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Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: KNO3 on June 21, 2021, 01:29:49 pm: Sounds like a good plan.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Brad on June 21, 2021, 11:22:56 am: Right now, I plan to paint the large parts and since there is a patina on the brass and cast iron, I might just leave the patina on them. I guess that Anton made flywheels out of both brass and cast iron. Mine is cast iron. I also see that he started the business in 1920. I have no idea when my engine was made, of course.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: KNO3 on June 21, 2021, 09:16:11 am: It would look great with the castings painted and with a few brass parts left unpainted and cleaned.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Brad on June 20, 2021, 02:23:22 pm: Soft solder. No need to silver solder and put that much heat into the cylinder.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Quickj on June 20, 2021, 01:56:12 pm: Quote from: Brad on June 20, 2021, 09:34:33 am
I added the ports for the cylinder cocks th the steam cylinder.

That looks good. Did you silver solder or soft solder.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Brad on June 20, 2021, 09:34:33 am: I added the ports for the cylinder cocks th the steam cylinder.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Brad on June 15, 2021, 08:38:17 am: Gil, is there paint on the spokes of the cast iron flywheel? Is yours put together with slotted, fillister head screws? I also have a little red paint in the recessed portion of the crank throw. Thank you.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: SeeSteam on June 15, 2021, 07:11:37 am: I like that patina. It tells a story.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: tenniV11 on June 15, 2021, 04:58:18 am: Hi, at the beginning of collecting steam I always repolished and varnished - but today
I rely on patina. I would just clean, oil and reassemble the engine - without adding any
Paint or polish! Also the value is higher on an untouched model. Otherwise if you
like "kitsch" it's ok to polish - so your decision :D
Have a nice day, Arnold
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Brad on June 14, 2021, 09:08:54 pm: It is nice smooth cast brass, which I am fretting about painting it. Could I polish it instead? I intend to run it on steam, so have to look at what is most practical.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: RedRyder on June 14, 2021, 08:06:25 pm: Nice little Bohaboy!

I have one unpainted.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Brad on June 14, 2021, 06:43:20 pm: Jim, you are not missing a thing. I put the holes in the cylinder for drain cocks and will solder an adapter in each hole that has the treaded hole for the cocks. I have not put the holes in the stainless lagging yet.
Title: Re: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Quickj on June 14, 2021, 06:32:06 pm: What am I missing here? The cylinder has a hole in each end for (I presume) a cylinder drain cock. but the cladding has no corresponding hole. Are there other parts that are not shown?

I vote for repaint and polish.
Title: Anton Bohaboy Engine
Post by: Brad on June 14, 2021, 05:29:01 pm: I now have my Anton Bohaboy engine apart for cleaning and adding oil cups. Can’t decide whether to paint it or not.