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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Do they still make the SP7? I looked on Mamod s web site and they do not show it.


It is made to order only, you need to contact them first.
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The one thing i don't like about the SP6 is the exhaust on them is quite messy and it would be nice if you had a pipe so you could channel it to a chuff pot.
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Do they still make the SP7? I looked on Mamond s web site and they do not show it.

The SP7 is made to special order only. I don't think it has ever been advertised on the web site.
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The one thing i don't like about the SP6 is the exhaust on them is quite messy and it would be nice if you had a pipe so you could channel it to a chuff pot.


I kinda wondered about that too...

It`s a rather new construction and it seems to spit all over, wonder why they didn`t fit an exhaustpipe to get the worst of it away from the engine
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That is what put me off one a while ago, watching the videos of it, some of them make quite a mess on the bases. It really needs to be vented away.

The SP7 is indeed only by special request, and is not listed for sale anywhere.
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AndyInSurrey wrote:
I don't like the SP look with that silver firebox housing, but I do like the look of those SP6's, very nice.

The SP6 would look even better without the poor quality plating.I have already replaced both plated sides due to corrosion..
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Cansteamer wrote:
I have a sp6, its lovely to watch at about 120 rpm on the tach. I have machined an adapter and fitted a pressure gauge. It also runs on a bix burner. Little short on power but still nice!!


Pleased to hear about another one.
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Swift Fox wrote:
The one thing i don't like about the SP6 is the exhaust on them is quite messy and it would be nice if you had a pipe so you could channel it to a chuff pot.

I agree, it is quite a messy runner.
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Penybontshed wrote:
By the cringe ...that's quick!

Also very powerful.Here it is in action driving my mixed trades workshop with the steam valve partially open-


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Love your workshop. Great to see so many accessories all going at once. Nicely laid out too.

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What is the bore and stroke of the SP6?
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What is the bore and stroke of the SP6?


I found it.
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I just "Googled" SP7, because I forgot what it looked like and scrolled down the pictures until I found a typo!


(It's Les his SP6. (Almost all "hits" on Google are from this forum, so that didn't surprise me.))

"Wassertand beachten" should be  "Wasserstand beachten". I wonder if all Mamod engines have this typo.
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The Denying Dutchman wrote:
I just "Googled" SP7, because I forgot what it looked like and scrolled down the pictures until I found a typo!


(It's Les his SP6. (Almost all "hits" on Google are from this forum, so that didn't surprise me.))

"Wassertand beachten" should be  "Wasserstand beachten". I wonder if all Mamod engines have this typo.


That's an interesting discovery on the typo, in case you didn't find the SP7 here is a picture of it.


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PostPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thank you everyone for your replies.We sem to have three SP6 owners-Cansteamer,Les and me.
At around £200 it is hardly a bargain,but it certainly packs a punch.
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