Hello

I am new to the subject of model enginering but have a passion for steam Beam Engines of the 18th century, in fact I have an ancestor who designed, built and installed steam engines in various mills and other locations in the West and South Yorkshire area in the mid to late 1700s. It was reseaching his life and work that led me to want to build a scale model of the type of engine he might have worked on. Anyway, as I don't have some of the skills or equipment nesseccary to carry out a few of the machining jobs needed, I am hoping that there might be some kind person in the West Yorkshire (Huddersfield) area who would be willing to help me out with some lathe work, to assist me in building an engine. I do not intend at this stage for the engine to actually run on steam, I am firstly planning a static model, though I may attempt to provide it with an electric motor at some stage. If finances allow I would at some point like to build a live steam engine as well, but I need to learn a few skills first. If you think you might be able to help an enthusiastic amature, I would be very pleased to hear from you,

Thank you

Dave