
| Member Name | When | Interests | Brief details |
| John Egglestone | Past | Boring
head and Fly Cutter for Mill (See pic) Simple Dividing Head - to cut gears and mark thousandths on hand wheels (See pics) Power feed for Milling machine Stent - Tool and Cutter Grinder (See pics) |
All 2001 - commenced and finished Made from an old battery drill and some gears Commenced early 2001 |
| Present | Whatzit - Hit and Miss Oscillating engine | Obtained plans from Club Library | |
| Future | Atkinson Cycle Engine | Purchased book of instructions from Plough Bookshop | |
| Gordon Hunter | Past | 5"
Baldwin locomotive (See pic) 7.1/4" Brittania Live Steam (See pic) |
Retired stationmaster - Victorian Railways |
| Peter Keown | Present | Quorn
- Tool and Cutter Grinder 1.1/2" .... Traction Engine |
Both
projects are progressing slowly. Intend completion sometime after retirement. |
| Ralph Michell | Past | Locomotive Marine Engine for paddle boat Accessories |
"Brittania"
3.1/2" gauge L.B.S.C. design. 13 years construction up to 1st
steam test. commenced in 1979 as project for retirement.
Piston valve. Constructed mainly for the slide valve operation Odds & ends for lathe & milling operations |
| Present | 5" gauge Locomotive | 5" gauge tank engine - freelance, being part design of Martin Evans "Ashford" & "Enterprise". Currently 8 years in the making. Slide valve. | |
| David Tenny | Past | 36"
Long Hydroplane Model planes control line and free flight (See pic) |
Started
1985 - 80% completed 1950's & 1980's |
| Present | Scale
BB 18.1/4 locomotive in 7.1/4" gauge (See
pics) "Mary" Beam engine (See pic) |
Tender
completed & many loco parts completed 80% completed |
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| Future | Bentley Rotary Aero Engine | Drawings purchased | |
| Reg Thorne | Past | 23' Steam Launch (See pic) | Commercially
made fibreglass hull 7m x 2m. Compound steam engine - plans from model engineering mag. Overall project took 3 years |
| Present | 1/16
Scale Model of a Carousel (See pic) |
Carousel
plans obtained from England Carousel to have 36 horses mounted on twisted brass rods - motor driven Model is 30" diam - can be dismantled for transport as were the full size ones Project now 85% complete |
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