Fowler A7 traction engine 2″ scale build
After silver soldering the three pins for the Fowler traction engine (plans and castings by MJ Engineering) together yesterday I managed to clean them up this morning. If you read my previous post you will know I was not impressed with my work which normally goes well. I put this down to either or both the new flux and the new stick of silver solder. I fully expected the parts to fall apart and a lengthy cleaning up or even making new parts to be required, but the solder did flow in the right places!
Three pins for the Fowler A7 Traction Engine
After a clean up and close inspection I would say they are well and truly brazed together but the process was not as satisfying as the end result. Unusual I know. I still need to work out, perhaps using some test pieces, why things did not go as well as previous silver soldering but at least the pins were ok.
December 14th, 2009 at 11:57 am
i am building the same model from the same casting here in australia , and would like to find someone to build me a bioler for it , thee are few and far between here