Update

Boy, the heat is back with a vengeance! Certainly enjoying the insulation in the shed! Australia Day holidays are a nice way to wrap up January.

Mentioning, again, the laser cutting/water jet cutting service for Model Engineers is back in action for the year, with a couple of jobs underway as we speak. A 2-3 business day quote and a 1-2 week manufacture time from placement of order. Postage is available to  anywhere in Australia so even for those out of state we will be happy to quote and send direct.  You can read more about it on our website under "Laser Cutting".

I'm trying to source some 5" x 3mm wall thickness copper tube for stock and some boilers. This is one of the most common diameter boiler barrels in 5" gauge. I have rolled some before which is still an option but makes for a bit of work. We need to believe God for a miracle! I hope to hear back from a supplier soon on that.

Through the Model Engineering work we've been able to do since we started, we have been able to support Mission work and child sponsorship. We have 2 sponsor kids in Burma who don't speak English, a brother and a sister. The boy loves soccer and wants to be a Church Pastor when he grows up. In years gone by I've sponsored a boy in Nicaragua through Compassion. He was able to complete the program at 18 and move onto being a man. It was an amazing feeling to look back and see how long I'd supported him and he was now exiting the program, with a good education and health care. We had kept in touch the whole time with letter writing. There's something exciting about doing something beyond ourselves and taking care of others.

How are your live steam projects going? Maybe drop us an email or comment to say "hi"!

Back to the workshop!

Happy steaming

Nigel