is approximately 50% weight on drivers and 50% on pilot truck. In the little one this was greatly improved, the total engine weight being 40 pounds, of which 30 pounds are on the drivers. Side bar equalizing on the axle boxes and pilot touch frame side pivots make for good tractive effort, and on steel track tests with ball-bearing trolley she will pull 400 pounds, or 10 times her own weight without much effort. At one test on a 2% grade she hauled two adults up on 40 pound boiler pressure.

Dnevil: /* External References */

2016-05-10T15:25:35Z

External References

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	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=80600&start=12 Robert Morris version of Simplun, <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=80600&start=12 Robert Morris version of Simplun, <i>Chaski.org</i>]
	* [http://www.waushakumlivesteamers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wls_journal_200907.pdf "Simplun by William Van Brocklin, Jr.", <i>Waushakum Journal</i>]		* [http://www.waushakumlivesteamers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wls_journal_200907.pdf "Simplun by William Van Brocklin, Jr.", <i>Waushakum Journal</i>]
	* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/ourhistoryourfuture/thelostyears19802007.html Bill Van Brocklin on No. 28 at Nick Edwards track in Nashua, NH, 1986, <i>Friends Models</i>]		* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120312190109/http://www.friendsmodels.com/ourhistoryourfuture/thelostyears19802007.html Bill Van Brocklin on No. 28 at Nick Edwards track in Nashua, NH, 1986, <i>Friends Models</i>]

Dnevil: /* Specifications */

2016-05-10T15:13:37Z

Specifications

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	* Boiler - 3-3/4 inch [[OD]] at smokebox to 4 inch diameter at firebox, dummy lagged for extended wagon top looks		* Boiler - 3-3/4 inch [[OD]] at smokebox to 4 inch diameter at firebox, dummy lagged for extended wagon top looks
	* Boiler tubes two 3/4 inch superheater, sixteen 3/8 inch fire tubes all 9 inch long		* Boiler tubes two 3/4 inch superheater, sixteen 3/8 inch fire tubes all 9 inch long
	* All boiler sheets 3/32 inch thick copper, girder stayed firebox		* All boiler sheets 3/32 inch thick (11 gauge) copper, girder stayed firebox
	* Grate 2-1/4 inch by 5-3/4 inch, 1/8 inch square bars, 1/8 inch spaces		* Grate 2-1/4 inch by 5-3/4 inch, 1/8 inch square bars, 1/8 inch spaces
	* Rotary throttle in steam dome 1/4 inch port, lever on backhead		* Rotary throttle in steam dome 1/4 inch port, lever on backhead

Dnevil: /* Specifications */

2016-05-10T15:11:10Z

Specifications

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	* Hydrostatic lubricator, cab regulated		* Hydrostatic lubricator, cab regulated
	* Boiler - 3-3/4 inch [[OD]] at smokebox to 4 inch diameter at firebox, dummy lagged for extended wagon top looks		* Boiler - 3-3/4 inch [[OD]] at smokebox to 4 inch diameter at firebox, dummy lagged for extended wagon top looks
	* Boiler tubes 2-3/4 inch superheater, ~~16-~~3/8 inch fire tubes all 9 inch long		* Boiler tubes two 3/4 inch superheater, sixteen 3/8 inch fire tubes all 9 inch long
	* All boiler sheets 3/32 inch thick copper, girder stayed firebox		* All boiler sheets 3/32 inch thick copper, girder stayed firebox
	* Grate 2-1/4 inch by 5-3/4 inch, 1/8 inch square bars, 1/8 inch spaces		* Grate 2-1/4 inch by 5-3/4 inch, 1/8 inch square bars, 1/8 inch spaces

Dnevil: /* Photo Gallery */

2016-01-01T16:24:00Z

Photo Gallery

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	== Photo Gallery ==		== Photo Gallery ==

	<gallery widths="400px" heights="400px">		<gallery widths="400px" heights="400px" perrow="2">
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 2 1956.jpg\|The first stage in good boiler construction is the forms for the flanged sheets, such as tube sheets, front and back firebox heads and rear boiler head. Note drill guide holes in forms for front head and front firebox end.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 2 1956.jpg\|The first stage in good boiler construction is the forms for the flanged sheets, such as tube sheets, front and back firebox heads and rear boiler head. Note drill guide holes in forms for front head and front firebox end.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 3 1956.jpg\|All parts of the complete boiler just before assembly.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 3 1956.jpg\|All parts of the complete boiler just before assembly.

Dnevil at 14:32, 28 December 2015

2015-12-28T14:32:10Z

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	''A 4-4-0 Story in Pictures''		''A 4-4-0 Story in Pictures''

	by [[Bill Van Brocklin\|W. ~~VanBrocklin~~, Jr.]]		by [[Bill Van Brocklin\|W. Van Brocklin, Jr.]]

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	[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96994 Joe Tanski wrote on <i>Chaski.org</i>, 14 August 2013]:		[http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=96994 Joe Tanski wrote on <i>Chaski.org</i>, 14 August 2013]:

	: #5 ([[Simplun]]) The 3/4 Scale 4-4-0 build by [[Bill Van Brocklin\|Bill ~~VanBrocklin~~]] back in 1956 is still alive and well!! She currently lives in Eden New York, and runs about two to three time a year on my Chipmunk Valley Railroad a 3/4 and 1 inch scale elevated railroad. She still looks like the day she was first build. She will pull two adults up a 1-1/2 % grade with no problem. And her all Copper boiler is in great shape and steams very easy at 100psi. The secret to #5 is her firebox grates which measure 2-1/4 wide 5-3/4 inch long which is almost twice the size of the [[LBSC's Virginia\|LBSC Virginia]]. She also has sixteen 3/8 inch diameter boiler tubes and two 3/4 inch diameter super heaters in her boiler.		: #5 ([[Simplun]]) The 3/4 Scale 4-4-0 build by [[Bill Van Brocklin\|Bill Van Brocklin]] back in 1956 is still alive and well!! She currently lives in Eden New York, and runs about two to three time a year on my Chipmunk Valley Railroad a 3/4 and 1 inch scale elevated railroad. She still looks like the day she was first build. She will pull two adults up a 1-1/2 % grade with no problem. And her all Copper boiler is in great shape and steams very easy at 100psi. The secret to #5 is her firebox grates which measure 2-1/4 wide 5-3/4 inch long which is almost twice the size of the [[LBSC's Virginia\|LBSC Virginia]]. She also has sixteen 3/8 inch diameter boiler tubes and two 3/4 inch diameter super heaters in her boiler.

	<gallery widths="400px" heights="400px">		<gallery widths="400px" heights="400px">

Dnevil: /* External References */

2015-12-28T04:02:03Z

External References

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	* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=80600&start=12 Robert Morris version of Simplun, <i>Chaski.org</i>]		* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=80600&start=12 Robert Morris version of Simplun, <i>Chaski.org</i>]
	* [http://www.waushakumlivesteamers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wls_journal_200907.pdf "Simplun by William Van Brocklin, Jr.", <i>Waushakum Journal</i>]		* [http://www.waushakumlivesteamers.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/wls_journal_200907.pdf "Simplun by William Van Brocklin, Jr.", <i>Waushakum Journal</i>]
			* [http://www.friendsmodels.com/ourhistoryourfuture/thelostyears19802007.html Bill Van Brocklin on No. 28 at Nick Edwards track in Nashua, NH, 1986, <i>Friends Models</i>]

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	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer sheet. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer sheet. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler ~~sheel~~, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler sheet, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 8 1956.jpg\|First things first. In this instance a straight and sturdy frame upon which you can start construction.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 8 1956.jpg\|First things first. In this instance a straight and sturdy frame upon which you can start construction.

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	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 3 1956.jpg\|All parts of the complete boiler just before assembly.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 3 1956.jpg\|All parts of the complete boiler just before assembly.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 4 1956.jpg\|Assembly: Firebox, Tubes, Front tube sheet, and Girders all one unit. Next will come staybolts, backhead and bushings for fittings.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer ~~sheel~~. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 5 1956.jpg\|Shown in this photo is the firebox and flue assembly, already silver soldered ready for insertion into the outer shell. <i>NOTE FIRST TIMERS: It will save you a little tussle if at this stage you will put the front tube sheet in position and silver solder, then slide the complete unit into the outer sheet. DON'T FORGET THE DRY PIPE!!!</i>
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler sheel, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 6 1956.jpg\|Here is the boiler sheel, throat sheet and crown sheet assembled, all ready for the firebox and tube assembly.
	File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.		File:BillVanBrocklin Simplun 7 1956.jpg\|The complete boiler.