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I am intested in idea of getting batch of parts made, could you tell me a bit more about the what sort of engine the Southen Maid is. I have been looking for...
Is there anybody out there as it seems to have been very quiet. If there is anyone out there then maybe some one could help with a small problem. Last year i...
If you are using small camping gas bottles you wont get the output you desire. You need a calor gas bottle I thing around 13KG, attach this to a gas regulator...
I need help identifying this locomotive. A friend of mine gave it to me, but he had no drawings for it. I would like to finish it and start running it. Thanks...
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Hi All Many thanks for the help with this problem. I had a afternoon on her on Sunday with good and bad results. The good being that by closing one of the air...
Well guys Here`s another update from the cold North. After the problems with the firing and test running of my Dyak, i stripped her down to remove the...
William Here is a link to the details about Southern Maid:- http://www.users.waitrose.com/~n25ga/Locos/smaid.htm My interest is due to being being give a part...
Quick update, I am making a water tube boiler for my Southern 0-4-4 single cylinder. This has been an interesting project, a full wet backhead in the style of...
Hi All, I have just joined the 2.5" Association and this forum after coming back to model engineering after a long, long break. My late father started building...
As material on this forum seems to be a bit thin on the ground I'll give some details of my attempts to finish the Paul Wiese/Don Collin Flying Scotsman...
During my usual scouring of Ebay for interesting/useful items I came across this very nice GWR 28XX which may interest someone. If I had the money I'd buy it...
Hi all, It's great to read about John Baguley's projects and the progress he's making there, so I thought I'd give an update on my mystery Pacific. ...
Hi Aaron, You may already know but LBSC did a USA version of "Fayette" called "Judy" which had a larger taper boiler and 1 inch bore x 1 1/4 inch stroke...
Looking through the archive photos for the group, I saw those for LBSC's 1695 saddle tank. Has anyone any experience making this design ? I like the look of...
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Feb 27, 2005 5:11 pm
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There was some discussion last year re. Cad projects that people were working on. I use Autocad 2000 all the time now for project design and drawing. Now I've...
In reply to simon, my 1695 is a very long term project. I bought it as a rusty chassis, of dubious quality, the original had a major flaw, the outside frames...
I guess the frames will be much stiffened once the running boards are in place. Looking at the drawing for the valve gear, it all looks tightly packed in. Is...
Simon Thomas
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Feb 28, 2005 9:14 pm
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My chassis had 3/32 frames of really soft steel. They would distort in 2 planes and where the horns are is major weakness. I thought about the running boards...
As for the rigidity of the frames, why not use 3/32" thick hardened steel? If you are only going to have it laser cut anyway, it may prove to be stronger than...
Have just bought a set of castings and original drawings for this single cylinder, spirit fired loco by L.B.S.C. Thought it might be a quick, fun project. Has...
Hi, On the following association page: http://www.users.waitrose.com/~n25ga/tocw.htm there is advertised wheel castings by a Mr Alan Headech. There is an ...
Yes, Alan Headech is very much alive and well - and was at the recent Gauge 3 AGM with a very large selection of fine quality wheel castings suitable for...
Have made a start on rebuilding the chassis. As some modifications had to be made to change from two cylinders to three, the opportunity was taken to make new...
John, You might consider machining off a significant slice from the port face of the castings and replacing this with a similar thickness of brass sheet. This...
Simon Thomas
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Mar 17, 2005 8:07 pm
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Hi Simon, Thanks for your comment. I'll probably give it a try. That actually was my first thought as I have some 2" wide by 1/8" thick brass strip which I...
