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evramsing
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 Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:06 am Post subject: Schoenner Strikes Again |
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Latest photos. Yes, I know it's not original. But just try and find a reproduction sight gauge. And I thought the pressure gauge would add a bit of safety to a 100 year old machine. Please tell me what you think.
My next project will be fabricating the cap for the chimney; that's going to be REAL fun.
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Nick
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That turned out amazing!  Is that a hole in the side of the boiler? |
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:10 am Post subject: |
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Nevermind, I see something fits in there from the before pics.  |
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evramsing
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Yeah, the hole in the lower left is for the draincock. Everything is mock-fit right now as I still have some soldering to do inside the boiler. Besides, I have some rethreading to do and don't want the scarf inside before I seal the boiler back up.
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| Posted: Tue Feb 05, 2008 5:22 am Post subject: |
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| The hole I saw was for the steam line, by the "walkway". |
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I'm not an expert but I though connecting pressure guages up straight like that you risked getting steam condensing inside it which is why they usually hangs off the end of a 'U' shaped pipe. 
The engine is looking good though.
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Les
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It's looking nice, but I'm not sure about the sightglass. It looks too modern for me.
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... it's fantastic. Excellent job, mate! I salute! 
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Dampfzauberer
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I know a guy in germany who provides the water gauge protectors and the other bit that is missing (kind of holding plate for the glass)
If you want to keep that modern sight glass on i would be interested in the old gauges you took off 
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Les
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| Dampfzauberer wrote: | I know a guy in germany who provides the water gauge protectors and the other bit that is missing (kind of holding plate for the glass)
If you want to keep that modern sight glass on i would be interested in the old gauges you took off |
Does he do them for Falks, if so could you please post his website. 
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Les
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Thankyou.
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evramsing
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Thanks for the notes regarding the sight gauge. I'm familiar with the German guy who has the gauge guard, unfortunately the valves that held the original glass gauge was so rotten that it fell apart during removal. It would never have been able to hold pressure. The glass gauge itself was missing when I found the machine and have been unsuccessful at finding a correct replacement.
Regarding the configuration of the new gauge and the new pressure gauge, I'm following a pattern set by one I saw on an ebay site, Chech I would guess.
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| Les Marsh wrote: | | Dampfzauberer wrote: | I know a guy in germany who provides the water gauge protectors and the other bit that is missing (kind of holding plate for the glass)
If you want to keep that modern sight glass on i would be interested in the old gauges you took off |
Does he do them for Falks, if so could you please post his website. |
Les, see my post re what I thought was a Doll, Ive found my Dads Falk protector thing, but now to hunt the chrome bits that go from the glass to screw into the boiler |
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