RE: GOOD MORNING BIRMINGHAM. - 295

#4411 by signman ( deleted ) , Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:41 am

Morning everyone, raining here,but not much, forecast heatwave tomorrow.
Well I'm about a third of the way into my lining job,having a break for a while been going round in circles the past week, heres a couple of snaps.

#4412 by astoness , Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:44 am

morning john..its looking good thank for the pics....dull and overcast here in brum..i wonder if we will get the promised heatwave...

#4413 by Deleted User , Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:52 am

Overcast but dry,here I am with me shorts and sun oil at the ready LOL

Come on sun,the whole country is on standby............

#4414 by astoness , Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:55 am

Posted by denise
Overcast but dry,here I am with me shorts and sun oil at the ready LOL

Come on sun,the whole country is on standby............

den the way its looking in brum i cant see this heatwave appearing....

#4415 by Sheldonboy , Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:50 am

The sun is. Breaking through, it may be overcast but it's very warm. The bus I am on has the heating on. The windows were shut until I got on.

#4416 by phil ( deleted ) , Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:05 am

Yes its very muggy here and beginning to rain a little. I think we are going to have quite a downpour later. It must have rained heavily last night but I didn't hear it.

Phil

#4417 by astoness , Sat Jun 25, 2011 5:25 pm

evening all..phil i think its got even muggier now...it really looks like we will have a storm...

#4418 by phil ( deleted ) , Sat Jun 25, 2011 7:58 pm

Yes Lyn it is certainly warmer than it was this morning.

Phil

#4419 by astoness , Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:03 pm

just looked at the forecast phil and it seems its going to be hotter than today but no sun..i can still feel a storm a brewing..just watered me hanging baskets...

#4420 by Stirling Single , Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:21 pm

John,

Pictures looking good. A lot of work for one week.
I love to see these beautiful machines being brought back to life with a clearly good lining job.
Keep posting the pictures with your progress.

Lynn.

#4421 by signman ( deleted ) , Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:45 pm

Thank you Lynn, I also like to see them and enjoy doing them, even though it becomes a bit repetitious after awhile.
I have to wait now until the next stage of the restoration is completed.

#4422 by Stirling Single , Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:00 pm

John,

Look forward to seeing the next stage, and the finished work.

May I ask, if I may, what is the History of the engine that is being restored.

Lynn.

#4423 by Deleted User , Sat Jun 25, 2011 10:21 pm

Come to bed because this cold is making me feel very off,not sure if I am boiling hot because it is warm outside or what..............night night.

#4424 by signman ( deleted ) , Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:45 am

Good morning to everyone, heat wave ! it's damp and dismal here visibility about 100 yards.
Lynn, don't know much about the engine other than it was found in a field and is one of only 4 left in the world, 2 in New Zealand and another one in this country.
It's a 1912 Foden steam traction engine and when finished should look like this.
The cladding has to go round the boiler with brass straps and then be lined, as does the large fly wheel and its cover.
The photo is o fanother Foden but different year and type.

#4425 by Sheldonboy , Sun Jun 26, 2011 6:47 am

Posted by signman
Morning everyone, raining here,but not much, forecast heatwave tomorrow.
Well I'm about a third of the way into my lining job,having a break for a while been going round in circles the past week, heres a couple of snaps.

Great work John, not easily accessible those spokes are they. so you have 24 spokes both sides, is 96 spokes on the back wheels alone. without the front wheels and body parts. No wonder we havn't seen you. do you think he will want it done every year?

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