Archive for The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum The Original Unofficial Toy Steam Forum Established 2006 The biggest, most popular steam forum around! Accept NO imitations! 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 -> Meet the members! TRAPPERKEEPER TrapperKeeper Hello everyone, I have just joined these nice looking forums. I am 18 yrs old in July and just became obsessed with steam engines about a week or 2 ago. I am in highschool and run cross country and track for my school. I bought a wilesco d405 from a website and sort of accidentally won a mamod SR1 off ebay Neither of them have arrived yet but I am sure I will like them. The SR1 doesnt have a scuttle though, I hope that isn't important. I watched many of your videos and others on youtube, these things look like alot of fun, cant wait for mine to get here. Thanks for letting me in the forums =) SillyBilly Welcome! IndianaRog Welcome TrapperKeeper. I'm old enough to know WHAT a TrapperKeeper actually is. For the younger set, when my kids were going to school back 15 years ago or so...it was all the rage to have these multi pocket, highly decorated binders to hold all your school work in. That is the name they were sold by. Brings back good memories for me. Anyhow, enough of a trip down memory lane...glad you are with us and glad you have a couple of nice incoming pieces. Any question is fair game on here, we all started with ONE!! Heck, you are starting with TWO, so you are a newbie on steroids so to speak. Hope you enjoy these forums, we aim to help any way we can to get you completely hooked on steam as a lifelong wallet lightener! cheers, Roger TRAPPERKEEPER Hey thanks for the welcomes Alright my first question then, what is the scuttle for, and is it important to running an engine? IndianaRog The scuttle latches on the back of the firebox and keeps the burner firmly inserted within the firebox. You "could" run it without a scuttle, but the burner might vibrate out. The scuttle has a slot cut in the back so the burner handle passes thru and to the outside, holding things nice and snug. Further, it's a visual thing...original traction engines had this thing on the back called a scuttle for holding coal...this bit then tries to keep with the lines of the early TE's. Replacements are readily available on eBay or from vendors like: www.ministeam.com based in the US www.forest-classics.com based in the UK or www.chasteam.com based in the UK They don't cost an arm and a leg either... cheers, Roger James Welcome to the forum mate! I hope you stick with us and find us useful! Griffin Welcome to the forum TrapperKeeper. By the looks of your Avatar you are a James Bond fan SillyBilly I don't use a scuttle and the bloomi' burner goes all over the firebox, the flames come out of the air holes ! And if you don't put it back in the correct position then it won't raise steam aswell! TRAPPERKEEPER Thanks for the info, I'll try to get a hold of one sometime soon, and yes I am a James Bond fan =) MooseMan Re: TrapperKeeper TRAPPERKEEPER wrote: Hello everyone, I have just joined these nice looking forums. I am 18 yrs old in July and just became obsessed with steam engines about a week or 2 ago. I am in highschool and run cross country and track for my school. I bought a wilesco d405 from a website and sort of accidentally won a mamod SR1 off ebay Neither of them have arrived yet but I am sure I will like them. The SR1 doesnt have a scuttle though, I hope that isn't important. I watched many of your videos and others on youtube, these things look like alot of fun, cant wait for mine to get here. Thanks for letting me in the forums =) Yeah, we all get accidents like that! Welcome! Steve_S Welome to the forum Trapperkeeper. Graham-Jilly a great big hope you enjoy this wonderful forum as we have. But must warn you these little beasties breed faster than rabits and can keep you poor but you can have hours of fun with them. Cheers G-J tmuir Welcome trapperkeeper and enjoy your new hobby Wallace Welcome to the forums mate, and if you have any questions just go ahead and ask on these forums. Hope you enjoy it here Manxman Another welcome and we look forward to the pics of your new engines when they arrive. IndianaRog Hi TK...thought I would show you a picture of what you need to find to fit your traction engine. This one is from the UK and you can find them closer at: www.ministeam.com here in the US...but a picture helps. This is simply called the scuttle, or coal scuttle: http://cgi.ebay.com/MAMOD-SPARES-...ategoryZ14737QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem cheers, Rog TRAPPERKEEPER Thanks for the tip Rog I'll make sure to get one when I get some more funds barry1946 Welcome to the forum! As a matter of interest I have family in Austin Tx. (I live in Scotland). TRAPPERKEEPER A good bit of my family lives there too (austin not scotland) Mamodman123 Welcome to the forums rangerssteamtoys Re: TrapperKeeper TRAPPERKEEPER wrote: Hello everyone, I have just joined these nice looking forums. I am 18 yrs old in July and just became obsessed with steam engines about a week or 2 ago. I am in highschool and run cross country and track for my school. I bought a wilesco d405 from a website and sort of accidentally won a mamod SR1 off ebay Neither of them have arrived yet but I am sure I will like them. The SR1 doesnt have a scuttle though, I hope that isn't important. I watched many of your videos and others on youtube, these things look like alot of fun, cant wait for mine to get here. Thanks for letting me in the forums =) As for your wilesco D-405 you can expect to have a slow power horse and for the mamod a less powerful speed demon Ironbridge Wecome to the forum Trapperkeeper, i'm a newbie here too, they're a great bunch on here, decent chaps and make you feel welcome Have fun Cheers, Andy. rangerssteamtoys TRAPPERKEEPER please check your PMs        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Meet the members! Page 1 of 1