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My friend and I are trying to get a robinson type hot air engine to run but after 4 attempts and 18months making new parts etc. we have run out of ideas. Has anyone a set of plans we could have a copy of doesn't what size or type as my friend is good at scaling parts. any help will be welcome :wall:

I bought a box of mixed taps dies and drills off e-bay and in it were two types of drill bits that I have no idea what they are used for so I hope forum members can help. The first photo gold coloured drills marked Mohawk and have smaller drill ends like a pilot drill the other has a spiral...

Please has anyone any ideas where I can get measurements for the gears on my Bassett Lowke 3/4" scale traction engine and also has anyone a set of drawings for one as I am still short of some parts of the drawings. Any information will be gratefully received. As I am at a standstill on the...

I live in the UK and require some 7/8"dia or 22mm graphite bar to make a low friction piston, Does anyone know a supplier as I am struggling to find some. Tom

Hi please has anyone any idea how or where I can get the gear sizes for the Bassett Lowke 3/4" scale traction engine I am trying to complete. I need any information on them ie diameter, pitch etc as these are not on the drawings as gears were supplied with the kit to build the engine hope...

This is the first engine I completed I bought with some parts finished but very poorly and had to do most of it again. As it was my first built I was supervised by my good friend Roy a retired machinist. It took a year or so to finish but I got there eventually and am pleased with the result. Tom

Hi this is my friend Roy's interpretation of a grasshopper beam he is the one who got me interested in model making and he makes wonderful models sometimes without drawings. I thought you might like to see it. Tom

Hi I have been on the forum a couple of weeks now but I posted my hello thread in the wrong section (old age getting to me) so here it is again I began model engineering when I was 55 and have built or restored several stationary steam engines at moment I am trying to complete a part built...

I have at last figured out how to get threads in the right place so here goes I am new to model engine making as I started when I was 55 I built a Stuart Turner beam engine with help from a friend who is a machinist and have also restored several other small steam engines. The work in progress...

I am quite new to model engineering I started when I was 55 and have built Stuart Turner beam engine with a lot of help from my best friend, I have restored several steam engines. My project at the moment is a 3/4 scale Bassett Lowke traction engine that I bought part built so it will be awhile...