Information Sources

What are the better magazines of the hobby, and provide the name(s) of anyone who deals in manuals (original or reproduction).

Believe it or not your first source may be the engine manufacturer themselves. Many of them are still in business in one form or another. (eg. Briggs & Stratton, Lister-Petter, etc). It may take some persistence when dealing with them as your query probably represents considerable cost to them. Some are actively helpful and will go out of their way.

Books & Magazines

USA

Australia

STEMGAS publishing.
PO Box 328, Lancaster, PA, USA, 17608-0328
Phone 717-392-0733, Fax 717-392-1341
They have some great books available. (not to mention GEM - Gas Engine Magazine - if I was you, and are sincerely interested, subscribe to it!)
Suggested by Bill Dickerson

Plough Book Sales
PO Box 14, Belmont, VIC, Australia, 3216.
Phone 03-5266-1262 (diallers outside Oz us +61 3 5266 1262)
These people have a fantastic range of books and are always very helpful. Every order I've put through them has arrived promptly and in the condition advertised.

The Olde Machinery Magazine is a fantastic magazine covering Australian interests from engines to tractors to machinery.
TOMM PO Box 1200 Port MacQuarie NSW 2444
Phone (02) 6585 0055 Fax (02) 6585 0755 e-mail tomm_mag@turboweb.net.auURL www.tomm.com.au

Australian Steam Power Magazine P.O. Box 208, BERRI S.A. 5343 AUSTRALIA ph/fax 08 8582 2603, e-mail aspdrw@hotmail.com
The magazine is aimed at the steam engine operators of Australia. It currently is a 16 page black and white printed magazine, A4 size, with text and photos. Contents include; Out and About (news on current, future and past events) Technical articles past and present, letters to the editor, an events calendar with events up to 4 years in the future, Buy and Sell, a from the archives page etc. There usually is a fair bit of news on paddle steamers and steam launches, steam railways etc.

Rally Badges supply a range of books, magazines, badges, cloth patches and hats. P.O. box 7 Mitcham, 3132 ph/fax (03) 98741671 Rally Badges

CMS Publishing - Old Glory Magazine
Bullimores House, Church Lane, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8AR
A good magazine "Old Glory Vintage Restoration Today" which covers Steam, Internal Combustion, machinery, Cars, just about anything old.

Stationary Engine Magazine
Kelsey Publishing Ltd
Cudham Tithe Barn,
Berry's Hill,
Cudham,
Kent TN16 3AG,
England.
Suggested by Roland Craven

Swap Meets / Auto jumbles

Swap meets, etc - Magazines such as GEM and Old Glory have listings of upcoming swap meets.

Clubs

There are thousands of clubs ranging from a couple of people to massive affairs. Find one in your local area which you feel you can fit in with and join it. In Australia consult Steam & Engine for club listings. Most clubs have libraries of information, and they all have something more important - people!

Hints and tips

Bill Dickerson suggests - be patient, be friendly, get lots of your favorite "rust remover/loosener", such as WD40, Gibbs, etc.. It can be as cheap or as expensive as you want for a hobby, but it is ALWAYS fun, and you get to meet a LOT of really nice folks.

Stationary Engine Mailing List

Charles R. Bryant listed the
Purpose Of The Stationary Engine List:

To ask questions and seek information pertaining to stationary engines.
To exchange ideas and stories of interest pertaining to stationary engines such as shows, products, vendors, source of parts, trouble shooting hints, etc.
To promote stationary engines. To help preserve the past.

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This article is part of the Stationary Internal Combustion Engine Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). This series is a combination of my views and knowledge and the views and knowledge of other people - most of them members of the Stationary Engine Mailing List (More info on ATIS). Those articles which were written by others are © Copyright to the author. Those articles written by myself are © Copyright to Paul Pavlinovich.

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