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by Laurence
Sun May 15, 2011 2:37 pm
Forum: Technical - Engines and Boilers
Topic: Experience of A.A. Leak's compounds
Replies: 37
Views: 47723

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...
by Laurence
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.
by Laurence
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...