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roy.burton1
Maxwell Hemmens steam boiler , this boiler fills up with water , but not the sight glass, no blockages, boiler steam up. Normally, ?
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Aug 24, 2020
rudy
Displacement lubricator
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I'm building my first boiler for my first project, a Stuart 10V. I have built a displacement lubricator for it and i'm wondering if this will be effective if I "superheat" the steam? Thinking dryer st
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Feb 6, 2020
gary.a.ayres
Small Vertical Boiler - Fittings
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Hi - I'm new to the world of steam and have begun building a small vertical boiler (3" diameter) to run small simple engines that I have yet to build. I'm discovering that it's quite difficult to find
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Oct 1, 2019
tmikovsky
Fleischmann sight glass repair.
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Hello, repairing my sons small engine/boiler that was leaking around the sight glass. What type of seal/sealant should be used? I'm a gas engine and tractor guy, no steam experience. Thanks, Tom
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Oct 14, 2018
andrewm.hill
Boiler Size
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How do you work out the size of boiler required for any given size of steam engine?
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Sep 25, 2017
Laurens
Starting out
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Hi I am wanting to start out in model steam engines and are wondering how much it would cost to build a boiler for a 3 1/2 inch locomotive. At the moment I am looking at a moutaineer steam locomotive
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Sep 9, 2017
mitcheljonckheere
superheaters
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Hello keith, i have a question, i am planning to build my own boiler. But it is for a small brass engine. Should/ can i use a superheater in my boiler? With kind regards, Mitchel
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Aug 16, 2017
zwfxtdbd
Boiler problem
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Hi everybody, I am having a problem with my boiler when we start up ion the mornings, The boiler is up to pressure at 110psi and when we start up our tunnel ( lavatec LT 50 ) and the steam valve
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Apr 22, 2020
bencsly
Vertical boiler project
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Hi Keith, What a great idea for you and your daughter to start a forum. I thought I'd share a little about the boiler I have been working on if you don't mind. I have been asking you all sorts of ques
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Dec 3, 2019
Harriett Goodale
Steam Enthusiasts- Can Anyone Help Me to Identify This Antique Boiler?
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My partner passed away recently; he was a hoarder and collector of curio, and I've inherited an enormous amount of stuff. Much as it pains me I simply have to sell some of it as I am soon to be evicte
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Aug 14, 2019
Gerald Gardiner
BOILING POINT
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Hi Guys, I ran into a fellow who I had worked with 40years back doing building maintenance. While having coffee and catching up on who is now dead, who screwed up big, who got fired and what we were
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Nov 28, 2017
bencsly
Safety valves
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Hi Charlotte, Can you ask your dad what safety valve he recomends? I've watched many of his videos and remember him commenting on how he didnt like the sound of some safety valves. I'd like something
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Sep 19, 2017
rob.d
Scotch Boiler
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Hi Keith I have a very nicly made scotch boiler that i am completing that was built by an experanced model engineer who has since passed away. I am confident that it has been built well and I have be
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Aug 24, 2017