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Re: Wilesco Roller rebuild
« on: July 22, 2019, 03:31:19 pm »
Impressively done. Certainly it still has features recognizable from its origins, but it is so far beyond the Old Smokey that it started from that you have to look thrice to really see what you are looking at!

Well done turning a sow's ear into a nice silk purse!!!

ps:  Don't get me wrong on calling a Wilesco Old Smokey a sow's ear, as I have one that is completely stock, and I enjoy it thoroughly and consider it a fine and fun engine as built. But this thread's modifications certainly take it to the next level and beyond!
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