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Bent valve! Back to the drawing board….

// Yesterday was a difficult day. I was really pleased with my first valve and took a lot of time over it! Yesterday I ruined it. Ok, it was always going to be a test piece to sort out the machining stages, but I had hoped it would survive after so many chances to ruin [...]

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Machining 1″long stainless steel valves for Seal engine’s

// Well this morning I made a start on the valves for the pair of Edgar T Westbury’s Seal engines I am building. Its been a while since my last work on this pair for various reasons but at least I managed to make a start on the valves. I still have to finish the [...]

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Red layout fluid – at last!

Compares red layout fluid with blue layout fluid for use in model engineering

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Alibre 3D Cad proves valuable for my first ‘commission’!

// Its been a while since I have been able to do any ‘proper’ machining due to health, refit for our fishing boat, making some pens (my only indulgence…honest), and trying to become a silversmith! My task today however was to fulfil a commission. Yes, my first ever commission, a pair of brackets to be secured to a [...]

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Small crucible holder for Silversmiths

How to make a crucible holder for use in melting silver and gold.

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New letters for furnace pattern -hopefully they will work this time

Another attempt to see if I can cast letters onto a pattern after failing the first time.

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No turning – so a long handled dustpan takes shape!

Long handled dustpan made from sheet metal and some metric studding…..

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Video on how to centre a bar in a 4 jaw chuck.

Video on how to centre a bar in a 4 jaw chuck.

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Special Alloy for the Seal pistons! Oh and some paint runs…….

Long handled dustpan finished and alloy bar cast from pistons for the Seal engines i am building. Follow the build on mikes-models.com

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