Tug's Corliss Tandem Compound Project

[Ramon Wilson]

Hell Willy I don't know - I'm half a sleep most of the time  besides you're on the wrong thread

Funny you should mention WaW - had a phone call from the Halesworth MES Chairman this afternoon asking if I will take it along to do a talk same as the one at the Norwich club - news travels fast about here eh?

Still working on the drain pipework but had an nice distraction today and a blast from the past. A good friend brought one of my old control line stunt models back to pass on to another. Haven't seen it since the late nineties I guess - still in good nick though a bit of hangar rash here and there but otherwise ready to go. Not one spark of inspiration on that front I'm pleased to say - I don't think that's for me anymore.

Tug

[Bertie_Bassett]

well sounds like you have been very busy to me!

glad you got everything sorted in the snow, and equally glad it was all gone when i got back early saturday morning

will take me a while to catch up but thought i would say pop my head in to say hello.

keep up the good work

jon

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Tug, cheers. On the weather subject: some call it “global warming”, I just say that the old ball is changing like it’s always done. What us old country boys used to go out in with 2wd pickups, drink beer, and play in; now shuts down cities  . On the engine subject: go ahead, just go ahead and rub those diesels under my nose. I know what you are doing  . TBH, doesn’t matter what you are building; I’m following  .

Whiskey

PS: Lou said “like one of gentlemen on the Downton” 
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[Ramon Wilson]

Morning guys - there's this strange bright light coming through the window and I can feel the heat on my back - yep the Sun's out at last   

It's been a pretty miserable couple of weeks weather wise Whiskey and the temp is due to drop with possibility of more white stuff at the weekend though I guess it won't be much - today though just has to be a garden one   

The diesels are but a mere diversion - nice to think they might provoke something similar though 

Glad to see back Bertie - hope you had a good break and plenty of the sunny stuff too 

After yesterdays pleasant interlude I got to grips with the parts for a valve to fit into the exhaust system - silver soldered them up before dinner and left to pickle. Upon checking it later the valve part had canted so reheated it but I'm afraid it went from bad to worse and I totally buggered it In the bin it went then    A restart is in order but it won't be today due to this lovely weather. Might try to get some paint on though

Back soon - Tug

[vcutajar]

Hi Ramon.  Still following along.

Had to go in the dictionary to see what "canted" means.

Vince

[Stuart]

Vince

It’s very similar to “skew wift “


Stuart

[vcutajar]

Had to consult the dictionary for the second time today.

Shouldn't it be "skew wiff"?

Vince

[Ramon Wilson]

Hello Vince - thanks for looking in  Looking forwards to your next project 

'Skew-wiff' it is indeed Vince but near enough Stuart  - or rather, as they say in these parts, 'Sloightly on tha huh'.

Collected yet another one tonne bag (and thank fully the last) of the remnants of the leaves. We've never had such an amount for composting as this year. Lots of lovely leaf mould  in a year or so though.

John collected his aircraft with a suggestion that I should fly it at the Lowmex show - hmmm not too sure that would be a good idea 

Hopefully will find time to get to grips with some more brass a bit later

Regards - Tug

[Tennessee Whiskey]

Organic modeling 

Whiskey

[Ramon Wilson]

Hell Whiskey - I'm sure glad you know how to spell 

Valve number two proves successful but the set up not quite finished so a couple of pics a bit later. Doesn't look like I'm going to get much workshop time till Monday - duty calls - domestic interference  and a family day on Sunday, our Ruby wedding anniversary  Now wheres that forty years gone!


Fr'm tha ol shid - Tug

[b.lindsey]

Congrats on the anniversary Tug. 

Bill

[Steamer5]

Hi Tug,
 The engine is coming along very nicely. Neat setups & lots of helpful ideas!

Congrats on the Ruby anniversary!

Only a couple of years behind you yesterday.

Cheers Kerrin

[sco]

Forty years - congratulations and best wishes to you and Sue!

Simon.

[steam guy willy]

Hi Tug ......congratulations etc etc ...saw this and thought of you......This is in my old Marshalls cat about 1915 !!!

[Bertie_Bassett]

congratulations on the 40th wedding anniversary, hope you both enjoy the day and that the weather holds for you all