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Steve_S
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| Welcome to the forum Peter! I'm very interested in what you say about pressing parts... that's something I've been meaning to try. Someone I spoke to recently (at STIA) told me that he used aluminium punches and dies that he had turned himself, and that he used his bench vice as a press. The boiler endcaps that he had made this way looked very good. I've been meaning to try something similar but with hardwood punches and dies, as I can make those on my woodturning lathe. |
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johnreid
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Taking the Stepper Generator to the next level, I love it.
Please do post a how to in the tech section.
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Nick
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 from Minnesota!
Your project looks great! |
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Les
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Look forwards to seeing the post.
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toxx
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... hello, Peter! And a big Willkommen from Austria, the country postal people the world over keep mistaking for Australia! 
Wow, your floppy steam engine is awesome! I'm looking forward to your new posts!
Cheers, mate!
Says Tom 
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mogogear
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Location: Portland Oregon
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Greetings from the West Coast ...... of the US- sharp first project --!!
Welcome
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barry1946
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A big from Bonnie Scotland!
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Griffin
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Welcome to the forum Peter.
Very ingenious use of a floppy drive there.
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Dave B
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Joined: 11 Oct 2007
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Location: Alberta, Canada
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Hi Peter, and welcome from western Canada! Ingenious project, and great thinking behind your tooling! I look foreward to more posts from you!
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TRAPPERKEEPER
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Location: Houston TX
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Nice design, welcome to the forums!!!!!!!!!!  |
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markos
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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| Welcome from the bottom end of the country Peter. Looking forward to tech posts! |
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Classic
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Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Once again, thanks to everyone for the great welcome. In the coming week, I shall get some photos together of both the Steam Floppy and the press and post them with some how-to instructions in the appropriate place. My press is welded in a couple of places, but could be built completely with bolts and threaded rod (allthread) instead of welds. My next project will probably be something more conventional than the floppy drive, unless I find more junk around the place, that I can turn into a steam engine.  |
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Mamodman123
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Welcome to the forums!
Look forward to your posts
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johnreid
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Cant wait for the instructions, welcome aboard
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Kritika
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Hi Peter – a big welcome to the forum from the South of England 
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