Member postings for Brian Abbott

Hello,

As Trevor said, I ran a cat5 cable from the house to the shed then plugged in an access point,

Hello all.

Thanks for the info, found the build on the traction talk website,

Photos are great Richard, looks like i need to machine the casting all over so the run out should not be a problem so long as there is plenty to clean up.

Julian. i managed to get some 3/16 from Stuarts so i should be ok, but thanks for the offer.

Cheers.

Hi Maurice, thanks for the info, yes i got some in the end from Stuarts.

Richard, if you would not mind scanning them for me when you get a chance i think it would help me.

Thanks all.

Hello.

Yes its got the saddle on, its not a very clear picture sorry,

as you say i will machine the 2 bores, then try and true the rest up to it.

Thanks.

Ok, thanks Jason.

Bit worried because the casting seems to have a taper down the one side, not sure if i should try and machine the radius.

Hello all.

Jason, did you happen to take any in progress photos when you where machining your cylinder casting on the 1" minnie ?

I am after some inspiration on how to go about machining it.

Thanks.

Hello.

1" Minnie water gauge issues

I have been looking for a piece of 3/16 water gauge tube but only seem to be able to get 5mm

If I drill through the top fitting to clear the 5mm tube, say 5.1mm this will be to big for the 7/32x40 tapped hole for the blanking plug, should I look at using a 1/4x40 instead ?

Thanks for any thoughts.

Ok,

Thanks Jason.

Hello all.

About to start making the water gauge for my Minnie, not sure if to use brass or bronze.

Any advise ?

For whats its worth, i bought mine originally from A & R, and yes they where very good.

When i needed some extra holders and A & R had closed i got some direct from Myford and to be honest they where very well made.

anyhow..

Thanks Jason, will work on the center line.

Hello all.

Could i ask a question regarding the gear selector lever, should the 1/8" pins that run in the groove on the second gear shaft be on the center of the gear,

Thanks,

Brian

Due to my failed attempt at soldering a Minnie boiler I can not add any thing which would help, but I am watching with great interest and have great respect for your determination, I have as a reminder 3 failed smoke boxes on my shelf, became very proficiant at flagging the plates towards the end.

I do think that if I was to try again I would avoid the higher temperature solder and try to solder it all with the 55.

Thanks Jason.

Hello Jason,

Do you know where i can buy PGMS from ?

Thanks Jason, only wondered as I am about to start the crank on my Minnie and am worried about turning a nice finish to run through the bearings.

Hello Jason.

( Warning. amateur hour )

Can i ask why you use En8 instead of say mild steel ?

Hello,not sure if anyone could tell me, need to email subscriptions directly but thought I would ask.

I currently subscribe to MEW digital on a 3 monthly basis which a works well for me. I would like to start subscribing to ME, is this possible to do this on a 3 month payment basis anymore?

Thanks

Thanks all for your reply's.

I think i will try Julian's idea firstly, see how that pans out.

Thanks

Hello all,

Need some advice, I need to bend the pipe which connects the gauge to the boiler on my Minnie. Ideally I don't want to have to make a former for this one off job, anyone know any tricks?

Thanks,