Recent content by steamyjim

The GLR one was the sort of size I was looking at. Do I recall correctly that it was serialized in Model Engineer many about 10 years ago...by Stan Bray I think...

Have you a copy of the plans for this? To power a #1 seems pretty big...

Hello, Not posted here for a long time, not had much time at all in the workshop so haven't had much to post. Was wondering if anyone had any plans for a smallish coal fired boiler, about the size to match a Stuart 10 or D10. Preferably horizontal, but I imagine vertical ones are more...

I agree! I was genuinley amazed I was out of 1/8" Stainless! Another freind of mine with an engineering works keeps offcuts for me! Which reminds me, he says he has some for me to go and pick up soon!

Update! Received the metal a freind of mine sent for me. Very kind of him I feel, especially considering he sent me far more of each peice than I need! ;D Some brass plate for the engine frame and port face (forget the sizes of these)... 1/8" Stainless Steel for the piston rod, crankshaft...

Thanks mate! I had some problems with the die today. Me, in my infinate wisdom forgot to put a lead on for the endap to start taking...I put one in, but I dont personally feel it is enough looking at others that I have seen...still, I am only experimenting at the moment! Shall take it down to my...

Shall phone around and see then! B&Q is nearest to us, so that may be tomorrows task...I keep getting distracted from the actual models to make jigs and things...got a simple indexing thing to make for the Super 7 at some stage too!

Thanks for the advice everyone! I shall probably make something similar to Stews! I presume only one end is closed off to enable longer peices to be placed in? I have found some large peices of steel sheet in the workshop that would make be perfect for use for my hearth. Must buy some...

Finally, some progress! Today, I beat the end caps out over the former... The former...luckily, the Bowman boiler I am basing this on has the same diameter as the Elizabeth boiler I have already made! The end caps - far from perfect, but they are going inside so it doesn't matter. Still need...

I have come to the conclusion after my difficulties with silver soldering my small boilers that I need a decent brazing hearth as, aulthough I am sure we have enough heat going in, a lot of it is being radiated out to the atmosphere. Does anyone on here have photos of their hearths that I could...

;D It's quite fun having to do this in any spare moment I get in the workshop, and thinking of cover stories for it! I didn't make the rudder, nor the prop-shaft! Far to nice a job for me to have done! I received the wood pack and propeller today! Brilliant service from Hobbies! Came well...

Thanks! I do recommend a boat for marine engines! I have a few steam boats, but this is the first I shall be building! No, not easy, got caught making a boiler end cap today! said it was practice using the nibbler ready for another of Tubal Cains engines! I need to make a new lubricator as...

Just wanted to put a good word in for Hobbies! Brilliant service! They tried to ring me a few times but I wasn't in. They then emailed me to ask me to ring them, but before I saw the email, they had tried ringing me, this time successfully! All they wanted to say I ordered all the bits I...

Just received a letter from Hobbies saying the propeller isn't in stock. Shame, but I am in no rush for it! The letter says the wood-pack has been sent, I have not, however received it yet, shall go down to the post office and see if it has come in though! Some photos... Prop Shaft Rudder...

The game is afoot...Watson! ;) Shall keep you all up to date! ;D