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- Sun May 15, 2011 2:37 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Experience of A.A. Leak's compounds
- Replies: 37
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Re: Experience of A.A. Leak's compounds
Hi. I am also building one of these engines. A while back I had a chat with John Griffiths, owner of Tenacity (which is featured on the back cover of Camdens booklet about building the engine). He gave me some very useful advice about the building of the engine, errors in the drawings and modificati...
- Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:03 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Building a Three Drum Watertube Boiler
- Replies: 35
- Views: 48353
Re: Building a Three Drum Watertube Boiler
Hi John,
I've just found the answer to my last question, spotted your boat on the Selway Fisher site.
I've just found the answer to my last question, spotted your boat on the Selway Fisher site.
- Sat Oct 30, 2010 5:52 pm
- Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
- Topic: Building a Three Drum Watertube Boiler
- Replies: 35
- Views: 48353
Re: Building a Three Drum Watertube Boiler
Hi. A couple of things I thought of after my last email. Someone I have talked to about the holes, I think it may have been Malcolm Richards, said that they found 12mm too tight and had to go to 12.1mm. The only reamer this size i could source was about £57 so I got an adjustable reamer from Chronos...