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The Regular Stuff: Chat, Buy, Sell, Off Topic, etc. => General Discussion - Model & Toy Steam Engines – Stirling Cycle – Flame Lickers – Small Antique Originals => Topic started by: Empire man 202 on March 28, 2020, 10:21:59 am

Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Raphael on April 09, 2020, 02:18:24 pm: Bonjoru Frank,
I would say about 20 mm (+/- 0.65") and it is a home made whistle so no reference to any manufacturer.
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Weedensteam on April 08, 2020, 08:33:51 pm: What is the inside diameter, they are very similar to Weeden whistles that are 1/4" ID.
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Empire man 202 on March 29, 2020, 12:39:37 pm: sounds nice I like it
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Raphael on March 29, 2020, 12:25:38 pm: Bonjour,

Really not obvious at all to make a whistle which operates correctly with steam. The last one I bought is KO :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugquloij304

To be sure of my mounting, I have tested my mounting in the boat with one wich I knew as correct :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9o4VQINF54

The sound is directly linked to the size of the whistle, sorry, this one is quite small ;)

Listen to this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS9B3wBo4dg
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Empire man 202 on March 29, 2020, 07:33:13 am: Ya will make you some it don't take long to make a bunch. Were still hunkered down on the farm ant saw anybody in 22 days . We got a big sign on the gate saying don't come in here we will shoot your +++ . We ant had any takers on that offer yet and hope we don't. I just worry about my wife she went back to work in the ER last week. We don't have any of the virus around here yet
Be good Boss
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: txlabman on March 29, 2020, 06:05:43 am: Great job Stuart.

I could use a few of them.

Maybe we can arrange a trade when we get past this virus. 🤠

Still no reported cases within 50 miles of us.
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Empire man 202 on March 28, 2020, 09:18:55 pm: I don't know what you were saying in the video but I got the idea I thank that will work very well
Thanks boss
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Raphael on March 28, 2020, 03:54:07 pm: Bonjour Empire,
I envy your skillness as I pay a fortune for all the whistles I install on my babies.
My current job consists exactly in adding one on an ilnlet pipe because there is no possibility to install it on the boiler :
https://youtu.be/D6RKqjhOf6w
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Empire man 202 on March 28, 2020, 11:06:22 am: Yep most of them are gone when ya get the engine
Thanks boss
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Stoker on March 28, 2020, 11:00:25 am: Empires surely do seem to lose their whistle shells real regular. At a guess, only one in every three or four Empires that I have bought over the years has come with its whistle whole and intact.

Looks like they are substantially thicker walled then the originals, which seem almost paper thin, so your new ones ought to hold up as good as the rest of the solidly built Empire engines.

Nice work in making a bunch of replacements .... they sure look good from here!
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Empire man 202 on March 28, 2020, 10:26:49 am: Thanks boss
Title: Re: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Nick on March 28, 2020, 10:24:30 am: Those look great! 8)
Title: Home made Empire whistles
Post by: Empire man 202 on March 28, 2020, 10:21:59 am: Finally got around to cutting out a few brass Empire whistles yesterday they came out pretty good need to fine tune the sound.