Model Engineering: take a large thing - make a small thing and a big pile of swarf

Fairly new to model engineering (aka mangling metal).

Started the recent Emma-Victoria 0-4-0ST project. Has stalled whilst I have been helping a much older mate with:

1. Rebuilding a blacksmith's hearth from mostly near scrap. Learnt (after a fashion) arc-welding on the way so that the tray could be made anew..

2. Created a proper workshop from a conservatory with almost no roof. Am a Part P qualified electrician so could do all the electrics. Found out how to build a roof by doing it and got the insulation mostly right.

3. Getting a motorised saw working with NVR switch from a non-moving wreck - how do you size a starting capacitor? I did it by getting several different ones until it worked!

4. Loads of tea.

Other metal mangling interests include clocks, model boats, modifying my own machine tools and making tea.

Non-metal mangling includes trying to learn the mandolin, astronomy and sleflessly reducing the available quantity of malt whisky by personal consumption.

Can't wait to retire.

> trying to learn the mandolin, astronomy and sleflessly reducing the available quantity of malt whisky by personal consumption.

Well that's two of us!

Neil

Other metal mangling interests include clocks, model boats, modifying my own machine tools and making tea.

I'm intrigued as to how mashing tea comes under other metal mangling! Tell us more!

Welcome along, enjoy the forum and the Mandolin. Retiring was the best career moved I ever made.

Proper tea will dissolve metal! That's why they invented ceramics

That's why they invented ceramics

I think ceramics were invented long before tea was introduced to the UK! Our teapot (rather more than 60 years ago) got dented but lasted very well, with no signs of corrosion, either internal or extetnal.

Welcome Mike... 'Can't wait to retire' ... you won't have the time to do anything once family & friends get to know

Learning the mandolin sounds nice...not connected to Capt. Corelli by any chance ?

George.

"You have need to abhor it (tea) as deadly Poison, and to renounce it from this very Hour."

John Wesley, 1748

The Chinese invented porcelain as well as tea

Well, I certainly started something by mentioning tea! Not a lot about manging metal Just goes to show how highly rated consuming the stuff actually is!

My MEW/ME mug has had a hairline crack in the base for some time now.

I filled it up yesterday and it went >ping< and the crack ran right up one side, half a mug of weak tea lost!

I had to finish the job and then glued it back together with aliphatic adhesive (I once repaired a plate with this and it went through the dishwasher hundreds of times without the domestic authorities noticing).

I think it must be about ready for testing...

Neil.