Project 4" (1/3 Full Size) Burrell Agricultural Traction Engine Build.

If I remember rightly those wheels are about 45kg, quite a lump to get on and off. Looking good though, keep the posts coming.

Yes Heavy & lots of work

Have a look at my pics and you'll see my upside down roller skate. Works a treat especially when it comes to painting.

Happy building
Jim

Change of plan, I'm going to build a steam powered Penny Farthing now


(Like the roller state idea Jim)

Progress is looking really good! What did you use to clean up the wheels and spokes? I've seen a lot of people using patio cleaner and with flap wheels or polycarbide discs.

Looking good, I didn't worry that much about getting everything nice and shiny. So long at the parts are degreassed and there is no loose scale I was advised to to worry to much. I used a flap wheel to take the sharp edges off and to clean up any rough edges. By removing the sharp edges and rounding them just slightly painting will be easier as paint tends to not like 90 degree corners and will shrink back (not sure that makes sense but hope it does).

Anyway keep up the good work, and keeps the posts coming

Sunday 12th Feb '17 - All 16 spokes cleaned up, got it down to about 15minutes per spoke now. Grinder & Flappy things in a drill + a bit of filing. I did try patio cleaner on the spokes of one of the front wheels but it done bugger all, I think I my have brought the wrong stuff. Flappy wheels are great

Tuesday 21th Feb '17 - I have top coat & its very PURPLE !
Is it ok to do a Traction Engine this colour ?

It's your engine. You can paint it what ever colour you like. Same applies to the pinstriping.
The roller skate certainly pays off when your brush painting.

Jim

Looks good, not the most traditional but why not, It will look very impressive with some contrasting lining.

Is this the 'Cadbury' purple I've seen on Facebook? Looks great!

What colour is that please, been looking at Plum/Purple for my 41/2'' Foden. Looks a nice colour. I have seen a 6'' Garratt 4CD in a similar colour. good luck with the build.

Yes its the same colour as the Cadbury's Sentinel Steam Lorry, Craftmaster Paints will mix you up any colour you like

Friday 24th Feb '17 - Kit 5. Unboxed & next to last months kit. No kit next month but I think I need that time to catch up. Lots to do & one hell of a lot of Painting !

Sunday 19th Mar '17 - Cleaned up a rear wheel rim today & put it in a coat of primer. The rims are a bit rough so I will use a bit of filler on them next. This is the first real work i've done on the engine in about 3 weeks as I got a piece of metal in my eye. It still not right but its on the mend now. If it happens to you go to A&E straight away, dont wait 2 days to let it go rusty in there like I did. WEAR YOUR GOGGLES ALL THE TIME !

Glad to hear you are on the mend. Not a nice thing to happen and if they have to get it out with a needle not very pleasant at all.

Good luck,
John

Friday 24th Mar '17 - Writing on the hup caps , Potton is the town in which I was born & live.

Friday 7th April '17 - Kit 6a Number plates

Tuesday 25th April '17 - Kit No7 for me but really Kit No9. Hornplates not the Tender. Lots of cleaning up, rivet fitting & painting to do.

You are really getting a move on with your build and it is starting to look impressive. Keep the pics comming it helps to spur us on.

Friday 26th May '17 - My 8th Kit but Kit No 11a The Cylinder Block, was not expecting this until August ! Time to find that black bbq spray paint again . Cant get it to load a photo

Don't forget to check the oilway.

Barry

As I can no longer work out how to put pics on here You can follow my build at :- https://www.facebook.com/pg/CODENAMEPOTTON/posts/?ref=page_internal

Thats a shame

If its any help https://traction.forumotion.com/t1487-instructions-for-uploading-and-posting-images-from-iphone-ipad-and-pc-via-photobucket