mj
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E101progress so far.
started as this
Old wooden base had dry rot. Originally it was probably south american origin hardwood (red/pink colour).
The new base is seasoned American white oak, takes paint well & a bit durable.
Sprayed with bnq bbq paint not overdone so as to leave some of the grain showing through (as the original). british racing green around the edges.
Firebox & boiler strap were very rusty so repainted with the bbq paint
Semi matt finish (not sure if the original were gloss).
Crank trunion, piston & oiler mounts were ok, so kept the original paint.
Alot of work on the brass, still got to do it all with 'autosol' as recommended by someone on the forum
(makes it shine like a hens teeth)!
still a bit to do before final assembly, roll on th eweekend (after a bit of house decorating  )
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Sandman
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OOh Can't wait to see this finished.
Looks awesome. 
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Steve_S
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That's great mj, it's going to look fantastic! Is that a new stay rod through the boiler or the original? Are you going to steam it?
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MooseMan
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wow! what a cracker!
What was up with the original base.....dry rot??
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mj
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| Steve_S wrote: | | That's great mj, it's going to look fantastic! Is that a new stay rod through the boiler or the original? Are you going to steam it? |
It's the original stay rod, looks steam tight. All the solder around the stay nuts is ok.
Are we going to steam it? 'does a bear do number 2's in the woods', you bet we are. 
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Steve_S
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| mj wrote: | | Are we going to steam it? 'does a bear do number 2's in the woods', you bet we are. |
Good stuff, glad to hear it! I'd love to see a video of that!
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MooseMan
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| mj wrote: | | Are we going to steam it? 'does a bear do number 2's in the woods', you bet we are. |
That's the spirit!!
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Sandman
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| MooseMan wrote: | | mj wrote: | | Are we going to steam it? 'does a bear do number 2's in the woods', you bet we are. |
That's the spirit!! |
Yep Odilon. Meths 
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oldstuff
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Woo-hoo! What an amazing transformation, mj! Psst...this mj guy's got some talent. 
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SPOKESMAN
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Fantastic . . . no other word!!
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tmuir
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Wow I want one!!
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Wallace
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It looking great mj, well done
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yosa
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Brilliant mj, just brilliant. 
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sparky
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thats going to look so nice very nice job 
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Griffin
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First class job
Nice one.
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mj
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Thanks for all the encouragement
My mum says we cant do any more until we do some decorating 
will
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MooseMan
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| Sandman wrote: | | MooseMan wrote: | | mj wrote: | | Are we going to steam it? 'does a bear do number 2's in the woods', you bet we are. |
That's the spirit!! |
Yep Odilon. Meths |
LMAO
Do you know those horrible bottles of distilled yuck you seem to get for Christmas, or if someone you know goes on a trip??
I've got a bottle of ouzo in the cupboard that I might try to run an engine on
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yosa
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| mj wrote: | Thanks for all the encouragement
My mum says we cant do any more until we do some decorating
will |
Aaaagh! Heavy domestics, gets in the way of everything. 
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MTA
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| yosa wrote: | | mj wrote: | Thanks for all the encouragement
My mum says we cant do any more until we do some decorating
will |
Aaaagh! Heavy domestics, gets in the way of everything. |
I'm meant to be helping my new neighbours shifting stuff from room to room, but they havent called on my services yet
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yosa
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| MTA wrote: | | yosa wrote: | | mj wrote: | Thanks for all the encouragement
My mum says we cant do any more until we do some decorating
will |
Aaaagh! Heavy domestics, gets in the way of everything. |
I'm meant to be helping my new neighbours shifting stuff from room to room, but they havent called on my services yet |
Shhhhhhhhhh.
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mj
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| yosa wrote: | | mj wrote: | Thanks for all the encouragement
My mum says we cant do any more until we do some decorating
will |
Aaaagh! Heavy domestics, gets in the way of everything. |
A little democracy is called for here
a few brownie points earned with a bit of decoraring, will earn countless hours of steam time unhindered.
mike
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Mamodman123
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Good work so far guys! Can't wait to see the finished job
"Mum" should know that the Bowman is more imporant though
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MooseMan
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | Good work so far guys! Can't wait to see the finished job
"Mum" should know that the Bowman is more imporant though |
From that post I can tell you're not married MM
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mj
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| MooseMan wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | Good work so far guys! Can't wait to see the finished job
"Mum" should know that the Bowman is more imporant though |
From that post I can tell you're not married MM |
We all learn our place in the pecking order sooner or later  
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mj
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It's finally back together, been waiting for paint & varnish to dry.
Small snag with the piston being tight in the cylinder at the end of the stroke, but swapped it for a spare assembly & away she went
Darn boiler's got a soot mark on already.
'Chuffed to bits' with the results so far, maybe a few tweeks & finshing touches to complete.
Thanks to all those who offered advice & help over the last few weeks
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MTA
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You have done a fantastic job with that mj. You realise now that you've got to beat that standard of finish with every engine you restore/clean
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mj
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| MTA wrote: | | You have done a fantastic job with that mj. You realise now that you've got to beat that standard of finish with every engine you restore/clean |
There's a few bits up close that look a bit suspect 
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Sandman
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Great job and a credit to you.
Anyone would be proud to have that engine in their collection.
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Steve_S
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That's superb mj... a beautiful restoration! Are you going to do the other one?
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mj
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| Steve_S wrote: | | That's superb mj... a beautiful restoration! Are you going to do the other one? |
Definately going to do the other 101, got to get hold of the firebox first. That scrap 101 on ebay has the bits & also the metal base, which I'd rather use for the second one (quite a few of us have that on the watch list!).
Does anybody have any 101 spares that they're willing to do a swap on?
There are several other steam projects waiting on the 'to do list', so may try a smaller engine as the next project.
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Griffin
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That is one super engine, nice work.
Well done.
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SPOKESMAN
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A brilliant job mj - looks an absolute gem!
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Wallace
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Yeah it looks great mj. Well done with that.
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yosa
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Fantastic mj, brilliant job.
Definately one of the best mate.
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sparky
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core mate you have done alot of hard work on that it looks lovely
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Mamodman123
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| mj wrote: | | Steve_S wrote: | | That's superb mj... a beautiful restoration! Are you going to do the other one? |
Definately going to do the other 101, got to get hold of the firebox first. That scrap 101 on ebay has the bits & also the metal base, which I'd rather use for the second one (quite a few of us have that on the watch list!).
Does anybody have any 101 spares that they're willing to do a swap on?
There are several other steam projects waiting on the 'to do list', so may try a smaller engine as the next project. |
I'm going for that one
What a job though MJ, it looks out of this world
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Steve_S
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I think several of us might be going for that one!
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Sandman
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| Steve_S wrote: | | I think several of us might be going for that one! |
OK guys. Lock and load.
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tmuir
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| Sandman wrote: | | Steve_S wrote: | | I think several of us might be going for that one! |
OK guys. Lock and load. |
I'll be passing on that one as postage would be close to 40 pounds for me, but the other little bowman in sorry condition that finishes tonight I will have a little tickle at
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Mamodman123
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| Steve_S wrote: | | I think several of us might be going for that one! |
Oh great, i'll be stuffed like a christmas turkey then
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Sandman
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | | Steve_S wrote: | | I think several of us might be going for that one! |
Oh great, i'll be stuffed like a christmas turkey then |
Not from me mate.
I'll be watching with interest though.
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Mamodman123
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| Sandman wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | | Steve_S wrote: | | I think several of us might be going for that one! |
Oh great, i'll be stuffed like a christmas turkey then |
Not from me mate.
I'll be watching with interest though. |
Will have to see, I have luck winning Bowmans for some reason... but this is something different from what Ive been bidding on before. It's the beast
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