Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year....Wishing you all a very Merry...

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Design by Vicky Gray-Taylor

Newsletter of the Cape Vintage Engine and Machinery Society Number 17 December 2009

A little while ago my mate Don asked me for a part for his BSA C11 one thing led to another and he ended up taking a bakkie load of BSA C11 parts home Amongst Don‟s collection was an old Belgian motorbike well only the frame forks engine gearbox and tank actually waiting for the right parts to turn up so that he could start restoration Amongst the BSA bits I gave Don were a few pairs of wheels which he offered up to the Belgian frame and was surprised to see that they could easily be made

to fit and more importantly didn‟t look out of place So started the restoration and I was able to help out with a few more parts In the end his bike has parts on it from BSA Lister New Way British Seagull and Norton a real bitza yes but it is complete and running and giving a great deal pleasure to Don and a lot of folks who have seen it If he had waited for the right parts to come along I doubt the restoration would ever have been started let alone finished

I rallied my International M for a couple of years with a Lucas

magneto because I didn‟t have a Wico EK I was very lucky to acquire the correct magneto and as I hadn‟t altered anything on the engine that couldn‟t be changed back when the correct mag came along the swap was easy Maybe one day Don will find the right bits to convert his bike back to original I doubt it and Don isn‟t losing any sleep worrying about it I‟ve omitted to mention the make can any of the bike enthusiasts identify it from the photos

Time again to thank all those that have contributed to this newsletter through the year Andy Bill Derek Douw Hennie Ian John and John Norman Peter and Pieter Rod Ron Steve Wilfred and finally my co-editor Gordon without whose dedication and hard work there wouldn‟t be a newsletter Phil

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Phil Gordon and Ron Production of the newsletter is a team effort and Phil modestly omits the fact that he handles most of the content provided and all the technical and historical parts of the newsletter He also has the un-enviable task of checking everything I put together Twenty months and 16 newsletters ago Philip and I tentatively put a figurative toe in the water (one has to be careful living in darkest Africa ndash there be crocodiles lurking in the murky waters) and produced the first bdquoCape Vintage Engine‟ newsletter Here is an extract from it bdquoOur aim is to keep the newsletter as simple as possible and to involve as many of our members as possible We are starting off by

corresponding with mainly Western Cape members but no doubt will expand as we regain contact with interested people further afield We make no claims about our literary ability and our aim is to just set it all out for our enjoyment The newsletter is only going to keep alive if everyone does their bit and makes contributions These need not only be about old engines and machinery but can be about anything of interest ndash technical historical humorous ndash in fact anything Please respond and criticize anything with which you donrsquot agree ndash especially technical errorsrsquo Our intention was to initially to correspond with mainly only

Western Cape members didn‟t last long and we are now sending the newsletter directly to people in numerous parts of the world and we know that recipients are forwarding copies to even more countries One of our aims was to have a bdquolive‟ newsletter and to not rely on the internet or similar sources to keep it going To date we have achieved that aim and membership has increased tremendously thanks to all the people who have so enthusiastically supported us with articles pictures and much appreciated moral support In addition to those people mentioned by Phil in his editorial we owe a very special thank you to Andy Selfe for his many and varied

From The Engine Shed

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contributions to Peter Noble for his very popular regular technicalhuman interest articles to John Menasce and Jerry Evans in Johannesburg for their contributions enthusiastic support and help and last but certainly not least to our man down under - Ron Wiley who resides in Victor Harbor South Australia In spite of being a contributor to TOMM (The Old Machinery Magazine published in Australia) which takes

a lot of his time as well as regular contributions to other international magazines Ron has put an enormous amount of time and effort into providing us with material for our newsletter and has at the same time become a very valued friend His wacky sense of humour always helps to oil the frequently sticky wheels Ron has played a major part in the success of the newsletter

To quote Philip‟ we are a no fees no committee club and anyone who receives the newsletter automatically becomes a member‟ We have in fact involuntarily become a sort of online club so any articles comments etc are welcome from anyone anywhere We would really like to have something from the UK and USA and other parts of the globe Gordon

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Philip Gray-Taylor (editor) ptaylorworldonlinecoza Gordon Riley gkrileymwebcoza Our Man in Australia Ron Wiley ronwileybigpondcom

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Evans has kindly archived all our previous issues of Cape Vintage Engine as well as Parafinalia which was produced by Andy Selfe between August 2000 and early 2005 In all Andy produced 28 issues but unfortunately editions 5 6 and 8 are missing We still have not managed to locate copies of these Please does anyone have a copy Jerry‟s link for the newsletter archive is lthttpwwwoldengineorgmembersevansparaffinaliaindexhtm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Editorial Pages 1 amp 2 The Srewart Horse Clipper 0

Commer TS3 Restoration Part 1 Pages 3 amp 4 A Busy Week -Three Shows Pages 11 amp 12

John Deere 70 Flywheel Part 3 Page 5 A Touch of Yesteryear What Is It Page 13

Restoration of a 1916 Mogul Part 1 Pages 6 amp 7 What was it Inbox Pages 1314 amp 15

Swartland Harvest Day Pages 7 amp 8 Classic Car Show at Timour Hall Page 16

Cape Western Steam Day Page 9

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Seen at the entrance to our favorite restaurant in the harbour area in Saldanha G

Andries‟ Cocktail Blender Whisky Brandy

This should appeal to Phil (obviously the hardware ndash not necessarily the contents) G

Contents

Contacts

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3-Cylinder 6-piston two-stroke engined Commer TS3 (Tilling Stevens) under Restoration Part One Andy Selfe

This article has been put together from various articles by Andy and from various emails sent to him G Before leaving our shores for a new life in Australia Yuri Peila proprietor of Graafwater Garage on the West Coast told us about the remains of a Commer lorry fitted with the legendary (and elusive for a collector) Tilling Stevens TS3 opposed piston 3-cylinder two-stroke diesel engine Yuri left his own two lorries in the Sandstone Heritage Trust collection see httpwwwsandstone-estatescominterimcommercial_vehiclesindexhtml None of us seemed to have the resources to buy collect and restore it and we all assumed it had been cut up or rusted away in the sea air Not so it turns out It was offered to Keith Wetmore of Somerset Timbers who already has a magnificent restoration to his credit a rare Fargo The cab of which was made in their workshops out of solid Russian Redwood Keith describes the nail biting situation where the Commer was saved from the scrappers at the last minute It didn‟t take long for the vehicle to be collected

SCRAPMAN HELD OFF - COMMER TS3 SAVED rdquoThere have been some rumours about a TS3 engined Commer 5 tonne truck lying on a farm about 300 north of Cape Town A member of our local vintage engine club took a drive up to a little town called Graafwater situated in the Namaqualand area famous for its flowers and took a few pictures which he circulated to some club members rdquoThe truck had been sold by the farmer to a Graafwater truck and bakkie repairer but he had been forced in turn to sell it to a scrap dealer in Lamberts Bay on the west coast to pay his staff wages one month After many phone calls we finally located the scrapman and after much horse dealing agreed on a price as the scrapman was on his way with the wrecking bars and cutters to break it up He called his staff to turn around on the road and two days later we went up the 300km in the

Not a sight for the faint-hearted pouring rain to fetch it The rain in this dry area is very welcome and the famous veld flowers will be magnificent in early September Keith reported later that day ldquoHere it is under the tender ministrations of Tim and about to be loaded A 600 km round trip from 5 in the morning in Somerset West to 3 pm back again The truck looks very good for restoration being complete mechanically apart from minor things like brake pipes It should actually run when checked out and cleaned up We will remove the cab and get it rust proofed and resprayed a bit of rust removed from the door bottoms and minor panel beatingWe even have the windscreen intact and clean We loaded it at the station platform just down the road with the help of the forklift in the picture and steered it on easilyrdquo ldquoI think Tim is rising to the challenge of the end of August for the show Well tryrdquo ldquoTims Dad did his apprenticeship on one of theserdquo Keith wrote in to the New Zealand Commer Club lsquoIt appears to be a combination of a C7 Mark 4 as it has a TS3 two stroke diesel engine but in a Mark 3 interim body although the windscreen is one piece We actually have the screen which was carefully preserved The chassis number is T82Y 8037 This number does not fit properly into any of the references listed on the website We have taken off the body for rebuilding and the rolling chassis is in good shape apart from the rust which is easily repairable The only parts missing are an injector pipe and some minor pipes This points to a problem with fuel in the past and may have been the reason for the truck having been parked under the tree for the past twenty years or so It was used as a water bowser we were told This truck is rare here and especially the engine We will restore it and use it for exhibition at the various old tractor and vintage car shows Well let you know progress from time to timersquo Keith

4

We‟ve been receiving regular reports of its gradual restoration and some setbacks like when the scrap price was at its peak the brake shoes were stolen Since then others have been found wider but in all other respects the same They have been cut down to size and relined so the brakes can now be assembled One of the injector nozzles was damaged the remaining two were poor Three new ones were sourced from the UK from Peter Slater A workshop manual has been sourced from the Commer Club in New Zealand From Howard Pettigrew who runs the club bdquoSorry to keep annoying you but there is a lot of new content on the Commer site including pictures showing the brilliant work Mark E has done on the TS4 - it looks superb plus a sound file of the engine - hear this amazing motor - the only one in the world running after 40 years There is also shots of the Dubbo Show where 6 Commers were in attendance - a brilliant show by all accounts plus a TS3 powered Commer QX found in South Africa and another purchased and recovered in Canada which is in amazing condition - restoration is already under way There is a heap happening in Commer world at the moment‟ Howard Pettigrew [mailtohowardpettigrewxtraconz] rdquo More from Howard bdquoHi Keith and thanks for making contact This is great news I knew Commers were sold in South Africa and have shots of a dealer etc - will try and send tonight when I get home but I havent heard or seen of this model before Must check out the website listings again - they were done a while back and I find new stuff all the time but the number means it is a Mk IV The T means it has the TS3 motor the 82 means it is a 741 which is a 7 ton 141 wheelbase (standard chassis length) and the Y is the 5 speed constant mesh gearbox - I think youll find the shift pattern is back to front‟ Howard

For readers who are not aware of what is so special with the TS3 engine here is a copy of a cutting from an old magazine sent in by Johan Coertze

The South Australian Hillman Club has a very interesting website featuring the Commer TS3 engine including a fascinating animated picture

showing the engine running httpwwwsahillmanorgauTS3htm The particular advantage for all its complexity is its compactness which is noticeable in this picture of the chassis as it is now Keith is busy fitting the radiator stays

A view from the top Being by training a fuel pump mechanic I was intrigued by the strange one fitted

Like nothing else I have seen Likewise on Friday it was taken through to Schalk at Dupdiesel for servicing and everybody ooooh‟d and aaaah‟d The gap between cylinder 2 and 3 is wider than normal presumably for the fuel passage into the chamber at the back underneath the plunger section the fuel then

feeding into the gallery When I visited on Thursday I freed off the plungers by operating the stop control and then sucked on the vacuum pipe The adjusting quadrants moved easily to the no-fuel position and stayed there showing the governor diaphragm is not holed There is a hole in the lift-pump diaphragm which we hope Duppie can replace The drive to the fuel injection pump includes a device which prevents the two-stroke engine from running backwards Andy

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The John Deere 70 Flywheel Peter Noble

Part 3

My son-in-law Pete is an

internet person and he found several sites in America which might help us with some information He chose one that had a bdquoproblems‟ section and entered bdquoJD 70 - loose flywheel‟ We very quickly had several replies all of which recommended something called a bdquotaperlock‟ made by a man called Dave I contacted him by phone and described the problem which he was sure he could fix He then investigated the cheapest way to get the unit to South Africa which turned out to be the bdquogood ole American Post Office‟ as he called it I offered to pay for the unit and the postage in advance but he said no ndash he would send it and I could pay him after receiving it He said that he had found farmers to be bdquogood ole boys‟ and had only been let down once I did not tell him that my experience of some UK farmers was entirely different

I had to ask Brian to bring the flywheel back to Cape Town on one of his trips so that I could get the necessary work done on it The principle of the bdquotaper lock‟ is forcing one taper onto another and it is interesting that it is almost exactly the same method as that used to fix the rear wheels of the Fordson N tractor onto the splined axle shaft ndash and that was designed in 1916 The taper lock consists of a steel tube with splines on the inside to fit those on the crankshaft and outside it is tapered from the end which fits next to the flange for two thirds of its length The last third is parallel and is threaded to take a very large nut

It is necessary to get the flywheel machined to the same

taper which removes all the splines after tightening the pinch bolts to a torque of 125 lb ft and then welding them so that they can never be loosened again as this would upset everything Andy was able to arrange for a good engineer to do this work for me which I very much appreciated I knew that the taper lock would not just slide onto the crankshaft because of the previous welding and decided that it was necessary for me to go to Brian‟s farm and complete the job Margaret and I decided to call it a mini holiday ndash not just a long distance warranty call Brian and his wife insisted that we be their guests so we loaded up the flywheel etc and set off I intended to try to work on the tractor each morning and then we could do our bdquotourist‟ thing in the afternoons Brian was able to offer some assistance but he is a very busy man and it took all the first morning to get the taper lock to slide on the crankshaft This involved various grinders and files etc plus a lot of engineers blue

Dave‟s instructions then say to make two horizontal cuts the full length of the taper as far as the threaded section and Brian was able to get this done The cuts (180 deg) apart allow the taper lock to be squeezed tight onto the crank by the flywheel as it is forced on Dave also recommended putting two lines of weld at 90 deg to the cuts to form a sort of key to fit into the slots in the flywheel and take the strain of the drive of the engine The engineer decided to improve on this and fitted a proper key into the taper which fitted the slots perfectly He had also cut off the excess taper that protruded from the end of the flywheel as per Dave‟s instructions Brian ran some weld opposite the key to be sure of

a good bdquodrive‟ connection Machining the flywheel obviously removed the hole for the small dowel but I had previously made a line of centre punch marks and white paint to allow us to correctly bdquotime‟ the flywheel

I removed the 10mm spacer that I had made from the crank as I intended to try to obtain the correct model starter motor but we could not find one and the only course was to get a 10mm spacer made to fit between the starter motor and the engine casing plus 10mm longer studs The fitting of the flywheel and lock went really well following Dave‟s instructions to bump and tighten bump and tighten until the large nut was completely tight It was now late on Friday morning and the spacer would not be ready until Monday so we were able to spend a pleasant tourist weekend The starter motor on the 70 is located in a small compartment under the engine so that it engages with the bottom of the flywheel not the easiest job to hold the motor and the spacer and insert the studs but Brian managed it very well

The tractor started easily after its long rest and the flywheel was perfect ndash not even a hint of a wobble - all thanks to the engineer Dave makes a good product and was very helpful every time I phoned and asked for further guidance (I am not an engineer)

The trip enabled us to see what must rate as some of the best dairy farms in South Africa or even in the world Farm after farm all had circular irrigators and very large herds Brian introduced me to several of the farmers which I found very stimulating PN

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1916 IHC 1 HP MOGUL Part One Restored by Hennie Swanepoel

Die artiekel oor my Mogul restourasie het onlangs in SEM verskyn Julle is welkom om dit in die Cape Vintage Engine ook te plaas as julle sou wou Hennie This article was sent to us by the author Hennie Swanepoel to be used in our newsletter We have compressed the article to suit our newsletter format It is remarkable how fast things progress in these modern times especially with the help of the internet I can ask for help on an engine and receive a reply from a bloke half way around the world all in a matter of an hour If you want to know more about an engine and don‟t know who to ask- just Google it I‟m so glad that I did not start on this hobby 20 years ago because I wouldn‟t have had the information resources to be able to restore an engine then But on the other hand I think that back then it was probably easier to restore an engine because there were more engines around Naturally the more complete ones would have been restored first because it would be so much easier The real basket cases were left alone with a promise that I will get to you some day Well luckily for us these engines were collected by the enthusiasts back then and in this way saved from the scrap man This leaves us with quite a challenge today because these left alone engines are usually missing most of their detachable parts

First sight of the Mogul I have long since learned that if you are hoping to find these missing parts the engine would probably never run So my only way out is to make these parts Most of my better engines fall into this category and this little Mogul was no exception I saw this engine at a friend and it immediately attracted my attention It has nice lines and is rather different-looking from your average Wolseley but alas it was completely bare No igniter no magneto no governor no linkages no oilers and no piping A deal was struck and that made me the proud owner of a very bare Mogul Early in 2007 after hours of Googling and sore eyes I still did not know what the missing parts should look like Many examples of this engine‟s bigger brother IHC engines are available but on these engines the igniter is situated on the other side of the engine and the setup is generally different My first break-through was finding this Mogul ad in a local 1915 Farmers Weekly

Found in the Farmers Weekly

Well at least now I knew who the local supplier was and what the engine trolley should look like Next I discovered an article from the Gas Engine Magazine on the internet It was about Ron Mason‟s 1HP Mogul found on a hunting trip and restored by a friend Ted Utess There was not much to learn from the article and all my efforts to make contact failed A bit discouraged I let things lie for a bit but after a while the fever got hold of me again and this time I was lucky to make contact with a very nice gentleman by the name of Dean Ewing from Canada He promised to send me photos of his engine but as he was already 85 and the engine was in an unheated shed at about 35 degrees below freezing he promised that he would ask his grandson to take the photos as soon as the weather improved It was not long before I received some beautifully detailed pictures from him This was just what I needed to get going When you take an old engine apart most of them have a story to tell As this engine runs with a dry sump there is an oil ring cast onto the crank to supply the big end with lubricating oil The excess grease from the left hand main bearing had clogged the oil ring up solidly causing the big end to have no lubrication and wear out The reason for this happening was that the drip feed oilers on the main bearings were replaced with grease cups at some stage

The crank oil ring

7

The main bearings are made from phosphor bronze As the bushes wore down the remedy was to cut a longitudinal strip out of the bearing hammer it back to fit tight on the shaft and put it back in place The bearing then fitted too loosely in its casing This was easily remedied by hammering some thin nails in between the bearing and the engine housing and the poor engine was ready to work another day To get the bearings functional again I decided to take the less expensive route by babbitting the bearings with white metal The next photo shows what remained of the bearing now stretched open to the right size tinned and ready to receive babbitt metal

Bearing ready to be cast

The next job was to get the bearing back to the right size

The original bronze bearing with white metal inside the casting being bored to size

With the engine sub assembled I could turn my attention to the next problem the igniter Having no example to work from making the igniter took a lot of guess work In all the photos the igniter is obscured by the exhaust valve push rod To complicate matters further Dean Ewing‟s engine is a very early model with a different trip finger and igniter so his photos did not help me there Brewing on this problem for a while I realized that most of the basic measurements could be obtained from the engine itself So I started by making a plug that basically fitted the igniter hole in the engine

To be continued

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To remove the nut from a heavily painted bolt I apply a thick layer of paint remover ndash

wait a few minutes and remove the nut Thick paint may need to be brushed off with a wire

brush before removing the nut G

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Gordon Riley

Swartland Veterane Klub 19 The 2009 Swartland Veteran Club‟s Harvest Day gathering was again held on Paul Smitrsquos farm Goudmyn

just outside Moorreesburg a mere 18km from my home Not as hot as last year but still a warm and as usual for this time of the year a dry and clear day Once there I met up with Peter Noble who lives in Cape Town Peter has a wealth of knowledge regarding agricultural equipment and as usual it was most informative being with him The day started off with reaping with a scythe followed by progressively more bdquomodern‟ methods of harvesting In addition to the mechanical implements there was the traditional hay wagon drawn by a magnificent team of horses The display ended with the latest model New Holland combine cutting a 9 meter swath through the wheat On display were restored tractors some old motor vehicles and in the tent a stand displaying model agricultural implements and construction equipment

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Thanks to the organizers participants and in particular to Paul Smit for a most interesting morning G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------

The horse drawn hay wagon

McCormick Deering peg drum threshing machine

McCormick Deering peg drum threshing machine Tractor drawn Mc Cormick combine

Ransomes combine Mc Cormick 403 combine Toys for boys

And girls Latest New Holland 9 meter combine

For Sale Bulk carrier aground on the beach at Melkbos ndash Cape Town

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Cape Western Vintage Railway Open Day Steve Socolic

The Cape Western Vintage Railway held an open day on 25

th October 2009 We were asked if we could bring

along a few engines and associated equipment to complement the theme There were a number of locomotives and railway rolling-stock to look at Also a Bagnall 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive was in steam giving rides up and down a short siding and in one of the railway boxcars a video with a railway theme was shown

Bagnall 0-4-0 saddle tank locomotive

Philip arrived with a selection of washing machine engines (Maytag and Marvil) and a Lister D in working clothes I brought my recently completed Lister 8-1 and Horst brought a Lister B which ran quite contentedly all day Darryl and Trevor brought a Boeresake (Wolseley) WD8 with National piston pump and a Villiers petrolparaffin engine generator set The Wolseley had recently undergone a magneto overhaul but did not want to co-operate mechanically (ominous noises from inside) and was eventually relegated as a static display The National pump was moved to the 8-1 which took over pumping duties Steve

Lister D Kurt Swart Philip and Conrad Hicks Marvil

Villiers mk10 with dynamo Lister 8-1 and in the background National mine pump Darryls Wolseley WD8

Horst Lau‟s hopper cooled industrial Lister B Phil‟s Maytag

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The Stewart No 10 Horse Clipper Ron Wiley

The No 10 Clipper after restoration

I have been looking for a Stewart hand operated horse clipper or shearing machine for 7 or 8 years now and at the Strathalbyn Swap Meet in mid October I was finally able to purchased one The origins of the hand-operated horse clipping machines go back to the 1870‟s with the first one possibly made by Clark amp Co of Birmingham in the UK John K Stewart and Thomas J Clark formed a small manufacturing company in Chicago around 1888 By 1891 they were producing flexible shafts for industry and their companies name was changed to the Chicago Flexible Shaft Co (CFS Co) Then in the mid 1890‟s these flexible shafts were adapted for use on hand operated horse clippers On the original models the hand crank turns a large pulley and a belt drives a small pulley that in turn drives a flexible shaft

A hand operated Wolseley open chain driven shearing machine from 190610

In 1898 the first hand operated open gear driven horse clipper was

introduced and an improved model came out in late 1901 The first enclosed gear driven horse clipper was patented on June 26 1906 it was the Stewart No 1 It could also be fitted with a down tube and shearing handpiece and called the Stewart No 8 On early models it says patented in USA amp England Those made from the time of the First World War say patented in USA England Australia New Zealand Canada and Cuba In early Stewart catalogues prior to the First World War there were prints of paintings showing horses being clipped A George Ford Morris painted the horses and a Frank Widney was said to have an international reputation for naturalness with which he pictures bdquocoloured‟ folk George Ford Morris is a renowned painter of horses about 3 years ago several of his paintings were sold for very high prices at an auction As a side issue Stewart amp Clark formed another company around 190506 the Stewart amp Clark Manufacturing Company to make speedometers for cars CFS Co produced the flexible shafts to drive these Speedo‟s In 1913 the Stewart amp Clark Mfg Co took over the Warner Instrument Company and the company name changed to Stewart Warner this company is still in existence to this day The machine I now have came out as the Stewart No 9 in 1911 with a down tube and shearing handpiece The only information I have on the Stewart No10 is shown in the CFS Co parts list No 102 from January 1929 The plate on my No10 says the Cooper Engineering Co Ltd Sydney Melbourne Adelaide amp Made in

Australia The plate of the Stewart No 10

Prior to 1933 all shearing and horse clipping machinery was made by the CFS Co Due to the low value of the Australian pound in the early 1930‟s it was no longer profitable to import this machinery so by March 1933 a Cooper Engineering manufacturing plant was set up in Waterloo Sydney The plate would indicate that my horse clipper was made in Sydney between 1933 and 1940 Checking Stewart parts lists I have I see I have a D1 clipper head that was released in March 1933 that same time as the Cooper Waterloo plant opened

The D1 Clipper

It says that if you want to use the D1 head with an older machine you have to change the flexible shaft with the correct ferrule The flexible shaft does around 10 revolutions for one revolution of the crank handle the picture below shows the internal gearing

The internal gearing

The company names can be confusing so I hope the following explanation will help I had an email about five years ago from a gentleman in Canada who had just purchased what I thought was a Stewart No 10 horse clipper but it had Stewart No 1A on the plate He told me it was made by the

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Sunbeam Corporation in Toronto possibly around 1947 He said a lot of farms didnt have electricity until well after WWII and around here we have a lot of Mennonites (Amish or Quakers) who still dont use it The first household appliance made by CFS Co was the Princess

Electric Iron that came out in 1910 In 1921 the Sunbeam division was formed to produce household appliances probably the best-known appliance is the ldquoMix Masterrdquo that was first produced in 1930 The Chicago Flexible Shaft Co changed its name to the Sunbeam Corporation in 1946 and

the Cooper Engineering changed its name to the Sunbeam Corporation in December 1952 As you can see the CFS Co amp Cooper‟s story is very complex Ron

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Busy Week ndash Three Shows Ron Wiley There are three local Agricultural shows on the Fleurieu Peninsula early in October and FARMS (Fleurieu Antique Rural Machinery Society) has been displaying engines and tractors at these shows for many years now They are the Yankalilla Rapid Bay amp Myponga Agricultural amp Horticultural Society that put on its 127

th show that took place at

Yankalilla on Saturday October 3rd

2009 Next was the 139

th

Strathalbyn show on Monday

October 5th and finally the 132

nd

Port Elliot show on Saturday October 10

th

The three shows have the same basic format of displays of sheep cattle show jumping wool fruit farm produce floral displays cooking handicrafts and children‟s section A sheep dog trial is unique to the Yank show All three shows have a fun fair stalls selling all sorts of products and the all-important food stalls At Yankallila there was a mountain bike stunt

show and at the Port Elliot show was a display by the South Australian observed trail champion (motorcycle) The crowds attending all three shows were excellent I am sure the organizers must have been pleased At Yankallila we had drizzle on and off until after lunch the sun finally came out as we packed up the engines The weather was better for the Strathalbyn and Port Elliot shows Ron

Daniel Halse‟s 9hp Lister with Daniel Halse‟s 4hp Cooper badged Don Blesing and son Peter starting screen cooling at Yankallila Stover type YB at Strathalbyn their 5hp Blackstone

My 1954 3hp Cooper XC driving My 1963 132cc Honda G20 My 1945 Johnson CH1ndash395ndash6 24vdc Days pump and 192930 with Regent pump Military genset powering a 32vdc motor Atco type HY 12inch mower that drives the Ajax piston Pump

Don amp Peter‟s horizontal bdquoIH‟ Don amp Peter‟s Lister Junior Don amp Peter‟s 3hp Moffat Virtue

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Gary Arnold‟s 1910 Domestic Brendon Delaney‟s 3hp Ray Biddle‟s 1908 Novo engine and pump Ronaldson Tippet type N

Ray Biddle‟s 1951 5hp Don Blesing‟s Neville Roger‟s Lister Spec 106 14T Case tractor Farmall tractor

Brian Eatts newly restored Don Mitchell our maggy man Part of the funfair at Pt Elliot John Deere doing a demo of rewinding a coil

Sheep dog trials Elegant lady driving her horse and buggy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Another Early Small Class Locomotive of The Rhodesian (Zimbabwe) Railways

Tractive Force at 75 BWP 17785 lb Total Weight (F WO) 36 tons Hudswell-Clarke amp Co 1929

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The Old Mill at Elim Submitted by Andy Selfe

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter Noble has sent us an article entitled bdquoAn Interesting Discovery‟ I have taken the liberty of using his pictures for bdquoWhat Is It‟ and will publish the article in the next newsletter Note the size G

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It is a pattern makers ruler which enables patterns to be made larger to allow for the contraction of the molten metal when cooling Derek Jones Somewhere in the UK

That rule is a contraction rule used by pattern makes when measuring up the patterns for castings The pattern is always slightly larger than the finished casting because of course the metal shrinks in the mould as it cools so the larger scale is used for measuring up the pattern The other scale is the ldquotruerdquo reference

A pattern maker would have had a rule for use on patterns for cast iron and another one with a different ldquocontractionrdquo for patterns for bronze etc John Menasce Johannesburg ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

What a magnificent bumper edition Thanks for putting in my Jenbacher article at the last moment too John Menasce Johannesburg

Another excellent newsletter You must spend a lot of time on producing it and you also have many people making contributions which must be very helpful Derek Jones UK

Thank you very much for the newsletter which I enjoyed reading when it arrived I am looking forward to going through it many times yet as there is so much interesting stuff there Colin Syndercombe Villiersdorp

Great newsletter Getting better all the time I really enjoy Peter Nobles articles ndash keep them coming Kieran Riley Durban

Thanks for another informative newsletter It is something to be proud of Hennie Richter Yzerfontein

Thanks for newsletter 16 Fred amp Sue Harvey UK

A Touch of Yesteryear

What Was It

What Is It

In Box

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Arthur Wildingrsquos cousin and his wife are cruising around the world on a large catamaran and are presently in New Zealand They spotted an old engine on Vanuatu Island and e-mailed Arthur a couple of pics for identification

Saw this old relic and immediately thought of you We dont know what it is but it is in Vanuatu and maybe of some interest to you We are currently in New Caledonia awaiting a weather window for New Zealand yet again Our plans tend to change rather quickly James and Lorna

Can anyone identify it I have a 1922 brochure of the engine that we will publish it in the next newsletter Phil

On behalf of the members of the lsquoCape Vintage Engine and Machinery Societyrsquo who were invited to and attended the Cape Western Vintage Railway open day today thank you for a very pleasant experience and the opportunity to exhibit our engines and machinery Philip

Thanks for your e-mail The news letter of your club is superb Keep me in the loop Yes I think it was a nice day I hope that we can have a better one in 2010 Our members find it very good to have you at our day and we hope to see you again in 2010 When we use our locos we have to separate the big coal pieces from the small chips Do you guys have use for the small chips Rolf Ruhle Cape Town

Many thanks for the magazine received by Andy and myself this week What a magnificent presentation we enjoyed it greatly

I was very interested in the photo of Jack Tar my dad was a driver on the Rhodesian Railways from the late 20`s and was at one time based in Umtali where Jack Tar was shedded As a kid in the early 40`s actually rode on it with my Dad driving it was on the shunt in the Umtali marshalling yards I was about 4 years old and still remember it after 66 years We have a bit of history on this engine when it came out here why where and when it is very interesting incidentally it came to Northern Rhodesia in about 1903 and went across the Zambezi at Old Drift near Livingstone

on rafts and in pieces only to be re assembled on the NR side before the railway got there My Grandfather was there to see it fired up for the first time at Livingstone Andy is doing a write up about her he knows quite a bit of her history

We are desperately trying to lay our hands on a book by a chap called Geoffrey Calvert who lived in Wankie SR a long time ago in the 1950`s His Dad worked on the colliery and wrote about steam engines The book was called ldquositemardquo or e`sitema which is what the Ndebele called trains Written by Geoffrey [Jeff] Calvert who I was at school with in the 50`s at Plumtree we really want this book can you possibly throw any light on where we can get a copy We don‟t know where or when it went to print Maybe one of the members can help We are also trying to track Geoffrey Calvert down

Ginty Melvill and Andy Legg Lusaka Zambia

I have not shown My Cooper two-stand semi portable shearing plant for at least five years It is big and bulky and people don‟t seem interested if it just stands there with the engine running When I displayed my Stewart horse clipper I offered free haircuts but there were no takers A new club member brought along his Cooper Shearing plant and used the pulley that drives the grinder to drive a pump I have attached a picture from Reynella showing the shearing plant and pump

Ron Wiley Victor Harbour South Australia

Jack Tar

15

I asked Ron Wiley about clubs in Australia His reply was Clubs in Australia come under the National Historical Machinery Association I don‟t know how many clubs there are but there are at least 8 to 9 thousand people involved in restoring engines We also have our own magazine TOMM (The Old Machinery Magazine) Regarding your comment that the quality of restorations seems to be extremely high I agree but some are over done in my opinion because they never came out of the factory with the paint a mirror finish

Gordon Koringberg (where)

In the last newsletter We have been given this engine that has an Onan 3 Kva alternator Is there anyone that can give us more information on this oldie Cathy Grey

At Phil‟s request Cathy has sent more information- Model W35-541 Serial No 48382699 220V 1 Phase 3000W 15amp

Phil‟s Scott Bonnar Mower Recently whilst doing my bdquofly-on-the-wall‟ thing I picked this up Hi Ron One of yours I‟ve just got it up and running and what a nice cut it achieves Not too much work needed exhaust valve stuck cutter clutch seized but after sorting that out and the normal carby strip and clean as well as setting points and timing it starts first pull Smokes a bit but that doesn‟t bother me Could it be early 1960‟s Philip

The above led to a flurry of correspondence some of which we will publish in the next newsletter G

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Ford ambulance spotted by Dawn G whilst visiting Clanwilliam - can anyone identify the model year and the number plate

For Sale

1958 Massey Ferguson 65 Mk1 tractor Restored to a high standard including a complete engine overhaul New front tyres rear 70 R40 000-00 Peter 021 790 6452 (Cape Town)

Immaculately restored and working Vintage Caltex hand operated petrol pump with casing ndash double imperial glass measure type POA Contact Gordon at 022 423 8705 or 082 928 5228 for details

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International Police Association Internasionale Polisie Assosiasie

Western Cape Region Wes Kaap Streek

2010 CLASSIC CAR AND BIKE SHOW 23 - 24 January 2010

Celebrating 10 years of classics

I would like to take this opportunity to formally invite Cape Vintage Engine amp Machinery Society to participate in the 2010 Classic Car and Bike Show As before the show will be held at Timour Hall Villa in Plumstead A change has been made following overwhelming feedback from members of the public and for the first time since the event began in January 2000 the ticket price has been increased from R10 to R20 per person

As an International Non-Profit organisation it is important for the IPA to make a difference in our local community and this show has provided an opportunity to not only educate and entertain but also to effect real changes in people‟s lives Over the years this event has raised more than R80 000 for various charities with donations totalling more R14 500 handed over in 2009 alone It is our sincere hope that the 10 Year Anniversary Show will not only be bigger and better but that the funds raised will enable us to reach far more people than ever before wwwclassiccarandbikeshowcoza Saturday 23 January ldquoModern Future Classicsrdquo Incl New Cars Rare Cars Hotrods Streetrods Customised vehicles

bikes etc Sunday 24 January ldquoClassicsrdquo The usual mix of old rare and beautiful classics Exhibiting Hours

As usual the show runs from 10am ndash 4pm and these times will be advertised through the media In order to try and make it slightly easier to get all the exhibitors in and parked the gates open at 6am We require ALL participating vehicles to be in and parked by 9am at the latest This is in order to be ready when the gates open to the public and to avoid any safety issues with moving vehicles once members of the public are walking around As the show does not end until 4pm please could all exhibitors remain on site until 4pm to ensure the maximum benefit to the public If you cannot commit to these hours please do not put your name down to exhibit

Vehicle Information

Please could you display some basic information about your car bike machine somewhere on the vehicle machine ndash model year trivia etc ndash as this also helps to enhance the experience It is the responsibility of the individual or club to print and provide this information

Stalls amp Signage

Although clubs my not sell refreshments if any of you would like to sell merchandise relating to your own club please feel free to do so You may set up within your own display area Also if your club has any bannerssigns please bring these with you This will help to identify your club to members of the public

Refreshments

Just like last year there will of course be a selection of food and soft drinks for sale on the day as well as a cash bar and beer garden As before under the terms of our liquor license no additional alcohol (of any kind) may be brought onto the property This includes bottles of wine alco-pops etc The bar stocks a range of wines which will be available for sale by the bottle

Entry Costs Tickets

Only one (1) driver and one (1) passenger per vehicle will be allowed free entry on the day All other friends family and passengers will be required to pay the R20 entry fee per person Many of the exhibiting clubs individuals make a voluntary financial donation in light of the fact that this is a charity fundraiser

For members of the public and those wishing to support both days tickets will be R20 per person per day (ie R40 for both days) A ldquoweekend passrdquo purchased on the Saturday will be only R30 for both days

If you have any queries please feel free to contact me I look forward to hearing from you Jo Huysamen 082 518 3932 Event Co-ordinator

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contributions to Peter Noble for his very popular regular technicalhuman interest articles to John Menasce and Jerry Evans in Johannesburg for their contributions enthusiastic support and help and last but certainly not least to our man down under - Ron Wiley who resides in Victor Harbor South Australia In spite of being a contributor to TOMM (The Old Machinery Magazine published in Australia) which takes

a lot of his time as well as regular contributions to other international magazines Ron has put an enormous amount of time and effort into providing us with material for our newsletter and has at the same time become a very valued friend His wacky sense of humour always helps to oil the frequently sticky wheels Ron has played a major part in the success of the newsletter

To quote Philip‟ we are a no fees no committee club and anyone who receives the newsletter automatically becomes a member‟ We have in fact involuntarily become a sort of online club so any articles comments etc are welcome from anyone anywhere We would really like to have something from the UK and USA and other parts of the globe Gordon

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Philip Gray-Taylor (editor) ptaylorworldonlinecoza Gordon Riley gkrileymwebcoza Our Man in Australia Ron Wiley ronwileybigpondcom

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jerry Evans has kindly archived all our previous issues of Cape Vintage Engine as well as Parafinalia which was produced by Andy Selfe between August 2000 and early 2005 In all Andy produced 28 issues but unfortunately editions 5 6 and 8 are missing We still have not managed to locate copies of these Please does anyone have a copy Jerry‟s link for the newsletter archive is lthttpwwwoldengineorgmembersevansparaffinaliaindexhtm ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Editorial Pages 1 amp 2 The Srewart Horse Clipper Page 10

Commer TS3 Restoration Part 1 Pages 3 amp 4 A Busy Week -Three Shows Pages 11 amp 12

John Deere 70 Flywheel Part 3 Page 5 A Touch of Yesteryear What Is It Page 13

Restoration of a 1916 Mogul Part 1 Pages 6 amp 7 What was it Inbox Pages 1314 amp 15

Swartland Harvest Day Pages 7 amp 8 Classic Car Show at Timour Hall Page 16

Cape Western Steam Day Page 9

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Seen at the entrance to our favorite restaurant in the harbour area in Saldanha G

Andries‟ Cocktail Blender Whisky Brandy

This should appeal to Phil (obviously the hardware ndash not necessarily the contents) G

Contents

Contacts

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4








5


Part 3











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6






The crank oil ring

7






To be continued

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Gordon Riley



8








9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








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nd


th






12







13



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What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







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For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3





4








5


Part 3











-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6






The crank oil ring

7






To be continued

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Gordon Riley



8








9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4








5


Part 3











-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6






The crank oil ring

7






To be continued

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -

Gordon Riley



8








9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5


Part 3











-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6






The crank oil ring

7






To be continued

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -

Gordon Riley



8








9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6






The crank oil ring

7






To be continued

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -

Gordon Riley



8








9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7






To be continued

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------




----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -

Gordon Riley



8








9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8








9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9










10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

10









The D1 Clipper




11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11








th



nd


th






12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

12







13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

13



-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------











What Was It

What Is It

In Box

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14













Jack Tar

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15







---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


For Sale



16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16









Vehicle Information


Stalls amp Signage


Refreshments


Entry Costs Tickets




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