[modeleng] Re: Engines from bar stock
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 14:24:34 -0800 (PST)
John, have you had a look at the steam launch engine
Wilfried is buiding on his website?
Al Messer
--- john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi to all,
> The problems from castings as you have all said is
> either the price or the availability.
> I think the other problem is the availability of
> designs and information either old going back to the
> turn of the century or new of other model or full
> size engineers, who would like there designs copied,
> or reduced so that us model engineers could scale
> down full size to make models out of.
> I have been looking for some time for
> information,designs, and availability of either
> castings and or drawings for the Steam launch that i
> would like to start soon, I think that building you
> engine from bar stock you can cut cost and combine
> ideas of lots of designs, then coming up with a
> suitable engine and boiler which is pratical and
> easier to produce.
> As for the Hull i will start with a fibre glass of a
> donner boat and put a hard wood deck and top onto.
> The problem unless you talk to many other who have
> built other models is the suppliers dont tell you
> and compare their models with other suppliers
> equivalants and the for and againists, and the
> differences and problems which one encounter during
> its production.
> Well enough of my waffle for now.
> Regards John Burridge
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