Part 1 - Flattening the Base
Today I finally made a start on my No.9 I have had the castings for a few years now but I wanted to finish some other projects before starting it. Also to be honest I am always very nervous about starting a new engine and I have been procrastinating quite a lot...
Thanks to mr Stuart Hart, I fulfilled a childhood dream: the potty mill horizontal steam engine. It took about 4 months to finish this engine. The only part that is steam related is the flywheel I purchased from RDG tools years ago (I think they still have this in their catalogue). All other...