Mystery steam engine

[chris123]

And on the engine
I ordered 4mm od brass pipe to take it down

 

[chris123]

The brass bar for the buckle is here
Finally

 

[Charles Lamont]

The drains look good, though they seem to have a very short length of the thread.

 

[chris123]

The drains look good, though they seem to have a very short length of the thread.

Yes thats true
I tried with a quarter bolt
It doesnt get any further deeper in
So i did the best possible without recutting
The threads
Chris

 

[chris123]

Charles or jason
I got a quick question
Could the second hohle on the other side
Where the pistonvalve is be the inlet for the
Lp cylinder?its 1/2
The copper is 3/4????
So i got 2 feedlines?
Chris

 

[Jasonb]

The small blanked off one may well be to allow high pressure steam to the LP cylinder, sometimes used just for starting via a "simpling valve"

Can you see the hole from the inside of the LP chest?

 

[chris123]

The small blanked off one may well be to allow high pressure steam to the LP cylinder, sometimes used just for starting via a "simpling valve"

Can you see the hole from the inside of the LP chest?

Hi jason
Its got a sleeve and that sleeve got the hohles inside around is a cavity
Bud if i blow smoke it comes out of the 1/2 inch hohle wich hot threads for a flange
Chris

 

[chris123]

Hi jason
Its got a sleeve and that sleeve got the hohles inside around is a cavity
Bud if i blow smoke it comes out of the 1/2 inch hohle wich hot threads for a flange
Chris

Actually do you and charles got any smart ideeas for that piston valve?
While im doing the buckle ?
No stress though
Just start asking because have to do it anyway
Chris

 

[Charles Lamont]

Hard to follow the gibberish, Chris. I wish you would put as much effort into posting your questions as Jason and I put into answering them.

The big hole with the copper pipe is the exhaust.

Smart ideas - err, no. Have not done much on the piston valve yet. I think it is going to need a threaded valve rod.

 

[chris123]

Im sorry charles and jason
I dont mean it like that
My english is not the best
Thank you gor the clarification charles
The copper pipe is the exhaust
And the 1/2 is the intake
I always assumed otherwise
So that copperpipe would go to the condenser isnt it
Chris

 

[chris123]

Thats sort of what i mean
The red is a crosssection
Its got the inlet and a chamber
And inside sitts the sleeve for the
Piston valve
Again my complete apologie
Chris

 

[Charles Lamont]

Chris, out of interest, what is your first language?

If the arrangement is as I am thinking, then the copper pipe should connect to the central port in the low pressure slide valve face. Could you check that with a wire or smoke test? If we are right, then yes, it would go to the condenser.

The red diagram looks right.

 

[chris123]

Chris, out of interest, what is your first language?

If the arrangement is as I am thinking, then the copper pipe should connect to the central port in the low pressure slide valve face. Could you check that with a wire or smoke test? If we are right, then yes, it would go to the condenser.

The red diagram looks right.

Thank you charles
Im originally from switzerland and emigrated to australia
Im from the german part in switzerland
So german and french at school
That and having italian mates also
Picking up italian swearing and …
I had to learn english here in sydney about
20 years ago
My wife is thay. We both not native english
Bud our 2 boys
They correcting us …. A lot
Thats why im metric
Bud im really completley sorry
I dont wanna piss anyone off
Chris

 

[chris123]

Thank you charles
Im originally from switzerland and emigrated to australia
Im from the german part in switzerland
So german and french at school
That and having italian mates also
Picking up italian swearing and …
I had to learn english here in sydney about
20 years ago
My wife is thay. We both not native english
Bud our 2 boys
They correcting us …. A lot
Thats why im metric
Bud im really completley sorry
I dont wanna piss anyone off
Chris

If you get time charles could you have
A look at that piston valve please
If you need more details just tell me
Chris