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Thanks for the nice words guys , it was my pleasure to share my experience for the potensial benifit by anyone contemplating doing a bit of boiler building ..... and perhaps save them some grief , but i`m no expert and am still learning myself . But its an enjoyable learning curve and perhaps i...

Arh , i was waiting for that question . The S/V is a new one from the model engineers supplies . When raising steam it was dribbleing and hissing at 30, 40 , 50 PSI and making a terrible mess , so i screwed it down ............ maybe i should back it off a tad . ;D

Bump , now finished , see vid 3 at the top of the page .

Don , i was worried about that too , but if you have 2 torches you might be lucky . The main thing is to have good " Background Heat " I liken heavy guage copper to a big heat sponge ......... its soaks it up faster than you can put it in . I had more than enough background heat cos i bought...

Hi Guys , Here is the story of my new boiler build project . It is roughly based on the Stuart 501 , but mine has a 6mm bigger shell dia . The Stuart has only 2 top bushings , mine has 4 , 2 - 1/4x40 and 2 - 5/16x32 , the idea being that this will be my utility boiler that could run 3 small...

Thanks P/G for trying , but i dont have a tile saw , and i should have said that i need to do this on the cheap . Thanks Bogs , it seems i got the wrong stuff , its the hard stuff , i couldn`t even scratch it with the corner of a 6" rule , and it doesn`t have the pointy bits either . But all is...

Here http://www.ajsonline.com.au/index-Tools%20Catalogue%202008.html I went there to buy it over the counter to save on postage costs .

Hi all , having bought commercial ceramic gas burners to fire my boilers in the past , i now want to make my own ceramic burners in custom sizes . I have just obtained 2 Honeycomb ceramic tiles measuring 136mm x 96 x 12 How can i A) Cut straight lines B) Cut circles Is there a simple quick...

Great engine , neat setup and a nice vid , well done .

Thanks for the warm welcome guys . Hey Artie , yes i know Arthur and his Joybee , i`m a member of the same club , Gippsland Model Engineering Society , a great club , great people , and many fine locos in 5" and 7-1/4" . I`ll be sure to pass on your regards next time i see him .

G`day all , my name is Geoff , i`m in Gippsland , Victoria and joined up here nearly a year ago , then got busy playing at Toy Steam and forgot i had joined . My playing at Toy Steam is such fun , i have neglected my workshop activities for too long , other than making up bits n pieces for "...