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Offline Stueng56

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New member from Lancashire
« on: May 12, 2021, 11:04:15 PM »
I have just joined after looking on the site for a while.

I have had a mini lathe for about 3 years and a small Warco mill for a couple of years. I have made a few accessories and added cheap TouchDRO read outs to my lathe and mill. For the lathe I used cheap Aldi digital calipers and made an Arduino interface linked to a cheap Android tablet for the display. For the mill, I bought 2 of the Dros with individual small displays but found them too small, so I bought another for the quill and made another interface.

I have just upgraded to a larger lathe, a Warco WM290.

I have only built one model to date, the Muncaster entablature engine by Jason Ballamy serialised in Model Engineer magazine. I have had it running on air, but it is in bits at the moment to be painted.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khYPvBoUU3Q" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khYPvBoUU3Q</a>

I also bought a part built Sweet Pea loco, but apart from buying more materials, I haven’t made a start on it yet.

Stuart

Offline steam guy willy

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Re: New member from Lancashire
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2021, 12:30:37 AM »
Hi Stuart, good to see you have joined our group ,  nice engine there and looking forward to seeing more of your work and photos soon...Are you part of a local club??

cheers

Willy

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Re: New member from Lancashire
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2021, 01:29:00 AM »
Hi Stuart
Welcome to MEM!

Dave

Offline propforward

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Re: New member from Lancashire
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2021, 02:54:38 AM »
Top notch work on the Muncaster! Welcome aboard!
Stuart

Forging ahead regardless.

Offline RReid

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Re: New member from Lancashire
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2021, 03:06:56 AM »
That's a good looking engine, Stuart. Welcome to the forum!
Regards,
Ron

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Re: New member from Lancashire
« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2021, 05:35:40 AM »
Hi Stuart,
Welcome to MEM!
Kim

Offline Roger B

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Re: New member from Lancashire
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2021, 06:41:22 AM »
Welcome to the Forum  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp:
Best regards

Roger

Offline scc

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Re: New member from Lancashire
« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2021, 07:06:56 PM »
Welcome Stuart.. :cheers:          Terry   (also in Lancashire)

 

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