Born again steamer ....Indiana USA

metalhead100 · Born again steamer ....Indiana USA

Hello Fellas,

Just thought id share a bit about me.

I live in the USA (not far from IndianaROG) and he suggested i join and i agree..I have been lurking for a week or so reading all the old posts to gather info.

I once owned a d16 years ago but sold it...Now i have just gotten the bug again and have a D20 in hand and a D161 in the mail...and a mamod workshop in the mail too.

The bug bit when i had mad money ....look out.

Im partial to Wilesco as it was my first engine brand....and i do like the color schemes and layout ect of the engines.

I have already steamed the D20 today and it runs fine.I bought it used (lightly) .

I also run/landscaping a DCC HO layout in my house,I fly rc helis and planes.Me and my son play with rockets and slotcars also.

Im a hobby Nut.

I also piddle in building PC's and electronics.

Well enough about me lets talk engines.

Jim Hail

johnreid

Them Hoosiers are takin over this place

Welcome aboard from Friendship Indiana, Rog is a great guy and you are lucky to live near him as he is a great help so many times. I might just have to drive up to Martinsville in the spring.

Wallace

Big welcome to the forums

IndianaRog

Welcome to the forum Jim,

Yes, this is a rarity, three Indiana Hoosiers all posting in the same thread in the same day...New Year's Eve no less.

Jim did contact me a week or two ago through my website and I was delighted to learn he lives just 10 miles south of me...a get together will definitely have to occur soon.

I saw your post to another new member (renewed member) Juha,
good input on how the valve he's fixing is constructed. That is what this forum does for us all...what might seem an obscure problem has usually been tackled successfully by another.

Again Jim, welcome to this band of toy steam brothers (and a few sisters)!!

cheers,
Rog

tmuir

Hi and welcome from Western Australia.

I can also see a Jensen in your future, especially if you visit Rog and see his engines.

flywheel61

Hi, and welcome from a sunny and steamy Queensland, Australia,

Cheers

Chris

IndianaRog

Chris, I got a chuckle thinking of sunny/steamy Australia at the moment...it is 13 deg. F outside at 11:15 pm New Year's Eve here in Indiana...damn cold.

The wife and I will do our traditional toast at midnite with a bottle of Oliver Winery's finest (local brand) along with some cheese and crackers to bring in the new year.

cheers and Happy New year,

Rog

scorpion2nz

oh well i had better get in on the act A big Welcome from down under here in sunny Hawkes Bay in New Zealand

Alf

Les

Welcome to the forum from a cold but dry Bournemouth.

Sandman

A great big Scottish welcome to the forum Jim.

I see you've settled in fine already.

I'm afraid the steambug will make your pockets a bit lighter, but as we're all the same here, we can commiserate.

Take a run over and see my mate Rog when you get a chance, I can tell you, it's well worth it.

I look forward to chatting steam with you.

Sandman.

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metalhead100

Thanks for all the greetings fellas.......Im off to find some solid fuel so i can steam up the D-20 again......Sterno worked last night but boy does it stink.......And I already want a Jensen .....Jim

IndianaRog

Jim, hate to tell you, but Esbit (dry fuel), stinks a whole lot more than Sterno!!!

Yes, electric Jensens were created to work in our American homes that are sealed up tight this time of year.

Rog

metalhead100

Maybe it was incomplete combustion on the sterno.......I dont remember esbit being that bad........

johnreid

just run it near the exhaust fan in the kitchen

Steve_S

Welcome to the forum Jim. It seems that Indiana is a hotbed of steam!

ozsteamdemon

Hi Jim , another Warm Welcome from sunny Down under .

Born again steamer ....Indiana USA

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