Following Alex’s update on his scaled up and modified 1947 design of Edgar T Westbury’s ‘Seal’, (if you recall, Alex wrote ‘when Ross won the Farr trophy for his almost complete engine spurred me on further’). This has prompted Ross M. to drop a line with pictures of progress on his ‘Sealion’ to the original Read more about The Sealion…..[…]
No, the Bathgate Locomotive Works manager has not thrown a tantrum! When one doesn’t own, or have access to, a set of bending rolls then lateral thinking comes into play. The fallplate below the smokebox has two curves. The following show the evolution of the two curves: Read more about Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention…..[…]
The Bathgate Locomotive Works are on overtime. As the lockdown continues, the midnight oil is being burnt with a vengeance and progress with ‘Maude’ continues apace. Had fun making this. Not finished yet as it has still to be tapered towards the handle. I decided to make it 3/16” thick instead of 1/8”. Mainly for Read more about Reversing Lever Et Al……[…]
Bathgate Locomotive Works are on piece work today. A little problem bracket to make. There was a 1/4” hole already drilled for the fulcrum point of the reversing lever in the framing. There is no room on the outside of the framing because of the wheel to add a support there for the reversing lever Read more about A Quick Job![…]
Tricky job today. Making the tray for the base of the smokebox. Initial test fit ok. Need to cut central area out for the blast pipe and the rear ring. Had to bend the brass sheet leaving an 1/8” between the sides and the loco framing. This will allow insulation on top on the cylinders Read more about Bathgate Locomotive Works…..[…]
Scientists all over the World are actively seeking a cure for the Co-Vid19 virus. There are a number of promising breakthroughs, the most expensive probably being the development of a human vaccine. There are other options too, such as looking at existing treatments & seeing if they can be redeployed to good effect against the Read more about Seeing The Light?[…]
From the far North Peter B. has contacted us to say that he too has been busy doing a job he had long planned…….. ‘With the lockdown causing much time on my hands, I looked at my small metal stock and formulated plans to make more tooling to use with the Myford ML7 or in Read more about Small Power Hacksaw And Its Manufacture[…]
Andrew N. has sent in a couple of photographs of his father’s workshop & progress on his 5″ LBSC ‘Speedy’. ‘I am sending you some photos of my Dad’s workshop, another bijou locomotive works. On the left is his LBSC ‘Speedy’ that had come to a standstill. I am delighted to say that with the Read more about Like Father Like Son?[…]
Alex W. has dropped a line to the News Desk with some information for what he has been up to lately. Alex gave a presentation on the model in December 2016 which is worth reading again to refresh your memory. ‘When I took the Dh 60 c down to Doncaster one of the judges remarked Read more about A Bigger Seal…..[…]
Our ever busy Secretary came up with the idea of scratch building ‘Brewstina’ for the young daughter of a colleague at work. This unusual model is based on ‘Brewster’ from the television series Chuggington. Mainly constructed from wood Robert added plaits, a cotton tail and a secret drawer within which to place trinkets. ‘Brewstina’ was Read more about ‘Brewstina’ At Almondell…[…]
