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| Dampfzauberer |
STUAR water gauge partsI need the lower part of the water gauge (it consists of two parts and water tube)All other parts are okay, but the lower part i have is worn, the screws won't hold inside. So does anybody have such a thing in spare? |
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| Les |
What size do you need as they do two different thread sizes and I think so of their older threads were 1/4 in x 40 tpi.
Water Gauge Threaded 1/4 in x 32 tpi fitted with 3/16 in dia glass. Water Gauge Threaded 5/16 in x 26 tpi fitted with 1/4 in dia glass. |
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| Dampfzauberer |
I need the smaller one 
(the same that fit to a 500 and 501 boiler) |
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| rangerssteamtoys |
Cant you buy one from stuart ? They are pretty cheap.
Or do they not have it? |
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| Les |
Remember to add postage and then 15% VAT to these prices. http://www.stuartmodels.com/acces...s_type/15/the_type/Water%20Gauges |
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| Dampfzauberer |
That is too expensive for me!
Why should i buy a complete one where my wate rgauge is complete buy the lower part is just worn. Stuart sells them only complete. So i asked if anyone has one in his bitbox
If no one can help, i will solder up the screws. (the upper part is ok, so i can insert the glass pipe there) |
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| ozsteamdemon |
I might have something in my junkbox or it could be easy to make a new one .
Got a pic ? |
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| Dampfzauberer |
Here's a picture of the part. One screw is broken off, the iother has a completely worn thread 
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| johnreid |
You might contact them and see if they could make that part available to you. | ||
| ozsteamdemon |
I found my junkbox one and found that the bottom one has broken .
The top one is different to the bottom one , the difference is the plug sizes . Top plug thread size 1/4 Bottom " " " 3/16 Sorry i cant help . My advise , buy a nice new one , a while back i saw some cheap BIN ones on ebay so i bought 3 and used one . The new ones have the added advantage of the blowdown valve . 
I think its possible to restore the threads on your old one ( probly the best solution for you to retain a matched set ) but this would be a time consuming job . 
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