Stuart No 1

[steamer]

The tree cutting boys who borrow5ed it have jammed the regulator valve fully down and it is no longer adjustable the result is the No 1 tries to have your fingers off 

Jo

We DID get a VROOM!

[Jo]

What sort of regulator ??

The  'one in / one out ' sort or the type with 3 ports & elec. contacts therein ?????

The one which has 120 PSI in and lets you wind the output down to 0 PSI, rather than straight through 120 PSI 

Its not safe running a steam engine at 120 PSI 

Jo

[steamer]

What sort of regulator ??

The  'one in / one out ' sort or the type with 3 ports & elec. contacts therein ?????

The one which has 120 PSI in and lets you wind the output down to 0 PSI, rather than straight through 120 PSI 

Its not safe running a steam engine at 120 PSI 



Jo

Strapped to the bench, and with 160 psi air, the engine in my boat sounds like a Japanese  motorcycle in full song spinning about 2000 rpm.   LOL   Ask me how I know this?

[crueby]

What sort of regulator ??

The  'one in / one out ' sort or the type with 3 ports & elec. contacts therein ?????

The one which has 120 PSI in and lets you wind the output down to 0 PSI, rather than straight through 120 PSI 

Its not safe running a steam engine at 120 PSI 



Jo

Strapped to the bench, and with 160 psi air, the engine in my boat sounds like a Japanese  motorcycle in full song spinning about 2000 rpm.   LOL   Ask me how I know this?

Sounds like a test preceeded by 'here, hold my beer!"   

[steamer]

Beer may have been involved.....

What happens in the machine shop at work...stays in the machine shop at work....just sayin.

[crueby]

Beer may have been involved.....

What happens in the machine shop at work...stays in the machine shop at work....just sayin.

All stays in the shop, except for the bits flying through the window....!

[steamer]

Nope   None of that....ran like that for 10 minutes.....that's when the building air compressor got unhappy....   

It would have taken your fingers off at the shoulder......

[Bluechip]

What sort of regulator ??

The  'one in / one out ' sort or the type with 3 ports & elec. contacts therein ?????

The one which has 120 PSI in and lets you wind the output down to 0 PSI, rather than straight through 120 PSI 

Its not safe running a steam engine at 120 PSI 

Jo

Like this:

1/4" BSP in / out  wind the knobby wotsit to desired pressure and then lock with nut underneath ??

Martonair, used to have it on my bead blaster     

Dave

PS No, I don't know why the date is crook .... 

[Jasonb]

Put a kink in the hose, that will soon slow it down

[steamer]

Put a kink in the hose, that will soon slow it down

Just a ball valve will work fine.   

[Jasonb]

Or better still use the regulator manifold you made earlier

[steamer]

^^^^  there ya go!

[Jo]

I was thinking of a new compressor 

I just have to decide which one 

Jo

[b.lindsey]

I vote for a quiet one   

Bill

[steamer]

I was thinking of a new compressor 

I just have to decide which one 

Jo

That's on my list as well....