3" Burrell Traction Engine build.

Burrell Front Axle and SmokeBox. Following a visit to the midlands model engineer show, I purchased the material for the front axel. Probably EN8  - 3/4" steel and perhaps twice as long as I actually needed. As it is sold by weight from college supplies it was a good price.  The wheel-bearing material was easier to source. I found a bit the right size and it looked to be a good hard-wearing bronze. The reamer confirmed this when it tried to ream the center to the right size. Since I also reamed by hand in the lathe using just a spanner and both hands to rotate the chuck. As I was only able to find 1 piece though then I turned to a company local in Birmingham, after a follow-up email, it seemed the cost of the postage was prohibitive from using them.  So Flebay it was, and a piece of SAE660 at a great price and it turned up in a couple of days. This was considerably easier to machine than the previous one but looked the same, I hope my engine doesn't do a Fred Dibnah