Either way, both cylinder block faces and slide valves are lapped to my satisfaction. I ended up making them a bit shinier. I used a nice thickness of mirror I bought at IKEA. My wife will use it now that it has served my purpose. I like multipurpose items. Indeed if you pay attention to my work area, it isn't exactly something you would see at an Aster factory. I have bent wrenches as opposed to buying a socket set and so far it has worked perfectly and saved me some money. However, there is something to be said for a nice tool kit to accompany your working live steam engine.
After lapping items, I thoroughly rinsed them with water to rid them of any grit from the emery paper. Then I set them in a nice secure place to dry. The next item of business will be the assembly of the cylinder and valve chest. In between I took my slide-bars and made sure they were flat and straight and that they slid freely back and fourth in the cross-heads.
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