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Re: Thomas Aveling Traction Engine #0166
« Reply #15 on: October 14, 2019, 02:21:26 pm »
Do not believe that i´ve ever seen one of these before...

Congrats and thanks for sharing Nick !
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Re: Thomas Aveling Traction Engine #0166
« Reply #16 on: October 15, 2019, 10:20:33 am »
Quote from: classixs on October 14, 2019, 02:21:26 pm
Do not believe that i´ve ever seen one of these before...

Congrats and thanks for sharing Nick !

Thanks Jan, usually only see 1 or 2 a year on eBay UK...
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Re: Thomas Aveling Traction Engine #0166
« Reply #17 on: October 15, 2019, 10:23:28 am »
The one piece firebox that is prone to cracking...





Here is a cracked example, some have several cracks



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Re: Thomas Aveling Traction Engine #0166
« Reply #18 on: October 16, 2019, 04:09:01 am »
Would be nice if the firebox was copper, that might have cured the cracking issue?
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Re: Thomas Aveling Traction Engine #0166
« Reply #19 on: October 16, 2019, 07:09:32 am »
Quote from: Swift Fox on October 16, 2019, 04:09:01 am
Would be nice if the firebox was copper, that might have cured the cracking issue?

Would look good too with a mix of copper and brass parts.  8)
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