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tmuir · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 10:22 am Post subject:

Well the bits you have done look top notch.
I can fully understand when owners of the bigger engines say they took them 10 years to build.
I would love to do something like that but my skill isn't there....yet.
Keep the pictures coming.
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Cam · Posted: Fri May 16, 2008 11:52 am Post subject:

wow that looks excellant....cant wait till its DONE!! hope your going to give us progress reports!

syrtismajor · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:35 pm Post subject:

YES YES YES YES YES!

No, I am not using 'Organics' shampoo, but have just won this on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAP...;ssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBSA:GB:1123

*dances*

It may seem a bit pricey but will hopefully be invaluable in the build.

As for updates on the actual thing, I'll try and get a photo or two done soon as I managed to get a four jaw chuck and have done all the major machining on the eccentrics. All the alxe boxes for the bogie are complete. And the best news so far... Both cylinders have been bored out and faced off by a friend at work as well as all major work to the front wheels!
Unfortunately the frames were dismantled again due to dodgy engineering work left over from the person who sold it to me. All the measurements seemed ok, but I didn't check to see if the were all aligned with each other. For an hour or two it seemed as though I would be scrapping them and building new

Luckily I found a way to salvage them, but will take about four hours worth of rough filing to get them into some sort of usuable shape. All will be well, is just a pain in the bottom.
If all goes to plan, I should have all the springing done, wheels mounted and valve gear in place by this Halloween!
Well, that's my goal at least since the thing I named 'No. 64' seems to have picked up the nick name 'Jack'O'Lantern along the way

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IndianaRog · Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject:

SM, good to hear that work on your loco beast is still progressing, nothing like a challenge !
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Atticman · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:39 am Post subject:

Keep going, me Dad has a TE he started in the 1970s, nearly finished..........

It will all suddenly come together

syrtismajor · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject:

Picture as promised!

The keen eyed amongst you will notice the finished expansion link above the eccentric straps. Just another ten hours or so and the other one will be finished

And a quick windows paint sketch of what she'll look like in about 50 years!

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johnreid · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject:

I do believe that this will be worth all of the effort.
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steamyman · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:07 am Post subject:

that'll look fantastic once complete.

tmuir · Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 8:11 am Post subject:

A lot of work but what a great sense of achievement it will be once it is all finished.
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mogogear · Posted: Sun Aug 03, 2008 4:28 am Post subject:

Not a railroad man myself- but your perseverance is showing.... That is a lot of metal that you are coaxing towards becoming a steam engine... Good job!! I do like following this build and others locomotive boiler builds
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AzRob · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 4:54 am Post subject:

Any progress?
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