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IndianaRog
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Welcome Rick from another Indiana resident...good to see more and more Americans checking in!
cheers,
Roger
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Cedge
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Location: Swamp Whoohaw, USA
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Rick
Welcome to the forum. You'll find this one is run much like your's. The mods are top notch and the members are among the most knowledgeable you'll ever encounter. It's a wee bit different end of the engine hobby, but the passion for these small engines is as about high as it gets.
Steve
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toxx
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Joined: 23 Jun 2007
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Location: Vienna, Austria
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... a big hello and Grüß Gott from Austria! 
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Steve_S
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Location: Leeds UK
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Welcome to the forum Rick! I'm sure yor knowledge will be much appreciated here.  |
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Minor1PJG
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Welcome from Southern England 
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steamgranny
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Big welcome, Rick 
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duncandumpertruck
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Joined: 09 Jan 2008
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Location: Scotland
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| Welcome from Scotland! Like the sound of the home machining. Ruairidh. |
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xlchainsaw
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Location: brisbane australia
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welcome from glenn and liz brisbane australia. ill be checking out your forum.
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MooseMan
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Location: Cardiff
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Welcome from Cardiff, South Wales! Great to see you here, your experience in machining will be much valued.
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mogogear
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Location: Portland Oregon
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Howdy from Oregon!! No machinist in my house, I am a poor soul with a file or two, a drill press, a scroll saw, and a Dremel and a cheap Harbor Freight digital caliper.... 
But I have a dreamy mind ... and I like to play in the shop and I try to absorb things from you good, methodical, rule following types. I need to hang out with craftsman all I can..... it is like osmosis Hopefully!
Welcome aboard
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rake60
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Joined: 11 Apr 2008
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Location: Pennsylvania USA
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Mo you have everything it takes to build a running steam model
engine.
My very first running engine was built completely with a drill
press and a dremel tool.
I documented it's build on my personal web site at:
http://www.rake60.com/model_steam_engine_1.htm
If you have the interest to check it out.
From that simple beginning an obsession was born.
Rick
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Steve_S
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Location: Leeds UK
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| Thats a very interesting valve mechanism Rick, and simple to make for us non-machinists. You've got me thinking now. |
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Manxman
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Location: Isle of Man
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Hi, another hello and this time from the Isle of Man. Enjoy your time here and post away.
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rake60
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Location: Pennsylvania USA
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My life goal is to remove the "black magic" image of home machining model building.
There is no magic there!
If you own a hacksaw and somehting like a drill press that is
capible of spinning a chunk of stock, you can make a running
engine.
It's a dying craft/hobby.
One that i'm not willing to allow to die without a fight!
It was our young Sir James that drew my personal fight to save
that craft to this forum.
James you've gone head to head with some pretty big guns and
never flinched. Never give an inch son! (or 25.4MM)
Rick
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