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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:55 am    Post subject: mamod roller Reply with quote

hi im new the names jordan leeds i am a engineering student at colledge i own a mamd roleneds the steampipes replacing and cn anyone tell me how to do thids ibelive its a nut and bolt one
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:21 am    Post subject: Re: mamod roller Reply with quote

rough-shunter wrote:
hi im new the names jordan leeds i am a engineering student at colledge i own a mamd roleneds the steampipes replacing and cn anyone tell me how to do thids ibelive its a nut and bolt one


Buy the pipes from chassteam.com and solder them on
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

And just take real care in not getting solder in the holes when soldering them to the faceplate (where cylinder is).

Best thing is to use something like a nail to align them up
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You will need a small blowtorch. Butane fired hobby torch will do.
Some soft solder, make sure you use fairly fine solder or you will end up with solder everywhere.
A good quality flux for soft solder.

After cutting and bending up the pipe work ensure everything is clean and shiney by using fine wet and dray paper on it until it is all cleaned where you want to solder.

Align up all the pipe and clamp in place, fluc and then solder sparingly.
If there is any other soldered parts near where you are working put a small wet cloth on them to stop them desoldering.

If you have never soldered before practice on a bit of scrap pipe and copper sheet until you feel confident enough to do it on your roller.

If you put some photos up of the problem we may be able to help you more.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

whats the best solder/ bRAZE
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

soft solder tin / lead mix.
The best is fine solid solder but that is getting hard to find so you will have to probably settle for resin core soft solder. I use solder about 1mm in diameter.

In the UK you might not even be able to get tin / lead solder anymore due to EU laws if so settle for what is labeled lead free soft solder.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

where cani gwe nutsand bolts that are suitable as s when itookit on work experiance to be repaired he replaced them with allan cap screws
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

tmuir wrote:
soft solder tin / lead mix.
The best is fine solid solder but that is getting hard to find so you will have to probably settle for resin core soft solder. I use solder about 1mm in diameter.

In the UK you might not even be able to get tin / lead solder anymore due to EU laws if so settle for what is labeled lead free soft solder.


MY dad has lead based solder which I use! Its a bit thicker than you'd like but does the job
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English?????
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 6:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rough-shunter wrote:
where cani gwe nutsand bolts that are suitable as s when itookit on work experiance to be repaired he replaced them with allan cap screws


Hi rough-shunter, welcome to the group - do us a favour mate and try and write a bit more clearly, makes it easier for us to understand what you're after.

There's a couple of guides to soldering on my website, see:

http://www.freewebs.com/odilon/steamrestorationpages.htm
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

in english /where can i get nuts and bolts that are suitable as when it ookit on work experiance to be repaired he replaced them with allan cap screws that look awful

also how can i polish/clean the rolls i thorght about skimming them in the lathe
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

rough-shunter wrote:
in english /where can i get nuts and bolts that are suitable as when it ookit on work experiance to be repaired he replaced them with allan cap screws that look awful

also how can i polish/clean the rolls i thorght about skimming them in the lathe


Brasso, a cloth and some hard work! and they'll shine again
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I cleaned my wheens with several grades of W & D and then finished them on a sticked rag buffing wheel with cutting compound
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

rough-shunter wrote:
in english /where can i get nuts and bolts that are suitable as when it ookit on work experiance to be repaired he replaced them with allan cap screws that look awful

also how can i polish/clean the rolls i thorght about skimming them in the lathe


For the nuts and bolts you will probably have to pull out the "allan cap screws" and see what diameter they are, as he may have drilled the holes bigger

Foresteam on ebay sells the rivets, if it's a rivet type model. Otherwise try your local hardware store or fastener place for the right size.

Good luck with it.

Oh, and if you can, try put some pics up, as people here might be able to help a bit more in regard to fixing it.

Cheers

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