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I'll get in touch with Jon.

Motorpurr, I too am interested. You can PM me about it. I have started an Erie B model, but have no drawings and could could use anything that might help. Wheat47, perhaps we could share if you get them.

Here's a steam-powered outboard: Popular Mechanics I made one.

Canadians use hockey pucks for pads.

Castings are sold.

Hi, Stephane, Fancy meeting you here! Show them your new radial. Bob

I'm downsizing, and am unlikely ever to get to work on this. See my ad here: MODEL TRACTION ENGINE CASTINGS AND SUPPLIES | Hobbies & Crafts | Belleville | Kijiji Asking $CDN650.00. PM me if you're interested. item is in Ontario, Canada.

You might look at this: It's called "Dickins," and is a 0-gauge loco driven by two oscillating cylinders. "Live Steam", February, March, April, 1976. Designed by Dr. J.R. Senft

I'm not a very good machinist, I don't have a lot of money to spend, and I have a Craftex (Canadian Busy Bee equivalent of a Grizzly G4015) B2071 lathe/mill combination. With these three strikes against me I felt that it couldn't hurt to try adapting a cheap digital caliper to make a DRO for the...

A few years back I found most of the castings for a Myers Rider Ericsson Stirling pumping engine scattered about on a flea market table. I gave the lady her $10.00 and ran. Though I had not bought their kit, Myers kindly supplied the few missing pieces cheerfully and expeditiously, and they are...

I just cut them with a hacksaw and touched them up with a file. As they're only 1/16" wide (if I remember correctly) the hacksaw blade was just right.

I have some Corian sticks here, more than I need. If you're interested, PM me with your address and colour choice, and I will send some along. I' m in Ontario, so mailing is easy.

Great, Richard! Still plodding along with making a Kouhoupt roller. Not much done, as I am trying to get a Morita Stirling fan to work, and and am having all kinds of trouble that I'd be ashamed to document. The roller is still on my mind, though.

Old gas engine oilers make good fuel tanks.

Lots of nice pictures to show me how to do things. Thanks.

One of the first things I ever made was one of these. No materials kit, no mill, no milling attachment, no 4-jaw chuck. It ran immediately and still does. Just plug away at it; you'll get there.

Nevil Shute himself was born in Ealing.

Now sold.

Yep. Checking shipping today....

I do indeed. PM me if you're still interested.