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SNIPHave you thought what you are going to do with all that lovely old original patina?Jo
Very nice John What is that boiler you have in the right side of your last photo? It looks to be a decent sized item - did you make it?
Quote from: Gas_mantle on January 30, 2019, 09:03:00 PMVery nice John What is that boiler you have in the right side of your last photo? It looks to be a decent sized item - did you make it?Yes, it is a 4" diameter Scotch boiler constructed by me recently from a KN Harris design. It is waiting for some Loctite hydraulic sealant to fix the tiniest of leaks at 100 psi!
Quote from: simplyloco on January 30, 2019, 09:13:44 PMQuote from: Gas_mantle on January 30, 2019, 09:03:00 PMVery nice John What is that boiler you have in the right side of your last photo? It looks to be a decent sized item - did you make it?Yes, it is a 4" diameter Scotch boiler constructed by me recently from a KN Harris design. It is waiting for some Loctite hydraulic sealant to fix the tiniest of leaks at 100 psi! Thanks John, I'd be interested in seeing it in action
you mention Loctite Hydraulic Sealant - have not heard of that one, what will it be sealing, is it just for threaded fittings or can it do other leaks too?
Quote from: crueby on January 30, 2019, 11:53:51 PMyou mention Loctite Hydraulic Sealant - have not heard of that one, what will it be sealing, is it just for threaded fittings or can it do other leaks too? A friend of mine is arranging it. Apparently the boiler is partly evacuated with a vacuum cleaner(!) and a drop of this stuff placed on the leak point. It goes in and seals the leak. My friend's boiler was tested afterwards at 200 psi: no leaks!I'll report back when it's done.John
The trouble is, of course, that now the valve chest cover is cleaned up after soldering I will have to polish up the rest of this lovely machine...
Are you going to chuck the whole engine in the acid to get that matching pink shade of the "cleaned up" chest cover or clean the pink off the cover
Nearest you will probably get in a matt heat resistant is something like Thermacure's Mojave Red, looks a bit like red oxide primer but will take the heat, I've used it on Flame lickers and its not come off. Their Black will do for the doors.https://thermacure.co.uk/products/If you are feeling artistic than get a can of Ivory too and mix colours to pick out individual brick.
The lubricators I have used had the steam pipe run through them, with a small hole in the pipe for the oil to rise through, have not seen this style off to the side (I have not seen that many setups, sure that there are lots more types I have not seen yet). Is there any benefit or effective difference between the two types?
Nice work love the color selection and she runs a treat!.... Don