Live steam locomotive - does this mean I'm old now?
Discussion
I've scratched an itch and picked this up from auction. Other than Mamod stuff in the past, this is my first proper steam "toy".
I'm off to a local club on Friday so they can give it a once over and point me in the right direction. It's got a valid boiler cert. etc. so what could possibly go wrong, other than my bank balance?
Any other sad old gits like me on here?
I'm off to a local club on Friday so they can give it a once over and point me in the right direction. It's got a valid boiler cert. etc. so what could possibly go wrong, other than my bank balance?
Any other sad old gits like me on here?
Maniacs
Nothing is impossible( except programming 3D printers in my case!).
I was into 00 railways and went along to the model Enginbering Exhibition at Seymour Hall in London. asjed a guy on one of the stands what voltage do the big engibes run on.. i wasgiven a very short and sharp learning curve on live steam. snd i was hooked. Didnt know the back end of a lathe from the front. but started on 3 5in(1/16 scale ) Britannia. everything cut by hacksaws large and small. holes drilled on an okd black snd decker stand, and joined evening classes and started turning metal bar, milling blocks of he stuff. and when i moved i bought a MYFORD ML10 lathe. and commenced building up my tools like microneters etc. Hard work back then,but nowadays with CNC and 3D printing it helps and digital measuring on the lathe and miller saves hours.. BUT... It aint cheap . a workshop now will set yoiu back the thick end of 10k.....castings for the loco 2-3k then the boiler.. ready made 5k.. and a shed at keast 10x8ft to keep it all in...The fun is using your hands .however there are several sites where you can buy 2nd hand models.. expect paying up to 15k for ab exhibition standard loco..but get advice from a good forum on who to go go.....on utube look at Nr Crispins videos on machining....look up a model engineering club near you..go and visit..will put on a site that is well joining for advice and reading build logs...but there is nothing Absolutely nothing better in the universe than sitting behind your own handiwork
, putting coal and water in it,and bringing it to life and driving it around a track.. Not trying to out you off, but do go in with your eyes wide open
I would sreiously suggest that a %in Gauge loco is a better et, bigger is not more diffucult plus they have more room in the cab for your hands and haul more passengers
Nothing is impossible( except programming 3D printers in my case!).
I was into 00 railways and went along to the model Enginbering Exhibition at Seymour Hall in London. asjed a guy on one of the stands what voltage do the big engibes run on.. i wasgiven a very short and sharp learning curve on live steam. snd i was hooked. Didnt know the back end of a lathe from the front. but started on 3 5in(1/16 scale ) Britannia. everything cut by hacksaws large and small. holes drilled on an okd black snd decker stand, and joined evening classes and started turning metal bar, milling blocks of he stuff. and when i moved i bought a MYFORD ML10 lathe. and commenced building up my tools like microneters etc. Hard work back then,but nowadays with CNC and 3D printing it helps and digital measuring on the lathe and miller saves hours.. BUT... It aint cheap . a workshop now will set yoiu back the thick end of 10k.....castings for the loco 2-3k then the boiler.. ready made 5k.. and a shed at keast 10x8ft to keep it all in...The fun is using your hands .however there are several sites where you can buy 2nd hand models.. expect paying up to 15k for ab exhibition standard loco..but get advice from a good forum on who to go go.....on utube look at Nr Crispins videos on machining....look up a model engineering club near you..go and visit..will put on a site that is well joining for advice and reading build logs...but there is nothing Absolutely nothing better in the universe than sitting behind your own handiwork
, putting coal and water in it,and bringing it to life and driving it around a track.. Not trying to out you off, but do go in with your eyes wide open
I would sreiously suggest that a %in Gauge loco is a better et, bigger is not more diffucult plus they have more room in the cab for your hands and haul more passengers
Edited by silverfoxcc on Tuesday 13th January 18:03
Here are some links
Blackgates Engineering for plans and loco bits http://www.blackgates.co.uk/
Forums https://modeleng.proboards.com/ especially Rogers Speedy build guide...the man is a genius
https://www.model-engineer.co.uk/forums/
Material suppliers https://www.m-machine-metals.co.uk/
Ready to run Station road steam
UTUBE Mr Crispin model engineer
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