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Hi Jan. East Somerset Railway have got one and they might be able to help you if you email them using this LINK.

Regards, Nick.

PS: That might be the wrong loco.

Edited By Nick T on 03/04/2018 09:07:51

Thank you Jason. Nick.

Thank you Neil & John for your advice and encouragement. I did see your errors posting a while back John and I will go back and check it again. I will probably take the plunge soon and maybe start a progress thread. Regards. Nick

I have gained just over two years workshop experience building a Sweet Pea loco rolling chassis, cylinders etc., and I am thinking of building Westbury's Wyvern IC engine.

I won't bore you with the details of why am stopping work on the Pea but would be grateful for advice on whether I would have the ability to take on a Wyvern build and if there any issues that I should be aware of. Many thanks. Nick

PS: Workshop kit includes Tom Senior Mill and Boxford lathe.

Edited By Nick T on 01/04/2018 17:02:50

Hi Ben. Welcome aboard! It would be interesting to see a photo of your lathe. Regards. Nick.

Thank you Nick for the information - I hadn't see that type of tool. I have PM'd you Nigel.

Regards, Nick

Thanks Nigel for the information and thank you also for the offer of a casting if it all goes pear shaped - it is much appreciated. How did you machine yours? Nick

Hi All. I am just about to start machining the faces of the expensive cylinder castings for my 5" gauge Sweet Pea steam loco. The book suggests fly cutting on the lathe but as I have a Tom Senior Vertical Light mill I would rather use that.

Would one of these 25mm carbide tipped tools be OK for the job? Any help and advice would be most welcome.

Thanks, Nick

Edited By Nick T on 22/07/2017 10:50:07

I just wanted to say a big thank you for everyone's advice about buying a linisher. Mine turned up today and I spent the evening using it in the workshop. All I can say is that I don't know how I coped without it! Actually I do know - lots of filing.

Nick

Edited By Nick T on 01/03/2017 22:02:43

Thank you all for your helpful comments and advice. I went for the 100 mm wide version and managed to pick up a Kobe version HERE for £75.00 less another 15% discount that has since disappeared off the site, making a final price of £63.00 including free delivery. Can't be bad! Now off to look for some high tech belts as recommended by Jason.

Once again thank you all. Nick

Edited By Nick T on 26/02/2017 13:21:46

I am doing an increasing amount of work on a 5" gauge steam loco where a linisher would be very handy. I have neither the space or budget for a big machine and wondered if anybody had used something like THIS cheap and cheerful Clarke woodworking machine for metal work.

Any advice welcome. Thank you.

Tom Senior factory before it was demolished.

Edited By Nick T on 13/02/2017 07:30:56

Edited By Nick T on 13/02/2017 07:31:15

Thank you all for the advice - much appreciated. I have alreday read the book thank you and will now head off to buy soem paint. I agree with you Russell about the Precision Paints Website being awful! Nick

Morning All. I am nearing the point with my 5" Sweet Pea build where I will have to start painting it - joy. I am OK on the spray gun & air brush front but would like some advice about suitable paints.

I used Paragon Paints from Stationary Engine Parts with great success on my workshop machinery but their products are only sold in relatively large tins and with fairly high postage costs. I also read somewhere that it might not be suitable for small scale.

I would welcome any advice or suggestions. Thank you. Nick

I very nearly bought a MIG welder recently but decided I couldn't justify one for the amount of work it would do (it's boring being sensible!). After much research I decided on the Clarke 135TE which will run off a UK standard 13 amp outlet and was well thought of across a wide range of forums and reviews.

Worth shopping around for a better price than Machine Mart but their Web page is HERE

Good luck, Nick

Edited By Nick T on 15/01/2017 20:31:06

Chris Lyall recently built a Sweet Pea boiler for me and I went to collect it from his workshop in Leeds. Chris was recommended to me by a prolific model engineer who lives near me in Surrey and is an active member of a model engineering club with a very good reputation.

I found Chris to be thoroughly professional at all times and his written correspondence is very good - not something I would say about another boiler smith I approached whose emails were cryptic to say the least. 

Chris doesn't pretend to have made boilers all his life but he has gone out of his way to provide a credible and professional business approach and I have no doubt that he would attend promptly to any issues that might arise with one of his products. Nick

Edited By Nick T on 28/12/2016 12:14:35

Thank you for all the useful feedback. Looks like my Christmas present from my wife is sorted!

Hi All. I am thinking about buying a 150mm rotary table. Vertex would be my first choice and comes out at about £160 for the basic table.

Warco are doing this one HERE for £129 plus all the gizmos which seems too cheap.

Does anyone have any experience of the Warco product.

Many thanks, Nick

Morning All. Having done a search on here I know that this is a perennial question but does anyone have experience of the Sealey SMS 2008 that retails at about £45.00 plus VAT. It gets pretty good reviews on-line. More information HERE

Many thanks, Nick

Edited By Nick T on 29/10/2016 12:09:25