Dave, Yes, I'd like a drawing of the tube. I also own the Hadden filler and also the screw-on type. Sorry you didn't understand my problem with reaching my venting gas filler valve. It is down inside what is the dummy water hatch on the tender of my Forney. That is what the 5/8"x5/8" dimension was for. I did not measure the nozzle length on the Butane cans from my local Asian market. I suppose that would be the quickest way to find out.
Anyway, Thanks for your response and awaiting the sketch! Vic in CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Cole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of sslivesteam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 11:31 AM Subject: Re: suggestions > At 10:17 AM -0800 11/29/02, The Sagers wrote: > >Trent, > >Thanks for forwarding Patrick's Butane info. > > > >I wonder though how I would be able to fill my gas tank with one of those > >Asian Stove containers. > > i was with you until you wrote ... > > >I have a 5/8" deep by 5/8" dia tube with my gas valve down inside. Would I > >be able to reach it with an Asian style stove can?(They have that threading > >collar gizmo attached) > > > ... thread collar gizmo ... the asian stove containers i've seen all > have direct ronson-style connectors, not the threaded type. primus > and a few others are the ones that have screw-ons, so you must have > stumbled upon a supplier of non-standard butane cooking devices. > > > Would it be possible to make a simple telescoping > >tube extension. Has anyone done this? > >I believe by gas valve is the venting type that is found on Roundhouse > >engines. > > our fine friends at sulphur springs steam models (www.sssmodels.com) > have a "gas filler adaptor for butane gas cans (threaded camping > style cans) -- long neck" which should solve your problem. > > the most recent price was $17.50; you might also consider getting a > "Hadden" style gas filler adapter (a few bucks more) so that you can > beg or borrow gas from pretty much anyone. > > i also have a butane "extender" that was included with my Berkeley > Steam Motor's Cricket (the gas tank is in the cab and the roof > doesn't come off; there's a hole in the roof and you stick this > little brass tube down onto the ronson valve and put your can of > butane on the other end of the tube, which has a ronson-like > fitting). unfortunately, berkeley steam motor is no longer with us, > but if you had some metal skills i could draw one up for you and you > could make your own. > > \dmc > > > > -- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > Dave Cole > Gen'l Sup't: Grand Teton & Everglades Steam Excursion Co. > Pacifica, Calif. USA <http://45mm.com/> <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > List Mom: sslivesteam, the list of small-scale live steamers > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >
