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Posted: 10:14 PM - Dec 07, 2013
Earlytimes
That looks good , Gil .....   and you still have the original, so it's a win win.
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Posted: 11:42 PM - Dec 07, 2013
steamernick
wow Gil, that is  very  very  close to  the original  finish  and  on brass
 to boot!
you've done  such a lovely job with that engine
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Posted: 9:14 PM - Dec 09, 2013
redryder
Thanks gents, for all the nice comments, tips, and information.
 
Good Lord this forum is a great resource..!!!
 
Gil
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Posted: 10:19 PM - Dec 09, 2013
IndianaRog
Gil, you have restored an awesome steam engine and done it with care and attention to detail above and beyond.
 
Simply gorgeous!
 
Rog
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Posted: 2:54 AM - Dec 10, 2013
Dampfzauberer
Gil,
is the original tube a seamed tube or made of one piece?
If it is a seamed tube, then i would rather keep the original one on the engine.
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Posted: 6:33 AM - Dec 10, 2013
redryder
Dampfzauberer:1004275 wrote:Gil,
is the original tube a seamed tube or made of one piece?
If it is a seamed tube, then i would rather keep the original one on the engine.
Yes, of course the original tube is seamed and of steel. For display purposes at home the brass replacement will remain.
The original will always be near it and properly marked as such. Even if the original were on the engine I would not display it with the seam facing the eye. With the new tube it just looks neater and cleaner and it takes less than 10 seconds to swap back to the original tube.
 
Gil
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Posted: 7:14 AM - Dec 10, 2013
Dampfzauberer
Ah, thats good them  :lol:
(still, if it was my engine, I'd leave it original, also to show the age) ________________________________________
Posted: 1:34 PM - Dec 10, 2013
Dr. Rog
Nice job, a very good match.
 
(What an engine    )
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Posted: 12:55 PM - Dec 15, 2013
redryder
This post is just to test a thumbnail from photobucket.
 
 
 
 
Edit.... and it is working fine.
(there was an issue with these on the Smokstak Forums and I believe they fixed it. No fix needed here!) ________________________________________
Posted: 6:02 PM - Oct 15, 2017
redryder
I am having trouble finding another thread where I posted the live steam test of this engine so I will add the video to this thread (which is probably where it belongs).
 
Enjoy,
 
Gil
 
I recommend using this link for hi resolution on a full screen as the embedded videos are now quite small.
 

 
 
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