{"product_id":"stuart-swan-castings-stock-code-3281","title":"Stuart Swan castings","description":"\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWhen Stuart Turner joined two of their ubiquitous 10V engines  together, it seemed entirely natural to call the resulting engine a \"Double  Ten\" - it has a sort of logic that appeals to my fairly innocent mind.  Doing the same trick on the biggest single cylinder in the range, the 5A, made  them come over all poetic so, instead of the predictable (and not, it must be  said, inappropriate) \"Double Five\" it became the \"Swan\".\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eThis is a Stuart Swan, comprising, effectively, a pair of 5A engines mounted  on a common soleplate, complete with reversing gear. The project was started many years ago, work to datehas  been done to a good standard and comprises:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eCylinders bored, end covers machined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eTrunk guides machined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSoleplate machined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eFlywheel machined, bored and keyway cut\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eCrankshaft machined, assembled with bobweights\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eValve chests machined\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eOn the demise of the last owner, some  kind soul has spent many hours going through the parts list and numbering all  the castings. A complete parts inventory is included, along with a set of  drawings. Missing bits are:\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cul\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e1 main bearing half\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eCentre main bearing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eCrosshead pin bush\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e1 crosshead pin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eValve chest covers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eSlide valves\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eEccentric sheave\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e    \u003cli\u003e      \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eReverser locking lever\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e  \u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003eWhilst it would be worth buying the valve chest covers from  Stuart if only for aesthetic reasons, the remainder of the parts could be made  from stock material - indeed the eccentric sheaves are easier made from bar, I  am never quite sure why anybody would want to do them from a casting.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp align=\"center\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Station Road Steam","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54010202227029,"sku":"3281","price":650.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1023\/0094\/2677\/files\/3281-1.webp?v=1779900850","url":"https:\/\/stationroadsteam.com\/products\/stuart-swan-castings-stock-code-3281","provider":"Station Road Steam","version":"1.0","type":"link"}