Archive for The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum The Original Unofficial Toy Steam Forum Established 2006 The biggest, most popular steam forum around! Accept NO imitations! We have a growing community of regular posting members who chat about all aspects of toy and model steam.          The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Technical tips, Details, Home Builds and Help Me!! James Piping Howdy ya'll What is the best place to buy pipes from, like copper and brass? Cheers Mamodman123 Depends what you want? You mean the mamod stuff or just general copper/brass pipe? oldstuff Re: Piping James wrote: Howdy ya'll What is the best place to buy pipes from, like copper and brass? Cheers I've had good luck with ebay and my neighborhood plumber. Is it for general putzing around or for for your Girth monster engine? James Naa, remember the homebuilt piston/clylinder/crank/flywheel I bought for £12? I'm gonna turn it into a stationary engine while the lathe is being fixed Need some brass tubing for a boiler and base mounted chimney. And some brass for end caps. Need to be posted quick cos I'm impatient Mamodman123 Mallardmetals post quick! James Got a linkus? Mamodman123 www.mallardmetals.co.uk James Ta cock, I'll price it up Mamodman123 James wrote: Ta cock, I'll price it up No problemo James O...k Just going to put this one on hold a while Mamodman123 James wrote: O...k Just going to put this one on hold a while LMAO expensive? James VERY Got any tubing spare? Oh, theres a shit SE3 selling on ebay, I might rob the boiler off that James SHIT! I missed it Mamodman123 James wrote: VERY Got any tubing spare? Oh, theres a shit SE3 selling on ebay, I might rob the boiler off that what size tubing you need? James About errrrrrrrrrr. 2inch by 6inch brass, some brass for end caps, and some brass say 1 inch by 8 inch for the chimney... Mamodman123 James wrote: About errrrrrrrrrr. 2inch by 6inch brass, some brass for end caps, and some brass say 1 inch by 8 inch for the chimney... Bloody hell you need a bit then, how much was it from Mmetals? James No idea, I never got around to working it out cos I thought you can get bent Would copper be rate? Mamodman123 James wrote: No idea, I never got around to working it out cos I thought you can get bent Would copper be rate? Copper boler? yeah oldstuff What tube diameter are you looking for? James 2inch by 6inch, some for end caps, and some, say, 1 inch by 8 inch for the chimney... oldstuff Too bad I don't live next door. I've got it. $12, boiler and caps. James If I'm making it out of copper I have the chimney bit, just the boiler to get. Might be able to scrounge some of a neighbour who is a plummer The thing is, the flywheel/piston/cylinder arew brass. If I made the boiler/chimney out of copper, would it look stupid? oldstuff I don't think so, but it's a matter of taste. My latest homemade job has brass boiler and copper chimney. Plus, Wallace's brother's engine has copper boiler. James All brass would just cost too much. I gotta save for this big SE3 Graham-Jilly I have a large coil of 1/8" coper tube here only problem is australian 1/8" is larger outside diameter than English coper tube tmuir James wrote: If I'm making it out of copper I have the chimney bit, just the boiler to get. Might be able to scrounge some of a neighbour who is a plummer The thing is, the flywheel/piston/cylinder arew brass. If I made the boiler/chimney out of copper, would it look stupid? No copper and brass goes well together just have a look at this Steamco STC04 http://www.mcressey.f2s.com/TSB/Steamco/STC-04.htm Pictures courtesy of MCs online bible. Graham-Jilly I might have to keep those offcut lengths of coppertube i have and have a go at a roll your own left over from my plumbing days oldstuff Plumbing days? What do you do now? You're both too young-looking to be retired. Graham-Jilly Jilly says thanks for the compliments well after beeing burried in a trench and and was clinically dead I changed careers. Im now a telecommuncations officer for a local council and get paid for doing my other hobby Ham Radio. Cheers G-J oldstuff Graham-Jilly wrote: Jilly says thanks for the compliments well after beeing burried in a trench and and was clinically dead I changed careers. Im now a telecommuncations officer for a local council and get paid for doing my other hobby Ham Radio. Cheers G-J Good for you, Graham...think I'd have done the same thing. A few years ago I was pretty heavy into old tube radios and learned a few cursory repairs. Still got tubes and radios scattered about. Is your stuff all newer solid state equipment?        The Unofficial Mamod and Other Steam Forum Forum Index -> Technical tips, Details, Home Builds and Help Me!! Page 1 of 1