Finally finished painting Sphinx No.129 and feeling really pleased with the results. The colour is mid-bronze green, the same as my 1/2HP Stuart. I debated what colour to paint the background of the brass nameplate and decided on a dullish red which makes it a nice feature.
The nameplate came originally as a flat plate, and on Graham's suggestion, I machined a piece of hardwood to the correct convex radius ( a 2 5/8" hole saw proved ideal), then sandwiched the plate between that and an aluminium block of the same diameter as the water jacket. A few careful hammer blows on the aluminium block easily bent the plate to the required shape to fit the water jacket .
Next job is to make a trolley and source a suitable cylinder for a water tank. One idea I had is to use a piece of stainless steel ducting of the type used for wood burning stoves.
