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To the original question, is she supplying the rods? Is it something the school needs modifying, or are you providing the material? Is the OD 3/8? You say the thread will be 1in long on 3/8"x16TPI? What is the length of the rod? Will it fit through your spindle? Is there enough room to mount the...

That is some awesome work. Great demonstration of several skills there. I tip my hat to you Sir!

Great Work. Slow and steady builds a good engine. I completed one of these last year and only just got round to painting it. I would make one part each evening after work in a community workshop. Some nights I was there 1-2h, others 6-7h until 2-3am. I found it very satisfying seeing all the...

Hey Gents, Just a small update on this, I've now finished my video series showing my build. Parts 4 and 5 are below. Re the plans to download, they were by Stefan-K (Stefan-K) not me. He posted a link to them at the bottom of his post at the start of this thread. I have no claim on the plans...

In the past I've seen people use all sorts of shellac, to nail varnish. once dry, lay down a piece of sandpaper on a flat surface, and lightly rub away the paint/coating from the body. They key really to several of these methods is that you need to rub the ruler on whatever you are using to...

Thanks for the advice, Yeah I'll definitely do that when I am at the boiler stage... Last question: There seems to be various options for the build. (Small vs large boiler, valve gear, etc.) What would people's recommendations be on those? Kindest Regards, Del

Hello again all, Thanks for your input. I'll be honest, I hadn't really understood its value or relevance. Because of that I haven't touched it, other than oil it and loosen the pistons, and given it a single run on compressed air. From the way you guys are talking, this really is an...

As some of you may know, I'm in my mid-30s. Into model engineering, live steam and engines. I have a Myford Super 7 in my living room. It's my house, so why not! Anyway, with Covid and lockdown, lots of people I know are talking about hobbies and how we are passing our time, and I've been...

Mike, that is perfect, thanks. A massive amount of information in that 200p file. Yep,. the wheels rotate freely, and do not slop in the joints/bearings. There is no boiler, and I will probably make that myself. Just going through the plans now to see it's design. I've already made a small 3in...

Hello everybody, So I was recently donated a 3.5" Titch from a fellow club member. He stared it around 20 years ago, and has not touched it for around 19. He said I may get more mileage out of it that he did. I'll upload some pics, shortly, but I have 2 questions. 1 - Is there a standard set...

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I've just downloaded the plans, and added this project to my to-do list. It's getting suprisingly long now!!

Welcome and wow. They look great! Congratulations. Do you have any videos of them running? D

If you're still looking for boiler plans, I used this book and it was brilliant. Explained everything really well. I modified the plans to fit the 3.5in tubing I had. Digital copies are available for £10, which I thought was pretty reasonable. Building Small Boilers for Gas Firing (Digital book)...

I would love to build one. looks great. Can you share plans? :)

Hey Gents, My little brother actually asked me for a chess set for xmas last year and I still havent started it. Below is some of my research for doing it. (It's bloody expensive if you are using brass, as it takes a lot of stock.) I did consider making pieces out of a few different parts, then...

Hello John, I am in Dublin Ireland, and would happily take 10-20 or fewer if you get more interest, from you. Happy to pay also. Kindest Regards, Del

Thats a cute little engine. Would love to see a video of it running. Did you get the leak sorted? I hope the shows went well too.

Just letting you guys know parts 2 and 3 are also uploaded. Part 2: Part 3:

So I did my first part of the video series. It's the project introduction and plans walkthrough. If you could let me know what u think that would be great. If you enjoy the video, please give it a like too. And if you want to see more, I'd really appreciate your subscription. Hope you like...