I've just made the cross bar support brackets that fit in the smoke box. I decided to take out the jaws of my bench vice and grind off the serations (I have a...
John, I bought my 6" bench vice from the small ads in our local free paper. It had been stored outside and needed a strip down and re-paint. It didn't have any...
just back from wales - taken me a while to catch up with the site- you all have been busy - had a week trundling round my favourite narrow gauge lines- WHR - ...
... That sounds like a good find. I'm interested to hear you also get on well with plain jaws in the vice. my vice is an old Record 4". I'm still really...
Hello John, I'm in the process of obtaining the costings from Blackgates for the various parts for Sweet Violet. I absolutely new to Model Engineering and have...
Hello Ron I have completed the chassis,wheels,con and coupling rods brakes and gear change etc.I hope to start the cylinders in a couple of weeks or so.I am...
Hi John, Did you buy the laser cut frames,buffer beams etc or did you make them yourself? As mentioned in my earlier email,I have no engineering experience at...
-Hi Ron I bought laser cut frames and buffer beams also the reversing platform and brake lever mounting bracket. If I were you I would buy the book of sweet...
Hi Ron Just a thought. Unless you seriously need to reduce the weight I would strongly recommend that you stick to 5 inch gauge. The 5 inch Sweat Pea is well...
Ron If you can as been said go with 5" I think you will be alot happeir with the end result. It will have the power to do some work and it will be easier to...
Hi Wilf, Thanks for your email,I decided on 'Sweet Violet' as I have a disablity and wouldn't be able to physically move a Sweet Pea weighing(I understand)...
Hi Adrian, Thank you for your email,I'm limited in what I can lift/carry as I have a disability.'Sweet Violet' would probably just be manageable. Cheers, Ron ...
Ron Try this address www.imes.org.uk/ should give you Ipswich Model Engineers. If not get back to me. Wished I lived nearer we could have a face to face. You...
Ron Have put 6 photos of my engine lift in Wilf's Album. Sweet pea is in the paint shop so have put Toby on. Toby will strip down in two and then two...
Hello Dave, Thanks for this,I will probably need something like this even for 'Sweet Violet' as I understand they weigh in at about 70-80 1bs Cheers, Ron...
Hello Wilf, I've had a look at the photos thanks. As you say,I'll probably need something as I understand 'Sweet violet' weighs 70/80 lbs ? Thanks again, Ron...
Hi Ron I think that most of us do not carry loco's around, I'm a bit past that! I have a board with 3/8 inch square rails which goes in the back of my Estate. ...
Hello Adrian, Thanks for your email,I'll probably stick with 'Sweet Violet', for my first foray into steam locomotive construction. I'm using this engine to...
thought i would get mine fired up before this weekend to check everything out - and blow me if i didn't have a problem - the boiler blowdown valve let fly at...
Thanks to all who provided details of their stands.I have uploaded 3 photo's of my finished stand.Please excuse the "agricultural" standard of welding.I'm...
That it just perfect does the job, and you did not get side tracked for weeks making it which is what can happen. ian barker poodge51 <poodge51@...>...
A very nice stand. Is it possible to put a few sizes together and put them in the site file should other members like to make one. Some people can look at a...
