Peter Insole
Western Thunderer
Thank you so much John and Mark. I'm sorry it's taken me a while to reply, but I had escaped for a few days! It wasn't all sun, sand and sea though, indeed the nearest I got was Burnham-on-Crouch, where incidentally there happens to be a splendid museum known as the Mangapps Railway! The proprietor is one Mr. John Jolly, ace collector of all things Great Eastern and more. He lives up to his name and was clearly amused to discover that there was someone else who knew almost as much as him about Southern Railway waste paper baskets!
Anyway, now furnished with a load of measurements and photographs for essential Bagshot and Love Lane detailing, I'm back on the case, or at least until my little apprentice comes round later and demands more intensive training on the workbench...
Earlier today I finally got down to running off some drawer handles for the Ticket Office.
Now I will have to admit that I do not possess a lathe, so the proper engineers amongst you would be well advised to skip the next couple of pics, or be reduced to tears at witnessing the terrible abuse of a drill press!
Having shortened the life of my drill bearings and my eyesight, the tiny brass rivet shaped knobs needed flats filing to make them into those D profile handles.
Hard experience of fettling very small bits of metal has dictated this next device, designed to defeat the dreaded Carpet Monster:
I also apologise for the readily apparent abuse of my vice jaws as well!
The end of all this is four drawer pulls and some door knobs fitted!
Anyway, now furnished with a load of measurements and photographs for essential Bagshot and Love Lane detailing, I'm back on the case, or at least until my little apprentice comes round later and demands more intensive training on the workbench...
Earlier today I finally got down to running off some drawer handles for the Ticket Office.
Now I will have to admit that I do not possess a lathe, so the proper engineers amongst you would be well advised to skip the next couple of pics, or be reduced to tears at witnessing the terrible abuse of a drill press!
Having shortened the life of my drill bearings and my eyesight, the tiny brass rivet shaped knobs needed flats filing to make them into those D profile handles.
Hard experience of fettling very small bits of metal has dictated this next device, designed to defeat the dreaded Carpet Monster:
I also apologise for the readily apparent abuse of my vice jaws as well!
The end of all this is four drawer pulls and some door knobs fitted!