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8_10 Brass Cleaner
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 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:19 pm Post subject: Jones No0 |
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Lets call this Jones No0
I had a roadster as a kid, it was a waste of space, would bearly move itself despite nothin being wrong with it.
So I made it into a number of things, the boiler and engine into this
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That was in 1994!
Because of the firebox cowl, the soldering of the steam pipe was far from successfull, though it worked, a fair steam leak developed.
Looking through my spares, It dawned on me that I had a boiler from a SE2 that could be resurected, also a Wilesco Lineshaft, and 4 mamod tools. When I looked at that old wilesco engine I had, an Idea emerged.
So here is where I am up to.
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silverfoxsteam
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..............Interesting!
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Mamod Collector
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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If your others are anything to go by, that will turn out rather nice
Keep us posted with your progress 
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silverfoxsteam
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Anton Bruckner wrote a symphony he numbered '0' ("Die Nulte") - it was an early work he didn't consider worthy of a number! (Actually I think it's better than nos.1 & 2.) You're not a closet Bruckner fan are you?
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Spokesmann
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Totally off the wall Hedd! 
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8_10 Brass Cleaner
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| silverfoxsteam wrote: | | Anton Bruckner wrote a symphony he numbered '0' ("Die Nulte") - it was an early work he didn't consider worthy of a number! (Actually I think it's better than nos.1 & 2.) You're not a closet Bruckner fan are you? |
Who?.
Seriously?, I think the engine is a nice job, the boiler is a pigs year.
From what I remember the engine frame was a pig to make, its made out of three brass parts soldered together. Trying to sloder the uprights was hard going. |
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Minor1PJG
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| Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 10:22 pm Post subject: |
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I like it
Unusual and Mamod too 
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8_10 Brass Cleaner
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Been in the shed most of the evening, mostly working on the Austin 7, but spent an hour or so on the base. Its a bit cold out there so I've just come back in the house. Progress
I wirebrushed the base, and gave it a dose of Jenolite yesterday. Now I've marked out the holes for the tools, engine and boiler, also glued on a large plate underneath, Tonight I've been filling the original Wilesco holes. The red paint is basically a guide coat.
I've also fitted a burner tray, I intend using a mamod Vapourising burner with this when finished. This will stop it wiggling about.
This base is going to take a fair bit of sanding and high build primer to get it something like, the rust has pitted it severly.
Out of interest, anyone have a close colour match for the blue mamod tools? Mine need touching up here and there. |
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