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- Thu Apr 20, 2023 6:28 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Live Steam Locomotives has been aquired
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3468
- Thu Dec 15, 2022 7:22 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: "Free Flow" boiler check valves from EE
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4082
Re: "Free Flow" boiler check valves from EE
Andy, Here are some links to cross sections of valves I use in industry everyday. The smallest is maybe 3/4" so scaling it down might not work. But every one of these designs has a guided piston like yours. Hope it helps: (scroll down) https://www.frostpoint.net/valves/check-valves/piston-type-...
- Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:40 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Brazing, heating and machining 3D printed items
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11979
Re: Brazing, heating and machining 3D printed items
Here is a few pics. The pilot is printed as well. Do a search and you will find pics
Exhaust Pipes
Trunions
Rod cover
Mostly detail stuff. Everything else is machined.
Exhaust Pipes
Trunions
Rod cover
Mostly detail stuff. Everything else is machined.
- Fri Jul 23, 2021 6:25 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Smokebox high temp paints
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21775
Re: Smokebox high temp paints
If I remember correctly you are running propane, so this is a non-issue for you. For everyone else. When the 0-6-0 was on coal I made a stainless ash pan, that worked great. But, I also had a firebox wrapper that I painted with the same high temp paint that I used on the smoke box. The 1,200 degF pa...
- Sat Apr 17, 2021 3:53 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Smokebox high temp paints
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21775
Re: Smokebox high temp paints
Chris, I had my 0-6-0 test bed rigged up with many temperature sensors. One of the sensors was located directly in the center of smoke box about 2 or 3" forward of front tube sheet. Not in the exhaust steam flow. I ran that engine on both coal and propane. At 125# steam I rarely saw over 400 De...
- Fri Aug 21, 2020 9:45 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: U P tender light
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6264
Re: U P tender light
I would be interested in this as well.
- Sun May 17, 2020 11:40 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: challenger tubing
- Replies: 9
- Views: 7454
Re: challenger tubing
Is your cold water pump a dummy with the injector feeding through it? Cool idea.
- Sun May 03, 2020 12:45 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Brazing, heating and machining 3D printed items
- Replies: 17
- Views: 11979
Brazing, heating and machining 3D printed items
I'm putting this out there for everyone's information. A lot of questions get asked about Shapeways 3D printed stainless steel. I have a lot of it on my engine so I thought would share some insights based on my experience over the last few years. The material is basically made up of stainless steel ...
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 10:16 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Vilter Corliss
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1877
Vilter Corliss
Does anyone have blueprints for a Vilter Corliss coupled to a refrigeration compressor? Vilter lost most of these old drawings in a fire many years ago.
Steve
Steve
- Sun Sep 25, 2016 5:45 pm
- Forum: Live Steam Marketplace
- Topic: Atlantic Project for sale
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2453
Atlantic Project for sale
This is a project that has been under my bench for 3 years and needs a new home. I purchased this some years ago and found the original build to be lacking in quality. I basically took everything apart and started from scratch. - New frames, binders and spreaders. Bolted to existing pilot and cylind...
- Sun Jun 05, 2016 11:02 am
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Pennsy 6200
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5542
Re: Pennsy 6200
Does anyone have good pictures of the rear and intermediate drivers from Jim K's Berk? They look similar
- Sat May 28, 2016 10:41 pm
- Forum: Live Steam
- Topic: Pennsy 6200
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5542
Pennsy 6200
Does anyone have the drawing for the drivers for this engine? They where 68" I have to believe they used them on another engine. https://chuckmanchicagonostalgia.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/photo-chicago-train-pennsylvania-steam-engine-6200-an-awesome-monster-1948.jpg Trailing truck drawing wou...