Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

That's very nice to hear and I do realize "as-is" when it arrives!

Here is my conundrum.  I have taken these little pipes out before from the fitting and tank (its for sure dangerous).  When they come apart from the tank, which is normally the bottom, it takes a easy out to get the other side out of the glass fitting about 1/2 the time.  This time, I can't get it out.  I am hoping @Paula will come to my rescue - once again.  It needs a proper machinist to get that crap out and I hope it can be re-threaded (tapped?). 

These are like the iron base Empire Engines (say B-30), meaning they are round and the sight glass slides INTO the fittings.  These are a bit rarer as once Empire went to the pressed steel bases, the glass fittings are more square-ish and the sight glass floats between the fittings.