Bob & Ron Lane
Background Bob & Ron Lane were Cockneys from the East End of London. They remember going through most of the Blitz sitting under the kitchen table. Bombed out twice but survived. Richard Lane, a distant [more…]
Month: December 2020
Graver Handle
A graver handle is just a turned wooden handle with a brass ferule around the neck to stop it splitting. The high speed steel graver is then just tapped into a pre-drilled hole in the [more…]
Maun Industries Smooth Parallel Pliers
I saw someone on the BBC Repair Shop using a pair of parallel pliers, so I did some searching and saw these Maun Industries Smooth Parallel Pliers. Made in the UK and you can buy [more…]
Model Stationary Engines
I just had to have a page listing the model stationary engines from around the web. So I thought I would list the kits, castings, plans etc. Some of these are scale models, some are [more…]
Traction Engine Manufacturers
The traction engine lasted from around 1850 to 1950 in the UK, during this timeframe there were a number of traction engine manufacturers. Over the years a number of these have drawn the attention of [more…]
Elongated Hinge and Jig
In order to make the hinge for the smokebox door I first created an elongated hinge and jig. Not perfect, but gave me a good alignment of each side. This alignment of each side of [more…]