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| Cranko |
I think it might be a Bowman????not sure but it looks more like a bowman than anything else which immediately comes to mind 
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| mj |
It is indeed a Bowman, M180.
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| MooseMan |
Aye, a Bowman M180 - the smallest Bowman, and one of the last in production. Very nice runners.
here's mine: 
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| Cranko |
Thanks guys , about how old do you think? 
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| MooseMan |
Made towards the end of the Bowman production, round about 1935. |
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| Cranko |
Thanjks moose, can you give me the lengthand diameter of the chiney and a few burner measurements please? Thanks
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| MooseMan |
Will do Cranko - I'm just off out, will sort it later today. |
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| Cranko |
Thanks Moose
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| MooseMan |
Cranko, Chimney is 153 mm long and 20mm diameter, flared out to 26mm at the top for 5mm. It is of rolled aluminium. The chimney is located on a wooden dowel and has a 4mm hole at 50mm height for the exhaust tube.
The burner body is 48mm diameter and 15mm high to the rim, rising to 20mm where the wick tube goes into the body. The tube itself is 65mm long, 55 of which protrude over the rim of the burner body. |
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| steamyjim |
Were the cylinders painted?
I have the one like that but with gears. It has no gears though, or chimney, or exhaust pipe. It didnt have a safety valve but my grandad made me a darned good replica
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| steamyjim |
Or burner (i think) cant remember  But it has the remains of its box...
What do you expect for 20 squid
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| MooseMan |
Cylinders were painted originally....the geared version of the M180 is the M175, it also has a marginally larger boiler. | ||
| steamyjim |
Anyone have any spare gears for one? | ||
| Cranko |
Thanks Moose
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| Cranko |
Moose, could you remove the burner and take a picture of it please? Million thanks
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| MooseMan |
Hang on..... |
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| Cranko |
Your blood my boy is worth bottling as my dad used to say 
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| MooseMan |
Like it!! |
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| Cranko |
Hell !!  its nothing like i thought . Glad you did a picture . Is the brass filler screwed in or just sitting in the hole and is the tube about 3/8" diameter? Thanks a mill for you help moose
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| tmuir |
Here is a great thread showing how Steve_S made one of these burners from scratch.
http://modelsteam.myfreeforum.org/about4300.html |
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| MooseMan |
A pleasure mate - the filler plug screws into a brass bush. The tube is 5/16", so I guess 3/8" would do fine as well. |
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| Cranko |
Thanks guys you have really helped me out here
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