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I have to take a short break from my workshop, so I am using the time to consider and draw the details which Julian has omitted from his "looking at" model of Stephenson's Rocket. The biggest challenge is the valve gear, He gives no information about the eccentrics, the port sizes and throw of...

Just starting my new build. This time of Stephenson’s Rocket. The best plans I have found are from Julius delete Waal. In order to fit it in my lathe I am building it at half the scale of his drawings, which is a bit of a pain. Interestingly he says it is designed to be made in wood! That sounds...

Here is an assembly drawing for my boiler: There are many features which frighten me: All the various rings are supposed to be rivetted. Surely I must solder all the parts to make them steam tight? The rings are supposed to be copper, but I can't find any supplier of solid material that...

I’ve been building my Fire King for a year now. I notice that many of the nuts and bolts that have been in for a while are starting to look a bit tarnished as if starting to go rusty. That’s not pretty to me. So, I hit upon the idea of replacing them with stainless steel ones. Is this a silly...

I have just finished the water pump for my Merryweather Fire King. This the first working engine I have made, so I have no experience in sealing the joints. There are flat surfaces, screwed parts and some glands. What’s the best way to do this? What should you pack the glands with? I have some...

This thread is to describe my progress in building the above fire engine. I first came across the plans in a magazine article published in 1908 here http://www.john-tom.com/MyPlans/SteamPlans2/Fire%20Engine%201908/ModelEngineerFireEngine1908Small.pdf If you look you will see the drawings leave a...

Hello engineering modellers. I am quite a novice in this pastime. But I am about to start building the above. I have made a couple of steam engines so far and thought I’d try something different. Any hints or tips would be most appreciated. Bob