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8_10 Brass Cleaner
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| MFSteam wrote: | Two of those swing boats joined together would be fantastic, it looks good now but with two it would be just like Harry Leas Steam Yachts.
Do they still get down to the Dorset steam Fair? I have fond memories of them there. |
Ian,
Yes they do, they travel quite extensivley now that they are owned by Saunders in Bedfordshire. I'd say a better thrill than some of the modern tack. |
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MFSteam
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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| 8_10 Brass Cleaner wrote: | | MFSteam wrote: | Two of those swing boats joined together would be fantastic, it looks good now but with two it would be just like Harry Leas Steam Yachts.
Do they still get down to the Dorset steam Fair? I have fond memories of them there. |
Ian,
Yes they do, they travel quite extensivley now that they are owned by Saunders in Bedfordshire. I'd say a better thrill than some of the modern tack. |
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As to a thrill, oh yes but you had to be sitting in the back row holding onto the netting.
Have they gone all H&S and fitted seat belts?
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8_10 Brass Cleaner
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| Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 11:55 am Post subject: |
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| MFSteam wrote: | | 8_10 Brass Cleaner wrote: | | MFSteam wrote: | Two of those swing boats joined together would be fantastic, it looks good now but with two it would be just like Harry Leas Steam Yachts.
Do they still get down to the Dorset steam Fair? I have fond memories of them there. |
Ian,
Yes they do, they travel quite extensivley now that they are owned by Saunders in Bedfordshire. I'd say a better thrill than some of the modern tack. |
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As to a thrill, oh yes but you had to be sitting in the back row holding onto the netting.
Have they gone all H&S and fitted seat belts? |
No sign of the safety police yet.
As for the ride, I find it is better not to hold on, sit at the back, tuck your legs under the seat in front, jamming the top of your knee agains the underside of the seat, then and cross your arms. Your bottom will lift, but you cant fall out. Everytime I do it the wife goes green. |
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Birminghamboy
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I like steam yatch, I frequently steam one off a built on Meccano engine
I have tried to build a double set with opposed swing ala full sized, but no go. Has anybody come up with a Meccano mechanism to do it?
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Steamyjim has images plans . . . 
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steamyjim
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Spokesmann wrote: | | Steamyjim has images plans . . . |
Of what?
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Spokesmann
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2008 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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| steamyjim wrote: | | Spokesmann wrote: | | Steamyjim has images plans . . . |
Of what? |
Swingboats? I may have a pic from STiA 2008.
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stuman01
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I have built the same ferris wheel and tried running it from my SE3 but can't get it to turn slowly. Have fitted a large mecanno pulley to the centre shaft of the ferris wheel on the assumption that a small wheel (on the engine) driving a large wheel would reduce speed. But it still goes so fast it is a blur to look at. Can't quite make out the speed reduction mechanism in the video. Any advice welcome.
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