Member postings for Dominic Bramley

Awesome!

Would it work if you put some juice in there? And if so will you dare try?!

Dom

I had the same problem - I emailed pocketmags using the “contact us” option in the app and they fixed it.

Dom

I would also recommend Martin Gearing’s ME Vertical Boiler that was serialised from Jan 2018 - June 2019 - so is in the online archive if you don’t have the magazines.

I was very pleased with mine and as a beginner appreciated Martin’s very detailed instructions. It happily runs my 10V.

It looks like noggin end metals still sell materials packs which simplifies things further.

Here is a video of mine running :

Dom

Many thanks Jason! Pictures look great! Photobucket probably changed the format of their shared links at some point..

Out of interest, if you were starting again would you still build the 2” or would you go for the 3”?

Dom

Exciting - I'm also going through a similar thought process - although I need to finish my Minnie first - so realistically a year or two away.. Would be interested to know which path you choose after your trip to MJ...

Jason - do you have an updated photo album for your A7 build? I have read an number of your (as always excellent) threads on this and other forums to get a feel for the MJ model and whether it would be within my capabilities - but the earlier posts have a broken link to a photobucket album....

Regards

Dom

Seeing this thread up and running again has made my day.

Glad you're well Mal!

Dom

I like the look of this design. Grab a couple of pics if/when you make it and it could be a good little article for MEW....

Dom

I have recently stumbled across Julian Mowlam's channel. A good build log of a 2" Fowler Showman's traction engine. As someone building a 1" Minnie it is very interesting to see the extra level of detail and complexity in a 2" model.

www.youtube.com/user/jammymowlam1/videos

Dom

Edited By Dominic Bramley on 26/02/2022 08:47:22

Looks fantastic Fred!

Still following. Still enjoying.

Dom

Merry xmas and a happy new year to you Fred, and thank you for sharing your endeavours! It has been a pleasure following along!

Dom

Just Amazing!

The suspense has been building for sometime and you didn't disappoint!

Dom

Seems to me that every model I see on here being built down under is stupendously good. I’m just glad model making isn’t part of the Ashes!

Dom

+1 : I've been looking forward to seeing this build

Still following and still enjoying!

Have been flicking back to page 1 to to compare the pictures of the full size machine. The model is amazingly accurate!

Regards

Dom

Good job! I agree - your turned down fittings definitely look better than the original. Tempted to redo my safety valve body now!

Cheers

Dom

Thanks for sharing,

Have you had a chance to watch many yet? - Any you'd recommend?

Cheers

Dom

Not so much incriminating as inflammatory. I removed them because I didn't want to be the cause of an off-topic debate in the What did you do today thread..

Dom

No questions Fred - but I am certainly loving this build. Fantastic attention to detail and a fascinating array of processes being employed.

Being a helpful forum I think a lot of members save their comments for when they feel they have useful advice to offer the builder. This has the unfortunate side effect of the most accomplished builds having relatively few comments. Rest assured though, there will be an awful lot of people following this keenly!

Regards

Dom

He's actually in our kitchen in that photo - but has since been moved to our utility. That said if you look carefully in the background of that picture you can just make out an ME boiler, Stuart 10V and a set of Minnie Rear Wheels which have also taken up residence in the kitchen. The wife showed a picture of the boiler to a colleague recently and was asked "why is there a bulb of garlic in your workshop?!"

In other squirrel engineering news - I have been finding it hard to feed the critter milk from a syringe without accidently squirting it too hard and choking him. So I have 3D printed a screw dispenser to help feed the syringe in more gently. After a bit of running in, it is as smooth as silk and I'm genuinely amazed how well 3d printed threads can work. I wish my lathe dials worked this well!

Dom

Made a house for an abandoned baby squirrel out of a Warco DH1 vice box. He seems to like it.

Dom