Making parts for my bridgeport made me wish I had a two of them.

I'm enjoying the series. If I were to have a steam loco on the Erskine Tramway, it would be a Tinkerbell.

Nobody likes a cold workshop! Before I put heat in mine, I would avoid going out very often when it was too cold. Could you have used dowel pins instead of the cap screws to maintain position or is it also important to keep them tight to the cylinder?

Lovely looking loco

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Matt, I don't know a thing about metal working, and enjoy your channel very much. I'm curious, being as cold as it is, is there any significant risk of parts machined when it's that cold getting wonky when it gets hot? Also thank you for hoovering all those bits of metal. I'm sure the camera makes your hands look closer to all those corkscrew razorblades then they really are but I still get a bit puckered watching you work. 😆

🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶 How do you Brits do it? 🤣🤣🤣 Working in brass monkeys weather like that ? 😂 At least your not far off having those cylinders finished. 👍 Cheers from sunny Down Under, Robert 🇦🇺

Braver than me lol. You could have put a bit of tape over the steam passages to stop the swarf going in and disappearing down the holes. Looking forward to the next episode (where you discover your bronze has warmed up to more than brass monkey temperatures, expanded and the reamed hole is now oversized 😂) Have fun

Looking good Matt. Those valve buckles are turning out very nice. I shall refrain from teasing you about cold from here in the land of -30 winters but it’s taking all my strength to resist. 😬

Very nice work mister. It’s coming along nicely. Nice video. Yeah England is freezing.

It's the other way round here in North Queensland 42c today 😅, it's like an oven in my workshop

Hi Matt. 26 TPI was also the thread for most bicycles in the 30's, 40's and 50's and faded out as the Jap crap came onto the market. That is why there are so many 26TPI taps and dies available today.

I built an inglenook fireplace in my workshop with an external chimney. I put a wood burner in and never been an issue since.

I have a tubular green house heater mounted behind the lathe and mill with a foil backing to reflect the heat.I leave them on all winter, not expensive to run, hope this idea might help other home engineers I have used this setup for over 40 years. Tony.

Well Done for braving the workshop ! I like the idea of holding down the steam chest with a couple of cap screws.

Great update Matt!

Rather ironic really. I should be out in my workshop - which is also chilly, much warmer watching the latest progress on your Tink build. Looking good Matt. Not long now...

It’s the rust for me walked in the shop at the lathe bed was showing signs of surface rust even with a coat of oil on ??

have a cup, Thanks!

Thanks for sharing 👍 As my father use to tell me, "There's heat in those tools."

sorry I' m late. Come on down to Florida, Disney has some nice steamers.

Curently -30C with a wind chill of -41C. I wish it was only -4 thats sweater weather haha.

no one is going to ask why Mallard is wearing the name The Flying Scotsman on top of his smokebox

beautiful looking episode. I Know some who owns a steam tractor

Can you make me a piston steam engine with a silinder like your video before this and how much money to buy that piston and silinder?

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you have sold the better machine.

Hi Matt, just happen to have a horizontal mill for sale…. think the freight might be a deal breaker though! When you get around to changing your door, down this end of the world you can get polystyrene sheet especially for adding to garage doors, however you go about it, make it a double door! Use one side for general access or open both for getting loco’s & machinery thru! Cheers Kerrin

It’s a BXA post, from what I can see. So you can get holders for that that will hold 20mm tools, or at least 3/4”, but I suspect they’ll hold 20mm. I’ll have to check mine, if I remember, tomorrow. WD-40 does repel water very well. But it’s designed to evaporate after some time and then it doesn’t protect. It’s also excellent for cleaning oil and grease off. Right after rinsing parts that I’ve used Evaporust on, I spray it with Wd-40 and that prevents flash rust. But it’s just not intended for long term rust prevention.

I can't use Duck oil i get physically sick, one day years ago some toe rag put Duck oil in my banana milk shake and being very thirsty i downed half a glass before i realised, i was extremely ill for days and off work, i have been using a dehumidifier for years on a timer and i have to empty it every two days you wonder where the water comes from but no rust.

Happy new year Matt look forward to seeing what you get up to. 😀

5:17 I made mine about 30 year ago

“ Duck Oil is a tin ?? When ‘ah were a lad, we usta squeeze our own ducks…..,,” 😎 Robert 🇦🇺

Please do a video on the garage door as I have the same problem. Thanks.

Looking forward to the 2025 progress. You desire for machines is like mine with chainsaws, tractors, guns 😀😀

Get yourself a shipping container and if you ever move you can take it with you.

Come on Matt. Think laterally! Dig a cellar - loads of room then and you can build a hydraulic hoist as well. You mentioned a build trolley. Must admit that when Harry is finished mine is heading for the scrap bin. I prefer the idea of making an attachment to the buffer beams (think of an engine stand) so that you can rotate it and work in 360degrees. Happy New Year to you and yours. G

Thanks for sharing 👍

Are you going to shame the WD-40 culprit? the only person I can think of is Colin Furze and his secret bunker

one foot forward but never look back with a if. best 2025

Dang I'm late again. :) Great unveiling, she's beautiful

playlist by seasons, good idea.

Dear Matt Another great video. With respect to your last one, when you made the sheet metal pieces to go over the cylinders, you drilled the required holes with a regular twist drill. May I recommend you track down some "step drills". These are shortish, cone shaped bits with up to 5 or 6 (or more) different diameter sections so one bit can drill holes from say 1/8" to 1/2" in 1/16" increments. I'm sure metric ones are made as well. They are specifically for drilling sheet metal and cut neat tidy holes with minimum burrs etc. I think the smallest diameter available is 1/8", but the largest diameter one I have will cut 1 1/8" diameter. Over here in Canada, Unibit and Lennox are 2 good quality brands. I would emphasize buying only good quality name brands as the cheap imports are not accurate and blunt very easily. See what you think. Best wishes from Canada. Paul (ex pat)

Bloody good work mate 👍👍. Robert

Very nice work mister. That engine looks great.

Skins? Don’t you mean cladding?

Brilliant work, Matt.

correct sound of mallard it sounds like a little one

Looking great my friend - puts my 2mm Zintec, rolled in the vice with a bit of round bar to shame. Not long now until them wheels be a rotating! Happy new year to you and yours. G