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Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: RichSteamTx on October 24, 2024, 02:36:06 pm
Sorry for digging up a old post but thank you for this post, I just got a #17 and there is hardly any crank left, luckily I found a source at Classic Tin Toy Co. Inc. (https://classic-tin-toy-co.myshopify.com/)

But the main reason why I was searching for a photo of a #17 was the whistle. My whistle won't screw into the tank anymore and I was beginning to think the engine didn't come with a whistle.


So, I began to think someone decided to put some random whistle on the tank, that is until I found the photo on this post! Its a small miracle the whistle hasn't been lost.  I think this is a earlier #17, mainly by the design of the governor topper - its the "slimmer" design (that I personally like more).


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Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: Tadfafty on September 04, 2020, 12:30:00 am
http://weedensteam.com/vertbase.html
Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: eec1910 on August 29, 2020, 09:05:32 am
Thanks for the advice, it looks like the original crank broke off and lodged itself somewhere in
the engine, a previous owner has then made a replacement and used it like that.

Could anyone give me a rough idea as to when the engine was made as over the lifetime of this
engine i know there were changes made to it.

Thanks again Trevor.
Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: Nick on August 28, 2020, 06:54:40 pm
Quote from: Scorpion2nz on August 28, 2020, 06:31:24 pm
Quote from: Nick on August 28, 2020, 01:10:01 pm
Looks like it’s the crank. Very common for these to be loose. Likely made from lead, could always pour a new one or try repairing this one with JB weld

JB weld ??? Butcher

It looks like a chunk is missing, so fill it with JB weld, file it back to original shape and use it for casting a new one
Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: Scorpion2nz on August 28, 2020, 06:35:00 pm
As i see it .
Cast a new one from printers lead or even Mazac .
Close the hole in yours A bit and press it back on .
Gentle taps with a rod and hammer around the hole should work .
The one in the top photo the screw looks wrong
Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: Scorpion2nz on August 28, 2020, 06:31:24 pm
Quote from: Nick on August 28, 2020, 01:10:01 pm
Looks like it’s the crank. Very common for these to be loose. Likely made from lead, could always pour a new one or try repairing this one with JB weld

JB weld ??? Butcher
Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: Steam Technology on August 28, 2020, 05:43:33 pm
From the photo it does not look broken, is there another bit to it.
Title: Re: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: Nick on August 28, 2020, 01:10:01 pm
Looks like it’s the crank. Very common for these to be loose. Likely made from lead, could always pour a new one or try repairing this one with JB weld
Title: Weeden No.17 part
Post by: eec1910 on August 28, 2020, 10:28:31 am
I was hoping one of the Weeden No.17 owners could help me, i've had this engine for a
number of years and recently picked it up and the part in the second photo fell or broke
off, can anyone tell me what it is and where i could get a replacement.

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