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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Mec1maniac on March 04, 2019, 04:12:40 pm

Title: Re: Fettling my £30 flatbase.
Post by: Dr. Rog on March 07, 2019, 08:46:23 am

Seriously cheap!!!

Title: Re: Fettling my £30 flatbase.
Post by: magpie38 on March 05, 2019, 02:52:13 pm

woah,  you got a bargain there, £30, thats a steal very well done

Title: Re: Fettling my £30 flatbase.
Post by: Mec1maniac on March 05, 2019, 01:49:30 am

Here it is in all its glory, sticker on the base says it went through CHASteam’s hands at some stage.
A bit of nostalgia for those of us who dealt with CHAS

Title: Re: Fettling my £30 flatbase.
Post by: Dan-c on March 04, 2019, 05:37:44 pm

Look forward to the pics :)

Title: Re: Fettling my £30 flatbase.
Post by: Mec1maniac on March 04, 2019, 04:14:46 pm

Just tried to post a photo but I seem unable to do so. Will try when not on my phone.

Title: Fettling my £30 flatbase.
Post by: Mec1maniac on March 04, 2019, 04:12:40 pm

Hi folks,
Thanks for having me,
Just had an hour in the garage coaxing some life back into a flatbase se2 I picked up for just £30

Had to replace the steam pipe O ring and trunnion spring but did manage to make it run on air. The homemade whistle wasn’t great so I fitted a 60’s one.

Steam test this week and video all being well.

Liam.