3" Burrell Traction Engine build.

 Stoke Prior steam rally 2025 📣 Show Report ✅ Strong Attendance – Rain or Shine! The show, as usual, was well attended, and we’re pleased to report that paying numbers held up strongly —despite a soggy Saturday. Fortunately, Sunday brought sunshine all day , which made up for it! A big thank you to everyone who braved the elements. This year’s weather was a definite improvement on last year’s continuous showers—and a far cry from the scorcher we had the year before that (we still remember those sunburns!). 😎 🚜 715 Exhibits on Display! We were welcome a whopping 715 individual exhibits this year, offering a fantastic variety for visitors to enjoy. This included: 25 Miniatures 7 Full-Size Engines 2 Steam Cars A huge number of commercial vehicles , classic cars , motorbikes , military vehicles , and stationary engine displays From the tiniest model to the largest working machine, there was something for everyone to marvel at.  <---This is us on the Su...

 Big end bearing part 3 The big end bearing has taken a while to reach this stage, but it’s finally starting to come together. The remaining tasks are fairly straightforward now—just making the taper wedge pin and shortening the con rod to its final length. It’s been a really satisfying piece to produce, and I’m very pleased with the results so far.  Feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions while reading these blog updates—I'm always happy to reply. Whether you have a suggestion for a future post, a question about something specific, or simply want to say you’ve found the blog interesting, your feedback is always welcome. It helps guide the direction of future content and is genuinely appreciated. These posts do take time to write, edit, and gather photos for, so knowing they’re helpful makes it all worthwhile. A big thank you as well to those who are following the blog—it's encouraging to know these pages are proving useful, especially to fellow builders. As ...