Hi Mr Crispin, as an avid amateur turner, my Dad was a big fan of your channel and sadly died 3 weeks ago. He regularly used to tell me about the amusing lines in your narration & your excellent skills, so as a new sub, I'd like to say thank you on his behalf for the work you do on YT.

“If I was going to give up, I’d have done so by now” - The mantra of model engineers and model railroaders everywhere. 😄 Wonderful to see this project back on the bench!

Great to see you back at it Mr. Crispin. For me, there is no level of detail that would be considered "too much" for any of your videos. Would happily watch for hours! Let your available time and sanity level be your guide :)

Hi Mr Crispin, don't feel bad about your lack of progress. I started on Minnie, a 1" steam traction engine, or at least I got the book, in 1976, two countries ago having immigrated in 1979 to Canada. Machine tools graduated from a second hand Unimat 1 which I still have, to a 1949 myfird ml 7, obviously used and now a brand new PM 932 gear head vertical milling machine. As for progress I have the wheel rims rough turned, the boiler shell made, a start on the horn plates and side plates, the cylinder, piston, water pump and chimney saddle castings in hand and the flywheel ready for machining. The gear cutters have been purchased so that required the mill to have a dividing capability, which is now being developed. So, like you, there's been a hiatus of progress to make tools to enable further progress. Regards from Canada's banana belt. 🇨🇦🍌

I've just found your channel recently. You've inspired to take on some very cool projects that involve lathe work, a bit of CNC milling. The tool and die maker at my job now refers to me as his apprentice. At 43 years old its quite humbling and immensely rewarding. Thank you for the inspiration!

"how much detail do you want?" YES

About bloody time Crispin lad!

Very exciting! Please go into detail with your thoughts and chosen solution along with the machining.

Subsctibed when you started on the locomotive.

Mr. Crispin, Far more than an ordinary high quality English engineer. Mr. Crispin keeps OUR Great English Jeeves and Wooster Culture alive.

Good to see you Mr Crispin its been a wile. Looking forward to more hat sliining metal shaping and jokes about your brother. s toothbrush.

Brings back memories, my first thought was literally "hello my old friend" Has taken me approximately the same time to get to the start of building my workshop which you inspired my to back all those years ago.😅 And please, as much detail as you can handle. Ever since I found your channel I've always appreciated your attention to detail including your in-depth explanations on paper.

Good to see you back on the B1, I look forward the machine work.

I have literally waited well over a year for this, thank goodness 😉 looking forward to the future now

Winderfull. Waited very long for this return. Greetings from Germany.

Excellent! Been looking forward to the return of the locomotive 🚂!

Yay!!!!!❤ Mind you i found the fixing of your equipment absolutely fascinating.

Great to see you on the locomotive again🎉 Greetings from Germany.

This is surreal - I was watching the early loco videos again just this morning!

I am simply chuffed! Might I suggest that the thinking behind any given approach is just a valuable as someone executing a difficult task with apparent ease. These considerations such as interference, ease of measurement and checking, securing the workpiece etc are the snippets I value very highly. Joe Pie does this very well. Loving your Hat work!.

I like where you show the parts next to the photo of an actual loco. It really helps to lock things into place.

So glad to see you're back, glad to see you're getting back on the loco. Thanks for the heads up and very much looking forward to episodes to follow. Have a great day....

Great to see the locomotive back! And please, by all means, continue to tell us about your thoughts, reasoning and decision - for me this is often more interesting than the actual machining.

I'm glad the locomotive has returned. I was beginning to think it was a figment of my imagination!

The video we've all been waiting for Mr Crispin! Thank you xox

Thanks. I am glad to see you getting back to the locomotive. I enjoy all your videos but I found your channel on your loco build. I do hope your able to get into all the details of the spindle valve guide. I feel like it is a neglected topic. I would love details, it would help me tremendously. I look forward to your next video.😁

Back on the loco at last Mr Crispin,let’s have at it. Looking forward to some loco video’s. Thanks for the video.👍👍

My prayers have finally been answered....looking forward to seeing the locomotive come together. I thought it would never happen...lol. Thanks for bringing it back...cant wait to see the work Mr. Crispin! Cheers!!

Beautiful machine work on the locomotive so far!!

I’m so happy to see you’re back on this project, I genuinely thought you gave up 🎉

Congratulations! That's a great cover photo. The machining on the locomotive parts is stunning, as was to be expected. Thanks for another superior video and greetings from Germany.

Great to see the loco back, a daunting task but if anyone can do it you can

Wow 14 years. Life though what can you do. I for one would like to see the extra detailing of how it's made.

I always come back to this channel to see 'how it's done'. Good to see you back on the B1 Mr Crispin!

Good to see this progressing again. There must have been some sort of signal sent to all of us as two weeks ago I picked back up on a model Traction Engine I stopped about 18 months ago, that is about 80% complete. Good to see the machine tool stuff put to one side as well as this is more interesting and a better use of your skills.

Mr Crispin, I subscribed when you first were on the loco as a callow youth, things take precedence, life and such, but now the locomotive is back I am keen to watch its progress. You can go into as much detail as you wish from my point of view, as others have said your drawing explanations, and why you are doing it in a particular way are why I for certain subscribed, along with your humour of course. So whichever way you wish to present what you are going to do, and show you doing it is ok with me. I'm looking forward to the next video.

Hurrah! A return to the loco! I came to you when searching for Myford, but I've stuck with you ever since. What ever happened to your brother's toothbrush?

I worked at RRA Raynesway until I retired, now I live in mid-Wales. Really great to hear a Royce's voice again.

Hi 👋🏻 Mr Crispin 🤠 Great seeing the steam locomotive again 👍🏻

welcome back dude! looking forward to the vids.

Just stumbled across your channel with the fitting of the horn blocks to your locomotive. Looking at the framework I realised that you were building Martin Evans’s Springbok”. That brought back some wonderful memories of many years ago around 1962 when my dear old Dad started building the very same loco.and yes he only had a Myford ML7 lathe and a Foxconn pillar drill and lots of files. I spent many happy hours watching my father working on the loco and after about 7 years he finally saw the engine run with a dummy water and coal supply. Sadly Dad was never to see the engine completed as he passed away suddenly. The engine ran superbly and an excellent locomotive so I am sure you will be pleased when you finally finish yours. Unfortunately I was not skilled enough to finish the loco and sold it to a member of the Southampton society of model engineers. I will continue to follow your locomotive venture as it will bring back really wonderful memories of my old Dad working on his.

Mr Crispin, please keep sharing the bits that excite you. Damn the torpedoes, your passion shine through. If you like it, I'm sure the rest of us will too!

Before commencing with much more, can I suggest making the connecting rods. At the moment with the chassis as is, it should be possible to use it as a jig, just put some bushes in the horn guides or for more accuracy the axle box bores and transfer those centres to connecting rod material. If you attempt to match connecting rod centres by measurement or whatever it's extremely difficult to get a free running chassis.

Thanks, this loco is how I found your channel, way back in the day. But I’ve been enjoying all the other machining videos you’ve been doing.

Hello Crispin, good to have you back. I hold the view that it’s not merely acceptable, but actually downright necessary to have the odd gap in work within a project of this breadth. It’s a recharge opportunity, innit? 🙂

Great to ses the loco being resurrected!

A unique channel in quality. Thank you for improving my day with your content. Long live your channel. Marc - Londrina - Brazil

So glad you have got back to it

So glad to see the Loco back on the bench. Been waiting patiently.

Glad to see you back! Very glad!

Glad to see you’re “back on track” with the loco

Yes, explaining how original parts function together and why their designs now need to be superceeded is vital to the quality of your machining channel. Keep up the good work and DONT go off the rails.

Glad to see a new video from your workshop - and such a promising one!

Great to see you getting back to work on the locomotive. That build is what originally brought me to your channel and I am looking forward to the future work.

It’s great to see you get back to this. I’ve been watching since the beginning

Glad to see you back at it. I always liked your progress reports on the locomotive.

Great to see you back and working on the Springbok again

I don't much mind whether you are explaining the loco design or the machining rationale, (preferably quite a lot of both, for me) so long as you continue explaining - you are very lucid and would have made a natural teacher - that's meant as a compliment, not an insult.

I’m enjoying every post, and appreciate that you are doing this in your “free” time.

Glorious, I've really missed the locomotive stuff. I'm looking forward to following your work on it, always a joy and an education.

Hooray! ...

Excited to see you back on the Loco!!!

That where many hours of watching KZfaq in front of you on your bench Hopefully twice as much hours to see you finish it

Great to see you back doing the loco 🎉🎉🎉

🥳🥳🥳 Finally , I was begining to think the project had been permanently shelved.

Excellent news!! By your narration, I fit into the category of your original viewers. Glad to be in that group, and very glad that you are back on this project.

Mr. Crispin, please continue explaining what you're planning to manufacture along with your thoughts about how to make the part(s), then show the details of your set-ups, choice of cutting tools, etc. Many of us are here to learn from your machining skills. Thumbs up!

I'm super excited to see more videos on the locomotive. I really like your videos!

Hi Mr Crispin, I very much enjoy your videos. The level of detail and background rounds the machining to a story, much apreciated. Love your deadpan humor!

That is a monumental project, looking forward to seeing the various techniques you employ to fabricate some of this parts.

Great to see you back mr crispin thanks for posting

Great to see the return of the Springbok Mr Crispin! Keep up the good work.

Very nice! I'm a long time viewer and am looking forward to the "return of the locomotive". Can't wait to see your design of the spindel support.

I enjoy watching you redesign loco components in your own way and then make them

I've been around since the beginning. I'm happy to see this project get worked on again. Machining/ manufacturing life.

Mr Crispin you, Quin (Blondihacks) has been a great inpiration to starting this wonderful hobby. I got a similar lathe to the Harison you have and like you said it had taken 12 months to restore but i can't work on small lathes lol. The mill is the next item which i be getting brand new. Its great to see your doing well and i am always watching out for your videos because there just great to watch and learn new ways of doing metal working. the love of steam engines is great but a challenge to put into action and start up.

I think it is great that you still remember who was helping you out and give them credit, particularly school and college.

Yes!!!! The loco is back! Your videos inspired me to build a 5 inch pannier some years ago, i’m at a similar stage on my loco as yourself, unfortunately in that time i’ve battled with stage 4 cancer, as you’re picking up the baton again so will I!!!! 🫡 more vids please Crispin lad!

its about time i love this thanks glad to see it back

All the details! 😊

Nice to see you back, Crispin. I'm going to look forward to seeing the loco coming together. I'll miss you at MACH 2024, I'm going on the Tuesday. Not been in 15 years. I used to go to everyone I could. The Energy show used to be on at the same time. As energy was part of my work brief, I'd tell my boss I was going to that, get there as the doors opened, rush round in an hour picking up leaflets, then go to MACH. Where I'd spend the next 5 hours looking at machines I couldn't afford, or need for the company. Totally enjoyable day out.

I'm looking forward to the coming updates. I think I have been here for most of the locomotive.

The locomotive build caught my eye on the KZfaq feed quite some time ago. I subbed and stuck around for the other interesting stuff. It's nice to see these parts again!

Great, I’m pretty new to your channel, happy to see a locomotive. I’m also following Quinn’s project. I’m retired with a small to mid-size shop; usually making tractor attachments and things for the shop and property.

Great to see the 5 inch loco back in production. Building a 5 inch 2-8-2 myself. I enjoy watching how you make the various parts using a mill.

Show us your design workflow. I suspect the insights will be worth the effort.

Welcome back Mr Crispin, the journey continues, thanks

I’m glad to see you returning to the loco build. I started following your channel when you received the tool box from Keith Fenner.

new subscriber located in the southern USA i look forward to catching up and watching this project go forward!

good to see getting back to the loco

welcome back to the locomotive Mr Crispin. looking forward to the upcoming videos. good work. im a novice. i learn all the time from yorself and Joe Pie.

Bravo! Joli travail! Bonnes continuations! Stéph. Well done! Great work! Keep up the good work! Stéph.

I always get exited when I see 1 of your videos released. Iv actually re watched a fair number of your videos , as I always learn something new on reviewing. Good to see the loco going to be getting some attention , although iv enjoyed the machine tool maintenance/restoration particularly the spindle grinding. As for your question about how much detail I’d say lots 😉 God bless 👍🏻

Mr Crispin is back. I like your tenacity. Never give up. Soon you will be riding on steam!

Mr crispin, Nice to see you back on the loco. I look forward the next video. Bfn Olivier

Welcome back, must admit I will be watching with interest your approach to the manufacture of both the spindle valve guide bracket along with the main cylinder gland assembly. Just wondered is MACH open to the general public. Take care. Last time I saw you was at a location Nr Burton upon Trent, since then I walked out as tools were going missing and being vandalised by bigots and bullies.

Nice to see the locomotive again. Coincidently I am at the same stage with my build, trying to figure out how to make the spindle valve guide. Looking forward for your next video

Good to see you back on the locomotive. Been waiting a good long while for that! (But worth the wait). As for the level of detail... Excruciating. I've seen two Englishman discussing the merits of milk or water first for a cup of tea. If it doesn't take at least as long as that, the level of detail just isn't there yet. (The correct answer is milk first by the way) The boring people can of course fast forward. On a serious note though, the discussion of engineering principles and considerations that drive the decision making process is absolutely fascinating. It is often overlooked on KZfaq but is to me just as entertaining as watching the chips fly. More so really. I get to watch you approach a problem and compare what you do with how I would go about it. Very often you do something different to how I would or do something I would have never thought to consider. Those are always little nuggets of engineering gold. So as much detail as you have the patience to film and edit is very much appreciated. The engineering and machine setups are basically the best bit of KZfaq engineering. If i just wanted to watch chips fly I'd go subscribe to Titans of CNC or whatever it is that they call their channel.

Hi, my name is Alan, I found your video very interesting. I have been a model railway fan for many years, I have built layouts in the past, but I don't have one at the moment. I have recently become a member of a preserved steam railway in Lancashire, and would like to learn more about locomotive engineering. I look forward to seeing your next video.

Nice presentation. I’m not a machinist and have no plans to build my own locomotive but happy to watch you build one (I’ll try to finish my motorcycles and cars)