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Just saw these on ebay list as steam engine parts.
To me that look like some kind of weird blow torches.

Have a look and see if you can figure them out.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Old-Steam-...PageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Best to bring your own water as I don't think that there is any source of rainwater at the moment due to improvement work being carried out on site, but plenty of tea available!

Hi Gents,

Seller responded and gave me the shipping cost £34 (shite!).

I really need to ask this in advance next time.....

and I would advise everyone else to do the same every time before buying.

Cheers and thanks for the feedback.

T.O.

Just been on Forest Classic's site to have a look at how much a Centurion was and realised they have now lowered their prices due to the VAT cut.

The prices aren't that much lower but every little helps

Does anyone know where i might buy these bottles cheaply?
They look ideal for filling boilers.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/500ml-Long-...pray-Bottle_W0QQitemZ110316666742

Some of the staff where I work are giving ethical xmas gifts rather than sending cards.

Examples might be buying a family a goat in africa or paying for the education of a child in the third world.

These are all honourable things but surely chosing to spend the money on these gifts rather than buying family and friends gifts, it's just using someone elses money to donate to charity in my mind.

That's not really the idea of it is it? Maybe if the person had already exclaimed that they ha ...

a fine pair of steam motors.

[quote="Atticman"][quote="ozsteamdemon"]can you light 10 lamps at 2.4 Amps wif dental floss ????????[/quote]

No reason why not, you may need to go round several times, but its the materials not the profile

We need a material physicist/ engineer to give the lowdown

Heres Reids discussion /experiments.

http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org...html&highlight=dynamo[/quote]

Hi there atticman , i get what your saying and i can see the reason why you ...