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| cam-steaman |
POLL!!! on steam pipes HAVE A LOOK!Steam Pipes Above Or BeloW? (visible or not)just want to know what people think about where steam pipes are. Personally i like them visible, i feel it adds character to the engine...what ever it may be 
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| Les Marsh |
Has to be visible as it is part of the engine. | ||
| cam-steaman |
lol....i mean like all the piping goes under the base then to the cylinders...or like on a SE3 where all piping is on top | ||
| Les Marsh |
I agree, as in a SE3 or similar. | ||
| johnreid |
Although under might look cleaner, if one ever needs to work on them, above the base makes repairs much easier, I vote for above. | ||
| Steve_S |
Yes, everything should be visible and easy to get at IMHO. | ||
| tmuir |
Yes I like seeing them, plus as an added bonus it gives you something else to burn your hands on. 
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| steamgranny |
Precisely! And why I voted 'above'
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| pauly |
like them visible it makes it easier to explain how the engine works to other people
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| bessytractor |
I like my pipes
http://michael527.fotopic.net/p48691242.html see?
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| igy569 |
Yup. Being as I now have 3 Wilescos, and they all have the piping under the base, I would MUCH rather they be on top like my Jensen. I had to remove the steam pipe on my new-old engine (pics soon, and this time I remembered the before pics!) 50+ year old solder is a PITA to get loose, and trying not to damage the boiler or engine while you have it upsidedown trying to remove those *&%$#@#$% lines. You really need 3 hands. But... I am trying to keep the engines reasonably original, so I just have to cope!!
Sides.... I agree... you need to have more things on which to burn your fingers!!!
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| cam-steaman |
WOW!! lol 100% above hahaha |