Corrected grammer in first paragraph: Possibly we are the only live steamers on the West Coast who seem to have made careers out of trying to get just ONE locomotive running properly.
Steve On 6/30/06, Steve Shyvers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Royce, > > About time you made it to the NSS again! I look forward to seeing you. > Possibly we are the only live steamer's on the West Coast who seem to have > made careers out trying to get just ONE locomotive running properly. > > Neoprene apparently breaks down when exposed to alcohol. For filling > alcohol fuel tanks I used a syringe with a neoprene plunger seal. After a > few years the neoprene broke down, became gummy as you report, and made the > syringe very stiff to work. Finally I had to discard it and get a new > syringe. > > I concur with Lord Geoff that silicone tubing from the hobby shop is the > way to go. It's tinted blue in color, and comes in several different inside > diameters. Get the correct size for a good push fit over the copper tubing. > I haven't used proper hose barbs with it. I just take two turns of #20 or > #22 gauge solid copper wire around the connection and twist the fall ends > with needle-nosed pliers. Not too tight or else the twisted part breaks off > or the wire cuts into the tubing. > > The only deterioration with silicone tubing that I've seen is where the > copper tubing gets REALLY hot. The alcohol feed line from the Philly sump to > the burners will never get that hot under normal useage. When the copper > gets really hot over an extended period of time the silicone crystallizes > and welds to the copper. Then it loses strength, and it needs to be chipped > off the copper. No damage to the copper. > > Steve > > > On 6/29/06, Geoff Spenceley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Hi S.B Royce, > > > > > > The best line for the alky feed is soft silicon tubing, I am sure > > Sulphur springs has it--if you give them the dimensions. You may > > find a supply at you local DYI or at a hobby shop who stocks fuel > > lines for model aircraft. > > > > Look forward to seeing you in Sacramento. > > > > Geoff. > > > > >Hi steamers. Just got my reservations at Lion's Gate and sent my reg > > >fee to Sonny. So . . . that means I'm committed to attending the > > Summer > > >Steamup in Sac next month. I didn't make it to the Queen Mary, > > deciding > > >that the time might be better spent trying to get my steamer further > > >along. While I've been working as much as I can (which isn't as much > > as > > >I'd like) to get as much done on my Philly and tender, it will not be > > as > > >complete as I would like. I've still got problems with the axle pump - > > >can't seem to get it to pump under boiler pressure (although static > > >tests show that the pump functions well) - but I'm going to bring it > > >anyway. I do have a question about hoses though. I've been using > > >neoprene for the feed and return lines. It seems that the feed line > > >hose is degrading to a gooey mess where it is stretched over the copper > > >(5/32 od) feed line. Has anyone ever observed this ? There are no > > >bands clamping the hose to the tubing. So it is simply neoprene/copper > > > > >interface. What gives ? The return line with the same connection has > > >not suffered the same fate. > > > > > >And on a related matter, what is the preferred hose for the alcohol > > feed > > >line ? (I'm trying to get the tender alcohol tank/sump done before > > >Sacramento). > > > > > >Thanks in advance for any input you more experienced steamers might > > share. > > > > > >Looking forward to seeing all of you. > > > > > >royce (in SB) > > >_______________________________________________ > > >SSLiveSteam mailing list > > >Send messages: [email protected] > > >Cancel subscription: > > http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > > >Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SSLiveSteam mailing list > > Send messages: [email protected] > > Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam > > > > Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://postfix.45mm.com/pipermail/sslivesteam/attachments/20060630/e4bc07ac/attachment.html _______________________________________________ SSLiveSteam mailing list Send messages: [email protected] Cancel subscription: http://postfix.45mm.com/mailman/listinfo/sslivesteam Rules: http://www.45mm.com/sslivesteam_guide.html
