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ArticleFRONT COVER
Martin Johnson has spent 13 years building his 7-inch scale Fowler lorry and is now enjoying the fruits of his labours, here at a local steam rally with only the signwriting to finish. Martin concludes his build story in this issue.
ArticleBUILDING A WORKSHOP IN THE GARDEN
Iconcluded last month’s description with the roof of my workshop fitted and my waiting for the weekend to commence felting. Saturday came and thankfully was a dry and sunny day. The first job was to sweep the roof clear of leaves and such and...
ArticleMAINTENANCE; SILVER SOLDER OVERLOAD
The boiler test on my 7¼-inch gauge Holmside locomotive that was carried out in November had revealed a few leaks that I wanted to attend to, the worst one being on the pressure gauge union. With the test out of the way I nipped up the union and...
ArticleBENCH TALK: TALE OF WOE, BUYER BEWARE...
Ithought that EIM readers might be interested in my recent experience with some new equipment, and the value of checking it out before first putting it to use. I fancied owning a new rotary table which could be mounted either horizontally...
ArticleLOCOMOTIVE WORKS: RETYRING WHEELS
Last month we described the first part of our project to replace the very worn tyres on the 7¼-inch gauge ‘Tom Rolt’ we had purchased secondhand. Having measured all of the now machined wheels, with their original treads removed, we worked out the...