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Description of the material - Steam engine

  • 1x
    piece of tile

  • 1x
    piece of balsa wood 1 mm thick

  • 2x
    plastic pearl

  • 1x
    Tin box with a lid that screws on with a gasket for a good seal.

  • 1x
    firelighter (meta)

  • 1x
    aluminium tea light candle container

  • 1x
    small plastic tube (ex: piece of a pen, ink cartridge)

  • 1x
    gas stove adapter for small pans

  • 8x
    M6 washers

  • 1x
    M6 X 80 mm bolt, threaded on the entire length

  • 4x
    M6 cap nuts

  • 12x
    M4 nuts

  • 2x
    metal wire

  • 1x
    piece of steel rod

  • 1x
    two component epoxy glue (Araldit rapid)

  • 1x
    universal glue (Cementit)

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piece of tile

Original material, used by Martin

Price0 CHF (If recovered)
try to find an old tile or an unused one

Tin box with a lid that screws on with a gasket for a good seal.

Original material, used by Martin

Price0 CHF
These boxes were discarded by the Swiss army because they belonged to a model of gas mask that was replaced. We got them for free at the arsenal of Morges.

We would be delighted if someone could propose another provider for that type of tin box.

gas stove adapter for small pans

Original material, used by Martin

Price2 CHF
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