⚙ Stationary Engines - UK

Shopping.

Beginning to suffer a little from cabin fever so we went out shopping today. We chose to go to Bourne End remembering t...

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posted by n_highfield

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petter 2 cylinder diesels

I am after some information, I'm hoping someone posting here can help. I have a gen set with an air cooled Petter, and...

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posted by nik.morgan

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Wikipedia - Maytag flat twins

I've never seen one, rarely seen a Maytag single (Kim's shed?), but I understand there's also a Maytag flat-twin. As Wi...

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posted by dingbat

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Happy Christmas to all engineers!

Somewhere about a 1,000 miles north of me, little blokes in daft green & red suits are piling gifts into the Quantum Sl...

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posted by kim.siddorn

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OT - 30M rebuild

I've asked for info and assistance here several times in the last few weeks and I thought you'd all like the opportunit...

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posted by kim.siddorn

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snow?

Well you lot are all very quite. Are you hibernating or something? I've been watching the various news reports of froze...

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posted by johnmanders

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Bit OT - mystery bike

http://www.vintagebike.co.uk/pictures/homemade-classic/ 2 M20 top ends perhaps? Regards, Kim Siddorn

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posted by kim.siddorn

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A Christmas story

Kim, On behalf of everybody who I have spoken to over the weekend may I say what an excellent piece of writing you had w...

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posted by martin.perman

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OT; Myths and Legends

Gentlemen, Is anybody like me hooked on Merlin, Saturday evenings, I think it is an excellent series and hope that they...

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posted by martin.perman

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Tinbashing feast!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGElSHzm0q8 But I did think the DVD was expensive at £34 ..... regards, Kim Siddorn

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posted by kim.siddorn

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First engine

Hello! I am a soon to be retired engineer looking for my first engine to restore. I am in East Yorkshire and have been...

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posted by rogerson.david

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How to drill a square hole

Found this device recently, amazing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qEhyQfbImY&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1JH...

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posted by johnmanders

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Engines in programmes

Gentlemen, Does anyone one ever remember the Petter M I think that used to sit on the headmasters wall in Last of the Su...

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posted by martin.perman

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Condensation

A perennial problem with heavy lumps of iron in the widely varying air temperatures at this time of year. Engines thems...

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posted by n_highfield

7 comments posted 15yrs posted by n_highfield

BBC Edwardian farm

Did anyone else see the first episode last night? Seems quite interesting a was the previous series on the Victorian fa...

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posted by n_highfield

13 comments posted 15yrs posted by n_highfield