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saw:
Nice good work  :clap: :clap: :thumbup:

kvom:
With the cylinder's sand blast finish looking so nice, why not do the same on the steam chest?

Great build.

doubletop:
Doc, Saw, Kvom

Thanks for your support and apologies for my tardy reply;

It was club night last night so was doing a bit of a tidy up for the 'show and tell'. Funny how when you strip it down and re-build it doesn't seem to go back together as well as it did the first time. However, leaks have now been dealt with and tightening of the glands has stiffened things up a bit. I am going to remake the crank pin as the drawings suggest making it from a bolt but the clearance on the bolt shank is too much and the engine now knocks as a result of the tightness of the rest of it.

Kvom

I could have sand blasted the steam chest but felt the contrast added to the overall effect. There are a few cosmetic bits I need to do to finish this off but I'll save the remaining jobs for the weekend. In the meantime I'm fixing a few parts for one of the club members locos.

Pete

doubletop:
Just about finished

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRLhcy99VRY

Pete

arnoldb:
Nice one Pete  :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: - Well Done!

Kind regards, Arnold

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