Lubricator

Hi, on our donkeys we need to install (displacement) lubricators. The only place available is the vertical pipe coming down to the throttle. All lubricator designs I have seen so far work with a horizontal pipe. The dead-leg lubricator can probably be hooked up to a vertical pipe, but this

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Re. empty butane cans, I take a sharp pointed Rock Hammer or a fence tool and strike the can a couple times. this puts a couple of visible square holes in the can and then we put with all the other recycle cans and bottles. The gas will exit with the first good hit and the can is safe. -

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try your local county recycle center, or trash collector. - Original Message - From: Henner Meinhold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Multiple recipients of sslivesteam sslivesteam@colegroup.com Sent: Sunday, February 13, 2005 4:12 PM Subject: Lubricator Hi, on our donkeys we need to install

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At 04:12 PM 2/13/05 -0500, Henner Meinhold wrote: And one more question: Empty butane cans (the Korean grocery store variety) begin to pile up in my garage. Is there a political correct way to get rid of them ? When they are EMPTY (a very important consideration), use a screw driver to puncture

Re: Lubricator

At 05:49 PM 2/13/05 -0500, you wrote: puncture the can. It can then be safely put in with the rest of the garbage. . . . . or maybe dropped off at a recycling center in the steel alum bin. Regards, Harry

Boiler bushing bronze

Hello all What is the best type of bronze to use for boiler bushings on guage 1 live steamers, and where is the best place to buy it? Thanks Jim O'Hearn

Boiler bushing bronze

Message text written by INTERNET:sslivesteam@colegroup.com Hello all What is the best type of bronze to use for boiler bushings on guage 1 live steamers, and where is the best place to buy it? Thanks Jim O'Hearn Jim, I bought alloy 316 from McMaster-Carr, but never used it for bushings. The

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At 06:57 PM 2/13/05 -0800, you wrote: What is the best type of bronze to use for boiler bushings on guage 1 live steamers, and where is the best place to buy it? Thanks Jim O'Hearn Jim, The preferred material is phosphor bronze, and while there are a number of phosphor bronzes one of the

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Henner notes that you don't necessarily need bronze bushings, since copper can now be tapped with modern cutting fluids. Please, don't take this to mean that you don't need bushings, only that they don't have to be bronze. There was a long discussion recently on the G1MRA list about boilers --

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Jim: You will find 660 bronze in the Enco catalog (and others) in different sizes. A solid 1 inch diameter rod of 660 bronze 13 inches long is on sale this month in the Enco catalog for US$10.29 plus shipping. Sizes range from 1/2 inch to 3 1/2 inches, all 13 inches long. Cheers Clark

Re: Boiler bushing bronze

Hi Jim. Basically, any of the continuous cast bronze bars usually available from bearing suppliers at a reasonable cost. Here they sell it in 1 foot long sticks. Some in larger sizes from 7/8 diameter is available hollow cast, which if you are making things with large holes through them (eg