my new workshop

[Mike Bondarczuk]

Hi Dave,

Thanks for heads up and though I have yet to find the book on the internet it looks very similar to the Stuart "building a vertical steam engine" book which I already have, though I will try to find it anyway.

Jo, thanks for the link to the library and they indeed have some great titles, especially from Tubal Cain, which I don't have yet, but will purchase in due course.

Thanks to all for the positive comments on my workshop and I will soon be publishing my build log for the Stewart Hart horizontal, but with a few differences, which I hope work in the way intended.

Mike

[Ian S C]

There is an article in vol 2993, 1958, by Exactus "Building a Steam Engine from Castings".  And Harold Hall has a series through 2010 "Beginners Guide to Building Steam Engines", this is based on the ST 10H/V engines.
Ian S C

[steam guy willy]

I like the carpets ....are they Axminster perchance !!

[Chipswitheverything]

Hi Ian, thanks for identifying the 1958 volume: -  these articles by "Exactus" , ie. ETW in this case, are exactly the same as the content of my little book.  They run week by week through from 2993 to the end of the year, 3002.  Trouble with getting out these old ME volumes to check something is that an hour + later on, you're still absorbed by them, and not done what you were meant to be doing!  The very old issues, up to the eighties,  were solidly full of excellent content even if the photos were compromised - some great contributors,  classic model engineering!   Dave

[Mike Bondarczuk]

Hi SGW,

Don't recalls the origin of the carpet save that it came from the Middle East somewhere when we were there as a family for a good few years  .

The only reason I still have it is that it was due to be thrown out as being too old, and a bit smelly from the old dog, so I checked it for size in the workshop and here it is and keeps my feet warm in the winter and also takes the pressure of the feet when standing for a long time.

Danged difficult to hoover as the sward from the mill and Myford seem to get into the weave, or is it the weft.

Mike