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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #15 on: November 20, 2024, 04:15:07 pm »
  My first steam purchase was a MARX upright engine.
The bottom 2/3 of the boiler was leaking from pinholes.
Damn these steel boilers!  I will say, sealing a holed
boiler from the inside sounds interesting - but a bit
expensive.  I have a Weeden 'force-pump' steel boiler
leaker.  Just good for running on air.

  As to thge nasty MARX boiler...
  I found that a 3-in-1 oil can was the same diameter so
I cut the good top quarter or so of the boiler off, cut
open the oil can, eyeballed everything, and then forced
the top into the oil can till it was the right height and
soldered it together.  Wrapped it with a brass band at the
seam joint.  Worked pretty well.  I did need a new 'thru
the boiler' crank tube as that was very rusted too.

  So the reason I added this reply is that I lagged the boiler
to hide the awful joint and ugly solder job.  Nothing special,
I had a bunch of coffee stirrers so I cut them to size and
used wire to tie them to the boiler.  Singed it a bit during
an early steamup, but I think it looks good.



So, I'm all for lagging and using whatever is at hand.

Good Luck,
Wayne
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #16 on: November 20, 2024, 04:30:18 pm »
That work was all very innovative Wayne!

Well done, and the proof is in the running!!!
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #17 on: November 21, 2024, 08:26:30 am »
Neat thread.

Thanks to all of the contributors.
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #18 on: November 21, 2024, 08:27:31 am »
Quote from: Woe is me on November 20, 2024, 10:11:44 am
I removed everything from the boiler and scuffed the surface lightly and evenly with 800
grit paper. Wiped it down with denatured alcohol, plugged the holes with corks and sprayed
it VHT Black paint. Once it dried I removed the corks and bake it in the oven at 250 degrees
for an hour. To me it looks good but I can always swap it out for nicer nickel one down the
road.


The directions on VHT,(Very High Temperature), Paint says to heat it to 250, cool it, heat it to
400, cool it, and finally heat it to 600, all in half hour increments.
I only went to 250 for an hour and have not had any problems.
As far as boiler jackets on Wilesco engines, I think they only had them on the D24,28,and32.
If you choose to paint and bake, I would remove the flange, sight glass, and all gaskets first.
Don't just mask it off with tape when painting, then remove the tape and bake with them assembled.
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #19 on: November 21, 2024, 08:45:40 am »
WOW, this post, or topic, has been viewed over 70,000 times. That's a lot of boiler
issues.
Curses, I should of bought stock in VHT.
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #20 on: November 21, 2024, 10:18:05 am »
  Now the views are up t 120,000.  What gives?  I've
seen this sort of thing before on you tube.  Sounds
like the work of an AI Bot.  Of course, behind every
AI Bot there is a person who coded it and directs it.
We aren't at the 'Demon Seed' movie stage yet!

  Thank God AI Bots cannot vote.  I'm all in with photo-ID
to vote.  Heck, if you want to pick up reserved tickets
at a box office you have to show photo-id.

I'll be running an Empire B30 with breakfast.  Restorative.
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #21 on: November 21, 2024, 10:28:14 am »
Yep  ........  Bot Bytes without a doubt!!!
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #22 on: November 21, 2024, 04:33:03 pm »
I may be missing something but I would be a little afraid of wood lagging a boiler with a flame burner under it on a horizontal where the flames can creep up.
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #23 on: November 23, 2024, 09:15:28 pm »
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #24 on: November 24, 2024, 05:33:44 am »
Quote from: Woe is me on November 21, 2024, 08:45:40 am
WOW, this post, or topic, has been viewed over 70,000 times. That's a lot of boiler
issues.
Curses, I should of bought stock in VHT.

Now over a million views. Who'd a thunk it?
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Re: This is probably a stupid question
« Reply #25 on: November 24, 2024, 02:28:22 pm »
Quote from: Weedensteam on November 21, 2024, 04:33:03 pm
I may be missing something but I would be a little afraid of wood lagging a boiler with a flame burner under it on a horizontal where the flames can creep up.

No Frank, I don't think you are missing anything here that would make a difference. I agree that wood lagging on a flame fired boiler may not be a very good idea, unless the lagging is some insulative material that is non-flammable, or at least the bottom strips of the lagging are such that the flame can't get directly to the wood strips above it!

Did that make any sense?!?!
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