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Thanks Guys I've just completed updating the drawings, so if any one wants a copy just send me a PM with you're email adress. Stew

I've just completed updating the drawings, so if any one wants a copy just send me a PM with you're email adress. Stew

Well done that man :bow: :bow: :bow: I think a better name for the elbow engine would be the persistance engine as thats what you need to build one. Did a spot a little leak from the the upright a little sealant will sort that. Also have you tried it with thicker oil (engine oil or slidways...

Hi Pete My plan is to complete the plumbing etc to get it to a state when it can be steamed the boiler has been pressure tested, but not steamed, it turns over Nice and free, but the finish of the motion works has a lot to be desired, the experts on this things at the club gave it the once over...

Cracking Job Don Stew

Hi Pete Bought myself an 90% complete supper simplex about a month ago, only thing I can add is that the builder fitted it with a belpher boiler, don't know if that was done to compensate for lack of steam, ?. I'll be watching you're referb with interest. Stew

Hi Ron No tease:- I bought the engine last it's about 90% complete, it needs the plumbing doing, a boiler feed pump, an oil pump, cylinder dran coxs, and a buncker tank making, plus a new paint job and a general tidy. But first a few brownie points ;) Stew

I'm going to finish this off But first I have a bit of shop maintenance to do, :- new inner roof to the shop, plus I need to get some brownie points built up with the Boss Thanks Pete, I'll be writing it up over the next couple of weeks ao if its acceptable it should be published some time...

Hi Stew Only one was ever made for certain it was displayed at the great exhibition in 1852 powering a spinning machine, a second may have bin made but their is no definite evidence of this, they weren't very successful as only one was made, the original had sprung loaded side plates to take up...

Thanks Vince/Jason and Dave I've posted some pics and a vid elsware but her's the vid any way. http://youtu.be/kxpAIlInObk Stew

Well got it finished ;D ;D ;D ;D Her's a few Glamour shots and the Vid of it running And the vid http://youtu.be/kxpAIlInObk Enjoy Stew

Well got it all together I'll show some smatter pics and a vid later, at the moment i've got my Boss breathing down my neck, I've bin a bit obsessed with this engine, and the jobs are building up. I think it looks great but my boss said its a bit too Tarty for me :big: :big: :big: :big...

Great work and well shown Arnold I've had a symilar engine to this in mind for some time so I have a particular interest. Stew

My Dad was a charge hand in a small jobbing shop, and always told me he was head of the "Foreign Office" this I passed on to all in-sundry. Many years later I found out that in shop talk:- a Foreigner was a job for home. (for you none UK guys the Foreign Office is a huge government department)...

Bit of an update Got the new base for the larger fly wheel made and the bearing housing plus one or two other bits, cleaned it all up and got it prepaired for painting but bin held up on this front due to the rain we've had the last couple of days. Taking the base round to men in sheds to have...

Clock it up using a Dial Test Indicator like this Stew

Thats a real beutiful peice of work Jason well thought out and shown :bow: :bow: :bow: Stew

Following my successful fishing trip for Simplex Loco Info. I have another long term desire for a project that may involve making a Sweet Pea Boiler so the question is has any one got a drawing or the book on building the Sweet Pea that i could buy or trade. Thanks Stew

A ex work friend bought himself a 3D printer and asked me if I had anything that would be suitable that he could use that showed the off the printers capability to produce molding paterns, well i didn't so I contacted Rob Willson and he kindly provided a 3D drawing of a cylinder patern. This is...

Cracking job Pete a well deserved project of the month. Stew