| Drawings are a nightmare. I built a Minnie over the last few months in 1 inch and almost every part had a problem here or a problem there. I ended up drawing the bulk of the engine on solidworks before making the parts.
I have a friend that has four fowlers full size so its reasonably easy to go look at the engines to get an idea of whats what on them hence the Superbas as a build choice.
Im still 50/50 on the Burrel, the big stumbeling block is £13000 for a kit of parts I can machine for 3k. Even the boiler isnt that bad a job and to be honest welding a 4 inch is easier than a 3 inch. |