Fowler Traction Engine – new part – Ashpan
Filed in Fowler A7 2" scale traction engine build on Nov.29, 2008
Today I managed to make a start on the Fowler traction engine Ashpan. A more comprehensive write up is on my model engineering website. However today was spent making cardboard and steel profile tools and a black and decker power file. And the file can certainly shift wood. The only problem is it gets spread everywhere! So it was a good decision to carry the work out of the workshop and into the garage. Of course that meant moving the Mk2 Jaguar out and it was a great temptation not to take it for a trip.
With the power file in use it was a case of making sure the dust mask and full face visor kept clean. Oh how I hate wood! The copper will not be here until early next week so I have until then to make the former.
More to follow..........
December 1st, 2008 at 11:03 am
If you use your metal lathe for turning wood you need to be careful that the motor vents don’t fill full of dust.
However that sawdust is great for cleaning up oil spills around the workshop so I keep a pot of it for that use.
December 1st, 2008 at 2:45 pm
Hello Andy, good advice but I didn’t get the wood anywhere near the lathe. Indeed I moved out of the workshop and worked in the garage which looks after my Mk2 Jaguar and it made a terrific mess in there!
I must admit I hate woodworking as its such a dusty messy material unless of course you have yourself set up with dust extraction equipment.
If I do turn with wood then I take a lot of trouble to protect the machinery. But as I said its a very good point you make. Thanks for taking the time.