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  1. Lindo

    Minnie Boiler under construction part 2

    Thought I would keep you posted with photo's of progress so far. The holding fixture is doing a good job for me in part assembly and marking out. The height vernier was made from an old digital vernier,cut off the jaws and fitted a new knife edge. I decided to rough assemble the various...
  2. Lindo

    Rivetting Snaps

    I am considering making my own snaps for use building "Minnie" The standard types will not get to those hard to reach places. Does anybody have advice on this issue and even better photo's of home made ones. It seems as though I will need dog leg ,swan neck shapes,etc. I do not want to...
  3. Lindo

    minnie boiler build.

    Reading LC Masons book he mentions the use of a converted oil drum and or a grocers scoop to encapsulate the barrel and the various plates for brazing,and using "coke" which was readily available whilst he was composing his book from the residues of the old local gas works after the coal...
  4. Lindo

    minnie scale 1:12

    I am in the process of building "minnie" From the book Chapter 1,the parts for the boiler call for a 12" sq 16 g plate that can be cut into to pieces.to avoid waste.I did this when purchased the material,but the main wrapper plate was cut 4" x 10 1/2".but further into the book LC Mason is...
  5. Lindo

    Black protective oil coating

    I have made a few clamps for the mill table. need to protect from "Rust". I believe it's possible to heat up and dunk in oil. Thinking of using my wood stove as the heat source,what color should the parts be when hot before the oil dip to achieve the blackening effect Thanks John Spain
  6. Lindo

    Minnie build.

    I am just starting to read the book on constructing the "minnie" by C Mason. excellent details with tips a tricks.This man was an expert. I have a problem in that i have never built a traction engine before,but built large model boats.The nomenclature of boat architecture which is vast is not...
  7. Lindo

    Rotary table indexing plate calculator (Spreadsheet)

    Somebody inquired into a Indexing plate hole and spacer calculator. Attached is a spreadsheet. On the right hand side is a full explanation. The spreadsheet is write protected solely for avoidance of corruption. If you need to change the table ratios,it's fully explained. Hope the xls...
  8. Lindo

    "Minnie" traction engine

    Looking for a source of the build plans for the Minnie traction engine. I have purchased the book. Plans can be photo copies on A4 8" X 11" paper and sent via email. Willing to pay for the efforts. Thanks John
  9. Lindo

    Using the other two corners of CCMT and DCMT inserts

    Photos show typical CCMT and DCMT insert holders. Note the broken corners. I made a holder that will use the normal redundant corners. Works well for turning (not to a shoulder) and facing. Chose brass as the holder required 2 x 2.5 mm x .45 tapped holes for the torx screws. The cost of buying...
  10. Lindo

    Radius turning fixture

    Thought the site would be interested in a radius turning fixture I made and the expanding balls. used for taking dents out of saxophones see link < https://plus.google.com/photos/112848589944601328801/albums/5678442248754209393 > Regards John Spain
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