Burrell Traction Engine, Slow progress due to illness.

Slow progress has been made in the workshop due to illness hopefully not the mother of all viruses but man flu. However some progress was made before i was struck down, the chimney saddle is actually bolted down, as this is not the most recent photo.

A certain amount of machining was required to get the towing bracket to locate flush but as can be seen I still intended in making it look like a casting so the bottom was not machined.

Nice sunny day for a photo opportinity so I had all the parts out and made a mockup on the lawn, the bucket being a new addition I aquired this from a stay in a posh hotel where the chips for the evening meal to the room came in and now becomes a part. Actually looks the correct scale I got the bucket first and decided the scale and what to build after.

Planning the nameplate during lockdown so hopefully, things are still progressing of sorts.
I decided to call the engine "JOHN" after my dad since it was his inspiration and model engineering skill and machines, that have led me to make build 2 traction engines currently.

Plate to look like this only not BILL this is the plate supplied from Bridport Foundry.

The smokebox door is finally finished and treated to a coat of BBQ black a special high-temperature withstand paint 600 Deg C spray. It's Starting to look the part we won't talk about the hinge may be in the next feature I might explain the troubled I had with that.

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