Hi From London

[Trabant Dave]

Hello All,

Getting back into steam after some decades; recently acquired a Mamod SL1K and now buying an Accucraft Caradoc with a view to detail and add some R/C...

I'm sure I'll be needing some help from here, especially with my two left hands!

Regards

Dave

 

[duncan1_9_8_4]

Welcome! Everything i have done is based on ideas and help from this place, or so it seems.

 

[Madman]

Welcome aboard, Dave.

 

[railwayman198]

Welcome from Forest Gate. If you are on this side of town there is an informal group of us who have occasional steam ups.

 

[Steve]

Welcome David , there all mad you know

 

[Rhinochugger]

Welcome David , there all mad you know

Speak for yerself - I'm normal

Welcome to the madhouse, Dave

 

[stockers]

Speak for yerself - I'm normal

Matter of opinion mate!

 

[owlpool]

what is normal?

welcome

 

[Rhinochugger]

what is normal?

welcome

No, his name's Dave

 

[Zerogee]

Welcome to the forum, Dave!

Jon.

 

[Gizzy]

Welcome Dave....

 

[Trabant Dave]

Thanks for the warm welcome folks; looks like you are all as bonkers as I am.......

 

[dunnyrail]

Thanks for the warm welcome folks; looks like you are all as bonkers as I am.......

Speaking for myself, probably worse. Oh and welcome to the nut house.
JonD

 

[idlemarvel]

I'm sure I'll be needing some help from here, especially with my two left hands!

Two left hands would be very handy if you were left handed!

 

[Trabant Dave]

Cheers guys;

I'll try and post some pics of my Caradoc over the weekend; she's six years old and barely fired; the original owner was a 94-year-old who seems to have taken great care with his stuff. I'm in the process of adding a second channel on the radio-control for the regulator - the original install was 40mhz so I've removed the receiver and replaced it with a 2.4 ghz OrangeRx R615X, stripped out of its case to reduce bulk, and wrapped in heatshrink for insulation...... The (alkaline) battery holder has been removed and substituted with a 4xAA size NIMH+ Vapextech rechargeable.
I've replaced the regulator and gas knobs with brass levers and have a micro servo for the regulator - I'm just waiting for some 1.5mm piano wire to arrive and I'll be ready to complete the r/c (for now).