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Post by spondon440 on Mar 17, 2019 21:53:23 GMT 1
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Post by donkeychomp on Mar 17, 2019 23:39:25 GMT 1
What is it?
Alex
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Post by Tobyjugs on Mar 18, 2019 17:41:17 GMT 1
A steam engine? Looks well Dandy. It must fit right in with the impression I got whilst visiting Manchester.
A great place to go out for a beer/cider 😁
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Post by veg on Mar 18, 2019 19:26:40 GMT 1
Reminds me of the old mamod we had as kids fabulous remember running mine on solid paraffin tablets? that right? remember the smell mmmm.
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Post by donkeychomp on Mar 18, 2019 23:30:58 GMT 1
Oh right. I thought it was a funky espresso machine  Alex |
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Post by steven on Mar 19, 2019 11:05:56 GMT 1
Nice, is it a Stuart Turner ?
Have you run it yet ?
Steven.
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Post by steven on Mar 19, 2019 11:16:42 GMT 1
Reminds me of the old mamod we had as kids fabulous remember running mine on solid paraffin tablets? that right? remember the smell mmmm. I still have one of my old Mamods steam engines in the garage. I last run it a couple of years or so ago, as the weans used to say "can we play with that old engine ?" when they were younger. After a while, I realised they wernt too interested in the engine, it was just getting to play with fire they liked ! The Xbox and PC soon gets forgotton about one you give a millenial/snowflake some parafin and matches to play with ! :-) Steven. |
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Post by spondon440 on Mar 19, 2019 23:00:23 GMT 1
Yep, fire was always a firm favourite in my childhood.
Yes its a Stuart number 4 engine, it was genuine fun machining and building that, but no not run it yet.
Andy
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Post by steven on Mar 19, 2019 23:23:33 GMT 1
Hi Andy,
Very nice, and it will have been VERY expensive if its a Stuart Turner model.
Stuart Turner also used to make small 2 stroke petrol marine and stationary engines, I almost bought a small Stuart Turner 2 stroke engine a few years back, it had a cracked cylinder, but I was going to have a go at repairing it and running it as a stationary engine.
It turned out the old bloke wanted too much money for it, so I didnt get it.
Your model will run fine on some compressed air Im sure.
Are you going to run it on steam ? do you have a boiler ?
If you run it up, please post a video for us.
Thanks,
Steven.
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Post by spondon440 on Mar 20, 2019 23:22:45 GMT 1
No Steven, I'm not going to run it on steam, it would have no issues I'm sure but I did machined it to see if I could actually be arsed to do a bigger one so I'll buy a kit for something between a 1 1/2" to 3" traction engine kit which I do intend to run on steam, I imagine you'll see the results of that build in about 3 years lol.
Andy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2019 0:35:28 GMT 1
Nice, Looks great. I'd have it in my shop just to look at.
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Post by mouse on Mar 21, 2019 8:09:40 GMT 1
Beautiful!
Mouse
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