Walt List,
Based upon Mike Cheney's discription I would say the Aster Mike uses the
dead leg lubricator. It sounds like Mike owners should check to ensure
there are no dips in the lubricator line as Mike describes which could be
causing the oil not to flow.
Don
Steve:
The Aster Mike has a dead leg lubricator. I use about one "tank" for every
75-90 minutes run time.
Jim
Tony:
During my running season, May thru November, I have never drained the water
out of any locomotive boiler. Engines that are stored at my office on
shelves stay full year-round. Engines that are stored in my unheated shop
are drained for the winter. I haven't noticed any complications due
Hi,
Very generally, the Mike lubricator is a horizontal tube approx. 5/16"
diameter by 2 or 3" long with a very small diameter Cu tube in the front end
connected to the steam line just above the split to the cylinders.
Keep your steam up!
Walt
In a message dated 01/27/01 9:58:35 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Where did you get your maxitrak tender, Sulphur Springs? It sounds like
it would do the trick and I like the idea of the added weight.
Don
I bought my tender from Jerry Hyde (Hyde-Out Mountain Live
In a message dated 01/27/01 9:58:35 AM Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Where did you get your maxitrak tender, Sulphur Springs? It sounds like
it would do the trick and I like the idea of the added weight.
At 7:29 AM -0800 1/29/01, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated
Trent,
I checked Steam in the Garden last night. The March-April 1998 issue
features the construction of the Vest Pocket Climax (VPC) boiler.
The VPC uses a dead-leg lubricator. It is positioned in the cab at the
backhead. The steam line to it is teed off the steam line to the
superheater. The
Mike, thank you very much for this lubricator information. Would you
address the hole size more specifically? I'm lucky enough to own several
different steamers, including your 24T and Heisler. Most run without
excessive oil in the chimney exhaust, but, for example, three Aster
Bayern S 2/6's
James S. Burns, Jr. wrote:
Mike, thank you very much for this lubricator information. Would you
address the hole size more specifically? I'm lucky enough to own several
different steamers, including your 24T and Heisler. Most run without
excessive oil in the chimney exhaust, but, for
Don wrote:
Based upon Mike Cheney's
Ah, you've used the old spelling. It was my great grandfather (so family
lore has it) who, when being taught to write his name about a century and a
half ago exclaimed "that don't say Chayney, that says Cheeney" and our
branch of the family have
Wow, that must be how they got the name for the beer that was brewed in
Pittsburgh, PA. They spelled it DuQuesne as in Pilsner and Lager. Maybe they
did not capitalize the Q, I used to drink that stuff before I knew how to
spell..
What's this got to do with steam? They had a big boiler and
Hi All
Keith Bucklitch has a drawing of a dead leg lubricator in his "Brazil"
plans. He starts with a .5mm (.020") hole and recommends opening the hole
up in steps until a maximum of 1mm (.040") Interesting that the outlet pipe
rises up to the connection with the steam tee.
Thanks, Walt and Lunk,
Gotta keep steam in it! Luv it!!
Geoff.
Wow, that must be how they got the name for the beer that was brewed in
Pittsburgh, PA. They spelled it DuQuesne as in Pilsner and Lager. Maybe they
did not capitalize the Q, I used to drink that stuff before I knew how to
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