flywheel61
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Prewar SE3 restorationI bought an Prewar SE3 last year in September but it has taken this long form me to get around to restoring it.
Originally it was missing the handle for the whistle, the chimney had been cut back in a raked fashin (probably used in a boat) and the burner was full of holes.
With the arrival of my new parts from Mamodfan, it was time to to restore it back to its former glory,
The paint on the engine wasn't original but had to be redone again as it was from a restorer who's paint jobs are renowned for bursting into flames
The large heavy flywheels make the whole cylinder/piston and geasr assembly beautifully balanced
And yes, contrary to the belief of some misguided people I do steam my engines - even the rare ones
It ran very well, but the piston and cylinder are fairly worn, even with using graphite string, there is a bit too much of a loss of steam out of the back of the cylinder/piston assembly for my liking.
Cheers 
Chris
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Stitch
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You have been busy. That has come up a real treat. Nice one, Chris
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Wallace
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Brilliant Chris 
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Les Marsh
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That has come up well. 
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johnreid
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A thing of beauty
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Atticman
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Thats really come up well, very nice indeed, and running as well
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Rob
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nice one, looks sweeet. would look good in a boat.
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cam-steaman
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Original Mamod decal? if so thats incredibly lucky to have that on there pre-war!
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flywheel61
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 , I  wish, they are repro ones. If you look in the For Sale board you will see that MM has them for sale. I'm the originator of them but most of the sales are in the UK.
Cheers
Chris
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oldstuff
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It looks great Chris, well done!
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Graham-Jilly
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great job as alway form the house of flywheel
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flywheel61
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Thanks guys, I have decided to go up market and now call the housing of the collection, The 'Humpy' of Steam,  .
Cheers
Chris
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paul_c
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Nice looking engine there Chris
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steamgranny
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Oh! That does look nice
Must be very satisfying to have it finally completed & running
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Mamodman123
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Hey Chris that is a totally different engine to what I held a few months ago 
You've done such a nice job with that one mate! The chimney will age over time/firing 
These are such neat engines and you got it for next to nothing
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shaygetz
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Re: Prewar SE3 restoration | flywheel61 wrote: |
And yes, contrary to the belief of some misguided people I do steam my engines - even the rare ones
Cheers
Chris |
You mean there are folks who don't fire their's...perish the thought...
Excellent work.
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