3" Burrell Traction Engine build.

Rods and lifting link progress.  Following another holiday for a week, progress in the workshop has continued but at the normal winter slow pace. A small Jig was started ready for my return, and in an evening I completed one of the lifting rods. (Narrowly missing I'm a celeb on tv , phew! and avoiding the snow).  The Jig was my own idea and the welding done by my Son, who helped me out here. The scrap metal was in fact the Jig I used for setting the gear mesh, but as it is not longer required, so has been re purposed to this new task.   (It also can be still used for its previous job as well, as the central pin unscrews). The near completed lifting link, first of two required. Just needs an oil hole drilling. The centre portion was milled out leaving sufficient for the turning of the two ends.  The rods have also been started to a point and progress stopped to complete the above before the milling machine is swapped from vertical to horizontal. < Pleased with...

 Midlands Model Engineer Show 2024 - Warwick This year’s Model Engineers Show 2024 was a huge success! All four days of the show were fantastic with exhibitors and visitors alike enjoying plenty of opportunities to purchase items, learn and explore the very latest in machinery tools and model engineering. The 2 exhibition halls were abuzz with vibrancy, excitement and anticipation. I went with a usual shopping list, and a few parts that I had organised from suppliers to take to the show for me for collection and postage saving opportunity. I ordered an expansion Link and had it water jet cut this being the results after only minimal cleaning up required. I reamed the holes out and basically park this until the rods are done. Back to the show report. There were some fantastic models on display and also the gas turbine demonstrations running outside along with the traction engines and a few helicopters in the main carpark. Below the pictures I took on the day and a few videos of the ...