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Chris, those last pictures really help a lot seeing how all this will work together. Really nice!!Bill
As long as you wasn't wearing bib overalls and a bandanna around your neck while making those sounds Work looks great. Cletus
Looking good. I'm following along with my drawing and pictures!If you have the time, when you do the soldering could you expand on that process? It still seems a little like "Black Art" to me! Jim
Quote from: Flyboy Jim on December 02, 2016, 05:37:42 AMLooking good. I'm following along with my drawing and pictures!If you have the time, when you do the soldering could you expand on that process? It still seems a little like "Black Art" to me! JimWill do, what I can - can't take pics during the soldering itself (torch is hard to hold in my teeth) but will try and get some during the prep/cleanup. I learned iit from Kozo's book on the New Shay. Main things are a close fit of the parts (still want just a small gap for the solder to flow into), clean parts well, apply flux, I use the wire form of the silver solder so cut a small length and put at the joint, heat with torch from other side of the parts (not direct flame on the flux/solder side) till the flux melts then the solder melts into the joint (if flux all dries up and gone before the solder melts then you need a bigger torch nozzle), let it cool, soak in pickle solution (not real pickles!, mild acid) to loosen the crusted flux, then rinse and wire brush clean. If parts don't fall apart then you did good. I use a Seivert torch, which has a variety of tip sizes for different size parts (full copper boiler needs a LOT of heat, small parts use small nozzle), which hooks up to a 20 pound propane grill tank with a regulator that screws into the tank. Works very well.
Quote from: crueby on December 02, 2016, 04:51:10 PMQuote from: Flyboy Jim on December 02, 2016, 05:37:42 AMLooking good. I'm following along with my drawing and pictures!If you have the time, when you do the soldering could you expand on that process? It still seems a little like "Black Art" to me! JimWill do, what I can - can't take pics during the soldering itself (torch is hard to hold in my teeth) but will try and get some during the prep/cleanup. I learned iit from Kozo's book on the New Shay. Main things are a close fit of the parts (still want just a small gap for the solder to flow into), clean parts well, apply flux, I use the wire form of the silver solder so cut a small length and put at the joint, heat with torch from other side of the parts (not direct flame on the flux/solder side) till the flux melts then the solder melts into the joint (if flux all dries up and gone before the solder melts then you need a bigger torch nozzle), let it cool, soak in pickle solution (not real pickles!, mild acid) to loosen the crusted flux, then rinse and wire brush clean. If parts don't fall apart then you did good. I use a Seivert torch, which has a variety of tip sizes for different size parts (full copper boiler needs a LOT of heat, small parts use small nozzle), which hooks up to a 20 pound propane grill tank with a regulator that screws into the tank. Works very well.Thanks Chris. You've covered a lot of bases with this post. I've had Kozo's book on my Amazon Wishlist for some time now..........guess I better get it ordered.Jim
OK!! Too late tonight, but tomorrow is certainly cookie day! I don't think we've ever made a mint chocolate chip cookie....Cletus.... you're not in that eastern part of the state that's burning are you? God help those folks....Pete
Quote from: 10KPete on November 30, 2016, 05:32:00 AMOK!! Too late tonight, but tomorrow is certainly cookie day! I don't think we've ever made a mint chocolate chip cookie....Cletus.... you're not in that eastern part of the state that's burning are you? God help those folks....PeteSo, how did the shop gnomes like the cookies?
Quote from: crueby on December 02, 2016, 11:24:18 PMQuote from: 10KPete on November 30, 2016, 05:32:00 AMOK!! Too late tonight, but tomorrow is certainly cookie day! I don't think we've ever made a mint chocolate chip cookie....Cletus.... you're not in that eastern part of the state that's burning are you? God help those folks....PeteSo, how did the shop gnomes like the cookies? Discovered we didn't have any mint in the house. Will get some tomorrow when we go to the store. Today we baked a "Browned Butter" cake... Pete
Well, the shop gnomes, and the elves, around here sure don't lose any weight this time of year! Pete