Lewis
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SEL MinorRecently i bought a SEL Minor from moose, well a few weeks after that i bought another (i know its greedy  ) from stilldrillin for a nice tidy sum. It needed a bit of work on it. Base was the wrong colour and the firebox paint came of on your fingers like an art pastel. Apart from that the brass needed a good clean.
here she is before during and after 
Before
during
Base
New firebox paint
After
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Sandman
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Excellent work Lew and a shrewd investment.
I'm most impressed mate.
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Les
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What a transformation, well done. 
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Steve_S
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Nice job Lewis... that's much better!
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tmuir
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Much better.
As a side note you could probably restore the black to the brass name plate by painting the whole plate black and then using some 600 W&D on a flat surface and gently rub back the paint until the brass came through and finish with some car polish to shine up the black.
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Lewis
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Cheers guys 
aye tmuir i am gonna paint the little plaque hopefully soon but im busy with another engine now 
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steamyjim
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Looks brilliant Lewis
Anyone got one of these for sale?
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Lewis
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| steamyjim wrote: | Looks brilliant Lewis
Anyone got one of these for sale? |
cheers jim
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Wallace
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Great work Lewis 
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Stilldrillin
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By ek Lew!
Thas dun a good job there ma duck!
Two crackin` little engines. Well done! 
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Lewis
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Cheers guys
just need a burner now 
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Mamodman123
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What a great transformation Lewis
Very nice engine! Your collection is growing real well now mate!
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toxx
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... excellent job, Lewis! Congrats!
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Lewis
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cheers guys
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James
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That looks really good Lewis! I might pay you to do mine 
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Nick
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Great Job!
I see you got the base paint of the tag.
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Roly Williams
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| Lewis wrote: | Cheers guys
just need a burner now |
I've got the main tank part of a spare burner but it's missing the wick holder. If you can find a wick holder from somewhere, you're welcome to the tank.
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Lewis
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| James wrote: | | That looks really good Lewis! I might pay you to do mine |
as long as theres no soldering
cant do it me
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Lewis
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| Roly Williams wrote: | | Lewis wrote: | Cheers guys
just need a burner now |
I've got the main tank part of a spare burner but it's missing the wick holder. If you can find a wick holder from somewhere, you're welcome to the tank. |
Im interested mate check your pms
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steamgranny
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Agree with everyone else - excellent job Lewis & a vast improvement
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Lewis
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| steamgranny wrote: | | Agree with everyone else - excellent job Lewis & a vast improvement |
Cheers
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oldstuff
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Nice job, Lewis!
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Nick
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Re: SEL Minor | Lewis wrote: | |
There was a Jensen recently on ebay with a very similar base. 
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Lewis
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cheers mate the base was defo a bodge up there was still traces of green paint on it
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oldstuff
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Hey Lewis, your little SEL Minors have inspired me. I might try to make something
like it. But I'm not clear on that bolt over the firebox opening. Does it secure the boiler?
If so, how? Any one know of any other pics on the forum of a disassembled SEL minor?
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oldstuff
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Oops, found it myself in Mamodman123's "SEL Trio" thread in Restorations!
Glad MM does detailed restos,
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Roly Williams
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| oldstuff wrote: | Hey Lewis, your little SEL Minors have inspired me. I might try to make something
like it. But I'm not clear on that bolt over the firebox opening. Does it secure the boiler?
If so, how? Any one know of any other pics on the forum of a disassembled SEL minor? |
Yes, Chuck. There is a small eyelet tab fixed to each end of the boiler. The tab is located outside of the firebox and a self tapping screw screws into a small hole in the firebox.
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Mamodman123
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| Roly Williams wrote: | | oldstuff wrote: | Hey Lewis, your little SEL Minors have inspired me. I might try to make something
like it. But I'm not clear on that bolt over the firebox opening. Does it secure the boiler?
If so, how? Any one know of any other pics on the forum of a disassembled SEL minor? |
Yes, Chuck. There is a small eyelet tab fixed to each end of the boiler. The tab is located outside of the firebox and a self tapping screw screws into a small hole in the firebox. |
Yup I actually broke one off being stupid 
Soldered back on ok though
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