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Mamodman123 · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 4:05 pm Post subject:

What I would have done is solder the pipe off the block at the engine frame then solder the pipe in the boiler so you've got no weight pulling it down.

If you have solder flowing everywhere then you're either applying too much heat or there is too much solder. If you need to do it again apply the heat to the pipe instead of the joint

. That way it shouldn't be blasted back to the stone age

If its soldered now though leave it well alone

Coming along nicely

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bessytractor · Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 9:52 pm Post subject:

Nick · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 4:17 am Post subject:

Have you been able to work on this, or are you busy with your new home?

erikl · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

Nick · Posted: Wed Apr 23, 2008 9:17 pm Post subject:

If only you could restore it as fast as you can paint.

pauly · Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2008 11:31 pm Post subject:

looking good.

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erikl · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 7:49 am Post subject:

Ok, it's time to start cracking on this one again

First thing to do is to clean up the soldering on the boiler:

Any hints how to do this? I already did heat it and used wirewool to get the worst off from it. I think I now got to use wet and dry paper like it did on this one, but what grades should I use? Can't remember what I used there
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Wallace · Posted: Sat May 31, 2008 11:20 pm Post subject:

Hi Erik.

I use a 1000 grade Wet and dry (but use it as wet) and wrap it round a small bit of squared off wood. This gets the majority off

Then I finish with 1200grade.

Hope that helps

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erikl · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:11 pm Post subject:

ok, I'll get some of those than. I think I have to go to the city for it, in the normal stores they only sell 400 as the finest grade

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johnreid · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:33 pm Post subject:

Places that sell Auto Body supplies will have the finer grit sandpaper, That is where I get the 2000 grit which I have used to polish the few guitars that I have built. Never sand one that already exists

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Dampfzauberer · Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:50 pm Post subject:

When i have to clean up things like that, i simply use the blunt side if a knife and push it over the place in a very flat angle.
so the hard steel scrapes the solder a little bit, whilst the brass gets just a little bit "polished" and not scratched.
Do this a few times and the solder will be 99% gone (only a silver looking spot will be left)

Try it out! Works great!

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erikl · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:28 pm Post subject:

Finaly some progres on this engine

Engine now looks like this:

I've cleaned up the solder around the steam pipe (still needs some cleaning though)

Getting the firebox installed again was realy a difficult job! only the front of the firebox is screwed in, the rest of it is kind of clamped together, you kind of need three hands to do that.

Another difficulty was that I soldered the parts while they where off the engine(frame), there's now quite some tention on the steam pipe

I screteched the chrome sides a lot, and some paint was getting off, so I thought I would screw it up, but luckily most of the damaged surface is behind the black pieces of the firebox, this is all you see of it:

Next job is to get the water level glass back in here:

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Minor1PJG · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject:

What a transformation.

The firebox looks great.

You should be very proud of what you have achieved so far.

FANTASTIC

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johnreid · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject:

It doesnt look like you are too far off from a Steam up! Cant wait.
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bessytractor · Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2008 9:57 pm Post subject:

looking really good! I handled my first SP5 yesterday, when I was at my mate Darrens place. He has an old wrecker!
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