Member postings for tony pickstock

Hi guys

The plan is to build a twin cylinder steam engine based on the Stewart verticle,

Making my own patterns and sand casting, this will be a slow process as time is limited, I have limited skills but enjoy the challenges including the failures, I have. a amadeal mini lathe, a small milling machine, a small electric kiln ,

I have limited space a 5x4 she'd which my head hits the roof although it is concrete the smallest workshop in Britain .

Well first the lathe motor gave up so I called Hugh at armadeal and received a new one the next day ,so all ready to go.

how do I upload pictures

I've started with the wooden pattern plate to make the two stands

Hi guys, thanks for the welcomes , well first off I blew my motor on the lathe , armadeal called Hugh and got one the next day very helpful guy, I'm planning on building a twin cylinder Stewart design , making my own patterns and casting in alluminium, I have a small electric kiln which is ample size for the size of casting I plan to make

hi im tony from north wales

ive just started with a mini lathe, milling machine, metal saw, sand casting

all the gear no idea, ive played around shredding my plastic gears to understand the machines, i have now put metal gears in , ive made a few pistons and cylinders to understand the functions, im now going to make a vertical engine , ill tak pictures of my progress and failures