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| SoundsDigital |
Hello from South Wales.Hello everyone. I am a new member from South Wales. I have just bought an mm1 on eBay which I beleive is dated from 1957/58. My dad bought me one in the late 70s / early 80s though I suspect it was more for his own benefit than mine. My purchase appears to be complete except for the safety valve but in need of a lot of cleaning and lubrication. Cannot wait to get started. Any tips on a first restoration would be appreciated. |
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| Graham-Jilly |
 from the great land down under
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| dampfmaschinenjoe 1967 |
welcome from Germany,
you might find here any help you are looking for ! Most of us buy engines that look worse than the one you described. They scrub up nicely and are cheaper than a new one. Maintainig and servicing them is a part of the fun you can get out of them. Please be aware, where one engine finds a new home there might be a second and a third very easily and than you begin to be a steam collector ! They are such a fun ! I own twentythree engines and mine are only a few !  
cheers Joe |
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| tmuir |
Hi, and welcome from Perth Western Australia.
When you get the engine take some photos and post them on the forum and I'm sure a lot of people can help you out with what to do. |
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| MrDuck |
to the forum 
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| Les |
Hello and welcome to the forum.
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| Swift Fox |
to the forum, the MM1 is a great engine to start with.
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| IndianaRog |
Hi and welcome from Indiana, USA...pictures will help get the ball rolling and many Mamod owners will chime in with helpful suggestions... | ||
| Mamodman123 |
Welcome to the forum
MM |
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| johnreid |
Welcome to the forum from another Indiana Member, there are several members in Wales so you are not alone. | ||
| SoundsDigital |
I'll get you guys some photos as soon as a) it arrives and b) my phoneline is back up and running as my mobile internet connection is slow. | ||
| Steamfan |
Hello and from Illinois!
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| benchmark |
Welcome to the forum and greetings from Denmark. | ||
| Stoker |
Welcome to this wonderful forum. There is plenty of information and ideas for just about anything you may need to know here, along with many amazingly knowledgeable folks who will get you rolling in the right direction.
I hope you spend some time just cruising through all the boards looking for some of the info you seek, because if you do that, you will find way more than you ever knew existed in a wider field than you likely suspected. Believe me it is a ton of fun and a learning experience as well, just cruising around here reading the forum posts! Enjoy!!! |
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| SoundsDigital |
Here are the photos from eBay. Looks like a bit of a "ding" in the chimney that I hadn't spotted before.
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| steamyjim |
Welcome to the forum!
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| Freespawn |
welcome looks good to me
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| boxman |
from West Yorkshire
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| Sandman |
A big Scottish welcome to the forum. 
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| prid |
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| ZOZ |
A big warm welcome from Seattle Washington.
Gary |
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| Dauntless |
Hello mate, Welcome from South Wales too!
Looks like a nice engine! Paul |
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| Alf |
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| jakesm |
from johannesburg, south africa!
looks like you have picked an interesting engine to start with!
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| SoundsDigital |
I see what you mean about mamods being addictive. The mm1 hasn't arrived and already I bought this on ebay. Someone hide my credit card please!
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| MooseMan |
Welcome - I'm in South Wales too! | ||
| MrMamod |
Welcome from just down the road in Hereford. | ||
| SoundsDigital |
Looks like my work is a bit more intensive on the latest venture. The level plug is missing and no mention of the burner. I have tried to date it but not sure what sort of burner I need. | ||
| Swift Fox |
I'm no expert but i would guess at it being from the 1960's and i think you would need a vapourising burner and two handled level plug for it. Will at Manor Models sells a lot of good spares. I can vouch for Mamods being addictive as i'm sure others can.
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| SoundsDigital |
My research would date it at post 1958 and pre 1970, but without the burner and decal visible, I have struggled to be more precise. On the subject of the burner, would it have had the long handled one with the knob on (that no one seems to have) or the more common wire loop type?
The ones I have looked at without the whistle and vapourising burner appear to have the one handled level plug. (Or in one case a set screw  )
I think once it arrives and I can see the baseplate clearly, a lot of questions will be answered. Therefore I won't be buying any bits until it arrives. Would I be right in assuming the safety valve for the MM1 is the 1/4" version and not the early 3/8" one? If s0, I should be able to rob the one off the SE1 to get it running and get a new one for that. Regarding the safety valve, should these be replaced as a matter of course on safety grounds for old unknown Mamods? You can also add a Stevenson's Rocket to my list, albeit missing a chimney / smokebox. One day I will get around to making a new one or better yet acquire a genuine one. Wish I knew what happened to the original. |
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| Woody |
Welcome from one newbie to another
You will find that you are made very welcome on here, fantastic bunch of lads. Probably the best forum I have found. Woody |
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| Albert.rivero |
HELLO from SPAIN!!
im the only spanish one!! |
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| steaminon |
Big welcome |