hansdampf
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trash from ebayHi folks,
recently I bought trash from ebay, just to have something to do  . The two little machines were badly mistreated and stored. With the aid of water, abrasive cleaners and polishing wadding both machines turned into well working runners, telling a story of heavy use. I had to re-solder the Wilesco boiler, but it works fine.
Just describing the features of this "very old" (Wilesco started to produce steam engines in 1950) D8.
1) reading: "German patent pending" on the burner (patent was granted in the late 50ies)
2) firebox rivets with smaller rim than today
3) boilers soldered onto the firebox
4) base in grey
5) flywheel with 6 spokes
6) de-mountable safety valve
7) crank secured with a hex nut
 piston rod has round cross section and ends with a ring
9) condensate tray mad of aluminun
10) handle of the pipe made of bakelite
Just to show what can be made of trash.
BTW: Can somebody name and date the MAMOD, because I'm not so used to the differences, thanks.
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willsy
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they both seem to be a lot better than they started out
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tmuir
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That Wilesco has gone through an amazing transformation. 
I'm a firm believer as long as the boiler hasn't got any holes pretty much any engine can be fixed.
Nice job.
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johnreid
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Those look like you put some effort into them, it sure is fun to bring one back from the grave isnt it?
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Sandman
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An excellent rescue job.
Well done.
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Nick
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Quite a transformation! 
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IndianaRog
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Firebox and base painting would return both of those to a much better state IMO...neither is super rare so why not make the paint gleam like the boilers?
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hansdampf
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Maybe I'll paint it when I've nothing else to do  . But in the moment I love 'em as they are cause they are played with...
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erikl
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you've already done a great job on both of those! but I would also give them some paint.
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Cranko
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Great Job 
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Wallace
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They've come up nice mate, well done.
The model and date of the mamod is a SE1 from around late 50's, early 60's.
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toxx
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... well done, Hans!
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Reid
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Amazing! I am happy too to learn more about the early Wilesco.
It really came back beautifully. You are good!
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Steve_S
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Good job.... well done!
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hansdampf
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Thanks a lot for your opinions. In the meantime I discussed the paint issue with a colleague, a painter.
He will care for blastering and re-painting. He promised me to get it into full "shape" again.
What do you think: Is a paint resistant up to 600 °C for the firebox resistant enough?
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Nick
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Be careful, some heat-resistant paint doesn't work on metal exposed to flames. Try it on something else first.
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Graham-Jilly
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great restoration
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Wallace
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| hansdampf wrote: | Thanks a lot for your opinions. In the meantime I discussed the paint issue with a colleague, a painter.
He will care for blastering and re-painting. He promised me to get it into full "shape" again.
What do you think: Is a paint resistant up to 600 °C for the firebox resistant enough? |
600 degs Cels will do the job nicely
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