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David Greenaway	28/10/2016 15:13:41
6 forum posts	I have recently purchased a 2" Minnie traction engine and need to replace the steering chain with something that looks "scale". I need SHORT-LINK, WELDED chain. Can anyone recommend a supplier? Also, I am looking to purchase a small screw-cutting lathe and a small vertical milling machine for a total budget of around £1,000 - £1,500. Any advice would be most welcome (including those to avoid!).
Neil Wyatt	28/10/2016 21:14:13
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	David, Welcome to the forum. I have heard of people using a very fine blowtorch (cook's blowtorch type) to VERY CAREFULLY silver solder the links on a standard chain. Best advice is to avoid 'multi-machines' usually the lathe part is good but the mill part is rarely much more capable than just milling with a vertical slide in the lathe. You could get a mini lathe and a super X2 mill for that budget if you aren't shy of imported kit, will have teh capacity to build something comparable to a 2" minnie. If you can judge a good machine from a bad one or have a friend who can on your behalf, you can look at second hand lathes/mills. Neil

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