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I recall LBSC mentioning Spirits of salts. I saw some in a hardware shop next to caustic soda and washing soda. I thought it was some long forgotten term like...
hallo David spirits of salts commonly known these days as hydrochloric acid h c 1 that's what we make our pickle baths out of and us builders use it for...
From the photos it looks quite a nice loco. Can't tell if it's the proper 3 cylinder version or just a 2 cylinder. Considering the rarity of the Caterpillar...
hallo David-and-john now that's a rare beggar and worth snapping up i was only looking at the drawings last night the original that lbsc built had four...
morning every one there is an extra picture the caterpillar the four center wheals require work not necessary but advantage if the flanges are removed lbsc...
Seems a lot of dosh for some thing 'sold as seen' on a handful of small photos. No guarantees the wheels go round .... ... From: "david_steam"...
Simon Thomas
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Aug 11, 2008 12:41 pm
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Hi, I have just joined the 2.5" association and this forum today, I have been woking on a 2.5" rebuilt MN from the original 5" articals. I have design the...
hallo Simon welcome to the group i am working on the same engine from the 5inch drawings haven't got very far with it yet just bogies and pony truck...
Further to my earlier email, does anyone also know of any castings for Wakefield lubricators? many thanks Ian Harper [Non-text portions of this message have...
According to the latest 'Services To Members' booklet, the top feed casting is no longer available. Shouldn't be too difficult to fabricate one or machine from...
Dear all, I realise it's been a bit quiet recently, but hope this is mainly a reflection of folks being too busy in the workshop to get to the computer. I do...
Simon Thomas
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Dec 12, 2008 8:41 pm
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hallo Simon good idea what sort of price are we looking at do you have any pictures of said articles or web site Charles ... From: Simon Thomas To:...
Cost is very much dependant on the technolgy used. - Lost wax cabside plates would be around £25 a pair due to the inherent production costs, if etched items...
Simon Thomas
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Dec 12, 2008 11:55 pm
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Hi Simon, Have you contacted Steve Terris, the Trade Officer for the 2½" Gauge Association? He's always on the lookout for new suppliers and sources for 2½"...
Hi Simon, Not quite GWR but near by - I would be interested in a BR number plate 35003, shed plate '70G', tender plate number '3117', and push the boat out...
Hi Charles, 'LBSC's Kingette and Purley Grange; Martin Evans's Nigel Minor and the Society sets the wheel back to back at 2 9/32" with a 3/8" for the wheel...
thanks Simon I had allowed 3/32 for the bogies ,, I will skim another 1/32 of that its just that 9/64 seemed a bit excessive not being familiar with this...
Reading in the current 'Coupling Rod' about the back issues of EIM for the Garratt Locos, if interested go to eBay and search on 'engineering in miniature...
I don't know if this is the forum to ask this question but I will give it a try anyway. Some time ago I got lot of Mechanics magazines which were the successor...
Hi Phil, We've got quite a good collection in our club library. I'll have a look when I go on Thursday. I think Rodean started in 1948? At home I've only got a...
Many thanks for that John any help would be very much appreciated. Phil ... give ... which ... atrticles ... the ... onwards. I ... bogie ... short ... have ...
This may be of help, the Science Museum/ Imperial College in South Kensington, London have a full set of English Mechanics, I dont know how far it goes up to...
