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

Builds, Repairs, Show Your Machines! => Videos The Office of Steam Cinema => Topic started by: St Paul Steam on December 12, 2019, 06:25:39 am

Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: RedRyder on December 20, 2019, 05:48:42 am
Looks better than new!


I really like the addition of a gauge and that you painted it red to match.


Gil
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: Kevin68 on December 19, 2019, 01:03:43 pm
Very nice Bruce. 8)
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 16, 2019, 10:07:14 pm
Quote from: Empire man 202 on December 16, 2019, 08:13:25 pm
That's a nice one Boss man
You helped Stewart,  thank you 😉👍
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: Empire man 202 on December 16, 2019, 08:13:25 pm
That's a nice one Boss man
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: Roscoe on December 16, 2019, 09:28:52 am
Good job Bruce, nice resto.
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 13, 2019, 06:19:56 am
Quote from: classixs on December 13, 2019, 05:20:14 am
Looks fantastic Bruce (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji482.png)


Have you done anything to the nickelplating, other than polishing?
Thanks Jan , no I just used Maas metal polish to bring it out nice & shiny.
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: classixs on December 13, 2019, 05:20:14 am
Looks fantastic Bruce (https://emoji.tapatalk-cdn.com/emoji482.png)


Have you done anything to the nickelplating, other than polishing?
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 12, 2019, 10:34:50 pm
Quote from: txlabman on December 12, 2019, 09:02:22 am
You did a nice job on the restoration Bruce. I like the addition of the Pressure Gauge.

Could you provide details of how you mounted it?

What color and type of red paint did you use?
Its hard to say how close of a match this is to the original Charlie, but in this instance I wasn't concerned with that, here are pics  the paint can. re:how the gauge was done, I used one of my gauges (its 1/8 npt) the plug on the rear of my Empire b-30 seems to be 1/4"x20tpi , I had a little trepidation about it but in the end decided to cross thread it 1/4" x 40tpi , with a short 1/4" threaded stud ,(2) 1/4" 90 degree elbows, (1) 1/4" 1.5" long brass pipe threaded on each end , & my pressure gauge was turned from 1/8" npt to a 1/4" x 40 tpi stud (I have a special jig to hold the gauge)

(https://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/bruceang1/20191212_122451_zps40wfarp1.jpg) (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/bruceang1/media/20191212_122451_zps40wfarp1.jpg.html)

(https://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/bruceang1/20191212_122459_zpsutlyl1bk.jpg) (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/bruceang1/media/20191212_122459_zpsutlyl1bk.jpg.html)

(https://i1189.photobucket.com/albums/z440/bruceang1/20191212_122542_zpso1ogd2lv.jpg) (http://s1189.photobucket.com/user/bruceang1/media/20191212_122542_zpso1ogd2lv.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: Nick on December 12, 2019, 03:43:34 pm
That one's a keeper now  8)
Title: Re: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: txlabman on December 12, 2019, 09:02:22 am
You did a nice job on the restoration Bruce. I like the addition of the Pressure Gauge.

Could you provide details of how you mounted it?

What color and type of red paint did you use?
Title: Empire B-30 , Christmas gift engine from Mike (Maxwell)
Post by: St Paul Steam on December 12, 2019, 06:25:39 am
I put out a post for wanting a Empire B-30 steam engine & Mike (Maxwell) so graciously offered one to me (free)....& here it is, thank you Mike.

https://youtu.be/rNRtrsbXRek