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Mamodman123
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| bessytractor wrote: | this is really coming together and I really hope you do get it all back together this weekend!
I have said this before, but I think it remarkable that all the SP5s I have seen on ebay have either been wrecks or "tired"
why would peeps treat such a top line engine like that?
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For every wreaked SP5 you see, you'll see 3 wreaked SE3's..
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bessytractor
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and I agree with what MM said too 
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Lewis
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steamyjim
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Aye most of the SP5s are nackered
The reversing handles look real good Erik!
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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| steamyjim wrote: | Aye most of the SP5s are nackered
The reversing handles look real good Erik! |
mine isn't, or Lewis' 
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steamyjim
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:23 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry should say on ebay
I want a old SP5 so bad
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erikl
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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| steamyjim wrote: | Sorry should say on ebay
I want a old SP5 so bad |
keep watching ebay, one that was in a better shape than my one wend very cheap lately
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steamyjim
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CCairns
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| Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | but I think it remarkable that all the SP5s I have seen on ebay have either been wrecks or "tired" |
The examples that are in good condition and usually come with a box go for very high prices on ebay. That is why erikl and others like myself have gone for the cheaper SP5s that may need a bit of work (mine is on page 2 of this posting - http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about7039.html&highlight= ).
erikl You have done a very good job of making a replacement reverser lever. I'm still waiting for my Mamod spares to arrive, with the SP5 burner. Hopefully soon. |
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Lewis
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Mamodman123
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I bought mine cheap, then bought an empty SP5 box off ebay for about 7 pounds.
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did some more work today.
Curing of the chrome sides wend perfect, did it one hour at 50 degrees, one hour at 75 and one hour at 100, and it didn't burn away 
bad news is that the soldering of the pipe to the boiler didn't go very well  once more I screwed up the soldering job
here it is:
All I did is put some flux around the pipe, and heat the old solder that was already there, but still it managed to flow somewhere where it shouldn't go  . This realy sucks, I realy hate these soldering jobs  , how could I have prevented this? I can't think of any other way 
so now I have to sand it down with fine sanding paper (the only shop that sells it around here just closed, all the big shops only have 400 as the finest grade). I'm also out of brasso now (think my other canbs are in the self storage box) so it might take a while after all to get this one finished
by the way, this was my setup:
my parents garage realy need some decent tools to secure something like this.
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steamyjim
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Looks great!
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Les
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That looks ok. 
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| Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 1:41 pm Post subject: |
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If it's steam tight just clean the joint
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