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I did a #3, I think you'd be hard pressed to do it without a mill. There are a few surfaces that need to be milled flat/square that would be not possible without a mill or a really large lathe.
I’m not as familiar with the #3, but I could see you making do with a drill press if it were quite stout and you invested in a compound table. Obviously far from ideal, but if you were really gentle with it, and were capable of high quality bench work to finish it up, then you could probably be successful.Really got my interest up on this. I am looking at PM Researches #3 steam engine kit. I am wondering if the machining on this kit can be done with only a SB 9C lathe and a drill press. I don't have a mill.