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We have a growing community of regular posting members who chat about all aspects of toy and model steam.          The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Collections and pics magpie38 Stunned by an EKT Press Well today three EKT  accessaries entered the nest, a grinder with burr remover, a circular saw and a power press, these look good (if I say so myself), along side my EKT lineshaft and double grinder I thought I was familiar with the ekt build quality but I was totally taken aback by the size of the ekt press, below is a photo of the ekt press along side a mamod press to give some idea of scale Dean W Yeah, that press is quite a substantial tool!  Nice pieces you got there, Mick. magpie38 Dean W wrote: Yeah, that press is quite a substantial tool!  Nice pieces you got there, Mick. cheers Dean I did not realise how big some of ther EKT accessaries are,  the press mucy be one of the biggest accessaries arroung The Denying Dutchman The press is a very nice accessory. The EKT drill and the very expensive milling machine (haven't seen one in real yet) are as big  and well built as the press. magpie38 The Denying Dutchman wrote: The press is a very nice accessory. The EKT drill and the very expensive milling machine (haven't seen one in real yet) are as big  and well built as the press. They are quite addicitve accessaries but very difficukt to get hold of in the Uk, are they easier to find in holland Paul, I have not seen the drill or milling machine The Denying Dutchman magpie38 wrote: The Denying Dutchman wrote: The press is a very nice accessory. The EKT drill and the very expensive milling machine (haven't seen one in real yet) are as big  and well built as the press. They are quite addicitve accessaries but very difficukt to get hold of in the Uk, are they easier to find in holland Paul, I have not seen the drill or milling machine You hardly see them in the Netherlands and when you see them they'll have the "old" high price tag.   The drill is very nice, it's fully functional. I sold the one I had because I hardly collect accessories and the only ones I keep are pre-war German accessories. On German Ebay the drill usually sells for about 80 euro. magpie38 The Denying Dutchman wrote: magpie38 wrote: The Denying Dutchman wrote: The press is a very nice accessory. The EKT drill and the very expensive milling machine (haven't seen one in real yet) are as big  and well built as the press. They are quite addicitve accessaries but very difficukt to get hold of in the Uk, are they easier to find in holland Paul, I have not seen the drill or milling machine You hardly see them in the Netherlands and when you see them they'll have the "old" high price tag.   The drill is very nice, it's fully functional. I sold the one I had because I hardly collect accessories and the only ones I keep are pre-war German accessories. On German Ebay the drill usually sells for about 80 euro. Well the double grinder I bought from Phil (Mr Mamod), the lineshaft off some guy in holland the press, single grinder and saw I got from a seller in Hungery for £39 the lot The Denying Dutchman £39 is a bargain, well done!   magpie38 The Denying Dutchman wrote: £39 is a bargain, well done!   cheers mate St. Paul steam nice Good tooling there, would love to get myself some EKT someday but they're rare in the US & don't come up for sale often magpie38 Re: nice St. Paul steam wrote: Good tooling there, would love to get myself some EKT someday but they're rare in the US & don't come up for sale often thanks, I think (I could be wrong) but I feel EKT are difficult to track down no matter what country you live in, possibley with the exception of Germany. i wish I knew more about EKT particularly  production figures Wallace Good one Mick. They sure are nice looking pieces of work, very industrial looking magpie38 Wallace wrote: Good one Mick. They sure are nice looking pieces of work, very industrial looking I agree wallace, they certainly have a look and build quality that sets them apart Gary279 Very nice collection!  The stained glass makes them look even more classy!! magpie38 Gary279 wrote: Very nice collection!  The stained glass makes them look even more classy!! cheers Gary I  really need to sort out some wood for workshop bases, I have this EKT workshop plus an early mamod and sel workshop that needs bases Celsius 100 Three good accessories, itching to be driven. magpie38 Celsius 100 wrote: Three good accessories, itching to be driven. I just wish I could find a nice base for them to go on belugawhaleman Looks like a big solid accessory. Where are EKT accessories made? BWM yussufhippo belugawhaleman wrote: Looks like a big solid accessory. Where are EKT accessories made? BWM Well, they aren't produced any longer. They were made in the former GDR/DDR (East Germany) before 1989. "EKT" is the abbreviation of "Elektro-Kleintechnik", they were located in Dresden. There are several threads on this forum dealing with the different models and EKT's history. As far as I know there is still no clear picture regarding the (highly probable...) cooperation between EKT and Oesterwitz (also GDR/DDR). BTW: These models were originally not made as steam toys but as so called "Lehrmodelmaschinen" (educational model engines). The third company of this kind was PREFO (recommended by Gaselan in their late 1980s manual for their steam engine as supplier of steam toys). Steyer produced a small range of steam toys as well. One day I will find the time to publish all this in a book...   These models appear quite regularly on German ebay. Due to the quality especially of EKT/Oesterwitz models prices are rising (for the more sophisticated models and especially for the Oesterwitz bakelite edition)... Paintwork (green or blue) on the metal models tends to peel off... Regards Thomas Les The press is certainly a beast.   Here is a picture of the drill on its own and with some other accessories. Gary279 magpie38 wrote: Gary279 wrote: Very nice collection!  The stained glass makes them look even more classy!! cheers Gary I  really need to sort out some wood for workshop bases, I have this EKT workshop plus an early mamod and sel workshop that needs bases I have no funds to buy accessory's, but I sure love to see what others have collected and I really appreciate that you all take the time to share them with us!!! Thanks! They are all Wonderful!!! magpie38 yussufhippo wrote: belugawhaleman wrote: Looks like a big solid accessory. Where are EKT accessories made? BWM Well, they aren't produced any longer. They were made in the former GDR/DDR (East Germany) before 1989. "EKT" is the abbreviation of "Elektro-Kleintechnik", they were located in Dresden. There are several threads on this forum dealing with the different models and EKT's history. As far as I know there is still no clear picture regarding the (highly probable...) cooperation between EKT and Oesterwitz (also GDR/DDR). BTW: These models were originally not made as steam toys but as so called "Lehrmodelmaschinen" (educational model engines). The third company of this kind was PREFO (recommended by Gaselan in their late 1980s manual for their steam engine as supplier of steam toys). Steyer produced a small range of steam toys as well. One day I will find the time to publish all this in a book...   These models appear quite regularly on German ebay. Due to the quality especially of EKT/Oesterwitz models prices are rising (for the more sophisticated models and especially for the Oesterwitz bakelite edition)... Paintwork (green or blue) on the metal models tends to peel off... Regards Thomas thanks for the background information this is very helpfull magpie38 Les wrote: The press is certainly a beast.   Here is a picture of the drill on its own and with some other accessories. what a superb collection Les Les Thank you, I do have an unusual EKT accessory, it is an Electricity Set. http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/ftopic34932-15.php kusuchi I don't own a single EKT accessory!     Can't help, however, but be extremeley impressed by what I've seen on this thread!   Congratulations!   Sandman They certainly look the bees knees. MrDuck They're function models rather than toys and you can tell        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Collections and pics Page 1 of 1