A busy end to the week so I haven’t had much time to update the blog in the last few days…

However, Dave Young has completed the handrail stanchions for Lewin’s saddle tank. These will bolt through into blind bushes, enabling a watertight weld to retain the nut inside – a neat and tidy solution and one that follows the practice of blind bushing we have employed on Steam Elephant, Puffing Billy and Coffee Pot. Dave had a real difficulty machining these as the iron had ‘chilled’ as a result of cooling too quickly after pouring. This makes it glass-like and very difficult to work with. He reports that it is relief that these are complete!