The Diary of the Re-building Baudot 8187


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Day 16-- A half day in the workshop


Today  the following was achieved:-

the water glass gauges were fitted

the side tanks were fitted

the hearth was located and it was decided to make new fixing nuts which are shown in the picture

Cork piece cut out to fit under the electric blower

The boiler was filled with air to a pressure of 10psi and the wheels turned !!!


The picture at the top of the page shows the results of 2 weeks work over 3 months tells the story