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- Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:38 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam Turret
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5559
- Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:35 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Axle pump
- Replies: 50
- Views: 16704
Jack, first time I saw your poppet valves...reminded me of the working part in the boiler check valves on my Rutland. Nice work. Let me ask...after silver soldering (I assume)...will you give that the same treatment as your steam turret? ...rounded the corners and face-to-face meeting with the sand ...
- Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:30 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: New to this Forum
- Replies: 13
- Views: 4102
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 5:12 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam Turret
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5559
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 3:25 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam Turret
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5559
PRR Fan, Yes, attaching the sight glass to the legs of the turret WOULD provide a condensate drain, but this is not a recommended practice. As the use of any steam appliance fed from the turret would create a false water level reading in the glass. Therefore, the tops of water glasses should be plum...
- Sat Jan 31, 2009 1:08 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Steam Turret
- Replies: 23
- Views: 5559
- Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:37 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: As the spray can rattles...... Work Continues!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 1795
Bob, Your paint job is lookin' nice! Good for you. One point...when you're done with the paint job, roll the beasty outside in the sun and take LOTS of photos. 'Cause, it'll probably never look that good again after you steam it up the first time. Then again, there's nothing wrong with a little &quo...
- Mon Jan 26, 2009 8:13 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Bodenmann scores NG & SLG
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2764
- Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:37 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Recent Forum Member
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3106
- Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:36 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: A need to talk through a design issue :)
- Replies: 25
- Views: 4848
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:49 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Truck height and how it relates to couplers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1325
Bill, The short answer to your question is...yes! Different truck manufacturers have bolsters that will have different heights over the rail head. This can be compensated for by adding height to the car body bolster OR depending on how the car frame was built, removing excess material from the car b...
- Sun Dec 28, 2008 4:37 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: something of a start
- Replies: 21
- Views: 4383