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AdeV:
Julian,

My thoughts when setting this forum up were twofold: 1) I wanted to give you HMEM guys a "safe haven" away from outright commercialism and possible misuse of copyright materials; but tempered with 2) I didn't want to trample on MadModder's feet, of which I am a reasonably long-serving and active participant. Many of the same people post or read MM as posted/read HMEM & this site, so you'll be in good company wherever you go.

In my view, your router table project is a perfect fit for the Madmodder forum, and I think you'd surely be very welcome to post a build log over there. And, TBH, I don't think anyone's going to grumble if you posted it over here too, at least once we've got the forum layout settled down a bit.

Barneydog:
No probs with any of that. The table will continue to be built and when finished I may post a pic or two.

Bogs....Do you have any downsized plans of Paddle ducks available or do I need to do it myself? If I do then do you have any advice? Total height has to be down to about 75mm to fit the hull but needs maximum power available. If this downsizing looses alot of power I may join two together to make a 4 cylinder version.

Regards

Julian

Bogstandard:
Julian,

IMHO, the paddleducks engine is a little large for your model, and would need to be reduced to at least 50% of original.

In all honesty, for powering a Clyde Puffer, with it's enclosed engine, a twin cylinder oscillator would be perfect.

Believe me, after many years powering model boats with steam, the lowly oscillator just cannot be beaten for reliability and easy running.

If you build an open steam launch, then yes, use a 'showy' engine, otherwise keep the engine and installation as simple as possible.


John

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