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Thanks for the information. The problem is the duration of the meth burner. Me thinks it maby because I used quite a heavy gauge of material. Once the burner is getting hot it’s evaporating the meths ! Will make another one with lighter gauge materials .

Hello it as per lbsc drawings.

Hello it’s as per lbsc drawing

Hello my latest build gauge 1 live steam chingford express. Runs like a Swiss clock with steam from my test boiler. But can’t get the meth burner to work longer than five minutes. Tried different wicks checked the meth is full! Must say this is the first time I’ve encountered such a problem...

Looks Exelent .Have made a few of Elmer’s designs they al run well

Hello don’t understand ? Best regards Tony Wright pufango!

Hello looks like a nice quality job. Best regards Tony Wright pufango!

Hello,just a couple of items available from asda.A bag of £1 plastic clothes pegs ! Not the pegs but the coil spring in them. 1/2” x 1/4” I use them for all sorts ,seem like good quality .Also £1 ,10 barbecue skewers 2mm rustless steel .Exelent all sorts of uses don’t know the grade but it’s...

Hello, one of my best c-ck ups . Having spent what seemed like ages setting up a steam engine casting in the drill vice, for drilling the steam connecting passages.It had to be spot on, so as not to break into the pivot hole (it was an Tubal Cain ocilator) Excellent I thought new 1/16” drill in...

Hello ,I was just slightly reaming a hole in a piece of 3 mm sheet steel.Holding it in my hand .Using a cordless drill to do the job .Due to lazyness I didn’t bother to clamp it down after all I was only removing a couple of thou. Any way soon as the drill entered the previous drilled hole it...

Hello I bet we can all remember our first ocilator! Was it not a magical experience? When it burst into life? Best regards Tony Wright pufango!

Hello,excellent crane to the LBSC Design.I have built three of the Tubal Cain design Hercules crane all sold on eBay.see photo. Best regards Tony Wright pufango!

Hello JC ,nice to know at least one person reads my work ! Thought you might like a couple of pictures of the final version of the beam engine. Best regards Tony Wright pufango!

Hello,anybody made one? Best regards Tony Wright designer.

Hello here's a taste as to what's coming next . In my column in the Model engineer would like your opinions yes .or no ?

JC 54 please feel free to download beam engine drawings .I have no rights them .

The model railway superb 10/10

Hello see JC54 ,I don't have a scanner . Regards Tony

Thanks all for the kind words .If anyone does diside to build one ,do away with the pivot block as shown on the drawings.Just use a bolt as the pivot see photos .There will be sufficient slack to allow for the slight up and down movement of the eccentric rod which replaces the part shown on the...