[SEL] Patterns #1 & F-M pump

[Richard Strobel]

EXACTLY what Cork and I were looking fer.  Thank you pard!

  Funny how things happen as yesterday afternoon Cork found a water pump at 
the city gold mine and wanted me there when they opened.  Well I forgot the 
camera and after loading up the somewhat broken ...aaarrrghh, damn magnet 
operators..F-M pump, we headed for the Pattern Shop cafe just to see what 
was inside.  Come to find out this was the actual pattern shop for Caird 
Engineering..very kewl building and lots of patterns on the inside walls. 
Next time I won't forget the camera!!

  Corky asked if I knew anything about F-M pumps and I advised him to look 
at google.  Sure enuf, Mr. Barr has a picture of it.  Thanks for the 
picture::

 http://community.webshots.com/photo/276385437/276386135gMkvkF

Very kewl pump and we had lots of fun dismantling it this afternoon.  Just 
need the two push-pull rods.

Thanks again Curt, will forward to Spudhead
RickinMt.
PS: You too Steve!!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Curt" <curt at imc-group.com>
To: "SEL" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 2:36 PM
Subject: [SEL] Patterns #1


> A while back Rick S. asked about documenting the process of making a
> pattern. Currently I'm working on putting a few pages together and, time
> permitting, I'm get 'em all up on my web site in the next few weeks.
> This first page is a Stickney part and is part of a group of parts
> unique to fuel pumper Stickneys. A lot of Stickeys were gravity fed, but
> a few had this complicated arrangement to get the fuel head up high
> enough so that it would then gravity feed to the mixer. A site gage sat
> high at the back of the engine allowing the operator to observe fuel
> flow in a glass site gage. This glass needed protection and a cast iron
> protective cage was used. Here is the process of making the pattern and
> the core box to define the OD shape and inside shape of this protective
> cage.
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/holland/images/PatternMaking/SiteGageCage/Thumbnails.html
> Hope this is what you had in mind Rick.....
> Curt Holland
> Gastonia, NC
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