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Where are the jets in the "ring"?

David

Sounds like fun!!

The link for the Montreal Live Steamers does not seem to work?

Bummer.

Steve, Check out some of the designs by Elmer Verburg. These are stationary steam engine designs that need no castings. I would suggest the Mill Engine. They are correctly designed and are a joy to machine and build! You will learn a lot building one. They can also be scaled up to any size you want....

Now that's a video! Nice!

David

Hi Guys, Yes, I think I am mostly not going to worry about it. I have all of the bushes now tapped and the blanking plugs installed. I've done a low pressure hydro test and am already discovering a few leaks! Already fluxed, reheated, silver soldered, and back into the pickle tank. Hopefully the reh...

Thanks guys. All good suggestions!

David

Harold, okay, cutting oil it is. Soapy water should take care of removing any residual oil. Tom, well, a few pounds of air pressure is a bit pre-mature. I can't pressurize the boiler until the all of the bushes are blanked off. (There are many) I can't install the blank off plugs until the bushes ar...

Yes, congratulations!! A real milestone and sense of accomplishment to be sure!!

David

I'm getting close to finishing my boiler. It is copper with bronze bushings for the fittings. I have partially threaded the bushes before silver soldering them into place. It was recommended to finish threading them after all the heating was done in order to not possibly damage the threads while hea...

Thanks for posting the video. It seemed strange that the video was mostly of the blast pipes and the top of the valve chests. A still photo would have been good enough for that. You might consider, for a moving picture video, more shots of the valve gear from the side.

I stand corrected, locomotives are trains, by specific definition used on real railroads. Any locomotive parts, are also train parts.

David

Reeves has them all:

http://www.ajreeves.com/2381.html

You will have to ask if they will sell less than a full set.

David