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Stilldrillin
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| steamyman wrote: | | Chris wrote: | | I have a small square of leather for gripping hot parts of an engine (eg safety valves). Probably the most useful thing I use when running my engines. I also use it for adjusting the speed on the locos. |
Chris, great idea! I might try that.  |
Yes! That`s a great idea.
Far less damaging than pliers. 
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| Stilldrillin wrote: | I always empty while it`s hot.
A good shaking & spinning while most of the water evaporates.
When it`s cooled I give it a shot of WD40 inside the boiler, engine and all over the outside too. The screw in bits are then stored in a zippy plastic bag with the engine & burner.
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I really wouldn't recommend that unless you plan to thoroughly clean the inside of the engine with a solvent before use.
WD40 is horrendous stuff when it is heated; it turns into a black tar-like material that will quickly block small steam pipes or create a sticky piston |
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Wallace
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I just do my best to get all the water out whilst engine is still hot.
Then leave S/V, whistle, and overflow plug out.
If I am decomissioning an engine for display I tilt it up so any water gets to one end, then feed a small piece of string, so it sits in the water.
It acts like a wick, and draws the water out.
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Mamodman123
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I just use my hand, quickly... too long on the safety valve and it gets hot!
I suggest using a cloth 
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Lewis
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| Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 11:02 am Post subject: |
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | I just use my hand, quickly... too long on the safety valve and it gets hot!
I suggest using a cloth |
skin can atually melt onto the hot item mm as i found out when my arm touched the top of my mec1 and it melted the skin onto the cowl  brasso got it off though
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | I just use my hand, quickly... too long on the safety valve and it gets hot!
I suggest using a cloth |
I use an old t-shirt for hot things. |
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Mamodman123
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| Lewis wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | I just use my hand, quickly... too long on the safety valve and it gets hot!
I suggest using a cloth |
skin can atually melt onto the hot item mm as i found out when my arm touched the top of my mec1 and it melted the skin onto the cowl brasso got it off though |
Ummm maybe on your arm but skin is a lot tougher on your hands.
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Lewis
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| Mamodman123 wrote: | | Lewis wrote: | | Mamodman123 wrote: | I just use my hand, quickly... too long on the safety valve and it gets hot!
I suggest using a cloth |
skin can atually melt onto the hot item mm as i found out when my arm touched the top of my mec1 and it melted the skin onto the cowl brasso got it off though |
Ummm maybe on your arm but skin is a lot tougher on your hands. |
made a mess though
aye your hands get used to constant burnings when your a mamod collector 
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The last BIG burn i had was when i was about 8. I was driving a mates Fowler BB1 Ploughing engine. Unfortunatley the injector steam pipe was near the top of the tender were you climb in. As i climbed on i grabbed hold of the top og the tender forgetting the steam pipe and S**T that hurt. I had a huge blister on my right hand between my thumb nd my finger.
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| steamyjim wrote: | | The last BIG burn i had was when i was about 8. I was driving a mates Fowler BB1 Ploughing engine. Unfortunatley the injector steam pipe was near the top of the tender were you climb in. As i climbed on i grabbed hold of the top og the tender forgetting the steam pipe and S**T that hurt. I had a huge blister on my right hand between my thumb nd my finger. |
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| i use a tool that i made for the job its a leangth of brass dilled out to the right diameter and finished off othe outside works a treat |
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| old_timer wrote: | | Stilldrillin wrote: | I always empty while it`s hot.
A good shaking & spinning while most of the water evaporates.
When it`s cooled I give it a shot of WD40 inside the boiler, engine and all over the outside too. The screw in bits are then stored in a zippy plastic bag with the engine & burner.
Works for Me! |
I really wouldn't recommend that unless you plan to thoroughly clean the inside of the engine with a solvent before use.
WD40 is horrendous stuff when it is heated; it turns into a black tar-like material that will quickly block small steam pipes or create a sticky piston |
Hmmm. Yes I`ve heard that.
But after 50+yrs of steaming, and 45yrs of using WD40 or Duck Oil etc. it`s never happened to me.
Guess I need more practice! 
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| Stilldrillin wrote: | | old_timer wrote: | | Stilldrillin wrote: | I always empty while it`s hot.
A good shaking & spinning while most of the water evaporates.
When it`s cooled I give it a shot of WD40 inside the boiler, engine and all over the outside too. The screw in bits are then stored in a zippy plastic bag with the engine & burner.
Works for Me! |
I really wouldn't recommend that unless you plan to thoroughly clean the inside of the engine with a solvent before use.
WD40 is horrendous stuff when it is heated; it turns into a black tar-like material that will quickly block small steam pipes or create a sticky piston |
Hmmm. Yes I`ve heard that.
But after 50+yrs of steaming, and 45yrs of using WD40 or Duck Oil etc. it`s never happened to me.
Guess I need more practice! |
I certainly can't remember WD40 in this country 45 years ago!
Even if it was here then, and I really don't think it was, I'm quite sure it wouldn't be the same product that is sold today.
Lat winter I tried spaying some WD40 on the end of the exhaust pipe on the car - thought it might blacken the rust a bit when it burnt off. How wrong was I - It created a huge mess of white, sticky, gooey stuff. I won't be trying that again, nor putting WD40 anywhere near my Mamods!
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Mamodman123
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| Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:40 am Post subject: |
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| old_timer wrote: | | Stilldrillin wrote: | | old_timer wrote: | | Stilldrillin wrote: | I always empty while it`s hot.
A good shaking & spinning while most of the water evaporates.
When it`s cooled I give it a shot of WD40 inside the boiler, engine and all over the outside too. The screw in bits are then stored in a zippy plastic bag with the engine & burner.
Works for Me! |
I really wouldn't recommend that unless you plan to thoroughly clean the inside of the engine with a solvent before use.
WD40 is horrendous stuff when it is heated; it turns into a black tar-like material that will quickly block small steam pipes or create a sticky piston |
Hmmm. Yes I`ve heard that.
But after 50+yrs of steaming, and 45yrs of using WD40 or Duck Oil etc. it`s never happened to me.
Guess I need more practice! |
I certainly can't remember WD40 in this country 45 years ago!
Even if it was here then, and I really don't think it was, I'm quite sure it wouldn't be the same product that is sold today. |
It had its 50th anniversary in 2002, Ive got the limited edition can
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