Re: Distilled Water Deviations-Dehumidifier water

[Trent Dowler]

Charles,

  Maybe not good for the inside of your boiler, but stick a wick in it and it
would probably be some of the best "rocket fuel" that you've ever boiled water
with. Sounds like a terrible waste of good "mash" though doesn't it.
  I vote that if anyone makes up a batch of this super duper water boiling
concoction that we should all get a small sample (about 1 gallon or so) for
testing purposes. Medicinal purposes only, of course.

Later,
Trent


Charles Brumbelow wrote:

> Of course you should never use such a device with a fermented mixture of
> corn, sugar, yeast and water, as the output will not be suitable for the
> inside of your steam locomotive boiler.  <>
 

Re: Pic of the New Accucraft Shay

[Trent Dowler]

Hello Everyone,

  Thanks for the information on the projected price of the Shay. Sounds like
another engine that will lend itself very well to bashing. YEE-HAW! Pass the
saw!

Later,
Trent

P.S. - Tom and Kevin: There's you another Southern word (YEE-HAW) to work on for
the next DH. 
 

Re: o'connor on oil

[WaltSwartz]

Kevin,
Why does Aster say mineral oil is OK for use in their locomotives? They 
recommended it for my Mikado that does not seem to be able to use steam oil.
Walt Swartz 

Re: o'connor on oil

[Harry Wade]

At 11:03 AM 4/9/01 -0700, you wrote:
>kevin o'connor has posted an interesting treatise on steam oil and 
>its selection. you can view it at:

   A pretty accurate and well-written account, but one thing needs
adjustment.  Most of the petroleum companies, except Shell, sell steam oil
in 5 gal pails through their respective distributors for $35-$45 per pail,
not that that does most of us any more good than a 55 gal drum.   Lots of
people besides Sulphur Springs sell it, (I sell it) but if five guys split
a pail you get a gallon apiece (three months suppy? :-) for about $8.  Such
a deal.
  I have also occasionally heard the tales of woe circulated about
steam oil being discontinued and no longer available.  Rubbish.  I was told
by an oil company rep that as long as there is machinery that must
interface with steam (food processing, laundry, medical, chemical) there
will be steam oil.  So, full steam ahead.

Regards,
Harry Wade
Nashville, Tn
 

kevin o'connor on steam oil

[David M. Cole]

all hands:

kevin o'connor has posted an interesting treatise on steam oil and 
its selection. you can view it at:



\dmc

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Re: Ruby side value success - How about a sight glass?

[Phil. Paskos]

Most sight glasses are solid at the bottom and have a hole through the top
that you drop the glass through. Put an "O" ring on the top of the glass and
then screw in the plug.

Phil.P. Reading,PA.


(snipsnip)
>
> So, does anyone have any thoughts on adding a sight glass to the Ruby?
> I have a goodall valve in mine, but can't judge the amount of water
> well.  Too much and I'm pushing water, not steam, though my cylinders.
> Not as efficient as I'd like. . .
>
> From photos of other live steamers, it seems the upper end could be
> taken at the turret on top of the boiler opposite from where the
> pressure gauge attaches.  That would only require one new penetration
> into the boiler.  There did not seem to be a lot of room for it unless
> it is attached at quite an angle to the right.  If the thickness of the
> backhead at the burner is an indication, could a small hole be drilled
> and tapped directly into the backhead or is a brass fitting required?
> (Brazing in a brass fitting there would be a bit of a chore. . . )  How
> does one attach a glass anyway?  Two connections linked by a solid
> object makes screwing them in impractical.
>
>
 

Ruby side value success - How about a sight glass?

[Chris Wolcott]

After seeing the post on adjusting the side valves on the Ruby, I looked
at mine.  (My Ruby has been a lot stiff of late).  I adjusted them so
the line was barely touching with the driver cranks at TDC. (They
actually penatrated slightly.)  It ran a little better, but when I
adjusted them back until there was about a line's thickness between the
line and the steam chest it loosened up quite a bit and I got over 30
minutes run time on the bench.  Seems one reason it was tight was I was
trying to push the valuve farther than they could go and was actually
slightly flexing the stephenson linkage a tad each stroke.

So, does anyone have any thoughts on adding a sight glass to the Ruby?
I have a goodall valve in mine, but can't judge the amount of water
well.  Too much and I'm pushing water, not steam, though my cylinders.
Not as efficient as I'd like. . .

>From photos of other live steamers, it seems the upper end could be
taken at the turret on top of the boiler opposite from where the
pressure gauge attaches.  That would only require one new penetration
into the boiler.  There did not seem to be a lot of room for it unless
it is attached at quite an angle to the right.  If the thickness of the
backhead at the burner is an indication, could a small hole be drilled
and tapped directly into the backhead or is a brass fitting required?
(Brazing in a brass fitting there would be a bit of a chore. . . )  How
does one attach a glass anyway?  Two connections linked by a solid
object makes screwing them in impractical.
 

Re: Distilled Water Deviations-Dehumidifier water

[Terry Griner]

Of course you should never use such a device with a fermented mixture of
corn, sugar, yeast and water, as the output will not be suitable for the
inside of your steam locomotive boiler.  <>

Charles

Charles
  Of course one would never put the results from the above in the boiler... that's for 
in the... wait for it...
Boiler maker!;-)
(Sorry, I couldn't help myself!)
   In school we actually built a unit for distillation of esters. (Chemicals from 
food!)
Terry Griner
Columbus Ohio USA