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Live Steam Microcosm P5 Automatic Boiler Pressure Regulator Question
I need info about this regulator - specifically: (1) What does the outlet on the drawing marked "boiler tubes" (see image) connect to, and (2) what is its purpose? Thanks for any help. http://i1054.photobucket.com/albums/s492/galglg/de/p5.j …
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Live Steam Microcosm P5 Automatic Boiler Pressure Regulator Question
"To boiler tubes basiclly means connected to boiler pressure, the pressure acts upon the attenuater valve to regulate the gas burner. Here is the instruction leaflet for a UK manufactured example...
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Hi alessandro yes i have got a mfa 50-1 motor and i am getting 149 rpm in forward and 145 rpm in reverse i have also got a chain and sprocket drive with different sprocket wheels so i can reduce or expand the gearing i am awaiting a stainle …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Hi Majorray, I'm glad you're moving forward with the work. A question: so you decided to move both paddle wheels with a single motor and not to differentiate them?
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
I have started on the Gulnare have removed the old gear box and motor i have had to remove one side of the paddle cover because the drive rod connected to the paddels was in two peices but the new one has to be one peice going through both …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Hi Alessandro the guy who built the craft passed away a few months ago and i bought it of his son if you want i can publish some more pictures in more detail i have spoken to very knoledgable chap at sussex models in worthing and he sugeste …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
IanL1thanks for the reply and the offer but i have decided to use a toothed pully whel on the motor and on the drive shaft to the paddles and these are easy to buy here in the uk or failing that mabey a quick trip no new zealand would be go …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Great looking craft. Maybe consider using a series of small belt drive pulleys using O rings as the drive belts. I made up a series of pulleys on my lathe for a guy here building a navy craft where he had twin screws and it worked well. Jus …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Here's one, Majorray, found. I'll put the link at the end of this message. It was a question, very similar to yours, from dear Mike Stoney. You can read from the message in the attached image (dating back about two months) to the following …
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Gulnare steam paddle boat
Hi Majorray, excellent purchase. Who built this scale model of the Gulnara? Compliment it, it's really well done. It's the first time I've seen an RC scale model of this Italian warship. It was a unit of the navy of the Kingdom of Sardinia …
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
Not knowing what - if anything she towed, I can only surmise that she was built that way before her assignment to that duty station.
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
My photos of the original SAR&H tug "CF Kayser" show two apparently identical tow hooks. Anyone know why? Is the one simply an emergency spare?
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
This tug operated in Port Elizabeth in South Africa and as far as I know, barges were never used there but I stand to correction on that.
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
When towing more than one line of tugs, they will often run a line to the lead barge in each row, so they could run a line to each hook.
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Steam tugboat tow hooks
Possibly for a bridle rigged barge towing arrangement.
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Mini Steam/Smoke Generator from Denes Design
And this is the article from the Modelboats Magazine
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Mini Steam/Smoke Generator from Denes Design
Here you can find a nice video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w9DMt-Clkg&t=12s
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Full Steam Ahead
It is well worth following the inga blogs and builds you can get great information this way it is a beauty and well worth the time and effort peter l 3
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Full Steam Ahead
Great stuff, I'm interested in what people are doing with the Inga IV to give me some ideas what to do with it
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Full Steam Ahead
Gary , yes I think your right because I was surprised by the weight of the boiler alone when I unpack it ,so yes I will be making that check first. Andi1 the blog on the Inga iv is already a long way through https://model-boats.com/blogs/10 …
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Full Steam Ahead
Inga IV, I'd love to see your progress as I am sorting one out.
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New steam plant
THis will be fun Nick! Keep us looped in with the build!
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New steam plant
As I've never done any videos let alone an unboxing video, I'm not in any position to make comments. Well done for making the video, enjoy your build
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Simple Cheap Boiler Water sensor for live steam engines
Hi Dainesh, This looks a good solution that confirms to the 2018 change in regulations. Please do you happen to have a parts list (or kit) as I wish to build this circuit Many thanks Tall Paul.
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My Latest TVR1A Ready for its first Steam Trial.
You do wonderful work GLC Rick
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My Latest TVR1A Ready for its first Steam Trial.
I bought this recently from eBay, and they are getting more and more expensive as they are now not available from their original source Graham Industries. I have added the flywheel, and the wet sump box under the base plate, plus the custom …
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Steam powerplant size
Hi Mike, please note the forward/reverse servo in photo three on the TVR 1ABB, I have and use several of these engines. Regards, Gary.
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Steam powerplant size
I'm building a H S Tug, SLOWLY 35 Inch westbourne hull. I have a Stuart turner d10 and a Graham industries TV1A either will fit, the d10 is a bit snug. I am having difficulty finding which one is more appropriate for the size of the model. …