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    3.1/2" Class 9F EveningStar loco, missing information on drawings

    Good evening all, I have decided to take the plunge and build a 3.1/2" gauge class 9f locomotive (which my wife is thrilled about, obviously) I have purchased the drawings by LBSC and the book by Martin Evans but there seems to details omitted in both. I think the...
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    Allchin Traction Engine Build

    Good morning, I realise this is an old thread but i too am considering an Allchin build and wondered how you were getting on? Did you manage to find any build logs or have you considered doing one yourself? Also id be interested to hear if you bought the drawings and...
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    Pulse jet engine

    Good evening all, After watching an interesting program about German engineers and engineering during WW2 i'm inspired to build a simple pulse jet engine. Does anybody have any experience of building these engines? If anybody knows where I could find any plans for this...
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    Free Lathe

    When checking the headstock for alignment the test cuts should be done without the tailstock. If the tailstock is out of centre then this will introduce a taper, by not using it you remove the risk of introducing errors. On our large Colchester the official test is a 2" diameter steel bar...
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    pickling solution

    Thats a great looking boiler, would you mind sharing its name and where the plans are available (assuming it is from drawings and not your own design). Thankyou all for your input, ill try and get hold of citric acid instead. Thanks again Dom
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    pickling solution

    Arh, I thought there would be a simple answer to this, It didn't click that sulfuric acid was common battery acid. Many thanks Dom
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    pickling solution

    Hello all, I am about to embark on my first boiler build; its a small (2" Dia) water tube boiler from an old book i have. My question is with regards pickling; what solution do you use? My book recommends sulphuric acid, but unless i'm missing something simple like it has a...
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    Piston Valve Vs Slide Valve

    Thankyou for all the advice, i guess ill stick with the slide valves on this build and move onto piston valves and possibly Walschaerts gearing next time. Could anybody suggest a nice model to build? I want to stick to stationary or vertical engines but experiment with piston valves and...
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    Piston Valve Vs Slide Valve

    Good Morning all, I'm in the finishing stage of my first steam engine, a Stuart S50 scratch built from stock material (with the exception of the bed and flywheel) and am now planning my next project, a twin victoria. Being a larger model i want the Twin Victoria to be...
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