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| steamyman |
My TVR1a engine
I built this from a pre-machined kit I purchased in September 2005. note- flywheel and pulley weren't part of the kit. a very good steamer. this is my favourite engine I have. Clinton |
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| yosa |
 An impressive engine mate. 
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| MTA |
An impressive and substantial piece of kit there Clinton 
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| tmuir |
Nice. Any plans to put it in something? | ||||
| James |
Wow! Amazing! Got a link to where you bought it from? | ||||
| oldstuff |
Great photos, Clinton...but leaves one hungry for more!
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| Wallace |
Yeah great stuff there.
That is a real nice engine, looks like a real workhorse |
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| SPOKESMAN |
Looks very interesting - any chance of a vid of it in steam? 
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| steamyman |
Q- where did I buy it from? here-
A- www.minitech.com.au Q- will i make a video of it running? A- soon. Q- do i have any plans to put it in something. no. hope this helps.
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| Wallace |
Wow, thanks for the link to that site. Some great stuff there on the gallery page Most notably the Traction Engine. How great is that. Very OZ too. Flanelette shirt , joggers, and the dog on the back 
The boat. Just wow! The gauge 1 loco. Another wow! Some amazing beautifully crafted stuff there!! Steam enthuiasts seem to be more common over here than what I first thought! Oh, I love the workshop pics too. Looks like a kitchen converted. I won't even suggest it to the missus 
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| tmuir |
Ahh yes I've visited the site many times thinking. "I'll buy that when I get my workshop built........................' | ||||
| sparky |
thats lovley all of those engines on the website are so well built and engineered wish i could afford one
how much are they 
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| steamyman |
the whistle i ordered from PM Reseach Inc.
 it suits the TVR1a steam plant well.
Clinton |
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| Wallace |
That looks great! | ||||
| steamyman |
this engine has just been put on the makers' website, here-
the boiler was given to me as a gift by my uncle in Christmas 1995. http://www.grahamind.com/CustProj.html scoll down page till you get to- The following photo was submitted by Clinton Taylor of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. btw- a different whistle is shown in pic (i got that one off ebay in 2005) ,now it has this one-
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| tmuir |
I love your engine and the boiler has got heaps of character.
Would love something like that in my collection. Maybe in the future.............................. |
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| steamyman |
here's it's boiler (looking at the 2 water tubes)
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| SPOKESMAN |
A very fascinating site . . . . 
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| TE1A_man |
That loco near clinton's pictures is a Shay! wow, that would be pretty cool to have, especially live steam! | ||||
| TE1A_man |
When are you getting it biult? 
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| tmuir |
I've got the money hoping to complete the paper work for council approval this week and hopefully will be getting my quote to build the retaining wall in the next week or two. So hopefully it will be built in the next 2 to 3 months |
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| steamyman |
just got info from the maker, Robert Graham, he says the TVR1a max rpm is 4000 rpm. |