Traditonal speed control

[Nati]

I'm missing a worm drive device to connect up my throttle to the speed wheel.

 

Where could I buy one of these devices?

 

[Tonka]

Tony Redshaw's at Braunston make them

Edited January 25, 2019 by Tonka
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[Ray T]

5 minutes ago, Tonka said:

Tony Redshaw's at Braunston make them

Tony moved to Daventry some years ago.

 

http://www.vintagediesels.co.uk/

 

Tony Redshaw Vintage Diesels
Unit 13,
Riley Close,
Royal Oak Ind Est,
Daventry,
Northants,
NN11 8QT

Call Us Today On:
01327 700219

Edited January 25, 2019 by Ray T

[Nati]

thank you

[Tonka]

As you are in London, if you are near Brentford you could also try T Norris Engineering at Isleworth, They can make most things and advertise in Waterways World. They have never left me short yet. T Norris Ltd 6 Wood Lane Isleworth. TW75ER. Tel. 020 8560 3453.

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[furnessvale]

If you are at all handy with tools, a scissors car jack can be modified to do the job.

 

George

[dave moore]

Years ago I steered a trad style boat with a speed wheel control based on a scissor jack. It worked well enough, save for an inordinate number of turns needed to alter the engine speed. When we put Resolute together, it took less than 3 turns on the handwheel to go from tick over to full ahead. Just a thought to bear in mind....

[furnessvale]

24 minutes ago, dave moore said:

Years ago I steered a trad style boat with a speed wheel control based on a scissor jack. It worked well enough, save for an inordinate number of turns needed to alter the engine speed. When we put Resolute together, it took less than 3 turns on the handwheel to go from tick over to full ahead. Just a thought to bear in mind....

That sort of problem is down to the length of lever arms used.  Nothing to do with the use of a scissor jack acme screw per se.

 

George

[Chris Williams]

Jaguar just had a length of string wound around the shaft of the speed wheel to pull the throttle up.   It only broke once.

[David Mack]

Years ago I found a couple of these in a junk shop, which I thought could be adapted as a speed control. But now I don't know where I've put them! 

[Boater Sam]

Bass guitar machine heads, that would give the engine a tune up!

[NB Esk]

I made my own set up from scrap bits and pieces. The crown wheel and pinion were fron an old hand drill, acme thread from a broken G clamp and a socket set universal drive (snap on of course) ?

 

 

[X Alan W]

19 hours ago, Chris Williams said:

Jaguar just had a length of string wound around the shaft of the speed wheel to pull the throttle up.   It only broke once.

Did you have the "bacca" tin to jam "twixt" string & cabin beam to get the last rev out of  it Standard kit for the Armstrong Sidderley set up

[X Alan W]

The Snap on Uj would be worth more than the rest of the boat ?

[Chris Williams]

57 minutes ago, X Alan W said:

Did you have the "bacca" tin to jam "twixt" string & cabin beam to get the last rev out of  it Standard kit for the Armstrong Sidderley set up

No 'Bacca' tin.  The string broke when I was trying to wind on a bit more, crossing a weir.  Fortunately the missus was handy to jump into the engine 'ole and pull up the throttle.  I had campers on board just to add to the fun.  Engine was a Lister HA2.  It did have a Baked Bean tin to catch the fuel overflow.