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GDSF pictures

Gentlemen, I have placed for your pleasure all of the pictures I took at the Dorset Steam fair, not as many as I have t...
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posted by martin.perman
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Chuck Wendel's New Book

We have 12 copies coming over, price will be less than the advertised cover price due to a discount offered by Chuck We...
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posted by diesel
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Haddenham Steam Rally

Gentlemen, I am off to the Haddenham Steam Rally, a very good event just north west of Cambridge. Will wear my Campings...
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posted by martin.perman
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Anyone got a 2 BA left hand threaded machine screw?

Aargh! Yesterday I made a real mess of a screw trying to remove it because I didn't realise it was left hand threaded....
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posted by cdt22NOSPAM
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Camerton Village crank up

A pleasant one-day show on Sunday only. I counted twenty engines and the weather - which was vertically damp until abou...
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posted by kim.siddorn
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Russian generator

I was in Milton Keynes on business for much of Monday, but, by arrangement, I called in to see Michael Henriksen in Har...
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posted by kim.siddorn
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National Rail Museum and Deltic engine

Cross-posted to model engineering and stationary engine newsgroups. We had a delivery trip up north today, and a couple...
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posted by diesel
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Webshots new styling

What do you think about the new styling on the webshots pages? My first impression is that it is worse than it was but...
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posted by davecroft
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Petter/ Lister starter motor

I have a friend who has a Petter(Lister) AD1 engine. He requires an electric starter motor for this and purchased TWO,...
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posted by me
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removing grease spots from carpets?

I'm hoping someone here will have knowledge to help me. I was cleaning up a bought-at-auction Record #82 quick release...
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posted by bugbear
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GDSF

Where any other members blown away from the Dorset Steam Fair?
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posted by stonerobert
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Bit OT - Oil pump & magneto

I've found a Lucas LDV vee twin magdyno. I'd guess at late twenties- early thirties. I've cleaned it & painted the magn...
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posted by kim.siddorn
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Gardner Engines

Hi, Could anyone please give me an idea of how much a six cylinder Gardner engine weighs? I think its a 6lxb, its comin...
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Norman model SC Do you have a handbook?

My friend Peter Lowe in Oz is looking for a manual or for someone to copy one for him. I did own a SC many years ago but...
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posted by davecroft
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