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You definitely want a siphon tube. Its purpose is to keep live steam from entering the gauge and affecting the bourdon tube in the gauge.
Water will condense in the siphon and that will keep the steam from entering the gauge.

And oil cups as well.
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When used as Classification Lamps the colors have specific meanings. White denotes an Extra train. Green means that there is a second section following running on the same schedule. And red denotes a hind end. As the definition of a “train” is one or more locomotives, coupled, either with or without...

Jack, Just being curious, but your drop coupler doesn’t appear to fully drop into the recess in the pilot. From what I have been told the drop coupler’s purpose was to tuck the coupler in so that if you struck an object (like an automobile) it would be deflected and not trapped under the coupler. At...

Don't you guys ever worry about losing your balance and falling off? I have always been really nervous about the smaller scales in that regard. Nope…..if you feel you are losing your balance, you just stand up. It all depends on what you grew up with. I feel uneasy riding on 1 - 1/2” scale stuff on...

John, is your next step going to be trying pandrol clips?
Keith

Nick Wantiez author and historian, has passed away on March 13th while in hospice care. There will be no service and he will be interred at Calvary Cemetary in Wichita, Kansas. For many years Nick wrote columns in LIve Steam Magazine on both Larger (park sized) and small garden railroad sized trains...

Opps! Here is the pictures…

Harry Sait running his 3/4” scale 4-4-2. Baker valve gear (not reversed) operating outside admission slide valves dummied to look like piston valves.
Notice the long frame Baker is not reversed.

Keith

He must have sat on tender. Funky looking tender for sure. Main rod with an offset ? Was this built by Holt or Pinkham ? 3 1/2" on the ground in the thirties. Any markings on any of the castings? Saddle, valve chests, cylinders. I think the Northern was built by Pinkham and the Pacific was bui...

Mike Walsh wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 9:50 am

Either way, that's your classic Little Engines locomotive right there. Wonder where the reserve will tap out.

Looking closely…..I’m pretty sure that is not a Little Engines Atlantic. I believe it is a Friend’s 1” scale Atlantic. It has different cylinders and Baker valve gear.

Keith

John, if you check out the Friend’s / Yankee Shop 3/4” and 1” scale Atlantics, you will see that they all use Baker valve gear with slide valves.
Basically you reverse the angle of the eccentric crank.
Keith