[modeleng] Re: Donington
- From: "alanjstepney" <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 11:59:32 +0100
Glad I was not the only one with aching legs!
Yes, the LBSC book is fascinating. I was pleased to see that Camden had
re-published it.
As you say, his designs are still popular, and rightly so. They work well
(most of them do, and yes, he did produce some duds), and are simple to
build.
As for his boilers, the idea of soft solder caulking is hardly likely to be
met with favour by today's boiler inspectors!
I feel sure that the basic designs are OK though, but if building any of the
less common engines, I would check with your clubs boiler inspectors first.
alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.alanstepney.info
Model Engineering, Steam Engine, and Railway technical pages.
----- Original Message -----
From: <peter.chadwick@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2004 10:37 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Donington
Got me some files, and very aching legs.......didn't see you, Alan. Did
see an old friend, Mike Hanscombe, from Severn Valley/ Crofton Beam
Engines/ Kennet and Avon canal days. He was demonstrating the miniature
lever frame and signalling/interlocking on the 7-1/4 inch gauge society
stand.
Got the book on LBSC, his Life and Locomotives. It's quite interesting to
see that some of his designs are still being built, 50 years on.
Question: are the techniques he used for his boiler designs and
construction considered OK by today's standards, or is there a pragmatic
approach taken on the basis that they've never been known to fail?
Peter Chadwick
Swindon.
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