My Stuart Turner No 9 Restoration #1

Restoration part #1

The engine has been taken apart as you can see, the oak base has been stripped and french polished, the box bed given a fresh coat of paint and the sole plate which was originally finished by only hand tool, spent yesterday afternoon in my milling machine and was sorted out a little more , now after a coat of green paint it back on the box bed , next job is to await until the paint hard and then I will sort out the studs. 

To be continued....

My Stuart Turner No 9 Restoration

 My Stuart Turner No 9 Restoration
Engine description

 

Stuart Turner No9

 
The Stuart No.9 is regarded by many as the most attractive engine in the Stuart range. The No.9 is typical of the large powerful Steam Engines installed in factories and mills to provide power.
As a steaming model or a static display the Stuart No.9 is a fine example of model engineering.

Length     11 Inches.
Flywheel Diameter     5 Inches.
Cylinder Bore     1 1/2 Inches.
Cylinder Stroke     1 1/2 Inches.